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.
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.
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.
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.
@@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
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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!
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!!!
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.
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
i met micheal soldano in 1984 in california......it was a casual setting and we started talking amps . he gave me pointers that works with any amp.....he taught me how to control an amp to get what i want out of it........never bought a soldano, because i , at the time, didnt know he made amps at the time we met.......
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 🤣🤣
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.
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. :)
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!!!
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.................
Hey Glen, my mindset is that you can never have too many of those IEC cords in your stash of leads and stuff, so it's good to keep them, you never know when you'll need it.
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.
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!
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.
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!
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.
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.
This thing is a total bucket list amp for me..the SLO 100 is a savage, Glenn was right about that whole "out of control" feeling...it might be a relatively "old" design, but it still more than holds its own.
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.
@@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.
I used to use one in a punk band back in Santa Cruz. I had more low end than our bassist! The goods are when you put the master up past 1 o'clock and in to a cab. Amazing.
@@dustrider9306 loud enough for a bedroom amp. It's like driving a Ferrari at 35 and saying it was a legitimate test. You apparently have zero experience with a SLO100. I have the holy grail 1991. I've never run mine at 1.
I'm currently in the process of working on a diy scratch-build Soldano SLO-50 amp build project, I've elected to go with a set of two matched JJ KT-77 tubes because they are a drop-in replacement for the EL-34 Tubes I was originally going to use, the output transformer I'm using is designed for two EL 34 Tubes, preamp tubes will be a set of five JJ ECC83 tubes.
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.
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?
I played one of those about 25 years ago. From my memory, it was a very unforgiving amplifier and any mistakes seemed more prevalent. The upside to that is that it’s a very touch sensitive amp that responds well to different nuances of a player’s style.
Yeah, it is a raw amp, stripped to the bones. The sound is pure. You can hear that the circuitry and sound path must be extremely simple, which is maybe what caused some problems over the years with the footswitch etc, i.e. features that need some sophistication and that probably go against the whole philosophy of the thing. Not for everyone IMO, and definitely not a first buy for a high gain amp unless you have a strong experience with both the guitar and other valve amplifiers.
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.
Eddie Van Halen used and loved these amps back in the day. Right before he came out with the 5150. I went to the Sammy Hagar/Van Halen bar CaboWabo in Mexico back in mid 1990s. There were still Soldanos down there in the bar for Ed and Bands. If you look up the Van Halen love at Cabo Wabo gig....Eddie just ripsssssss a whole bar show with VH on Soldanos. It was so tight. I recently read the story of Mr Saldano getting a call from Eddie on Valentine’s Day when Ed made him miss his Valentines date as Ed said he wanted to come pick up a Soldano to try. It’s a good story. - Soldano was an expensive hot rod Marshall before all of the others......
Idk if it's just my headphones, but for some reason it seemed like the guitar was really far away in the mix. It almost sounded like my headphones weren't plugged in all the way, but for the rest of the video the amp sounded killer. Although it could have also been mic placement that didn't make it sound right, but that's a minor error. That isn't saying that you did a bad job. Sometimes it's hard to mic up amps. Love the channel.
I just had a thought; what do you do for cleaning in your studio? Do you dust regularly? What do you use to clean? What would you recommend for products or techniques? (Like, air can, horsehair brush, etc.)
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.
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.
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
@@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
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.
