Marshall DSL40

KEY FEATURES: Key features: 3x
12AX7, 2x EL84, two independent
channels with separate EQ, MSDI
output with ground lift and speaker
mute, USB recording output,
Vari-Class, reverb, footswitchable
series effects loop, 20w, 5w and 1w
power options. 1x12" Peavey Valveking
loudspeaker CONTACT: Barnes &
Mullins 01691 652449
peavey.com
at a glanCe
KEY FEATURES: Power: 40W
Key features: 2x 12AX7, 2x EL34. Two
dual-voiced channels with separate
EQ, series effects loop with
switchable levels, digital reverb,
speaker-emulated line outs on jack
and balanced XLR with cabinet
simulation switching, 4 watt low
power option, 4-channel pro USB
recording, 1x12" Celestion Seventy 80
loudspeaker
CONTACT: Blackstar
Amplification 01604 817817
blackstaramps.com
at a glanCe
summer 2018 ToTal GuiTar
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What’s new about the HT Club 40?
In a word, everything. Blackstar’s talented design team went
through every aspect of their best-selling HT series looking to see
how it could be improved without losing the familiar character
that’s proved so popular over the years. The amp’s voices have been
re ned and reworked for increased depth of tone and  exibility,
changing amp class and damping as well as EQ.
Is it easy to use?
Yes, indeed. You get two separate channels for clean and lead, each
What’s the ValveKing all about?
ValveKing is Peavey’s ‘a ordable boutique’ range, now in Mark II
guise, which includes cool features like Vari-Class that lets you
continuously vary the power amp from class A to class AB. The new
Mark II amps get Peavey’s superb MSDI (Microphone Simulated
Direct Interface) output, as well as a USB out for direct recording into
your computer.
What does it do?
There are two independent footswitchable channels with separate
with two voices and separate EQs. The lead channel also gets
Blackstar’s patented ISF (In nite Shape Feature), which
continuously varies the EQ from USA to UK response for huge tonal
 exibility. There’s also a new in-house digital reverb that rivals pro
studio units for quality.
We spy a lengthy spec list...
The HT Club 40 includes a trio of speaker outlets, a series e ects
loop with switchable levels and multiple speaker-emulated
recording outputs. There’s a useful low-power setting that drops
the output to just 4 watts and a dark/bright reverb tone switch.
EQs, a single volume on the clean channel and a gain and volume
control on the lead channel. There’s a footswitchable series e ects
loop and a very nice reverb. One single control called Damping takes
care of power stage presence and resonance, and you can select from
50, 12 or just two watts of output power.
What about direct recording?
Peavey’s MSDI circuit is an excellent solution that lets you plug
directly into a mixing desk for live or studio work with no loss of
dynamics; it sounds just like a very good mic’d up speaker cab and
includes ground lift and speaker defeat switches.
BLaCKStaR Ht
CLUB 40 MK II
This best-seller gets a makeover
PeaVeY VaLVeKING
MKII 20 CoMBo
‘Affordable boutique’ range
£649
£719
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