MINI AMP SHOOTOUT: SLO Mini vs Friedman BE Mini vs Bogner Ecstacy Mini vs Diezel VH Micro

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Presenter: @kennethkishandave
Producer: @thaqif4
Editor & Videographer: @emranmalek
Music Store: @music_bliss // ‪@MusicBlissMalaysiaTV‬
Associated Demos:
THIS LITTLE THING HAS ALL THE HIGH GAIN GOODNESS...and an FX Loop! - Friedman BE-Mini Head Demo
• THIS LITTLE THING HAS ...
100% ABSOLUTE HIGH GAIN FUN - Bogner Ecstasy Mini Head Demo
• 100% ABSOLUTE HIGH GAI...
Purchase Online:
Soldano SLO Mini 30-watt Amp Head
www.musicbliss.com.my/product...
30-watt Amplifier Head with 3-band EQ, Normal/Deep Voicing, Crunch/Overdrive Switch, and Effects Loop
Friedman BE-Mini 30-watt Head
30W Guitar Amplifier Head with Volume, Gain, and Presence Controls, 3-band EQ, 2 Speaker Outputs, and Series Effects Loop
www.musicbliss.com.my/product...
Bogner Ecstasy Mini 30-watt Head
30W, 1-ch Amplifier Head with Variac and Effects Loop
www.musicbliss.com.my/product...
Diezel VH Micro 30-Watt Guitar Amplifier Head
30-watt, 1-channel Amplifier Head with 3-band EQ and Effects Loop
www.musicbliss.com.my/product...
Equipment Used:
Strandberg Salen Jazz
Orange PPC212V Vertical Cabinet with Celestion Neo Creamback Speakers
SE Electronics V7X Dynamic Mic
Rode Wireless GO
Rode Lavalier GO
Audient ID14 Interface
0:00 Hello Everyone!
0:20 Today's Agenda
0:46 Signal Chain
0:58 Comparison Methods
1:35 Features of each amp
3:19 FRIEDMAN BE-MINI
4:44 Tweaking the Friedman BE-Mini
5:49 BOGNER ECSTACY MINI
6:33 God Damn My English
6:51 BOGNER ECSTACY MINI
7:24 Tweaking the Bogner Ecstacy
8:17 More detailed demos - link in description
8:29 DIEZEL VH MICRO
9:35 Bonus Riffage
9:49 Testing Resumes
10:24 Tweaking the Diezel VH Micro
11:01 MOAR GAIN
11:44 SOLDANO SLO MINI
13:17 Tweaking the Soldano SLO Mini
14:05 Flicking them SLO toggle switches
14:41 SLO Crunch/Overdrive Mode
15:38 What Do I Think
15:53 Adios Sayonara

Пікірлер: 179

@OfJaggedRisings 6 ай бұрын

The Soldano actually sounds like real amp. Impressive.

@StuartBridson Жыл бұрын

What a bloody brilliant demo - thank you! No over the top playing and widdly widdly solos, just the chugs which is all that matters. 💥

@nazarf1884 Жыл бұрын

I agree..soldano has more bite than the 3 other mini amps..boost with od,more umphhh!

@arcticfloof3122 Жыл бұрын

FRIEDMAN BE-MINI CHUG TEST 3:43 BOGNER ECSTACY MINI CHUG TEST 6:11 DIEZEL VH MICRO CHUG TEST 9:13 SOLDANO MINI CHUG TEST 12:12

@gtil8445 7 ай бұрын

Thanks !

@guitardave Жыл бұрын

So we can finally put to bed those negative comments I keep reading about how these mini amps must “all sound the same because they’re made by the same company”. Excellent demo!

@immortalgram Жыл бұрын

1. Soldano 2. Diezel 3. Bogner 4. Friedman So my favs are the backwords of how you demoed them. Waiting for the Revv model.

