@@gergemallThose James Gang records are great to turn on and just let rip.... just like I did ~40 years ago - no FF, track jumping, rewind..... just let it play
I think EVH got 007 and 009. I remember an interview Soldano did and Ed took two home with him on Valentines Day after driving like a bat out of hell to get Melrose.
Ed didn't get his until 1990, so that's a good question if those were the ones. Mike has cherry picked a few over the years after giving others away so who knows.
These amps are metal machines. If you throw a fuzz or a heavy distortion infront of it (like the old Soldano distortion pedal or a proco rat) they absolutely roar. Shits crazy. Go listen to High On Fire and the guitar tone on their last few albums, absolutely massive tone.
I love the sound of a Marshall especially the jcm 800, but there's something so smooth about how the gain sounds with the Soldano, makes a P90 growl like crazy.
I was first aware of the Soldano because of Clapton. I was a 13 year old guitar fanatic I wanted to learn everything about everything guitars amps effects... And at that time the soldano SLO was called his main amp for the Nothing but the blues tour to promote his CD from the cradle..one of my all time favorites.
Clapton evidently used lots of guitars and lots of different amps on from the cradle. If you know which tracks in particular used the the Soldano, please respond. I’d sure be interested to know. If there’s a database showing what gear he used on what track please provide a link. Thanks a lot.👍🏻
I know Mikey. He's agreat guy. Now, I"m an EE and Mike's self-trained, so I started asking him some questions to see if I could trip him up. Nooooo way! That man knows his stuff! I bought a Lucky 13 from him, and he rewired my DR103 Hiwatt to become a CP103. Brilliant guy, and as nice as the day is long.
The funny thing about these amps: the clean channel gets no love but it’s my favorite aspect of them. It’s almost too “sparkly chime-y” which is why I like it. Fun to tame
Back when I was more serious about gigging and actively in bands back in the late 90s, I had seen many expensive amps like Marshall's, Mesa's, Fender's etc, but I had only seen one Soldano Slo100 ever and it was at the Guitar Center Hollywood and it has a SOLD tag on it lol
I wish my guitar playing was at a level where nuances like this made a difference. Sadly with me I have that unique talent that makes any amp (or guitar) sound exactly the same!
The only reason I don’t buy bouquet amps is because of scarcity. I rather deal with a mass produced model I love that can be replaced in a moments notice.
SLO 30 in my studio is perfect ... the 100 has more headroom than anyone needs but is for playing out IMHO.. THE best amp I have played since my Sound City in the late 70's is Soldano for clean or dirty sounds
I've got the stomp box version and to my ears it's nearly as good. It took me about 3 years to decide on a new distortion pedal and I'm pretty happy with what I picked.
i really like that run at the beginning Rhett it sounded really good very tasty i just got finished watching Kirk Fletcher video on his Guitars Pedals and His Amp
And the Jet City JCA series of amps are as close to a budget soldano as you can find. I put a JCA22H up against a full blown SLO100, set the same & frankly I think I liked the JCA22H more
Ask Pete Thorne about the Sinvertek n5 + 3d distortion pedal. He got an amazing SLO sound out of it. After his video review I managed to get one of the last one made. It's incredible.
I think they were soliciting SRV? I think SRVs early tone was best, the fumble tone was too mushy/fuzzy imo but I wonder what would have been if he had gone the SLO route?
My friend finally got one and I collected it for him. Was totally shocked how it sounded. A wasp in a jam jar, thin and trebly. I didn’t say anything so as not to upset him but suffice to say he didn’t have it for very long!
@@bread6085 Well I tried it first and as I say I thought this is horrible but didn’t say anything so I didn’t upset him. Absolutely no tone to it, just trebly noise. Vht pittbull is a different league for instance
Michael Landau is a beast a bass player friend of mine plays in one of his projects. Got to see them a few times at the Baked Potato, absolutely KILLER...
