I tried the Soldano.

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Why does everyone freak out over this thing?
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@RiffsAndBeards 3 жыл бұрын

My favorite amp of all time.

@TtotheG 3 жыл бұрын

It certainly has a piercing quality to it.

@SpectreSoundStudios 3 жыл бұрын

I can see why!

@tylorkenniston1192 3 жыл бұрын

Fluff, that typo makes your comment better. Leave it. 🔫🎸

@robbirose7032 3 жыл бұрын

I always thought your fave amp was one of them Blackstar ones.

@GeoffSweet 3 жыл бұрын

What caliber?...

@otisdriftwood3829 3 жыл бұрын

Love Soldano, especially because if you rearrange the lettering and with a bit of creative sharpie you can re-brand your elite amp as an oldanuS.

@andyzzz104 2 жыл бұрын

Lmao😂😂😂😂

@gking6100 2 жыл бұрын

This is the comment I didn't know I needed.

@otakvlt 2 жыл бұрын

'ENGL' also turns into 'GLUE' with a bit of......glue

@SubStarLex 2 жыл бұрын

You don't even need the "S", I mean, if you speak spanish lmao

@redlineeliminator7146 2 жыл бұрын

Inspirado

@shagovthemutiny2591 3 жыл бұрын

Glenn looking like a kid in a candy store of beautiful and gnarly tones

@ThrashingBasskill 3 жыл бұрын

Hahahaha made my day!

@christiangaffey9441 3 жыл бұрын

I have been seeing that amp sitting there in your vids patiently waiting for it to be featured. Not disappointed. Thanx Glenn

@jaturi3897 3 жыл бұрын

Your guitar chops are improving nicely man!

@SpectreSoundStudios 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much!

@MarkLumsley 3 жыл бұрын

Fun Fact! The SLO100 was the amp that Steve Vai used to record the classic track 'For the Love of God'. ;)

@ChernobylAudio666 3 жыл бұрын

That's a classic song for sure, love listening to that one.

@kospandx 3 жыл бұрын

So many greats from that era used the Soldano around 1990. My personal favourites have to be the two first Lynch Mob albums, which are largely a Soldano, and have some of the most amazing guitar tones ever to be recorded. Oh, and Gary Moore's Still Got the Blues, which is to Les Paul tones what Wicked Sensation is to superstrat tones.

@metalgod91zb 3 жыл бұрын

EVH used it all over the F.U.C.K. album as well.

@thegreatgambeeno 3 жыл бұрын

You misspelled "greatest guitar performance of all time", and that's okay

@kospandx 3 жыл бұрын

@@thegreatgambeeno One does not preclude the other. :)

@joeydego2 3 жыл бұрын

Great amp. Mike Soldano is probably one of the friendliest and nicest guys in the business too. Glad to see he kept the brand alive. They were closing up shop a few years back.

@SpectreSoundStudios 3 жыл бұрын

Mike is awesome! It was a real pleasure to have him on the show!

@tomix1970pl1 3 жыл бұрын

@@SpectreSoundStudios To sell something for 4,000 $ you will be the nicest guy ever.

@crazeyjoe 2 жыл бұрын

Steven Fryette of Fryette Amplification (formerly VHT) is also a very nice, intelligent person. I chatted with him some time back.

@brianroberts6778 Жыл бұрын

Yea im Sure Friedman talked him out of that shit... i mean come on, besides Jose mods and variants of basic cascade mods you can say Mikes take on the whole thing including the efx loop he designed was rather unique.

@joeydego2 Жыл бұрын

@@tomix1970pl1 this is most certainly NOT true. Another builder who remains nameless is a notorious asshole. Great amps, but not a very nice guy.

@snotnosedpunk7995 3 жыл бұрын

I've been following your channel since your early days. You've putting hours in the wood shed, working on your guitar playing and it's really showing. You've come quite a ways. Nice work!

@AndrewKonkey 3 жыл бұрын

It's a legendary amp for a reason. Love the review, Glenn! Thanks for being brutally honest as always!

