Is the Marshall JCM 2000 DSL 50 good for gigging?

Question

Its a 50 watt head so I'm wondering if the combination of this head and a 1960A cabinet would be loud enough for gigging. I heard the tone on this amp is amazing. And whats the main difference between this and the 100 watt head, other than the power.

Answer 1

50w TUBE is plenty powerful for ANY situation and don't let anyone tell you otherwise.  

Supposedly the difference between 50 and 100 watts is only about 4 decibels.  That's VERY little.  There IS a big difference though when you can crank the power section on an amp like that and get more tube saturation.  That's where you get the real tone.  A lot of people think ALL the tone is in the pre-amp, it's NOT.  There is a lot of different tone to be had in the power amp section.  

50w all tube is PLENTY.