Looking for knob settings on TSL 100 head

Does any body have any favorite knob settings that they really like and would be willing to share for the JCM 2000 TSL 100 head, for any type of sound, thanx

KP, I have an odd question for you. You mention that, in your opinion, the
Celestions that come in the 1960A cab are a bit harsh. Is there a stock 4x12 cab you recommend that come with warmer speakers? I'm going to be buying a TSL any day now and I'm not averse to purchasing an alterative cab as long as it'll hold the head.

One of the best pieces of advice that I heard Gerry Weber say was to set your amp EQ up without looking at the numbers on the dial. Set the amp up by listening to how it sounds and what you like.

He told a story of being at a guitar fest and a guy gets up on stage to play and is shaking his head and really off-put. The guy goes to Gerry and says
"this amp sounds like crap - is there anything you can do?"

Gerry gets up on stage, plays something, listens to the amp and speakers, spins the dials, plays and then hands the guitar back to the guy. The guy is amazed (so Gerry said) and asked him what he did to get it to sound so good. Gerry had found that the guy had set the bass on "10", the mids on
"0" (or something like this) and the guy was trying to duplicate "his own at-home" settings he used with another amp, and wasn't taking into account the size of the stage and room, the mix with the other instruments, etc.

The idea that you can use a setting of amp EQ to sound like someone else is pretty much crap as far as I'm concerned. It's more important that you sound like "you." Worse yet, the muddling amps propose that with a click of a button or selection of a switch, that you can sound just like a certain amp design or even a certain type of music or fav player - it's all marketing hype designed to play upon your insecurity as a player and a lack of trust in your own ability to figure out what sounds good to you.

Spend hours tweaking your guitar tone and volume controls, and amp EQ and volume settings. Try different stuff at low, medium and high room volume.
Remember that when playing out live you need to be able cut through the mix, and the heavy distortion used at home will often sound like a white-noise blurr on stage - most of your fav players use less distortion than you think they do. When you play live and cut the mids, you cut the frequencies where your guitar signal "lives" and you will drop out of the mix and be indistinct at best.

Trust yourself and your ears.

...And by the way, my friend Rex in our band "The Relics" has a TSL 100 watt
2 x 12 and he sounds very good. Not only is he a great player, he knows how to set up his amp to sound very good - and he does. We've had numerous discussions on this forum about the new Marshalls and the old Marshalls - about tone, sound, projection, durability, build quality, etc. You'll find a lot of personal opinion here - I've shared mine with you here. When you get the chance to try out an old Marshall that is properly set up and voiced, you'll hear a great sound.

Meanwhile, enjoy your TSL and I hope your creativity and love of music is deep. Have fun and trust in the process of listening and making music; of trying stuff out and adapting to different rooms and needs.

All the best.
Walk in Beauty, Peace. Scott

That's a little harsh, don't you think?

Jason, those amps can sound pretty decent, *when* they're working right and the bias is set so it's doesn't run cold. Also, you'd be better off to sell the Celestion G12T-75 speakers and replace them with something warmer, either Celestion Vintage 30's or Celestion Greenbacks. The stock speakers are a very poor match, sound-wise.

I used to run mine with the bass full, treble all the way off. Use your middle control to further adjust the tone to your liking. The more middle, the more you'll be heard in the mix. [I run my JCM800 this way too.] Set the gain and volume to taste. More gain equals dirtier sound, less gain equals cleaner sound. I preferred the crunch channel, and used that one all the time. I never used the channel switching, ever. You can accomplish the same thing more effectively by using your guitar's volume control.

The biggest problem I found with the one I owned was reliability, which led to a poor sound in the end. Because of this, I sold it and got a JCM800.
The TSL just let me down on the job too many times. But when it worked right, it wasn't bad. And I do miss the TSL's mute switch and second loop, both of which I used for my guitar tuner between songs. But I sure don't miss the trouble.