@dudeguyme1 3 жыл бұрын

The knobs actually go to 11

@SpectreSoundStudios 3 жыл бұрын

Fuck!!! They really do!

@samplecode 3 жыл бұрын

As do the Friedman Runt knobs. The next amp I get will have to go to 13.

@PooNinja 3 жыл бұрын

@@SpectreSoundStudios yea they do

@R.G.B-tv 3 жыл бұрын

@@samplecode The knobs on the Soldano Lucky 13 amp go to.. you guessed it, 13

@samplecode 3 жыл бұрын

@@R.G.B-tv If ever we needed proof that Mike Soldano is a genius we have it now

@knl_m 3 жыл бұрын

This thing is violent and savage. Your guitar skills are getting monstrously better, and I love it!

@ChernobylAudio666 3 жыл бұрын

Great sounding amp. Nice work, Glenn!

@Pete_Harris 3 жыл бұрын

Everyone seems to have a fixation with only using the 'fat' strings with this amp. It's far more tonally complex than most in my opinion and has produced some of the most memorable lead guitar tones in existence. Some of Gary Moore's best tones for example.

@brunogarcia6506 3 жыл бұрын

Soldano SLO 100 VS Jet City 100HDM You gotta make this happen!

@marcoalexanderwinthermikke9132 3 жыл бұрын

I SECOND THAT!

@cortZ40 3 жыл бұрын

Have been using the JCA50 for a year now. Amazing amp for the price. Has it's flaws, but everything can be fixed with a soldering iron.

@seanhuntley6722 3 жыл бұрын

Are those even made anymore? I heard JC essentially went under. I know Mike Soldano washed his hands of the whole thing

@MagnusGoGo 3 жыл бұрын

@@seanhuntley6722 Did he? Where did you hear that?

@seanhuntley6722 3 жыл бұрын

@@MagnusGoGo "The departure of Mike Soldano from Jet City and his recent work with Diamond Amplification also had people talking, but has a very simple explanation as well. “Mike has done collaborative things since forever. He’s an in-demand designer, and it’s another that he did,” said White of the new amplifier that Soldano collaborated with Diamond on. As far as departing Jet City, Soldano made a decision to focus on his namesake line after some turnover in that company." thetoneking.com/still-ascending-jet-city-amplification-plots-a-course-for-long-term-success/ Also saw a vid of him talking about it. I think it was one of those countless NAMM videos

@Sparkda 3 жыл бұрын

I love the track you guys put together, that guitar riff and the leads are awesome

@reeread 3 жыл бұрын

Glenn, an excellent demo of a very versatile amplifier. Thank you for the video

@kospandx 3 жыл бұрын

Kudos for including a jam reminiscent of DLR-era Jason Becker in there. That is definitely the kind of thing somebody interested in an SLO would want to hear. :)

@OthiOthi 3 жыл бұрын

The snare sound in these recent videos, though. Super tasty. Reminds me of the snare sound from Periphery, with the crack of the whip and the huge, wide reverb

@evilrockinator 3 жыл бұрын

Excellent demo Glenn! Thanks for the old Priest by the way, my favorite band ever. Glad you revisited this amp.

@buckybond2468 Жыл бұрын

Just ordered one, can't wait to plug into it.

@janvirtanen6199 3 жыл бұрын

Glenn opens the package, a lot of foam and plastic and in between a "wireless" ball mouse..... xD

@NecroAngelDeclaresWar 3 жыл бұрын

ahhahjajhajhajhajajajajhjajahahahah

@eamonahern7495 3 жыл бұрын

Lol! 🤣

@CamiloPefaur 3 жыл бұрын

That trilogy was superb

3 жыл бұрын

He handled that pretty well, though. Imagine the aneurysm on camera had the last one not be what he ordered.

@andyje 3 жыл бұрын

The Soldano has always been one of those unicorn amps for me, seeing them back is awesome.

@commercialking 3 жыл бұрын

The SLO is my favourite amp ever and your demo really showcases it well!