I have endorsed Soldano for years and a friend of Mike’s since back in “the day” never mind how long that was ... 🥺 lol. He is a super guy and really takes pride in his work! Little fun fact :... Mike got his first cell phone less than a year ago. 💋😎🤘🏼
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
Just from the Wikipedia (If we can trust the source) "Michael (Soldano) worked on modifying his version of the Bassman for years, until he bought a Mesa/Boogie Mark II and began modifying this amp. The first three SLO amps were based upon this amp and the first one was sold to a female friend. The second one was sold to Howard Leese from the band Heart. Within six months, he had sold amps to Steve Lukather, Michael Landau, Vivian Campbell, Aldo Nova, John Fogerty and Lou Reed. Eric Clapton and Mark Knopfler purchased the SLO-100 when first released in 1987. Guitarist Tommy Kessler of Blondie uses the SLO-100 (100W) amplifier head in Snakeskin and a matching 2×12 cabinet as part of his touring rig. In 1991, Eddie Van Halen used a SLO 100 (which replaced his famous Marshall 1959 due to technical issues) for the album For Unlawful Carnal Knowledge. Eddie would then go on to design the Peavey 5150, which was based on the Soldano. Prince (musician) also used the Soldano SLO 100 amp, from about 1993 onwards, for his lead / dirty channel (into a 4x12" Peavey 5150 cab loaded with EV drivers) along with a Soldano Caswell X99 rack preamp as the front end for his clean channel. "
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.
I've owned 2 SLO100 & currently own an Atomic. Soldano amps are incredible. The record great, built like a monster & sound incredible. By far my favorite amps. 🤘🏼
My favorite amp of all time.
It certainly has a piercing quality to it.
I can see why!
Fluff, that typo makes your comment better. Leave it. 🔫🎸
I always thought your fave amp was one of them Blackstar ones.
What caliber?...
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.
Lmao😂😂😂😂
This is the comment I didn't know I needed.
'ENGL' also turns into 'GLUE' with a bit of......glue
You don't even need the "S", I mean, if you speak spanish lmao
Inspirado
Fun Fact!
The SLO100 was the amp that Steve Vai used to record the classic track 'For the Love of God'. ;)
That's a classic song for sure, love listening to that one.
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.
EVH used it all over the F.U.C.K. album as well.
You misspelled "greatest guitar performance of all time", and that's okay
@@thegreatgambeeno One does not preclude the other. :)
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.
Mike is awesome! It was a real pleasure to have him on the show!
@@SpectreSoundStudios To sell something for 4,000 $ you will be the nicest guy ever.
Steven Fryette of Fryette Amplification (formerly VHT) is also a very nice, intelligent person. I chatted with him some time back.
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.
@@tomix1970pl1 this is most certainly NOT true. Another builder who remains nameless is a notorious asshole. Great amps, but not a very nice guy.
I have been seeing that amp sitting there in your vids patiently waiting for it to be featured. Not disappointed. Thanx Glenn
Your guitar chops are improving nicely man!
Thank you very much!
Glenn looking like a kid in a candy store of beautiful and gnarly tones
Hahahaha made my day!
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.
The knobs actually go to 11
Fuck!!! They really do!
As do the Friedman Runt knobs. The next amp I get will have to go to 13.
@@SpectreSoundStudios yea they do
@@samplecode The knobs on the Soldano Lucky 13 amp go to.. you guessed it, 13
@@R.G.B-tv If ever we needed proof that Mike Soldano is a genius we have it now
Soldano SLO 100 VS Jet City 100HDM
You gotta make this happen!
I SECOND THAT!
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.
Are those even made anymore? I heard JC essentially went under. I know Mike Soldano washed his hands of the whole thing
@@seanhuntley6722 Did he? Where did you hear that?
@@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
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.
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.
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.
Thanks, John!
On a back alley street
Is where we’ll probably meet
Underneath a gas lamp
Where the air is cold and damp
The Ripper!
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.
@@kospandx This is the 3rd verse after the solo .
@@gilbertspader7974 I know, and the song I misread it as is Round and Round by Ratt.
It's a legendary amp for a reason. Love the review, Glenn! Thanks for being brutally honest as always!
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.
Glenn opens the package, a lot of foam and plastic and in between a "wireless" ball mouse..... xD
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Lol! 🤣
That trilogy was superb
He handled that pretty well, though. Imagine the aneurysm on camera had the last one not be what he ordered.
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.
it is definitely in the top 50 of greatest of all time amps up there with the Marshall Plexi, Dumble, Wizard and so forth.
@@GuitarsAndSynths top 50? More like a definitive top 10
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!
