Marshall Amplification JCM800 Series Bruce Kulick, Steve Mazur, JCM2000 TSL Amplifiers

JCM2000 TSL Amplifiers

TSL60 Head • TSL601 Combo • TSL602 Combo

Bruce Kulick

“Marshall amps have always been a part of my sound. From clean to massive crunch tones and everything in between – when it comes to amps,as always, Marshall means business.”

Steve Mazur

(Our Lady Peace)

“I use Marshall amps because they give me the power and punch that I need as well as being extremely warm and versatile.”

This trio of triple channel, 60 Watt, tone monsters are proud members of the critically-acclaimed JCM2000 Series. In keeping with their rich family heritage, they each boast a 100% pure, all-valve signal path

(4 x ECC83 pre-amp valves, 2 x EL34 power valves) and a host of ‘guitarist-friendly’ features.

The three units that make up the TSL60 Series are: the TSL60 head, the TSL601 1x12" combo and the TSL602 2x12" combo.

In terms of amplifier attributes, they’re identical triplets – in fact, the only difference between them is the size of the cabinet in which they each dwell and the fact that the TSL601 and TSL602 combos obviously drive straight into their own internal, custom-voiced Celestion speakers.

Common Ground

As TSL stands for Triple Super Lead, logic dictates that the TSL60s have three footswitchable channels: Clean, Crunch and Lead. Add to this a footswitchable Spring Reverb with dual controls (one for Clean, one for Crunch/Lead), a footswitchable Parallel FX Loop with Mix control, an XLR DI Output featuring Marshall’s acclaimed speaker emulation, plus a Deep switch and you have an impressive range of highly flexible, professional amps.

The Clean channel has its own controls for Gain, Treble, Middle, Bass and Reverb. Like their bigger brothers, the 100 Watt TSL100 head and TSL122 combo, each of the TSL60 triplets is capable of a wide range of harmonically rich, clean tones – from warm, round jazz to bright country twang. Furthermore, when the Gain control is cranked, their so-called Clean channel produces a wonderfully authentic, bluesy crunch . . . just like those vintage amps of yesteryear.

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The Crunch and Lead channels each have independent controls for Volume and Gain while sharing controls for Treble, Middle, Bass and Reverb. They also share a front panel Tone Shift switch which, when activated, reconfigures the mid-range to produce a chunky, ‘scooped’ sound. This is perfect for producing modern, high-gain crunch tones and also for beefing up your sound when playing at low volumes.

In keeping with its impressive TSL lineage, the Crunch channel’s Gain control will take you from a mild, almost clean crunch, all the way through to a saturated overdrive, perfect for aggressive rhythm work and even soloing. Then, as you’d expect from any amp worthy of sporting the noble JCM2000 badge, the Lead channel goes a step (or four!) further and is capable of producing some of the highest levels of distortion ever found in a Marshall. More importantly, it does this in a highly musical way so your notes remain clear and well-defined, even when the gain is cranked to the max and you’re blazing away at the speed of light!

In addition to a Master Volume control and the aforementioned dual Reverb controls, the Master Section has an FX Mix control for the rear panel mounted Parallel FX Loop, a Master Presence Control and a Deep switch. The latter provides a tightly focused, resonant bass boost that will fatten-up your sound dramatically at any volume. To round off this neat little package, all the TSL60s come supplied with a 5-way, LED footcontroller. This sturdy device not only allows you to switch between the amp’s three channels, but also gives you on/off control of the Reverb and FX Loop.

TSL60 Series Speakers

The TSL601 and TSL602 combos feature a custom-voiced speaker designed by our R&D department in conjunction with Celestion. This 12" speaker was specifically developed with the TSL601 and TSL602 combos in mind and we’re so delighted with its sheer tonality, attitude and power that it has earned the title the ‘Wolverine’. Why? Because, like the animal after which it is named, this beast of a speaker delivers a mighty, tone-filled bite that belies its diminutive size!

Marshall Amplification Product Catalogue

AMPLIFIER SPECIFICATION

FEATURES		TSL60	TSL601	TSL602
Output (RMS)		60 Watt	60 Watt	60 Watt
Number of Channels		3	3	3
Two Tone Networks (Clean & Crunch/Lead)		✓	✓	✓
Deep Switches		✓	✓	✓
Tone Shift Switch (Crunch/Lead)		✓	✓	✓
Spring Reverb with Dual Controls		✓	✓	✓
Emulated Line Out		✓	✓	✓
FX Mix Control		✓	✓	✓
Footswitchable FX Loop		✓	✓	✓
Pre-Amp Valves		4 x ECC83	4 x ECC83	4 x ECC83
Power Amp Valves		2 x EL34	2 x EL34	2 x EL34
5-Way LED Footcontroller (supplied)		PEDL-10021	PEDL-10021	PEDL-10021
‘Wolverine’ Speakers		No	✓ (x 1)	✓ (x 2)
Dimensions (mm)	750 x 310 x 221		575 x 485 x 265	680 x 510 x 270
Weight (kg)		18	25	30

From left to right:

TSL601 Combo

TSL60 Head

1960A Cab

1960B Cab

TSL602 Combo

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