@seventhsealhere 3 жыл бұрын

Fantastic mix tune! Sounds incredible! 👍

@ThrashingBasskill 3 жыл бұрын

Wow. The character of the mids is so damn pleasing, I feel like my wife just made me a sandwich, massaged my neck and gave me a kiss on my head... but DAMN IS SHE EXPENSIVE.

@Deckie1969 3 жыл бұрын

Who would have guessed that a $4000 head would sound good? lol Time to sell a kidney.

@ThrashingBasskill 3 жыл бұрын

But if the market wants arms... Would you still do it and learn to play with your feet?

@Deckie1969 3 жыл бұрын

@@ThrashingBasskill lol

@lanceraustin 3 жыл бұрын

$4200 lol

@massttrshrdrharmonicminor2002 3 жыл бұрын

Need more vids of you playing into amazing Amp heads. Your opinions are valued by me.

@epav666 3 жыл бұрын

Wow. That amp kicks some major ass.. I definitely want to grab one in the future thats for damn sure! Super versatile and amazing tone for days. So sick.

@johnnugent6242 3 жыл бұрын

That new picking technique is really working for you. It’s cool to see a dude make real time guitar progress over the course of a couple of years.

@SpectreSoundStudios 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks, John!

@nickmetal131 2 жыл бұрын

I've been playing my Soldano Avenger 50 since 2012 and the high gain Soldano tone is God tier. I was able to buy mine at a huge discount because it was a new return. Still looking to get the SLO-100 soon. BTW, that Plexi sound you coaxed out of it was fucking awesome. The Rippah!!!

@MrSmith-bn1rr 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you Glenn for reviewing this awesome amp! Definitely one of my absolute favourites! I just want to clarify one thing. The bright switch works only on the clean/crunch channel. I wish you all the best!

@Bridging_the_Political_Divide 2 жыл бұрын

Sounds really nice!!!

@roadrage5268 3 жыл бұрын

Ok, those power cables... I can plug in everything i own and i still have 30 of them in a drawer. Where do all of these come from??? Its the opposite problem of where do picks go 🤣🤣

@derek_d 3 жыл бұрын

Same, I've got tons of those things. Every time I sell a piece of gear, I inevitably forget to put the power cord in the box.

@lashedandscorned 3 жыл бұрын

the pick disappears to later turn into a power cable the mystery has finally been solved

@russellhltn1396 3 жыл бұрын

They multiply in dark places like junk drawers.

@TacDyne 3 жыл бұрын

Every washing machine has a built in flaw that sucks socks from our realm and deposits them somewhere else, but only one from any given pair. Apparently somewhere in an alternate universe is a machine which converts the socks and redeposits them as power cables.

@silentstormstudios 3 жыл бұрын

@@derek_d Wow, that kinda sucks for the buyer.

@gilbertspader7974 3 жыл бұрын

On a back alley street Is where we’ll probably meet Underneath a gas lamp Where the air is cold and damp

@petealba707 3 жыл бұрын

The Ripper!

@kospandx 3 жыл бұрын

Somehow I first read the opening lines as "Out on the streets / That's where we meet". Oh well, that isn't wrong either, and Warren deMartini DID use the Soldanos to great effect on the Detonator album, which may not be that commercially succesful but has some truly magnificent tones on it.

@gilbertspader7974 3 жыл бұрын

@@kospandx This is the 3rd verse after the solo .

@kospandx 3 жыл бұрын

@@gilbertspader7974 I know, and the song I misread it as is Round and Round by Ratt.

@snapascrew 3 жыл бұрын

My favorite tones ever came from this amp! Can't be beat!

@DB-Studio1 2 жыл бұрын

Sounds really good!

@josephfish6593 3 жыл бұрын

I have the Amplitube ver of this amp. It's so bright I pair it with the thunderverb 200. Sounds pretty good to me. Of course that was before I realized I was using the 18th leading amp sim provider in the nation.

@nOT_sURE08 3 жыл бұрын

This thing's expensive. We poor, brah.

@hawk6111 3 жыл бұрын

The peavey 5150

@joerusso7851 3 жыл бұрын

@@hawk6111 that's just a big fuzz box. I had several of them in the 90's, you couldn't give me one.

