Crunch mode CH1 on the Soldano is SOOOOOO underrated! It's like a cross between a Marshall and a Matchless. I LOVE IT!

Wow! Worth every penny when you consider how it’s made and the life long knowledge put into the design. Loving that SLO 30!

I thought I could tell how proud of that amp Mr. Soldano was. Wish it was something I could afford.

Great Vid. Glad to see the Soldano name, living on. I met Mike, when he was building his 1st prototypes. We met at Family Reunion, in the early '80's (He's a cousin, to my late wife).I was in College and he was not far out of High School. I was a Music & Audio Engineering student; rebuilding vintage tube Hi-Fi amps; as a hobby. We got on, straight away; geeking out about transformers and bias circuits & tone. He was also amazing, at guitar electronics. I went to his house (nxt door, to family reunion) and we talked guitars & amps; all evening. After that - I was excited, for him, each time a noted musician bought his gear. Once he got an amp to Mark Knopfler, and from there to Clapton, the rest is history. As a side note, I REALLY REALLY want a SLO30!

That's a great little amp. Wish I could afford it.

Some of the best amps out there! Been a fan since 1990.

Wow, the 30 watt is awesome, but sadly at that price it’s a lottery win amp for me :-/

The 30 watt amp is pretty amazing!

Some of the best amps ever! Someday I'll be able to afford one of those! Thanks for sharing Phil! You ROCK! 😎🎸🐦

Fantastic Phil, great amp, great guitar, enjoyed the riffs too.

Very cool to see Soldano carrying on! Would love to have one but they're just too expensive so I will just stick with my SLO modded Jet City.

Wow! That 30 had me drooling.

sounds beautiful!

Wow probably the best thing I’ve seen from NAMM this year. Cheers to epiphone for getting some love finally, but i don’t care either.

The Hot Rod 50 Plus is the best sound I’ve ever heard. A friend had the head and matching 2X12 cab. Amazing tone!

I think probably most of the people complaining about the price have never even heard of Soldano, let alone actually played an SLO. Street price is actually lower than the original before they stopped making them, and that's without all the new features included now.

HOLY F...IN´COW !! Man..i WANT this Beast .. Soldano , that was that Boutique Amp Builder in the 90´s when it came up , everybody was talking about it ..Great to see them Back .. That Amp sounds AMAZING !

These new SLO 100 heads have become the best Soldanos with the new post master fx loop.

awesome video - legendary amps

Really nice amps!!

Great video!🤟🏻

Great amp. That last squeal was insane!

Of course the price tag is out of reach for most of us but I'd love to plug my guitar into this little monster one day. Loved the crunch tone...the definition of each string is amazing.

Do they still have a transferrable LIFETIME warranty ? Unheard of with any other amp manufacturer

Sounds good!

Strange how people in the comments below are bitching about the prices. It's Soldano. A legend. What the heck did you expect? Take a look at some vintage examples and see what they cost today. Even at these prices, the amps are a steal, they'll hold their value or probably fetch more in the future. Great video Phil!

The Matrix speaker grill cloth is killer!

When he mentioned in an interview that there’s a “little more compression” on the 30 I got bummed out. I owned an avenger and liked it but it was compressing the power section too much for my tastes even at medium and low volumes. I really don’t need 100 watts but the headroom is attractive. I want the front end to compress not the back

That overdrive channel !!!

I wouldn't spend that on an amp full stop, they sound good but not 4.5 times better than the average retail amp

I'm putting $50 a month away for that 30 watter. gotta at least try it....some day.

Will 30 watts be loud enough for a band. Im considering getting this amp next year

Beautiful ...slowly start saving

I am 3 or more channel guy! Hoping for a Decatone!

Was pissed that I didn't grab one before the price shot up drastically when Mike announced his retirement (well, have an Avenger 100, but not a SLO), but now I am OK with that. Dear bank account, I am sorry.

A dream amp would be this same amp with just the crunch channel, priced at 1500

It was like the amp was just waiting for that pinch harmonic hahaha!

This is my next amp

It has nothing but the best in it, cde and nichicon capacitors, wimas, you name it, this is an amp that is actually worth the price...

Two humble Tone Guru's

I get that Soldano is a "boutique" amp company. But when other high gain, high dollar "boutique" amp companies like Revv, Fortin, Friedman, Engl, etc., are offering lower wattage mini heads at the sub-$1500 price point, it makes it really difficult to justify spending $2400 on the Soldano.

Sweet amp. Is he retired and not involved with Soldano?

?Do you know where those new amps are being manufactured?

The prices are in line with all the other top tier boutique amps. Bogner, Friedman, Diamond, etc. cost just about the same. If you can't manage the price, maybe you're in the wrong store.

This will be my next amp... period.

Rock On!!!

Take me back home !

WANT

Gonna grab the 100!

I would be playing early 90s Van Halen if I had one of those amps.

He makes the best amps ever

The legend, Soldano and... sweaty guy.

Phil demoing a Soldano with a Friedman guitar? lol

Who makes Soldano now?

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Nice Amp But if i cant get feedback its not for me.

Thanks for designing the Jet City 333. 20H. Classic, Beast, a steal.

Way expensive though almost 3k for a 30 watt amp.

Nicest "Clean" I've heard in years..... Best, Pete.

May as well buy a high gain amp from Mesa, EVH, Marshall...same tones are achievable at 1/2-2/3 the cost. WAY OVER VALUED.

Its 3k$ after taxes..

$2400??? Forget that !!!

I’ll never understand why these are so expensive...

$4000 and Mike isn't even building them? Nah

be good if there was a professional guitarist to put it through its paces instead of a few bar chords. That doesn't give the slo 30 a fair chance to shine.

I love soldano's enthusiasm and they sound great but these amps are sure gonna look great in some doctor or lawyer's house

It's already been said but they need to hear it again. TOO MUCH MONEY!!!

$4000. (stops video)

He’s flexing but no unjustifiably lol

and here is the SLO x00 for only $525.000. Go get it, anybody can afford one.

I bought used Mesa Road king for 2300$ head only...with four channels and so many features I don't know what to do with them...4000$ for Soldano just doesn't make any sense whatsoever......or any other 4000$ dollars amps like Parker...etc...

So who the hell is making Soldano amps. Better be hot naked genius goddesses for that kinda money. But really if Mr. Soldano isn't making them who is. But these 2 amps look like they kick major A$$

2 grand for 30 watts,,,HARD PASS.

No, not ever. There is no way I will ever find a justification for spending that kind of money on an amp. I don't care how good it is, no way...ever.

Not worth the money.

Another product for lawyers and doctors. The day that somebody will think towards all those struggling musicians out there, the earth will stay still. It;s been a bad year for vacuum tubes, that's why they have become so expensive.

$4000...guaranteed nobody will own one

With an AMP like that, you could have the most crappy guitar and still sound like a pro! (When is my Tax Return going to get here?)

Not worth it now that it's been farmed out. I've seen video of who's building all those amps. No thanks.

That Price is more Epic than the amp is! Sweet, but that $2400 price tag isn't.