Glenn, you seem like a genuine guy, love your content! Greetings from #Norway
Greets from Canada! Isn’t winter fun?
I like how Glenn is getting better and better at playing guitar. Do as you preach. Keep it up
I have a Soldano Lucky 13 50 watt it's the best sounding "Fender Twin" ever
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!!!
Gnarliest, most badass high-gain amp out there. I love the character of it on lead lines.
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.
This thing is violent and savage. Your guitar skills are getting monstrously better, and I love it!
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
i met micheal soldano in 1984 in california......it was a casual setting and we started talking amps . he gave me pointers that works with any amp.....he taught me how to control an amp to get what i want out of it........never bought a soldano, because i , at the time, didnt know he made amps at the time we met.......
This thing's expensive. We poor, brah.
The peavey 5150
@@hawk6111 that's just a big fuzz box. I had several of them in the 90's, you couldn't give me one.
@@hawk6111 It's not inexpensive anymore...
Damn that Soldano sounds awesome! Great video Glenn!!
The Soldano has always been one of those unicorn amps for me, seeing them back is awesome.
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.
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 🤣🤣
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.
the pick disappears to later turn into a power cable
the mystery has finally been solved
They multiply in dark places like junk drawers.
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.
@@derek_d Wow, that kinda sucks for the buyer.
That’s what you want from an amp as a foundation to build your tone or use alone. It’s a monster.
Thumb up for how much better Glenn has gotten at playing guitar since the Covid began!
Need more vids of you playing into amazing Amp heads. Your opinions are valued by me.
Great sounding amp. Nice work, Glenn!
Who would have guessed that a $4000 head would sound good? lol Time to sell a kidney.
But if the market wants arms... Would you still do it and learn to play with your feet?
@@ThrashingBasskill lol
$4200 lol
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".
And I farted into the input jack, so, its tone is dirtier.
I knifed mine and now it really CUTS through the mix
mine has blah blah tubes and it sounds warmer and tighter with a room temperature high end
I really loved the tone you were getting out of that Strat. You have a great ear.
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. :)
You've definatly improved. Keep practicing, the better at guitar you get the better you'll be at reviewing guitar stuff.
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!!!
Clean was so pretty … I could cry. Distortion sounded surprisingly cool af
Imagine being gifted an SLO...
Imagining as hard as I can!!!
I have it in my Helix so... Nice but I have better options 🤷
Imagine giving an honest review of a free Soldano amp...
@@Starch1b2c3d4a In this case, I'm.not worried about it at all. Soldanos are the tits
I'd cry
That's a GNARLY crunch tone.
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.................
probably sound Dime-O-Licious!
I played a dime bucker through mine and it sounded like cats getting run over by cars. I was very impressed
Hey Glen, my mindset is that you can never have too many of those IEC cords in your stash of leads and stuff, so it's good to keep them, you never know when you'll need it.
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.
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!
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.
Dude the 7 string sound is out of this world!!
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!
If it makes you feel better they come with a lifetime warranty.
I think Leon Todd did basically that at some point.
@@kospandx Todd and Agufish.
A few mods and it's a SLO circuit. Awesome amp for the price.
FYI, Soldano SLO mini.....$250 US
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.
Was Jet City actually Mike's company? I really loved when they started selling mod kits, making their amps a newby tinkerers dream.
He used to be one of three partners iirc
@@TheOtherJohnBrowne Doug, Him, aaaand?
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.
@@Yupppi I think Steve Fryette is producing Sound City and they are crunchy amps.
This thing is a total bucket list amp for me..the SLO 100 is a savage, Glenn was right about that whole "out of control" feeling...it might be a relatively "old" design, but it still more than holds its own.
Silverchair used to use Soldanos and their tone was pretty heavy back in the day.
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.
I never knew Johns used Soldano amps.
@@user-ql1pc7pi9x Me neither until someone told me to look it up. They sound great! Really tight and heavy sounding.
@@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.
@@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.