@LordofDiamondsMetal 3 жыл бұрын

@@hawk6111 It's not inexpensive anymore...

@saberreiter8569 3 жыл бұрын

I like how Glenn is getting better and better at playing guitar. Do as you preach. Keep it up

@HarleyBentonOfficial 3 жыл бұрын

Damn that Soldano sounds awesome! Great video Glenn!!

@scottmartin5004 3 жыл бұрын

I have a Soldano Lucky 13 50 watt it's the best sounding "Fender Twin" ever

@Peter_Stoops 3 жыл бұрын

Yeah, I have a 100w L13 and an SLO, love the hell of em!!! - I bought a Boss Waza Tube Expander to tame the volume a bit and add a working loop....So epic!!!

@MetalLizardJesus 3 жыл бұрын

Honestly, for the price I'd probably stick with a 5150. Heavier crunch, slightly less colourful, almost 3k cheaper. Like you said, nobody is getting a Soldano for the clean tones anyway.

@GuitarsAndSynths 3 жыл бұрын

Agree- well I went with Bogner Uberschall as it sounds way more crushing and same price for 150 watt amp vs 30 watt SLO Soldano and better FX look. Soldano SLO should be 1k less expensive.

@davidclark3603 3 жыл бұрын

Wow! That amp sounds fantastic! I think I will be buying one. Your recording band are amazing. They are the best, just like the amp.

@wesleyalan9179 3 жыл бұрын

This was a great demo of this Amplifier, thank you

@SpectreSoundStudios 3 жыл бұрын

You’re very welcome!

@pyroman6000 3 жыл бұрын

Not necessarily a great example for this channel, but Warren Haynes is a long time user of this amp- a guy known for having incredible tone, both live and in the studio.

@tonelok 2 жыл бұрын

If you don't have the OD master volume at 4-6 you are missing the magic. That's where the wizard lives and where it was set for all those great tones you love.

@nickx1754 3 жыл бұрын

Congrats, Glenn!! Man, that tone is thick. Your playing seems to have improved as well if I may say so 👍🏻

@Hulkhoagie1 3 жыл бұрын

I really loved the tone you were getting out of that Strat. You have a great ear.

@valuedhumanoid6574 3 жыл бұрын

I remember seeing this amp in a George Lynch video and thinking that's how he got his legendary tone! That was my first time being aware of the name.

@TheOtherJohnBrowne 3 жыл бұрын

Imagine being gifted an SLO...

@PooNinja 3 жыл бұрын

Imagining as hard as I can!!!

@ConstantineM 3 жыл бұрын

I have it in my Helix so... Nice but I have better options 🤷

@Starch1b2c3d4a 3 жыл бұрын

Imagine giving an honest review of a free Soldano amp...

@TheOtherJohnBrowne 3 жыл бұрын

@@Starch1b2c3d4a In this case, I'm.not worried about it at all. Soldanos are the tits

@augustodealmeida9377 3 жыл бұрын

I'd cry

@sim0n17 3 жыл бұрын

Mike makes/designs wonderful amps - just awesome in the mix

@KennethGurholt 3 жыл бұрын

Glenn, you seem like a genuine guy, love your content! Greetings from #Norway

@SpectreSoundStudios 3 жыл бұрын

Greets from Canada! Isn’t winter fun?

@myopicautisticmetal9035 3 жыл бұрын

Thumb up for how much better Glenn has gotten at playing guitar since the Covid began!

@sitizenkanemusic 3 жыл бұрын

$4,000 amp. It better be good.

@dennismurray00 3 жыл бұрын

Sounds great and looks awesome

@raysmetaltracks6782 3 жыл бұрын

I came back around to this amp after some years and remembered why I loved it so much. To me, this amp just has a warmth even when in the heavy range that is just so damn fun to play. Been known to slap a clean boost from time to time as well. PS - LOVE the Reverb shirt in the demo! HAHA!

@soundman1402 3 жыл бұрын

You're gonna need an amp bookcase like Henning has, with all those heads!