@eole123456789 Жыл бұрын

same

@robphillips8351 Ай бұрын

Same here as well

@ramonw9430 Жыл бұрын

The Soldano is consistently the best in all of the videos I've seen so far. Great video. New subscriber here.

@j.gonzalez9939 Ай бұрын

Great manner in which you tested...NOISE FLOOR LEVEL, ALL KNOBS ON NEUTRAL, ETC!!! Listen up testers...this is HOW IT'S DONE!!!

@randolphcarlisle2976 Жыл бұрын

I can't wait to see your channel take off. This is the first video of yours I've seen, and I was surpised by your subscriber count; I thought you'd have way more. Really impressive/professional level video editing and composition. Great job.

@dobbs123456789 Жыл бұрын

Dude your production quality is amazing. Keep grinding. This channel is great!

@painm00n Жыл бұрын

What a time to be alive! A never tough i say "let's buy a fcking soldano, it's so cheap..." XD And sounds like heaven to my ears!

@eb1237 Жыл бұрын

Best comparison of these I've seen, thanks for this! To my ears... 1. Diezel 2. Friedman 3. Bogner 4. Soldano The Soldano was a little piercing in this particular video

@davidecortinovis1758 Жыл бұрын

Has anyone put any of the minis up against any of the Joyo Bantamp. Wonder if the tube in the Bantamp makes a difference compared to all solid state. Perhaps you can do a video.

@andrewptraining Жыл бұрын

Thank you for reviewing these like this bro, exactly what I was hoping to learn and see here

@mmc5040 Жыл бұрын

Love all four, play through them all the time.

@ollieguitarman Жыл бұрын

Sodano will be the best in the mix, because of the most bite. Bite is essentiell...

@geoffwhitemusic 11 ай бұрын

Thanks for the great demo. You sold me on the Diezel. Just got it today, and I think I made the right choice. Love it!

@spazzcorpse Жыл бұрын

Bought the Bogner, Soldano, and finally the Diezel and I liked the Bogner, then I got the Soldano and LOVED it and last I got the Diezel and I think that one is the the ultimate Thrash Metal home practice amp. The Diezel takes the Ibanez TS9 pedal best of the 3 and when engaged, sounds like Rammstein type tone mixed with thrash to my ears.

@florian_thrash 7 ай бұрын

So would you say the Diezel is the best but you need a Tubescreamer? Would you say it would also work in a band? Is it loud enough?

@spazzcorpse 7 ай бұрын

@florian_thrash I wouldn't try to play it with a thrash metal band with a drummer. Not loud enough. Good for practice though. They sound pretty good but honestly, I haven't used mine in over a year and sold them all except the Soldano.

@justinlonghofer Жыл бұрын

Nice review brother. Building my dream studio atm. I think I'll take all of them along with their big brother counterparts. Except the VH4...I'll settle with the VH2 to have that Diesel sound. Really stoked to play the Bogner XTC 3534! Also...Subscribed...Thank for putting in the work for the video. People take it for granted...having made a lot of music, videos, and invested tons of money myself...respect

@cesarsoto6836 7 ай бұрын

Best demo of all the minis. Great job

@MadMagicPaul 6 ай бұрын

Fantastic demo! Thank you. I have subbed.

@georgeh.5480 Жыл бұрын

thank you for putting this together, I Was thinking about buying two Friedman mini's running them together and blending the two for 60 watts of dual head power! MINI STACK ENGAGE!!!!!

@garyburginjr1366 10 ай бұрын

Fun idea, definitely. For that price though, you could really approach some real deal flagship amplifier options, though. But hey, the only thing that matters with guitar gear is whether or not it makes you happy. That's what I believe, anyways

@eyedunno8462 Жыл бұрын

The fact that I keep changing my mind on which is my favorite is a testament to how great these are and how some trends are genuinely beneficial for the consumer market. We are absolutely spoiled.

@jarrettmcgowan564 Жыл бұрын

I haven't even watched the whole video but I already know that beard is more impressive than any of those amps

@ericreichelt9057 Жыл бұрын

Soldano I got one.

@billknudson7895 Жыл бұрын

Ha! True that!

@RG-yz8ov 7 ай бұрын

I agree the beard is impressive

@gameon2000 9 ай бұрын

Just what I was looking for! 😎👍 big props!

@SashaGarcia Жыл бұрын

Bogner sounded the best, in my opinion, but I would play the crap out all 4 amps. Great video, mate, hope your channel gets more attention!

@stevengoodman3498 9 ай бұрын

Great demo and awesome beard! Thanks brother.😊

@laverdadbuscador Жыл бұрын

I prefer the Diezel tone. For me its just that perfect saturation and gain, but still somehow manages to have clarity on more subtle chords.

@BkBk-gy6vr Жыл бұрын

I prefer a low watt real Tube amp.

@kennyh5083 Жыл бұрын

@@BkBk-gy6vr I used to be a full blown "tube snob" but even I have to admit that solid state amps like these are so close sometimes it's like splitting hairs! I know I have over 40 vintage tube amps of all different brands, from the 50's-60's-70's (and a few old and newer solid state amps including the Bogner and one 100w head from SubZero, a Marshall Artist (ss pre/tube pwr-amp) and many vintage Lead 12's) that when recorded properly can easily match any of them in tube tone! and no-one can tell the difference! The best way is to run a good solid state preamp into a tube power amp, and when tuned you cannot tell that it is not all tube! Sometimes ya just have to use yer ears and accept what they tell you!

@aschule5684 Жыл бұрын

I think they all sound pretty amazing but surprisingly the amp I thought I would like the most kinda came in last to my ears, the "Soldano" the other 3 I thought were pretty equal...... Great little amps 👍

@billtownsend Жыл бұрын

Just found your channel. Love it! The name is great, too!

@giorgioash5608 Жыл бұрын

Soldano is the best

@Chris-Rife 7 ай бұрын

Wow, bro these are 4 mini's I am currently looking at! This is my first time getting into cabs and heads and I wanted to start small. You have them all 4 here? That's worth a sub, what a champ! Thanks.

@stephenhall1639 Жыл бұрын

Great Review man.

@gabsguitarvlog Жыл бұрын

cool video comparison, thanks!

@claytonicForce Жыл бұрын

Great video !

@rflessati Жыл бұрын

Great video!. Soldano and Friedman for me.

@StephGV2 Жыл бұрын

Buy any one of them, get a sim pedal and use it as a power amp using the FX loop to get the others :)

@gph2193 Жыл бұрын

Best energy levels of any reviewer on Ytube.

@kennyh5083 Жыл бұрын

You ROCK dude! I hope one day to play as good as you!

@Rando515 3 ай бұрын

Stumbled on to this after a year. great demo. I don't have the Diezel mini but I have the others. I prefer the Soldano, but the other 2 are great too. I also like experimenting with the preamp out to a power in on tube amps. I need to get that Diezel, but I'll probably wait due to GAS.

@stratrat57 Жыл бұрын

My hand was "forced"! Found the Soldano on CL for $180 US......couldn't let that go. I love Soldano but could never afford the "real-deal"....and I just wanted a practice amp to noodle in my apartment. I plug it into a Marshall 1960A cab with 75's. Fits the bill for me.

@u.s.a.198 Жыл бұрын

Ty! Great video...

@scottbabb4485 Жыл бұрын

The top end on the Soldano is much higher than I expected it to be. At least when using similar settings.

@elephantfootrisers Жыл бұрын

good demo!

@robphillips8351 Ай бұрын

Thanks for making this video 👍👍

@VinnyPedulla Жыл бұрын

Great shoot out! I actually bought the BE along with the Soldano and returned the Friedman BE because I thought the volume output was much lower than the Soldano. Did you find that was the case with these amps? Thinking that my BE mini was defective… I like it and may purchase it again…

@rhythmNbeard Жыл бұрын

Didnt really find that to be the case, they all seem very similar volume wise.