I used to use one in a punk band back in Santa Cruz. I had more low end than our bassist! The goods are when you put the master up past 1 o'clock and in to a cab. Amazing.
This was only a test of the pre-amp section. At no time was the OD master volume above 1.....so there was no power amp drive or tube breakup....
For a good reason. 1 is loud enough and you'd only want that brake up in the clean and crunch channel anyways...
@@dustrider9306 loud enough for a bedroom amp. It's like driving a Ferrari at 35 and saying it was a legitimate test. You apparently have zero experience with a SLO100. I have the holy grail 1991. I've never run mine at 1.
@@dustrider9306 um no dust, just no.
This sounds great for classic metal sounds, Late '70s to about early '90s. I dig it.
Congrats, Glenn!! Man, that tone is thick. Your playing seems to have improved as well if I may say so 👍🏻
God damn, Glenn! Look at you ripping on that Soldano! Nice job!
I'm currently in the process of working on a diy scratch-build Soldano SLO-50 amp build project, I've elected to go with a set of two matched JJ KT-77 tubes because they are a drop-in replacement for the EL-34 Tubes I was originally going to use, the output transformer I'm using is designed for two EL 34 Tubes, preamp tubes will be a set of five JJ ECC83 tubes.
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
This was a great demo of this Amplifier, thank you
You’re very welcome!
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.
Anybody who doesn't know what a WARM tone is, it's this. THIS IS A WARM GUITAR TONE!!! 11/10 I need one
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?
Try the Nembrini BST100 V2. I bought it at intro price and the plugin is really good. 👍
Why dont you do it yourself
@@kevinhlavati6285 Cause I don't have the real amp? If someone feels like sending me one then I'll actually do it.
I played one of those about 25 years ago. From my memory, it was a very unforgiving amplifier and any mistakes seemed more prevalent. The upside to that is that it’s a very touch sensitive amp that responds well to different nuances of a player’s style.
Yeah, it is a raw amp, stripped to the bones. The sound is pure. You can hear that the circuitry and sound path must be extremely simple, which is maybe what caused some problems over the years with the footswitch etc, i.e. features that need some sophistication and that probably go against the whole philosophy of the thing. Not for everyone IMO, and definitely not a first buy for a high gain amp unless you have a strong experience with both the guitar and other valve amplifiers.
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.
Dont forget the one and only Mick Mars!
@@dizzyastr989 underrated as fuuuuk... apparently even by me.
Excellent demo Glenn! Thanks for the old Priest by the way, my favorite band ever. Glad you revisited this amp.
Sounds better with the midrange up, and the treble at "nominal".
Same for the JCA22H.
Eddie Van Halen used and loved these amps back in the day. Right before he came out with the 5150. I went to the Sammy Hagar/Van Halen bar CaboWabo in Mexico back in mid 1990s. There were still Soldanos down there in the bar for Ed and Bands. If you look up the Van Halen love at Cabo Wabo gig....Eddie just ripsssssss a whole bar show with VH on Soldanos. It was so tight. I recently read the story of Mr Saldano getting a call from Eddie on Valentine’s Day when Ed made him miss his Valentines date as Ed said he wanted to come pick up a Soldano to try. It’s a good story. - Soldano was an expensive hot rod Marshall before all of the others......
I really like that warm sound over the ear piercing Djent’ish amp sounds these days.
Sounded loads better after putting the fender down. Unreal tone from that amp
Kirk Hammet called and wanted his vibrato back
How can he call if he lost his phone?
That's pretty solid monster, I love cleans too!
Same i think the cleans sounded fantastic
@@diobrando5896 Yep.. ;)
You should definitely get a Marshall 2203 for the studio! The 70's ones are better but a modern one will do just fine
The 2203X reissues of the JCM800 is the exact same amp, dude, it just now has an effects loop.
