Best Recorded SLO-100 tones

[easstudios]

I should preface that I'm a huge fan of the SLO-100, both in the design, quality of the build/attention to detail and the tones it produces. Awesome to play as well.

Just curious what everyone thinks are the best recorded examples of it? The only one that comes to mind for me is this:



I just love how massive the chugs sound (especially in the chorus) , and overall it has this awesome chewy crunchy character that still sounds upfront and crisp. I'll get crucified a bit for this but everyone always mentions the George Lynch and VH Soldano stuff, but those tones just don't really do it for me. The playing is incredible and IMO thats what people are really attaching to. Maybe when it was released it was a pretty cool new sound too, but for my tastes I don't think those ones have aged that well. Given the fame of the amp, I don't think it really does itself justice on many records (I'd lose count naming recorded Rectifier or 5150 tones).

Lots of the Youtube stuff sounds OK, but never seems to bowl me over, even from guys who get great tones

 

[Mr. Willy]

Don’t think you’re gonna dig my examples, but this was off the top of my head.





I’m not 100% sure on this one, but it sounds like SLO to me.

 

[RaceU4her]

i know of none

 

[DISTORT6]

 

[NorCal_Val]

First Lynch Mob album?

 

[easstudios]

Not an album, but Michael has his dialled in pretty well IMO

 

[Techdeth]

i know of none

Van Halen FUCK album

 

[easstudios]

Don’t think you’re gonna dig my examples, but this was off the top of my head.





I’m not 100% sure on this one, but it sounds like SLO to me.

The Warrant tone is pretty cool, definitely my favourite out of these three. Wouldn't surprise me at all if that was a Soldano. Ratt one for me falls into that category of killer guitar playing but the amp could be anything. Guitars are mixed really low on that one, would love to hear them more upfront. Scorpions one is OK, maybe a little midrangey for me but I like the character of the gain while still keeping clarity.

They kind of make that point for me that when they were released I can imagine them being really groundbreaking and original sounding.

 

[Philhouse]

FUCK
Dire Straits - On The Night
Clapton - 24 Nights
Ratt - Infestation
Motley Crue - S/T
Satriani - The Extremist

 

[easstudios]

First Lynch Mob album?

Van Halen FUCK album

These 2 always get mentioned but neither really do anything for me. I LOVE the playing on both, but I don't really get the same reaction for the tone that others seem to.



This one is a great shout @Philhouse

 

[RaceU4her]

Van Halen FUCK album

Least spectacular tones in the evh catalog

 

[Techdeth]

Least spectacular tones in the evh catalog

I think that award goes to ou812 . All of it sounds like it’s coming out of an alarm clock no matter how good your stereo is lol fr

 

[Techdeth]

These 2 always get mentioned but neither really do anything for me. I LOVE the playing on both, but I don't really get the same reaction for the tone that others seem to.



This one is a great shout @Philhouse

I love the tones on the crue album

 

[Mr. Willy]

I love all the SLO tones mentioned here. They do it for me.

 

[SQUAREHEAD]

That Crüe album with Corabi is actually the only Crüe album I like.
I know I’m probably the minority, but in my opinion, it smokes?
Songs and guitar tone are great.

 

[LPMojoGL]

Dunno bout best, but these are fun:

Starting around 2:05

 

[paulyc]

I read somewhere that Tyketto‘s album that has Forever Young on it was a Soldano preamp.

 

[splitendz]

Everything mentioned here is great. Skolnick is a beast

 

[alund]

I’d say the SLO does justice even on a live remake.

 

[jape23]

Re: Ratt's Detonator stuff posted above... that record was almost 100 percent Marshall)

This track from the self titled 1999 record is straight up SLO though: