Marshall mods

Does anybody out there know anything about modding a Marshall DSl 100 watt? I want to take some of the tubes out to make it a 50 watt. I am not sure if you can do this, I heard you can from some joe that plays down the road. He said you can remove either the two inside, or two outside tubes to make it a 50 watt. He said it would not be as loud and that you wouldnt have to turn it up as loud to get that nice distortion. I dont know if this guy is full of it or not. I am not going to touch it until I find out.
Thanks

I've heard the same thing that you can just take the 2 outer power tubes out to cut the power in half. Don't take that as a fact from me though....

I've actually heard that as a quick fix if you have a 100 watt head and you blow a tube. Just take the blown one and the matched one out and your set with 50 watts. Not sure if it's good for long term use like that though...

Like I said, don't try it b/c I responded here, just letting you know I've heard the same thing...

Thanks man, I am not going to try until I get concrete facts. That thing is too damn loud for the apartment I live in.

have you thought about a powerbreak ?

http://www.zzounds.com/item--MSHPB100

I have one for my TSL100 and it is not bad

YOu are right that would solve my problem. But I am lookingfor a cost effective way to get nice tone at a lowvolume. I may just have to break down and buy one. I may look for a used one. Have you used one?

yep, it is not bad

Originally Posted by: caino1976Thanks man, I am not going to try until I get concrete facts. That thing is too damn loud for the apartment I live in.

A Powerbrake would be your best option then.....There's really not much of a difference in volume between 50 watts and 100 watts. Sounds crazy I know....

Like he said... an attentuator would be your best option... rather than messing with a perfectly good amp... I've found that in just about everything... Once you go messing around with something, it will never be the same. So, in that regard... I also suggest getting an attentuator. THD makes a really nice one. An attentuator allows you to crank the power supplied to the tubes so you saturate them enough to get the full tone... while allowing you to control the volume of the output without sacraficing the tone... They work great. Check them out....

Originally Posted by: JFRICKA Powerbrake would be your best option then.....There's really not much of a difference in volume between 50 watts and 100 watts. Sounds crazy I know....

Due to the logarithmic nature of hearing sensitivity, reducing the power by half only makes a barely perceptible drop in 'volume'. To get 1/2 the apparent volume, you have to reduce the power by a factor of 10. You need a good attenuator.