@@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
70s 2203 and 2204 are the holy grail (I have both)
Idk if it's just my headphones, but for some reason it seemed like the guitar was really far away in the mix. It almost sounded like my headphones weren't plugged in all the way, but for the rest of the video the amp sounded killer. Although it could have also been mic placement that didn't make it sound right, but that's a minor error. That isn't saying that you did a bad job. Sometimes it's hard to mic up amps. Love the channel.
You're gonna need an amp bookcase like Henning has, with all those heads!
I just had a thought; what do you do for cleaning in your studio? Do you dust regularly? What do you use to clean? What would you recommend for products or techniques? (Like, air can, horsehair brush, etc.)
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.
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.
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
@@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
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.
Fender did an amazing job with the Ultra!
$4,000 amp. It better be good.
Ah gawd...if the grunts and groans didnt tell you how stoked Glenn is about this thing I dont know what will. That is one YUMMY sounding amp!
That’s my last name!
I have endorsed Soldano for years and a friend of Mike’s since back in “the day” never mind how long that was ... 🥺 lol. He is a super guy and really takes pride in his work!
Little fun fact :... Mike got his first cell phone less than a year ago. 💋😎🤘🏼
8:23 - Wow, crazy amp that even detects you are playing and switches the standby on! XD
Its probably the best amp there is. Great sound with zero pedals 👍
Now if only I could afford one without going into heavier debt than an american college student.
The 30 watt is probably cheaper than 2 years at uni
In all fairness, that amp is probably worth more and a better idea than many degrees.
@@nicholastotoro7721 idk, depends on how much money ya got
You could just pick up a Jet City or a used Peavey 6505. The tones are extremely similar.
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
8:25 why does the standby switch move on it's own
It's a ghost!
A sorcerer did it.
@@rickc2102 ah that makes sense now
Just from the Wikipedia (If we can trust the source)
"Michael (Soldano) worked on modifying his version of the Bassman for years, until he bought a Mesa/Boogie Mark II and began modifying this amp. The first three SLO amps were based upon this amp and the first one was sold to a female friend. The second one was sold to Howard Leese from the band Heart. Within six months, he had sold amps to Steve Lukather, Michael Landau, Vivian Campbell, Aldo Nova, John Fogerty and Lou Reed.
Eric Clapton and Mark Knopfler purchased the SLO-100 when first released in 1987. Guitarist Tommy Kessler of Blondie uses the SLO-100 (100W) amplifier head in Snakeskin and a matching 2×12 cabinet as part of his touring rig.
In 1991, Eddie Van Halen used a SLO 100 (which replaced his famous Marshall 1959 due to technical issues) for the album For Unlawful Carnal Knowledge. Eddie would then go on to design the Peavey 5150, which was based on the Soldano.
Prince (musician) also used the Soldano SLO 100 amp, from about 1993 onwards, for his lead / dirty channel (into a 4x12" Peavey 5150 cab loaded with EV drivers) along with a Soldano Caswell X99 rack preamp as the front end for his clean channel.
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Now it makes more sense why I like amps like 5150, Soldano, Mark llc+...
They are from the roots basically the same amp.
Hello fellow solid state amp users! How are you today? :)
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I'm finer than a line, thanks for asking!
Im in a valvestate thanks
I have a mighty need for a solid state Soldano now
Fine dude. Love my quilter amps. It's fine if you think only tube amps sound good. Ty Tabor must be deaf... Cheers dude
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.
Having one of those in an arsenal of amps is like a chef keeping around truffles, just in case LOL!!!
You, sir, just won the Internet.
The plastic wrapping around the amp is gorgeous too man.
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@@weinderdog1184 mega Nice.
I've owned 2 SLO100 & currently own an Atomic. Soldano amps are incredible. The record great, built like a monster & sound incredible. By far my favorite amps. 🤘🏼
Couldn't agree more!
Hey, if they're sending you too many amps, you can send me one!
Right?! Oh okay, guess I better do a demo of that SLO thats been sitting with the others... 😎
Where's this video you mentioned from Ryan Bruce? I can't find it linked or anywhere on the googles...?
It is also nice that the band could play,sounds good to my ears