@ThunderFalcon333 Жыл бұрын

cool demo I have the Soldano but I like them all lol. next up for me is the PRS MT 15

@jamesmalamute7874 Жыл бұрын

I had the Tremonti 15 I should Never had Sold it. That amp is in a class on its own given its all tube. Don't let that 15 watt designation fool you. Its much louder, more like a 30 watt amp. The only beef I had with the MT 15 was that sweet volume spot. Its either too low, or too LOUD for solo practice. When with a Band, watch out. Great Amp that MT 15

@teriakamoto Жыл бұрын

New Viewer, Subscribed as i liked your Playing.Thank You for the quick Demo.Best-

@WeightSlayer1 7 ай бұрын

Your channel is pretty good..keep working and you will have a top notch channel too one day.

@andreasasector1906 Жыл бұрын

Very nice overwiev. But they sounds completely different on other cabs with other guitars. For me the Diezel make sense because you have seven knobs for the adjustment wich is better as a switch in my opinion.

@WeightSlayer1 7 ай бұрын

Concur

@FEVERDREAM1983 5 ай бұрын

Thank you for making a bad ass guitar Gear channel that gets down to fucking business and doesn't amount to 90% self important rambling 5% corporate sponsor fick riding ND maybe if we are lucky 5% actually tweaking and running through the sounds of the gear. Earned my sun immediately bro and if you have affiliate links, I'll buy through them everything. Bro I know I sound a bit hopped up but you have no idea how maddening it has been just to get a decent demo of a piece of gear I am interested in. I have severe ADHD and I followed your videos all the way through without.....ooooh look a squirrel.

@damasterkarej Жыл бұрын

Hi, two questions: 1. Which one of them ís closest to JCM800 style / amount of gain? 2. Two of them inn stereo on 112 cabs - gíg level volume?

@Joey.Darkwoods-Studio 9 ай бұрын

Great comparison dude!! The only one I didn't really like was the Bogner... Best one IMO, Diezel and Friedman.

@m7alan7johnson7 Жыл бұрын

Kuddos to the Tee shirt Man! Great video so far!

@bigwomp932 10 ай бұрын

As expected, that SLO mini is just out of control. Amazing what they've crammed into such a small head.

@ennspek Жыл бұрын

Nice vid. Subbed.

@Cultifact Жыл бұрын

great demo mate, you actually made me order the V7X mic haha

@rhythmNbeard Жыл бұрын

Cheers mate….just know that if you’re too used to the SM57, the V7X has more low end making it excellent for break up and clean tones. For high gain tones you gotta carefully position the mic.

@Cultifact Жыл бұрын

@@rhythmNbeard Good to know - this one is pretty affordable and it sounds as an interesting addition to my hardware

@PK22-b7v Жыл бұрын

That’s a really great cab … my next cab

@renevanderbruggen731 Жыл бұрын

I want them all - they all have their tonal differences. Important : they’re so small even my wife will love them.

@bustercampfiresongs Жыл бұрын

I had the Slo 30 for a few days but couldn't get That Chug going. So I'm surprised I think I like it best here. Or Diezel.

@rifatahmed6214 Жыл бұрын

Instant sub

@BazonBlades Жыл бұрын

I am definitely in the minority, but I prefered the Diezel. Not only the tone, but also the more basic controls set up.

@tengilshadow4869 Жыл бұрын

I liked the Friedman best. The Soldano would be my last choice. It was a bit harsh to my ears.

@danielravindarlatchmannen9640 Жыл бұрын

Hi! Dave. Tq for sharing. Very resourceful 🤟 👀 you in the next episode.

@bradleyard4195 Жыл бұрын

I want that Soldano head!!!

@andrewptraining Жыл бұрын

Wait these are all solid state?

