Timestamps team: 00:00 Hello! 00:17 Introduction to the Slick SL 55 01:54 Specs and info 05:01 Today’s rig and plan Clean Sounds 05:39 Clean tone reference chords on all pickup settings 05:53 Country ballad arpeggios 06:06 Country lead sound 06:12 Strummed country pop chords 06:31 Grungey droning chords 06:49 Blues progression 07:01 Ringing open indie pop chords 07:13 Funky rhythms 07:26 Surf riff 07:44 Soul pop riff 07:58 Ascending droning indie chords 08:12 Atmospheric indie arpeggios Light & Medium Overdrive Sounds 08:30 Kings Of Leon inspired riff 08:36 Garage rock riff 08:52 Indie octave chords 09:18 Choppy barre chords 09:27 Upbeat indie barre chords 09:51 Volume control roll off test 10:10 Fat indie rock rhythm chords 10:41 Southern rock picked arpeggios 11:00 Classic rock riff 11:12 AC/DC inspired riff 11:26 Groovy classic rock riff 11:41 Quacky rock riff 11:50 Airbourne inspired rock riff 12:01 Hendrix inspired riff Heavy Overdrive Sounds 12:19 Glam rock riff 12:39 Melodic hard rock single note riff 13:00 80s rock riff 13:20 Classic hard rock riff 13:38 Alternative rock riff 13:50 Pop punk riff 14:03 Pop punk melodic lead riff 14:20 Green Day inspired punk rock riff 14:33 Punk rock power chords 14:46 Pop metal riff 14:57 Progressive rock riff (Drop D tuning) 15:12 Modern rock palm-muted chords (Drop D) 15:36 Rage Against The Machine inspired groovy riff (Drop D) Heavy Distortion Sounds (all in Drop D) 15:53 Metal chugging riff 16:10 Mastodon inspired metal riff with country twang 16:22 Hardcore punk riff 16:33 Heavy metal lead sound 16:48 Rammstein inspired industrial metal riff 17:01 My thoughts 17:39 First impressions and looks 18:41 Price 19:23 Build quality and hardware 20:20 Weight 20:54 Playability and neck 21:20 Gibson neck measurements on a Fender body 22:25 Sounds and pickups discussion 24:35 What other similar guitars are out there? 26:17 My conclusions on the SL 55 and why you should buy it
I agree, and I love the fact that Slick actually decided to go with something a bit different than the usual affordable clone guitar brands! It sounds and plays as good as it looks too - really impressive all round. Thanks for watching and enjoying the vid!
It's an interesting and simple guitar, reduced to the minimum to get best results. Bronze and brass is a good resonating material and brings a special "flavor" to the tones of the guitar. This guitar sounds good and for that price it's a very affordable guitar. I like the pickups, they are very versatile and balanced in their sound. I don't like guitar sounds that are to shrill. This guitar has no tone potentiometer... Sometimes it's very useful to have the possibility to adjust the tone, but in this case I'm happy with these pickups. Great video as always!
I had one the chance to play a Slick SL52 (LP style guitar) and was amazed by the look, the fat and at the same time clean tones from this guitar. You should check it too.
Yep - I've got the bright Blue Turquoise one, and really like it. I get very "Strat-like" tones out of the neck pickup. Imagine a single coil output, but with a wider "aperture" (range of vibration area) and hum-cancelling. Very versatile, actually. I've used this guitar for Doom Metal tones, and it works great.
@@PooNinja Ooh, great idea… not sure why Slick didn’t do that too! Well, actually I’m sure there’s reasons. This is definitely an extremely different axe!
Editing ;) Play the riff once on one setting, then again with the other and cut between the two as seamlessly as possible! I should probably learn to switch as quick as the pros do, then I'd only have to shoot each part once and do it live ;)
I own an SL60 and it’s a cool guitar. It has some neck dive for sure, so I’m not a fan of that at all. The neck needed work. The pups sound really good, bright and perfect for playing almost any style.
Timestamps team:
00:00 Hello!