Soldanos have always been killer, but because they got associated with uber high gain, they’ve not gotten the respect they deserve (or the profiling) for their stellar clean and lighter OD sounds, which are sone if the best.
I have a Jet City 2 channel amp I got on the cheap. On the back it says "designed by Soldano". The distortion channel is the Soldano Slo 100 circuit. Can confirm, 10/10
Can anyone tell me why do guitar players have 2 amps one ontop of another ? Is it because of trying to blend soundsof both amp together with different settings or watts ?
This is exactly why I think 80s distorted guitar sounds are weak compared to distorted guitar tones from 67-74. Even growing up in the 80's. I had no idea why rock and even moreso metal bands were using these weak, smooth, toothless sounds. I think it can be chalk up to if some distortion = heavy, then more distortion = heavier and it's so clearly not the case.
That is a SPOT ON Joe Walsh tone. Spectacular
I love Joe
@@gergemallThose James Gang records are great to turn on and just let rip....
just like I did ~40 years ago - no FF, track jumping, rewind..... just let it play
I think EVH got 007 and 009. I remember an interview Soldano did and Ed took two home with him on Valentines Day after driving like a bat out of hell to get Melrose.
Ed didn't get his until 1990, so that's a good question if those were the ones. Mike has cherry picked a few over the years after giving others away so who knows.
What's Melrose got to do with anything?
@@domesticengineerlifecoach6938 Soldano's LA shop was on Melrose
@@alanwoodwind5265 Mike talks about it on one of the Tone Talk interviews.
Early 90's soldano tone was friggin EPIC!!
He had it during the F. U.C.K. era...not in the late 80s. He was still using the Marshall up till then.
@@GeoffSweet Ahh yes corrected. For some reason I thought he had the Soldano for the 89 Japan tour but you're right he contacted Soldano in 90👍
This is one of the most iconic amps ever.
These amps are metal machines. If you throw a fuzz or a heavy distortion infront of it (like the old Soldano distortion pedal or a proco rat) they absolutely roar. Shits crazy. Go listen to High On Fire and the guitar tone on their last few albums, absolutely massive tone.
Warren DeMartini. Man what a killer tone he had. I'm thinking he was one of those Soldano guys mid to late 80s. Early 90s.
EVH, George Lynch...epic tones
SLO100 + James Tyler = Dream rig
It sounds incredible in person
That amp can do literally anything, it’s crazy. Modern metal distortion, sparkly cleans, edge-of-breakup tones…
I love the sound of a Marshall especially the jcm 800, but there's something so smooth about how the gain sounds with the Soldano, makes a P90 growl like crazy.
And the volume goes up to 11. That's one whole level louder than every other amp!! 😂
My Peavey Classic 30 goes to 12!
@@HenritheHorse Tweed Deluxe's go to 12 too ;)
I got yall beat 😂😂😂 my peavy vypyr vip 2 goes up to 13
"Why don't you just make ten louder and make ten be the top number and make that a little louder?" [pause] "These go to eleven"
I was first aware of the Soldano because of Clapton. I was a 13 year old guitar fanatic I wanted to learn everything about everything guitars amps effects... And at that time the soldano SLO was called his main amp for the Nothing but the blues tour to promote his CD from the cradle..one of my all time favorites.
Clapton evidently used lots of guitars and lots of different amps on from the cradle. If you know which tracks in particular used the the Soldano, please respond. I’d sure be interested to know. If there’s a database showing what gear he used on what track please provide a link. Thanks a lot.👍🏻
My dream amp
If you can't afford the amp try their new OD pedal its absolutely astounding ❤
I also heard that Jet City is the same
@@insertanynameyouwant5311Yeah they were designed by mike soldano. They arent the same quality wise but they do sound like a soldano.
what about the mini amp that they have?
