2004 SLO w/Deyoung Transformers versus New Bad SLO vid.

[harddriver]

Not my vid. Everyone asks how the old ones sound compared to the new Bad ones.

Here's what's in his video notes:
Amp1 (Black Soldano SLO-100 Reissue (Boutique Amplification Distribution) with 6L6
Amp2 (Green 2004 Soldano SLO-100 (Seattle), DeYoung Transformers, Depth Mod with 6L6
Guitar: PRS DGT
Cab: Amps running through a Fryette Power Load IR with Mesa OS IRNotes:

The original pots act a lot different to the reissue. Original has a lot more gain out of the gate. Bass and depth pots scale up faster on original versus reissue. There is a large difference between the overdrive volume pot and how it tapers. The original gets a lot louder faster

 

[glpg80]

The original has the 5150 laid back metal attitude which I much prefer. The reissue is more up front but too formal sounding. That laid back mid attitude is what makes it a great metal amp platform.

I’d still take a new 5150 III Stealth 100W over both.

 

[fusedbrain]

He gets them pretty close, but it seems like the new one has a slightly sharper attack, which I like. I wonder how old the filter caps are on the OG?
Also, Canadian $ retail for a BAD SLO is approx $5600.00. The EVH 100w 6L6 stealth is $3659.00 can.

I'd probably go with the EVH amp and pocket the cash, or, if I had to spend the $5.6k, I'd be looking at a mk2 C+ or Recto re-issue which both retail in Canada for about $5k can.

Edit: actually, if I was looking to drop that kind of money on a new amp, I would probably be looking at a Friedman Jose as well.

 

[FourT6and2]

He gets them pretty close, but it seems like the new one has a slightly sharper attack, which I like. I wonder how old the filter caps are on the OG?
Also, Canadian $ retail for a BAD SLO is approx $5600.00. The EVH 100w 6L6 stealth is $3659.00 can.

I'd probably go with the EVH amp and pocket the cash, or, if I had to spend the $5.6k, I'd be looking at a mk2 C+ or Recto re-issue which both retail in Canada for about $5k can.

Edit: actually, if I was looking to drop that kind of money on a new amp, I would probably be looking at a Friedman Jose as well.

Same. But if it were me, and I had to spend that kind of coin, I would get an Omega Granophyre. It's in the same family as the SLO, Recto, 5150, etc. It's mostly an SLO clone but with many of the common mods to make it more modern, tighter, and angrier, with a slight lower-mid emphasis like the Recto.

 

[Rackman]

Seems to me to be in the realm of extremely similar. Whichever was louder sounded "better". I also have limited trust in IRs for this sort of thing.

The BAD SLO is a huge quality of life improvement over the OG version with the loop changes. The useless loop on the old design was a huge negative.

I don't have a horse in this race- I run a X88IR into an SM100R with DeYoungs.

 

[Airwave]

I have a few Soldano amps: two SLO's, Avenger 100w, SP-77 Preamp/Mesa 50-50 and Atomic. I use to have a Hotrod 100XL+ each has they're own voice.
I've tried a friends BAD SLO and I think it sounds great. I've used TC Electronic (Mike recommended) through the EFX-loop and always sounded excellent.

 

[Alpha Stryke]

I don't hear any difference in transformers. The amps in that video have an annoying "cheese grater" top end.