Warren de Martini and George Lynch and EVH played Soldano and are some of the best hard rock/metal guitarists ever.

“It has a much higher level of clarity than ANYTHING you’re going to hear from Mesa” true! But that’s not a very difficult feat to tackle though 😂

compared to a rectifier, definitely.

@@prasanthselvadurai3450 I could never stand Rectos. I hate all the Marks from the III upwards as well. Beyond that I like the Mark II C+ and the Lonestar, Stiletto, Filmore, etc. I like the 25 Rectoverb, much better than the other Rectos. I owned a 50 Cal which was a great amp. Otherwise, Boogies have never been my thing. Too much compression as well. Soldanos can still get a great, open kind of overdrive, which is what I prefer. I think the VHT/Fryette Pitbull is superior to any of the Mark series for pure high gain. The give band graphic EQ also works a lot better. Bogners are also great.

@@cardbored_ I know! My problem with Mesa is that they prioritized a thrash kind of overdrive due to the popularity of Metallica and other bands that were using them. They are very tiring on the ears. Just pure, cold fuzz. Mike Soldano always stuck to his guns, to what the SLO was known for delivering. His amps are just wonderful works of art. I'd say if you're only going to get one high end tube amp in your life, get an SLO. It's worth it. They are built to last forever. This is why so many big players use them on the road, not just in the studio. Marshalls fall apart, especially if they're modded. I've seen too many nightmares with Marshalls, Laneys, etc.

Higher level of clarity than anything Mesa you say? Laughable comment. Have you even played a Mark IIC+, Mark III, Mark IV, etc.? Way more articulate for high gain applications. That's literally what they're known for.

avon barksdale haha

@@RezaMatix hopefully when i get my new one...soon.......

Thats the secret 🔥⚡📻

I think I read somewhere Megadeth started using Soldanos in some capacity around the Rust in Peace era.

Akram Fakhri KZfaq won't promote me like they do the other guys..

Well he gained another after i watched this vid. Your playing is fucking rippin man 💯👏

especially the snakeskin one

@@GuitarsAndSynths hell yeah, those too are baddd 🤘🏻

Mike Soldano purchased a Mesa Mark series to learn to make this amp btw. He said so in an interview.

i prefer the gain and distortion of a 5150 way more

The mark and recto topologies are night and day diff. I don’t doubt your post.

I have had one of Bruce’s amp for a few years now and it’s fantastic. He has been and friend for years. He is a great guy and his work is second to none. There is nothing his SLO Plus can’t do.

My pleasure!

Renaissance Man dreams are free 🤤

@@riheg true and my ENGL Ironball and living in a tiny apartment keep my GAS at bay until I can save, improve my playing and move into a larger studio space to be worthy of such massive boutique larger high gain amps!

@@riheg indeed and just got a new house so will save up now that I can crank a larger amp.

Dude I hope you get a chance at one. I actually ended up with a SLO 30, since I’ve shifted to smaller amps with full size tubes. Literally a dream come true that Soldano brought these back to the public, and made the 30w version. I had an Ironball and it was killer. But the SLO 30 just has THAT sound. The only other amps that ever made me smile and grow in excitement as I played them are the JJ-100 and KSR Ares (6550). The JJ (and the Jr I also have) on the JBE setting have the rock tone I’ve always wanted in my head. The KSR is that perfect darker Marshall/Mesa blend made modern for death metal and OSDM. The SLO is the sweet spot between a Rectifier and OG 5150. Most versatile range for my tastes and just hits a tone like the JJ did, but looser, rougher, and more open. Get a wide vertical 2x12 for the SLO; you’ll never want to play anything else.

They’re actually a lot more solid than mesa in terms of build quality. Just open them up and compare pcb’s / solder joints. Big difference.

i think the prospect of having someone else make them while he made the money was a good one.

Absolutely. A perfect demo, no BS. There a lot of monster high gain amps, some of which sound great. The SLO destroys them all. There is no gimmickry here. It's an easy to use, straightforward amp, full of great tones.

skip the 30

@@RezaMatix Are you kidding? The 30 is one of the best amps i’ve ever played through, and i’m used to 100 w’s. It sounds just as good as the 100 (which i owned for several years) and it has actual usable volume.

@@Waterinmenbenen nope, not kidding! but i'm happy you're happy with your preference!

@@RezaMatix Thanks. I don’t actually prefer the 30 over the 100 or vice versa. I just wouldn’t write off the 30 that easily.

@@RezaMatix Just stumbled on your channel. Curious why you would say to skip the 30? Honestly getting ready to demo the SLO-30 and possibly the 3534. Trying to lighten the load instead of dragging 100 watt heads to gigs.

S9v9F that's fantastic!

@@RezaMatix Ha! Thanks. But what's really fantastic is your guitar playing and skills, I mean you could make a broomstick connected to a Gorilla amp sound great! lol Thanks for uploading this.