Hi Tim
@@insertanynameyouwant5311I'd say an unmodded JCA 100HDM is 90% there, it sounds like a Hot Rod and Mesa Dual Rec a lot
Yeah man
I love me the ReverbOSonic
It is the SLO plus reverb
Tim hit the nail on the head!!😎😎
Even the SLO30...is a FANTASTIC amp.
I know Mikey. He's agreat guy. Now, I"m an EE and Mike's self-trained, so I started asking him some questions to see if I could trip him up. Nooooo way! That man knows his stuff! I bought a Lucky 13 from him, and he rewired my DR103 Hiwatt to become a CP103. Brilliant guy, and as nice as the day is long.
The funny thing about these amps: the clean channel gets no love but it’s my favorite aspect of them. It’s almost too “sparkly chime-y” which is why I like it. Fun to tame
i had 3 soldano 20 watters. stupidly sold them. had their own unique voice for el84 tubes
Killer Video. I'll be a pro in no time if you guys keep this up
WARREN HAYNES!
I can't believe no one else has said this! Early Gov't Mule with Warren playing through an SLO and Allen Woody laying down the low end is so great!
Smooth lead overdrive
I had to pause on that list. The names are astounding 😎
I did too. Read the whole list. Lots of BIG names
Incredible. The depth of genres represented by the top slingers of the day. Did I see John Suhr? hmmm...
Back when I was more serious about gigging and actively in bands back in the late 90s, I had seen many expensive amps like Marshall's, Mesa's, Fender's etc, but I had only seen one Soldano Slo100 ever and it was at the Guitar Center Hollywood and it has a SOLD tag on it lol
love this Rhett - im a huge fan of soldano hot rod 50 as well
super amps - big range
I wish my guitar playing was at a level where nuances like this made a difference.
Sadly with me I have that unique talent that makes any amp (or guitar) sound exactly the same!
awesome amp!
lou reed loved those
I’ve used Soldano amps for years and I highly recommend them.🎼🎸🎼
Damn thats the amp Clapton did all the live stuff in the early 90's from the cradle stuff damn I've always wanted one of these!!!!!!
nobody could afford one back then, thats why they had Marshalls, and the Marshall 800 was inexpensive and awsome
Pierce is legend.
Awesome
The only reason I don’t buy bouquet amps is because of scarcity.
I rather deal with a mass produced model I love that can be replaced in a moments notice.
But bouquet amps smell so nice!
SRV apparently LOVED his.
Just a month before he died.
There's an interview about it if you are curious.
SLO 30 in my studio is perfect ... the 100 has more headroom than anyone needs but is for playing out IMHO.. THE best amp I have played since my Sound City in the late 70's is Soldano for clean or dirty sounds
I've got the stomp box version and to my ears it's nearly as good. It took me about 3 years to decide on a new distortion pedal and I'm pretty happy with what I picked.
It's a great metal amp
i really like that run at the beginning Rhett
it sounded really good
very tasty
i just got finished watching Kirk Fletcher
video on his Guitars Pedals and His Amp
And the Jet City JCA series of amps are as close to a budget soldano as you can find. I put a JCA22H up against a full blown SLO100, set the same & frankly
I think I liked the JCA22H more
Mike Soldano changed my life
Ask Pete Thorne about the Sinvertek n5 + 3d distortion pedal. He got an amazing SLO sound out of it. After his video review I managed to get one of the last one made. It's incredible.
I has one. I also have a SLO 20 to practice with.
This amp manufacturer was near my university and it wasn't uncommon to have someone interning there when I got my EE degree.
I think they were soliciting SRV? I think SRVs early tone was best, the fumble tone was too mushy/fuzzy imo but I wonder what would have been if he had gone the SLO route?
After playing a 5150 I don’t mind not having a soldano
Why would you say something so controversial, yet so brave??
@@JWurzy because I tried both
Without it there probably would Not be the 5150
Mikey Houser, original lead guitar player for Widespread Panic.