@markolivares6943 Жыл бұрын

Own the Diezel and I can honestly say this thing can rip and sounds better than my Randall Diavlo if you can believe it. I have it connected to a Harley Benton 1x12 with a Chinese made Celestion 30 and sounds killer

@MICKEYISLOWD Жыл бұрын

The new Vintage 30s are supposed to sound perfect now. They finally got it right. Worth a try:)

@scottdunn2178 Жыл бұрын

Bogner for the win; active tone controls, more versatile, best cleans of the 4, and does the scooped-mids thing better. Disappointed in the Soldano.

@ivorharden Жыл бұрын

Watch Rabea Soldano mini video. It's sounds better.

@jiujitsu25 Жыл бұрын

I own the Soldano mini, and I love the thing. For the price it's simply amazing. It is shockingly loud, and does a good job of capturing the Soldano tone. I own a Revv G20, and still find myself playing the SLO mini quite frequently because it sounds great.

@scottdunn2178 Жыл бұрын

@@jiujitsu25 I got the Bogner Mini last September and love it. The Variac switch really does make it sound like an old Marshall. Only wish it had a clean channel.

@VanjaSpirin Жыл бұрын

You have no taste at all.

@Deatg-ek8rf 7 ай бұрын

The Solando is definitely better than it appears here.

@robphillips8351 Ай бұрын

Have you checked out the Laney lionheart mini head yet? Pretty promising tones.

@terryhanley8579 10 ай бұрын

Dude, you're a BEAST...subscribed ! Those little amps rock !! ......so 4 amps into 1 cab. What switcher are you using ?

@rhythmNbeard 10 ай бұрын

No switcher, I was manually plugging in the speaker cable into each head as I was playing through them 😅

@terryhanley8579 10 ай бұрын

You sure did ! I should pay closer attention next time. LOL

@v.k.7463 7 ай бұрын

Just from listening to your awesome demos: The Friedman has a very 3-dimensional tone, like complex; better for a solo artist or rhythm player. The Bogner has a more baseball-bat-crack, 2-D sound, which would mix will with a full band. The switches make pretty dramatic changes for a lot of versatility. The Diezel sounds versatile with minimal features, like for rhythm or lead players. The Soldano has the most satisfying tone. If I was a better player, the Friedman would be a great choice for me to hog up a lot of sonic space. The Soldano seems like it would sound good enough to make my playing sound better.

@douglascollman7341 Жыл бұрын

Wats all de hub bub Bub🤓🙋🏼‍♂️just sayin, Sup . Hi Brother, could you recommend a single cab and 12 quality speaker to play this through that isn’t three times more expensive then the Soldano head , thanks 👍🏼

@cebjr 5 ай бұрын

I liked the Friedman sound best🤘

@ro307805 6 ай бұрын

Nice!! It wouldn't take much to get the Friedman in Randy Rhoads territory

@charlesrichardclifton4647 Жыл бұрын

"Let's CHUG!!!"

@DeXx_The_Reaper Жыл бұрын

Soldano>Bogner=Diezel Friedman->Trash I gotta say tho they all sound very solid statey, for that price I would go for a tube amp.

@kaybhee6 7 күн бұрын

which spkr...

@andrewptraining Жыл бұрын

I fw you, subbed ‼️🫡

@Alfredo78666 Жыл бұрын

Heloooooo, Nooois Floooo!

@CodenameCuervo Жыл бұрын

💀✌

@jamesmalamute7874 Жыл бұрын

I think the Soldano will actually work well with Sweet Home Alabama

@jumpbullmorcdoc6604 2 ай бұрын

Can Direct to Audio interface?

@rhythmNbeard 2 ай бұрын

Unfortunately no. There is no cab sim out or headphones out.

@spiceyweasel 4 ай бұрын

I bought one of the Soldano minis. Haven’t been impressed with it. Waiting on a Soldano SLO pedal to see if it might make a difference. If not, I will send it packing.

@rhythmNbeard 4 ай бұрын

Let us know if you like the pedal! And what about the amp that didn’t impress you

@shawnmatthews5118 4 ай бұрын

The pedal is awesome. I use it with my Fender Roc Pro 1000. The Soldano mini is frightfully noisy and sounds bad no matter how it’s set up. Maybe I got a bad one, who knows? Thinking about sending it back if possible.

