RSRD
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to amps like Bogners and Mesas? I have a bogner shiva 20th and a mesa tremoverb but am in the mood for something less compressed and a tad more modern.
glassjaw7
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The soldano is thick and throaty. It will have some similarities to your Tremo but IMO it is not a "modern" sounding amp. Not as much as the Mesa.
se7en
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An SLO will be much brighter and have more high mids and treble than those amps. I wouldn't call it very modern sounding, though.
fuzzyguitars
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check my sig
i have a few clips of the slo
i have a few clips of the slo
RSRD
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glassjaw7":2ek4mz65 said:
Hmm, so it's closer to an xtc?
how is the clean channel? Usable?
steve_k
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The louder you let the SLO run, the bigger it gets. It holds together and articulates well. Very tight and uncompressed feel. It is about 180 degrees out from any Mesa.
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Shiny_Surface
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RSRD":b8pr9g1r said:
You consider an SLO more modern?
duesentrieb
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To me they sound like a meaty 800s with an OD in front. Their lead channel.
steve_k
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Modern 1990's.....
RSRD
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Okay because thats how I consider bogner. more vintage and throaty gain, which i love, but I have.
Ive been hoping for a 3 channel amp under 2.5k but always seem to lean toward better toned 2 channels in the end. Im really scratching my head over the einstein vs slo vs xtc vs Pt 100..... along with a few others... guess i need to go to chuck levins again and try some of this stuff out. it just takes me forever to get there...
Ive been hoping for a 3 channel amp under 2.5k but always seem to lean toward better toned 2 channels in the end. Im really scratching my head over the einstein vs slo vs xtc vs Pt 100..... along with a few others... guess i need to go to chuck levins again and try some of this stuff out. it just takes me forever to get there...
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MrHotMod
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steve_k":3kpnjc60 said:
I would of agreed with this prior to my purchase of a new "Multiwatt" Dual Rectifier.
The new Recto is tighter and brighter than any recto I've played. Dare I say that it has some SLO qualities.
No, it's not the same as an SLO, but the new version it's not 180 degrees away.
steve_k
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MrHotMod":1hcugqdu said:
mesa must have tightened something up then with this multiwatt recto. the recto's i have owned would fall to pieces as compared to an SLO, which I still own.
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RSRD
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tremoverbs have a lot of options and tone variations. it can go a lot of different ways if used correctly.
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gtr31
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The recto and the SLO gain structure are basically the same .I had heard many times that Mike wanted to sue .Same with Peavey 5150 .
The Mesa just is darker .a bunch of bass that will get loose .other than more low mids and the huge Bass Ie : more modern .the old recto ,rackto is close enough that Mike thought about a lawsuit
I would say the Mesa would be closer to the Bogner ..the 5150 closer to the SLO if you talk voicing of tone stack
The Mesa just is darker .a bunch of bass that will get loose .other than more low mids and the huge Bass Ie : more modern .the old recto ,rackto is close enough that Mike thought about a lawsuit
I would say the Mesa would be closer to the Bogner ..the 5150 closer to the SLO if you talk voicing of tone stack
thiswaythatway
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steve_k":2b65da5n said:
For what kind of music? If I was playing heavy stuff with any drop tuning a Recto with a boost slays an SLO, there's soo much more bottom end on a loud Recto. You hear it on album after album. If I was playing anything 80's related I'd pick an SLO everytime.
se7en
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danyeo":1qjun51b said:
Exactly, an SLO screams 80's rock, while a Recto is more modern in that it has more chunk and low mids/bass...I liked the SLO for lead playing, but not for rhythm...liked the Recto for rhythm and didn't care for its lead tone.
RSRD
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great info. thanks. I don't think the SLO is quit what Im looking for but you never know until you try one out! but it helps me fine tune my search.
Bronco
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You can try out mine if you like, assuming you are still in NoVA...RSRD":3jbxn6ij said:
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Badchord
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RSRD":2ogjdghe said:
I think the Clean Channel on the SLO is very underated. I love the clean in crunch mode. Very usable - much more so than my Rectifier.
My SLO also has the depth mod, which adds more meat at the lower volume levels I play at.
Wizard of Ozz
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RSRD":rugei7zb said:
The SLO is one of the best high gain channel switching amps around.
RSRD":rugei7zb said:
Not close to an XTC at all. Much, much brighter with more high end cut, tighter bottom, and higher pitched, more cutting mids. If you want "less compressed, more modern" you might want to check out a Fryette Ultra-Lead... as they are very open sounding with KT88s, but still have a modern voicing with a good deal of low end.