My friend finally got one and I collected it for him. Was totally shocked how it sounded. A wasp in a jam jar, thin and trebly. I didn’t say anything so as not to upset him but suffice to say he didn’t have it for very long!
You friend has no clue how to dial in an amp 😂😂😂
@@bread6085 Well I tried it first and as I say I thought this is horrible but didn’t say anything so I didn’t upset him. Absolutely no tone to it, just trebly noise. Vht pittbull is a different league for instance
@@gesp5151 dude it’s probably broken then. Clapton, knopler, Warren demartinti used them etc
😂
GodDAMN that was a good song choice! Instantly reminded me of Jay And Silent Bob Strike Back 😂
Dream amp. Not in the cards but perhaps a solid emulation will emerge.
Michael Landau is a beast a bass player friend of mine plays in one of his projects. Got to see them a few times at the Baked Potato, absolutely KILLER...
What's the R and P next to the names mean? Reverb? Power amp?
does it can get a nice clean tone？
Amen!
Thought about getting a Soldano 20 years ago, went Mesa F30 instead
When Tim Pierce is talking about the list, you should notice that his name is on that list.
Tim Pierce #50!
Tim Pierce was on that list, of course.
What is the riff at 0:27?
It’s like my spider 4
Do they still make them or are you guys buying the old one.
Life’s been good
Every amp can do anything.
Martin Barr swears by them.
Soldanos have always been killer, but because they got associated with uber high gain, they’ve not gotten the respect they deserve (or the profiling) for their stellar clean and lighter OD sounds, which are sone if the best.
Dude looks like that one GI Joe with the beard
I used it digitally as a guitar rig tone in fl studio
I have a Jet City 2 channel amp I got on the cheap. On the back it says "designed by Soldano". The distortion channel is the Soldano Slo 100 circuit. Can confirm, 10/10
it can do anything
*plays dad rock blues lick everyone’s heard 1000 times*
I tried a SLO 30 at a local shop years back and still regret not grabbing that thing.
Bugera trirec Infinium rules!
You can get a used Jet City (which is the same amp) for a third of the price.
"Saldano" :D
Can anyone tell me why do guitar players have 2 amps one ontop of another ? Is it because of trying to blend soundsof both amp together with different settings or watts ?
Does it do modern metal?
Supposedly they do very well at that
Boost it and it totally works
My dream amp.
I have the Yamaha Sl100 amp that we designed and built by Solldano for Yamaha amp and I have the 50 watt combo both tube driven sweetness.
I need more practice, not more gear. I can get to 9 of 10 sounding like the pros with the gear I've got. I need more practice to PLAY like the pros.
Exactly!
I want one
what is the name of the riff that he played?
Warren Haynes
I played one and really didn’t like it as much as I thought I would….. I actually was gravitating towards the Friedman
Gary Moore😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊00
$5,700 for the head plus that slanted cab on Sweetwater. What's the peasant alternative?
Neural dsp amp plug in 😆
Bro got mark knopflers weath dream amp
I've heard this is probably the best guitar amp out there 😳🫣
Wasnt this the sound of Bon Jovi's 2nd or 3rd album? Slippery When Wet.
One day.. yes one day one will be mine! Bah hahaha might have to sell my car
This is exactly why I think 80s distorted guitar sounds are weak compared to distorted guitar tones from 67-74. Even growing up in the 80's. I had no idea why rock and even moreso metal bands were using these weak, smooth, toothless sounds. I think it can be chalk up to if some distortion = heavy, then more distortion = heavier and it's so clearly not the case.
Funny Lou Reed got one so soon lol
Cries in *saldana* , laughs in L (marshal) 😂😂 wtf man
Sultana
Have one, it's okay nothing special
There a great amp but crazy expensive
I just skipped multiple political podcast shorts and landed on this and thought “oh thank god, safe ground”
Thank you, Rhett.
These go to 11. 😄 No, seriously. They do!
Nothing like pulling an amp out of a box 🤌🏻