@Vazaqin Жыл бұрын

what tuning you using?

@rhythmNbeard Жыл бұрын

E Standard

@desolateguitarist Жыл бұрын

@@rhythmNbeardthey get loud enough for full band?

@rhythmNbeard Жыл бұрын

@@desolateguitarist If you’re going through a 4x12 you’ll be good

@nickrooney6206 Жыл бұрын

Are any one of these capable of being in a Jam room with a drummer ?? Running through an old Marshall cab with 4 12’s ??

@rhythmNbeard Жыл бұрын

Yes they definitely can keep up with a drummer through a 4x12

@gph2193 Жыл бұрын

The BE OD pedal sounds better than that little amp.

@user-xd5xf7qz5j Жыл бұрын

just imagine what if fender ,vox, marshall and mesa boogie decide to make their most famous amp heads 20 watt solid state...

@jaxonv2098 Жыл бұрын

For mesa boogie check out the joyo zombie xl. It's a hybrid for about $180 and is made to sound like the mb

@user-xd5xf7qz5j Жыл бұрын

@@jaxonv2098 the only downside is the eq

@jaxonv2098 Жыл бұрын

Should add one to the FX loop anyway

@PhilipCockram Жыл бұрын

Where's the Marshall ?

@jaxonv2098 Жыл бұрын

The Marshall is a tube

@Deatg-ek8rf 7 ай бұрын

The Marshall sounds better.

@rangerdoc1029 Жыл бұрын

Bogner sounded the best to me. At least in this shootout.

@n34z3r Жыл бұрын

Bogner, to me, had the quietest when comparing all 4 when he turned up the volume (the quiet test). Liked all 4 so can't decide. Soldano did seem pretty good as well as the Bogner. Friedman and Diezel seemed good, too. Thanks for the vid and time to check them out for us!! Continued success on your path

@duaneraymond4252 Жыл бұрын

Boy funny...

@steffenwolf3200 Жыл бұрын

I liked the other channel name better. But thank you for the video.

@atithesnail Жыл бұрын

All of them sounded excellent and nasty. I suspect there's something about the guitar, the cab and your hands.

@VanjaSpirin Жыл бұрын

Soldano is clearly the best. Diesel is also good :)

@Lieutenant_Dude 10 ай бұрын

The Friedman is so woofy. It's a bit much imo.

@rogalee14 Жыл бұрын

Soldano tore my head off the most. Maybe your fingers liked it best.

@damrismaradensiahaan5469 8 ай бұрын

Soldano still the best

@ennspek Жыл бұрын

These giggable?

@rhythmNbeard Жыл бұрын

1000% yes

@paulytone Жыл бұрын

Soldano

@andreasqwe 7 ай бұрын

Bogner for the win

@gasaddict Жыл бұрын

I've owned them all and sold them all. Friedman was my favorite but they just don't do it for me.

@duderdudeedoo1984 Жыл бұрын

What was it about them in general that didn’t work for you? Thanks!

@Ron4president09 Жыл бұрын

They dont cut through mix well and they lack bottom end

@InGrindWeCrust2010 Жыл бұрын

@@Ron4president09 What kinds of cabs did you run them through? I'm trying to decide whether to buy one or stick to my Orange Dark Terror with pedals from these companies.

@Ron4president09 Жыл бұрын

@@InGrindWeCrust2010 orange ppc412 and ppc212 both with v30 and tried marshall lead 1960 with g12t75

@Ron4president09 Жыл бұрын

@@InGrindWeCrust2010 Cab will make a slight difference but its the lack of output and cheesy class d circuitry. These are simply toys not to be taken seriously. Its a way to gouge the beginner market for a few hundred bux, nobody whos owns and knows good amps will even waste their time. There is no replacement for displacement.