I purchased a Marshall TSL 122 four days ago. It just arrived today and I got home and hooked it up and played it all afternoon. This amp sounds absolutely great with every style of music I play, and I am amazed with how such a big sound comes out of such a small amp! I also have a TSL 100 Half Stack, and the TSL 122 to me, sounds better than the TSL 100! This is probably due to the fact that the TSL 122 has two different speakers. It gets a great clean sound, a great crunch sound, and a great dirty solo sound! Infact, it is the only amp out of the 25 amps I own that can match the lead sound that Slash of Guns N roses uses on Sweet Child O Mine! If you are looking to buy an amp that sounds great, I would strongly advise you to take a look at the TSL 122, however since they have been discontinued, they are very hard to find. But, if you are in the market to buy an amp that will blow you and everyone you play for away, definitely look at the TSL 122!

I have played almost every modern day tube amp. Nothing can compare to Marshall's JCM 2000 TSL 122. Pure & Simple, this amp can do it all.

The amp has so much Warmth & Bass. My Hollow Body gets amazing Jazz/Blue Tones. I can literally play a bass guitar on this Amp and it sounds better than any other Bass amp I've used.

Power ? This Amp doesn't break up at any high volume level. In fact, It sounds better louder. Go figure. Distortion is the selling point of Marshall. It's what makes ANY Marshall stand out. And the Amp doesn't disappoint. Put this distortion against any Fender. It's not even a fight. Plus you get 2 overdrive channels.

However, I do agree. The price isn't pretty. But you won't get any better Modern day.

No other amp I have owned has this sound with the exception of the TSL100 which I owned a few years ago and have missed ever since I parted company with it. I freakin LOVE that Marshall tube sound. The only negative comment I have is the price. Its WAY too expensive. Marshall is trading on their name to get that price. They should drop it about 25% and then I'd have nothing bad to say at all. Thus far I have had no reliability issues.

The price blows but I am totally happy with the amp. Totally.

This is the very first Marshall amplifier I have ever bought in the 37 years I have been playing guitar. I have owned a Fender Twin for many years, a Laney AOR through the 80s and 90s, and a Mesa Dual Rectifier half stack since 2001. Let me say the first time I powered up this combo I was impressed with it's power, sweet reverb, and authentic benchmark Marshall crunch. I was thirsting for a bit more gain compared to the Mesa. After reading Technical remarks about this amps stock tubes, I retubed the amp with Groove Tubes, set the bias to GT's recommendations (I am an Avionics Electronics Technician) and presto! My used 1999 TSL122 kills! The clean channel is bell like Fender with more body, the second channel you can set for that classic 80s 90s crunch and the third channel I get an awesome singing quality. The 3 channel format is the only way to go when playing out. It is a brut to lug around but well worth the effort. Reliablity seems to be a large concern, I recommend proper warm up before playing and cool off period before moving after gig. Tubes are sensitive, treat them well and you'll be rewarded. I love my TSL, the Mesa hardly ever gets attention now.

Had to play this as the house amp at a gig last week. I own a Mesa Rectoverb, Blue Angel, a Peavey Classic 50, and a Crate V-series V-50 to currently compare this to. I have also owned the JCM2000 DSL401 several years ago that had enormous reliablity issues.

When I tweaked and worked with this amplifier, I was astounded with it's inability to get any real warmth or depth. I usually like a middle of the road rock sound and I don't need chimey cleans, so I thought using this at our gig wouldn't be too bad.

This amplifier sounds dead on the cleans, and the crunch/drive channel is putrid. It's a very thin, 1 dimensional, fizzy tone at all volumes. EQ/Gain adjustments did not help either. I was able to tell that it wasn't having tube issues, and the owner said he had re-tubed and re-biased it last month.

For the money, this amp is an atrocity, and if you want brit tone with crunch, dimension, warmth, and good cleans (pristine and/or gritty) Look at the Mesa Stiletto Ace combo much better value tone-wise, and reliability-wise for less money. Marshall is done, stick a fork in them.