@metalinyourhead3604 3 жыл бұрын

I don’t think I’ve ever seen an amp that can go from Blues (Eric Clapton), Glam Metal (George Lynch in Lynch Mob) and than do hard hitting Heavy Metal, and still sound great.

@GuitarsAndSynths 3 жыл бұрын

it is definitely in the top 50 of greatest of all time amps up there with the Marshall Plexi, Dumble, Wizard and so forth.

@RanulfoKnox 2 жыл бұрын

@@GuitarsAndSynths top 50? More like a definitive top 10

@Mike_the_Barbarian 3 жыл бұрын

You can tell you've been practicing:) Nice Playing. Much better from just a year ago. This amp sounds bad ass.. on my list of must buy now. I think I have a kidney left.

@patthesoundguy 3 жыл бұрын

That thing is supreme!!!! I love it!! I fits my tastes nicley, it blew my mind in the mix!

@h1de 3 жыл бұрын

I predict someone in the comments will say "mine has blah blah tubes and it sounds warmer and tighter with a room temperature high end".

@bugcatcherjoey3848 3 жыл бұрын

And I farted into the input jack, so, its tone is dirtier.

@HashtagPULSE 3 жыл бұрын

I knifed mine and now it really CUTS through the mix

@grzegorznapkine4073 3 жыл бұрын

mine has blah blah tubes and it sounds warmer and tighter with a room temperature high end

@aeons_light 3 жыл бұрын

Hmm. I wonder what this would sound like compared to a sim counterpart. Can you do a video that's a direct capture from the amp then use a cab sim and compare the two?

@seventhsealhere 3 жыл бұрын

Try the Nembrini BST100 V2. I bought it at intro price and the plugin is really good. 👍

@kevinhlavati6285 2 жыл бұрын

Why dont you do it yourself

@aeons_light 2 жыл бұрын

@@kevinhlavati6285 Cause I don't have the real amp? If someone feels like sending me one then I'll actually do it.

@HALman1973 3 жыл бұрын

Snare sounds awesome in that demo!

@paigeguitarplayer 3 жыл бұрын

damn the low end on that sounds perfect. ive never played one i might have to pick one up. that sounds sick.

@cortZ40 3 жыл бұрын

Was Jet City actually Mike's company? I really loved when they started selling mod kits, making their amps a newby tinkerers dream.

@TheOtherJohnBrowne 3 жыл бұрын

He used to be one of three partners iirc

@dustrider9306 3 жыл бұрын

@@TheOtherJohnBrowne Doug, Him, aaaand?

@Yupppi 3 жыл бұрын

Mike designed amps for Jet City with the mindset of Soldano but mass produced with more affordable components. If you're interested in learning more, watch Tone-Talk by Marc Huzansky and David Friedman, guesting Mike Soldano (pt 1 and 2). It's amazing listen in general. Don't mix with Sound City, which Bruce Egnater joined after years of trying to savour the brand to make a Hiwatt that honors the original. Massive clean amp.

@kellyjackson7889 3 жыл бұрын

@@Yupppi I think Steve Fryette is producing Sound City and they are crunchy amps.

@corbinsmith6777 3 жыл бұрын

I can tell you’re playing has really improved glen! You look confident playing those riffs! Also..... I wonder what it would sound like to run a dimebucker through that.................

@tyleraho2485 3 жыл бұрын

probably sound Dime-O-Licious!

@kevinhlavati6285 2 жыл бұрын

I played a dime bucker through mine and it sounded like cats getting run over by cars. I was very impressed

@charlesrocks 3 жыл бұрын

Holy shit!!!! That sounds amazing!!!

@acommon 3 жыл бұрын

Wow! Fantastic riffing Glenn!

@joshmiller5374 3 жыл бұрын

Every time I hear a soldano I can feel my hair growing faster. Just has that 80s hair metal guitar tone to it that I love

@marcotixxx 3 жыл бұрын

it’s worth more than my car. i need it in my life!

@Boethius4748 3 жыл бұрын

it's worth more than mine, too. Ain't that a bitch?

@robletcher2131 2 жыл бұрын

Love the sound

@Mikael_Akerfeldt 3 жыл бұрын

Someone's been practicing, cheers Glenn!

@aleksanderdjuran8010 3 жыл бұрын

Soldanos have always been a bit of a wet dream of mine, but being as expensive as they are, I had to settle for a Jet City 100 and even that is a freaking phenomenal beast. If you get a chance, please do a shootout of the two Glenn!

@diobrando5896 3 жыл бұрын

If it makes you feel better they come with a lifetime warranty.

@kospandx 3 жыл бұрын

I think Leon Todd did basically that at some point.

@asnark7115 2 жыл бұрын

@@kospandx Todd and Agufish.

@qua7771 2 жыл бұрын

A few mods and it's a SLO circuit. Awesome amp for the price.

@stratrat57 2 жыл бұрын

FYI, Soldano SLO mini.....$250 US

@roxnroll8050 3 жыл бұрын

I really like that warm sound over the ear piercing Djent’ish amp sounds these days.

@blazer6248 2 жыл бұрын

God damn, Glenn! Look at you ripping on that Soldano! Nice job!

@sanehumanbeing7019 3 жыл бұрын

That clean tone is amazing. Would have been interesting to hear the crunch and high gain tones with the midrange control up more.

@TimmyP1955 3 жыл бұрын

Sounds better with the midrange up, and the treble at "nominal".

@alexanderschubert9975 3 жыл бұрын

Same for the JCA22H.

@onoffonist 3 жыл бұрын

Kirk Hammet called and wanted his vibrato back

@RichCI 2 жыл бұрын

Hey! I figgin' LOVE your videos! I know that I'm a little late to the party here but I wanted to tell you how much I appreciate how much you boosted the mids and played in standard tuning. I can't emphasize it enough how much going for an old school (I hate that term) sound is important for older players like me. Give me mids! :D

@Dominoesfall757 3 жыл бұрын

Yes! Thanks for playing some more traditional metal stuff. Amp sounds killer. Great video.

@h.p.dominocus 3 жыл бұрын

Silverchair used to use Soldanos and their tone was pretty heavy back in the day.

@miklowlife 2 жыл бұрын

That’s how I got into Soldano amps. The Frogstomp album was a Hot Rod 100+, and the Freak Show album is a SLO 100. To my ears they both have that Soldano “hugeness,” but the 100+ sounds nastier while the SLO 100 sounds smoother.

@user-ql1pc7pi9x 2 жыл бұрын

I never knew Johns used Soldano amps.

@h.p.dominocus 2 жыл бұрын

@@user-ql1pc7pi9x Me neither until someone told me to look it up. They sound great! Really tight and heavy sounding.

@MP-ny3rp 2 жыл бұрын

@@miklowlife Not true. Frogstomp was a JCM 900 4100 and he didn't use the Hot Rod Soldanos until Freakshow. Also he never used an SLO.

@miklowlife 2 жыл бұрын

@@MP-ny3rp, I read it in a Guitar World article back in the 90s, but I suppose they could have been mistaken. Marshall JCM 900s have more of the Green Day - Dookie type of sound than the Silverchair - Frogstomp sound, but if you think otherwise, go ahead.

@EronPlaysRocknRoll 3 жыл бұрын

You should definitely get a Marshall 2203 for the studio! The 70's ones are better but a modern one will do just fine

@TheCrimsonIdol987 3 жыл бұрын

The 2203X reissues of the JCM800 is the exact same amp, dude, it just now has an effects loop.

@EronPlaysRocknRoll 3 жыл бұрын

@@TheCrimsonIdol987 Yeah I know, they do sound a bit different (not sure why), but that's why I said a modern one (2203x) would be fine

@lanceraustin 3 жыл бұрын

70s 2203 and 2204 are the holy grail (I have both)

@BobbyDoesMusic 3 жыл бұрын

I'd love to see you get your hands on some Fryette amps. I have a Deliverance Synergy module, but one of these days I may end up with an actual Deliverance head. They're such versatile amps!

@michaelgarcia2050 3 жыл бұрын

That's a GNARLY crunch tone.

