30th anniversary 6100 ? ? ?

[ironlung40]

Hello,

I have been wanting a versatile channel switcher for awhile now. I have played the DSL's and the TSL's but never fell in love with them enough to seriously put up the cash. I heard great things about the 6100's and found a mint condition one for a steal the other day, so I bought it. Now that I have it home, I'm liking the tone a lot from it. It is the early model, non LM, with EL34's but it is black. It's been awhile since I played a 2000 series amp, but if memory serves me well, I like the tone of this 6100 a lot better. Has anyone else played these 2000's next to a 6100 and can elaborate on their opinions of each?

I think the 6100 is more on par with the TSL in terms of versatility. It has 3 independent channels and eq, plus modes within each channel, and it has a half power switch, and pentrode and triode modes that will reduce it to a 25 watt amp. Has line out, etc. It is like a JVM. Very ahead of its time. this is a 1992 model.

I boost my amps with a microamp/OCD though, and this amp seems to get a little mushy running it like I normally do my 2466 and 2203's. I guess I need to eq differently and get the master up more? I have a JCM 900 4100 too, and although its tone isn't regarded by many as the best marshall has put out, I love how it stays tight no matter what I push it with.

[surfnorthwest]

Congrats on your new amp, I always liked the 6100's also. You are right you have a lot of versitility with that amp but I think they sound best run wide open. Keep experimenting with it and you will find something you really like. Being a used amp I would go through it and check the bias and tubes, that is just me though.

[ironlung40]

Thanks Surf,

I just read where you got a mint dsl for a good price. Congrats are in order for you as well. You're wrong about being "done" with amps though. You'll be on here soon enough with another. Trust me, they are so addictive. My thing was, buy it, try it, and resell it if you don't like it. I was hoping with this method, to find "the" amp for me, but what I found is that they are all great in their own way and finding an application for one is easy, but parting with them is not. Ah anyway, I have several of the same model that I really ought to get rid of, but I wanted to run them in stereo. Oh, well.

I'll be waiting for some recordings with the new Dsl. How does it sound at lower volumes? How well does the single eq work with both channels?

I hope to be putting some recordings up soon, but I'm still needing to pick up some things to record with. I have a boss BR864 at the moment, but don't have any mics, and no computer software, or interfaces.

[surfnorthwest]

Dude that was a real old post, I sold that DSL to a member here months ago and replace it with the Granger M50.

[ironlung40]

Dude that was a real old post, I sold that DSL to a member here months ago and replace it with the Granger M50.

sorry man, didn't check the date of it. So, did the DSL lack something in your opinion, or was the Granger M50 more suited to your style?