00:17 Introduction to the Slick SL 55
01:54 Specs and info
05:01 Today’s rig and plan
Clean Sounds
05:39 Clean tone reference chords on all pickup settings
05:53 Country ballad arpeggios
06:06 Country lead sound
06:12 Strummed country pop chords
06:31 Grungey droning chords
06:49 Blues progression
07:01 Ringing open indie pop chords
07:13 Funky rhythms
07:26 Surf riff
07:44 Soul pop riff
07:58 Ascending droning indie chords
08:12 Atmospheric indie arpeggios
Light & Medium Overdrive Sounds
08:30 Kings Of Leon inspired riff
08:36 Garage rock riff
08:52 Indie octave chords
09:18 Choppy barre chords
09:27 Upbeat indie barre chords
09:51 Volume control roll off test
10:10 Fat indie rock rhythm chords
10:41 Southern rock picked arpeggios
11:00 Classic rock riff
11:12 AC/DC inspired riff
11:26 Groovy classic rock riff
11:41 Quacky rock riff
11:50 Airbourne inspired rock riff
12:01 Hendrix inspired riff
Heavy Overdrive Sounds
12:19 Glam rock riff
12:39 Melodic hard rock single note riff
13:00 80s rock riff
13:20 Classic hard rock riff
13:38 Alternative rock riff
13:50 Pop punk riff
14:03 Pop punk melodic lead riff
14:20 Green Day inspired punk rock riff
14:33 Punk rock power chords
14:46 Pop metal riff
14:57 Progressive rock riff (Drop D tuning)
15:12 Modern rock palm-muted chords (Drop D)
15:36 Rage Against The Machine inspired groovy riff (Drop D)
Heavy Distortion Sounds (all in Drop D)
15:53 Metal chugging riff
16:10 Mastodon inspired metal riff with country twang
16:22 Hardcore punk riff
16:33 Heavy metal lead sound
16:48 Rammstein inspired industrial metal riff
17:01 My thoughts
17:39 First impressions and looks
18:41 Price
19:23 Build quality and hardware
20:20 Weight
20:54 Playability and neck
21:20 Gibson neck measurements on a Fender body
22:25 Sounds and pickups discussion
24:35 What other similar guitars are out there?
26:17 My conclusions on the SL 55 and why you should buy it
I like it. Yes, it's odd but it maintains a sense of style and class. Pretty rare combination. Thanks for the demo, very nice.
I agree, and I love the fact that Slick actually decided to go with something a bit different than the usual affordable clone guitar brands! It sounds and plays as good as it looks too - really impressive all round. Thanks for watching and enjoying the vid!
Slick guitars are cool and have a different vibe. Your playing is so good and I appreciate the different styles you play.
Yep, I agree - definitely something a bit different and always a head-turner! And thanks a lot, glad you enjoyed the riffs :)
great sounds/playing ...... love those Filtertrons .........
Thanks a lot, glad you enjoyed it! Yep, they're great pickups these... more people should try them :)
It's an interesting and simple guitar, reduced to the minimum to get best results. Bronze and brass is a good resonating material and brings a special "flavor" to the tones of the guitar. This guitar sounds good and for that price it's a very affordable guitar. I like the pickups, they are very versatile and balanced in their sound. I don't like guitar sounds that are to shrill. This guitar has no tone potentiometer... Sometimes it's very useful to have the possibility to adjust the tone, but in this case I'm happy with these pickups.
Great video as always!
Definitely a cool guitar with a different twist
I totally agree!
I had one the chance to play a Slick SL52 (LP style guitar) and was amazed by the look, the fat and at the same time clean tones from this guitar.
You should check it too.
Yep - I've got the bright Blue Turquoise one, and really like it. I get very "Strat-like" tones out of the neck pickup. Imagine a single coil output, but with a wider "aperture" (range of vibration area) and hum-cancelling. Very versatile, actually. I've used this guitar for Doom Metal tones, and it works great.
And now for something completely different
Cool bridge, adding a brass nut would complete the look 🧐
@@PooNinja Ooh, great idea… not sure why Slick didn’t do that too! Well, actually I’m sure there’s reasons. This is definitely an extremely different axe!
@@PooNinja Also: there are rumors going round you may be in Germany in August… is an earth visit planned?! 🤯
@@RichWordsMusic i can neither confirm nor deny any such claims
How do you change Pups without touching the Pup selector?????
Editing ;) Play the riff once on one setting, then again with the other and cut between the two as seamlessly as possible! I should probably learn to switch as quick as the pros do, then I'd only have to shoot each part once and do it live ;)
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Looks cool. Too bad it’s not listed on their website. 😂
Harley Benton TE90 twin?
That’s definitely the closest cousin to the Slick I’ve seen! It’s a look and vibe I really like and I’d love to try the TE-90 one day as well 👍
@@RichWordsMusic I have the TE-90. It is a great guitar from Harley Benton in my opinion, especially for the money. 🎸🎸
Cheers! Would be interested to see a review of the doublecut SL60 👍
I own an SL60 and it’s a cool guitar. It has some neck dive for sure, so I’m not a fan of that at all. The neck needed work. The pups sound really good, bright and perfect for playing almost any style.