@@Toys_in_the_Attic your too kind man, im a hack. thanks for watching I appreciate the comments from all you guys!

Strymon Timeline

True. Can’t exactly put my finger on it but it has to be the exact frequency in which the low end is emphasised. The eq on this thing is just perfect.

well thanks for watching Jon Bingham!

amit reznik greenbacks over v30, but Alnico Cream 90w are the best. if you can't afford the 90w Creams, get the G12-65's

If i remember right 5881 are more tighter version of 6l6 . Military substitution.

I’ve tried lots of speakers with my SLO. Like it the best, overall, with Redbacks. Redbacks mate VERY well with the SLO’s frequencies.

Led i'm sure the 30 will be incredible. i'm dropping out making videos for this amp tho. way too much disrespect and drama on these online groups.

@@RezaMatix that is a real shame. Thanks for making high quality videos with relatively niche brands and products. Nobody else is putting out this quality. Super super helpful channel and rad riffing

way better. the improvements are CLEAR.

@@RezaMatix Awesome! Hope you're doing well bro.

Yes, the rectifier clearly sonned themselves there

@@Jay-sy5yf true, and as we all know rectos' got their own strength, while it's nowhere near the strength of SLOs(not worse but different i might add)... hell, what am i sayin? we don't even need to bring SLO to compare with rectos, a decatone will do all what mark AND recto variations offer...

The gain structure and feel of the slo and Recto are mikes apart. To my experience the SLO’s feel and gain is very fluid and liquidy very easy to shred , but the Mesa and all mesas for that fact feel clunky and mechanical not fluid at all , unless you add a tube screamer or something in the front

i don't believe friedman has larger 4x12's, they are based on the dimensions of a 60's marshall cab.

@@RezaMatix gotcha , I was under the impression they were slightly wider due to the size of the be 100 dlx head

it's right there in the description....

most amazing album!! Love that album!!!

Chris used a purple Soldano on his guest solos for Megadeth's System Had Failed. Jake E Lee used the same exact head for his Retraced album (he used a gibson melody maker for a lot of parts, not his ESP). I know because I helped set it up in the studio. I seem to remember Jake swapping out different tubes. I think the amp might've belonged to Mike Varney. Anyways, I just bought the 4x12 in purple and am debating whether to get the 100 or 30 head. The 30 sounds pretty rad!

Locoandchooch EVh? Ed didn’t start using soldano till for unlawful carnal knowledge

Thrasher81 in the very beginning of the video you can see a wide shot that shows the mic array. Sm57 and Mesanovic Ribbon mic. right down the center mix.

afaik it's been improved in many technical ways for consistency, better performance and some components

not really a consideration for me. I have had the old ones, They literally had this one and one of the oldest models in an A/B amp switching shootout and there was NO way to tell the difference. There are some major upgrades under the hood on the new ones. It needed an update. They can keep all the older ones they want, its gonna be hard enough to get the new ones with such limited production numbers AS IS.

@@RezaMatix I need one of these badly for the studio!

demisephil send me a pm if your serious.

@@RezaMatix Yeah there were some things that I'm glad have been addressed. I didn't know THAT much about SLO's until I met up with Bruce from Brit-Tone and talked to a few guys who had done blind play testing between real SLO's and Bruce's clones and couldn't tell the difference. Bruce ended up "fixing" the FX loop, warren hayes mod, solo boost and on one he built, per my own suggestion to tryout, he made the gain pot on the overdrive channel linear instead of hitting super heavy saturation really quickly. From what he was saying, guys had started going to him for their SLO after Mike quit making them. AFAIK, Bruce still builds them a little cheaper than these new ones and after spending a few shows with a 50w version and his 100w one, it's about the best sounding stage amp I've ever plugged into. I just hate that the real "SLO magic" doesn't happen until the amp is just RIPPING loud.

@@FastRedPonyCar you can always pull two outer power tubes to drop the power in half!

super quiet!!!

The soldano has a halo around the gain, the wizards are just Muscle down the center. They feel direct and immediate, whereas the Soldano has that juicier gain and a much more airy top. They both have their strengths and use cases. But if i just described my take on the textural differences...then I guess I would need more info for the use case. I would take the wizard half stack almost to any gig and be able to get at least 5 different sounds to start with, And its got the tunable back end for each channel! You can set your brightness amount like a presence circuit for each channel, help you tame cabs and help speakers. The Soldano, none of that. So, the Wizard has all these capabilities and is SO much tighter on the low end (for my chuggaholic tendencies). Ive run them together and its awesome as well :).

@@RezaMatix - That's a very helpful description, thanks!

yes.

@@RezaMatix Amazing! 🤘🤘

Timeline and Flint!

not entirely. you can pick a/b or a/c or b/c

The Northman Riff 3999

@@RezaMatix Dam they are expansive ahah.