Alright this is cool as shit: Soldano is bringing back the X88R Preamp

[LPMojoGL]

My official guess is 2499

One dollar, Bob

 

[Exo-metal]

if they could keep it in the ballpark of the recent ie4 reissue, that would be reasonable.

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And he will sell more for it. That is a killer preamp in its own right. Built by hand...why not buy one.

 

[Arch Stanton]

Looks like he just moved to Tennesse and now sells direct and doubled his prices.

 

[mentoneman]

at one point the TERC was being sold on sweetwater for $899 new.

what really needs to happen is getting this insane box back into production:



cheap and way more flexible!

 

[alund]

You'd need to match it up with a good power amp; 6L6 preferrably. But it would have to be a primo power amp to come close to the monster power section of the SLO.

Voila! I’ll say the SLO/Caswell pre is really nice. Midi controlled so I can program loads of sounds. The poweramp is a beast. Ive become more of a minimalist on changing sounds though and the older I get the more I like fewer choices. It makes life simple.

 

[grrr_me_scary]

One dollar, Bob

I had attended a taping of an episode of the Price is Right with the math club from Cal State Fullerton and one of our buddies was lucky enough to get called up to be a contestant during the episode.

Bob asks him "How much would you say this set of EXPENSIVE top quality luggage would cost you?" and he replies "One dollar, Bob!!" and then Bob looks at our buddy and gives him the look and then gives him another even funnier look

It was freaking hilarious and the jokes would not end for years about that one

 

[retrorack]

Assuming it’s using the Synergy IR-X tech that’s in the new Friedman pedal. Curious which power amp is in the sim.

 

[Little B]

From what I recall the OG preamp just didnt have the same Grunt or feel as the SLO head

Pretty darn close.Scarily darn close.With a lehle splitter,
I ran my x88r/ vht 2150 right beside my
Slo head w/ all the mods out to 2 German made diezel 4x12 cabs, and at times I thought the 88 had actually more thump and articulation than the head.
The fun factor goes to the 88 and I'll say its definitely more versatile...this has my attention..we shall see I guess.

 

[Elric]

i’m guessing in the $3k range minimum considering what the used ones have sold for:

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heck, new fulltone TERC chorus units are going for $4k

https://store.fulltone.com/collections/custom-shop/products/that-80s-rack-chorus-terc

Rarity is driving those prices. The HR25 had people trying to sell them for 5K until the SLO30 dropped for 2.7K and the floor fell out from under them on the used market. I doubt there is any meaningful relationship between what randoms on reverb are asking for those old ones vs BAD’s target Price. I think it’d flop for $3K personally.

 

[Exo-metal]

Any updates for the X88R release?

 

[Techdeth]

Then I'll be ready...

@alund has an OG

 

[skoora]

Considering they didn’t sound that great…
Channel 2 was a terrible “crunch” channel and the lead channel wasn’t nearly as good as a head. Considering BAD tweaked the SLO for the better, I would be curious to hear what their version sounds like but this was never a pre that impressed me a whole lot.

I have a Mesa 50/50 that I was going to sell but could easily be persuaded by a fun preamp to keep it. Would ultimately like to find a reasonable deal on a Triaxis but they go for money now that’s just not worth it IMO.

 

[alund]

@alund has an OG

I’m tempted to sell the pair but it’s very hard to let go of collectibles. That’s the hoarder in me.

 

[Ventura]

Now THAT'S a cool word.

I
SLUT

 

[Techdeth]

I’m tempted to sell the pair but it’s very hard to let go of collectibles. That’s the hoarder in me.

Sell

 

[Metlupass2]

I had attended a taping of an episode of the Price is Right with the math club from Cal State Fullerton and one of our buddies was lucky enough to get called up to be a contestant during the episode.

Bob asks him "How much would you say this set of EXPENSIVE top quality luggage would cost you?" and he replies "One dollar, Bob!!" and then Bob looks at our buddy and gives him the look and then gives him another even funnier look

It was freaking hilarious and the jokes would not end for years about that one

You were in the math club?


NERD ALERT!

 

[stratjacket]

I’m tempted to sell the pair but it’s very hard to let go of collectibles. That’s the hoarder in me

 

[grrr_me_scary]

You were in the math club?


NERD ALERT!

Yes, and I was the president for 4 years but there were some perks that came with the position like a math club office where I could keep an amp and guitar to play on between classes and studying

Now I am a professor of applied mathematics and an advisor for the math club at my college.

They think that I am the cool math professor with the long hair

 

[Metlupass2]

You mean you grew up to be an even bigger nerd?!

 

[Exo-metal]

No THE leader of the dorks, like Michael Anthony Hall like16 candles dork level