@garygrinkevich6971 3 жыл бұрын

What this has confirmed for me is that I don't care for the sound of the Fender humbucker. The EMG's had crushing tone at any gain stage, and each note articulates clearly, the fender Humbucker has a "flubby" attack and the chords sound noisy with each not getting drowned out. The mix was completly tight the amp sounds great.

@gamezharks 3 жыл бұрын

Now if only I could afford one without going into heavier debt than an american college student.

@saintrhoads3375 3 жыл бұрын

The 30 watt is probably cheaper than 2 years at uni

@nicholastotoro7721 3 жыл бұрын

In all fairness, that amp is probably worth more and a better idea than many degrees.

@saintrhoads3375 3 жыл бұрын

@@nicholastotoro7721 idk, depends on how much money ya got

@TheRosswise 3 жыл бұрын

You could just pick up a Jet City or a used Peavey 6505. The tones are extremely similar.

@mattcuccurese 3 жыл бұрын

Glenn "Danger Zone" Fricker 😂 . . . . Fantastic demo..excited to hear more form this amp in future videos!

@gianlucarenoldi556 3 жыл бұрын

Soldano SLO 100 is my favorite hard rock amp with hot rodded jcm 800 amps and mesa mark IV. I just begun to build my third slo 100 head and this one will be handwired with turrets and original mallory pvc caps.

@bassplayer2011ify 2 жыл бұрын

Oh the SLO, this, the Mesa Boogie Mark series, and the 5150 were the high gain amps in the 90s. The list of artists that have used SLOs is insane everything blues to metal. Though it is primarily studio amp so you might never see one at a live show but trust me you have heard it.

@DaisyHead666 Жыл бұрын

Only guy ive seen use the SLO as a main live amp is Matt Pike, but I think that was cause his sound was heavily reliant on the super fat sound of the SLO plus the soldano GTO pedal.

@Dobis86 9 ай бұрын

Wrong. The rectifiers were the sound of the 90s not mark series, 5150 were used but not as frequently. Soldano is there with jcm800,mark 2c+ for 80s guitar tones

@StratMatt777 9 ай бұрын

@@DaisyHead666 Live Soldano users I can think of are: Warren Haynes, Gary Moore in '93 (R.I.P), Clapton around the same time, Pat Smear of Foo Fighters, Chris Degarmo had a Soldano preamp in his Bradshaw rack, but when I asked him about it he said he used it for clean sounds! Oh, I use one too! :P

@josephwatkins3469 3 жыл бұрын

On here at 69 views..... Nice

@robbirose7032 3 жыл бұрын

Nice.

@kevinhernandez2594 3 жыл бұрын

Nice

@The_JustJoshing 3 жыл бұрын

Nice

@weinderdog1184 3 жыл бұрын

Nice. I was the 69th thumbs up

@The_JustJoshing 3 жыл бұрын

@@weinderdog1184 mega Nice.

@outofboredomX 3 жыл бұрын

That's the amp of my dreams. I love that kinda fuzzy tone.

@salemthekidmusic 3 жыл бұрын

I have the same strat, such a great sounding and playing guitar. I never liked strats till i played mine, and had to have it after that. The neck feel is so perfect for my hands.

@SpectreSoundStudios 3 жыл бұрын

Fender did an amazing job with the Ultra!

@Sofwa2418 2 жыл бұрын

That’s my last name!

@AMSOfficial79 3 жыл бұрын

Players of great importance (EVH/Vai/Lynch, as a few examples) have used the SLO at various times - the 5150 (and hence the 6505 and variants) are based on the SLO, so the SLO is legendary for a reason.

@dizzyastr989 3 жыл бұрын

Dont forget the one and only Mick Mars!

@AMSOfficial79 3 жыл бұрын

@@dizzyastr989 underrated as fuuuuk... apparently even by me.

@steelwarrior105 3 жыл бұрын

This is one of those amps that just brings so many riffs to mind

@sshatrow84 3 жыл бұрын

Love the no nonsense attitude and appreciate the unbiased opinions. Would really be curious to know which amp you prefer -Soldano SLO 30 vs Mesa Boogie Mark V 25 (or 35).