rape someones eardrums? shits all over the entire 5150 family?
each amplifier has its place bro - you dont hear me talking trash about anything you have or use do you?
either you hate 5150's - or love them. ive said this a few times i believe - ive played some 5150's that are worth nothing more than to be thrown in a trashcan right out of the box the tone was so terrible. and ive played a few that the tone sticks in your head for months.
the SLO that i played was fucking awsome at louder volumes. but is it worth it to me? id say no - but it wouldnt matter what i say because i own a 5150 anyway. i didnt like the SLO for a few reasons - mainly because it was too much of one character that i hated about the 5150's (needing to be cranked to sound its best). it seemed like the same one trick pony. the only difference i saw was the price. and actually someone ordered that SLO - played it - and it sat in the store because whoever ordered it didnt like it either.
but if you are going to turn it into a 5150 versus SLO topic, at least 5150's have a working tube buffered effects loop and an a decent depth/presence control - the effects loop issue is one of the most lacking components as mentioned in the topic for the SLO. you'd think for $2,300 that would have been fixed by now - its not complicated?
SLO's are great for classic rock and depending on the setup you have - can do somewhat heavier material as well. but at low volumes - its just not happening.
5150 III's are an entirely different ballpark - im not comparing price, quality, functions, options, im just expressing what i heard, felt, and saw at simillar volumes - amplifier versus amplifier. judge what you want out of each of them - the final tone is all i care about. and at lower volumes, the 5150 III did it better and was easier to play. if pretty circuit boards and lifetime warranties are part of your tone then thats cool - its not my concern nor other 5150 owners either from what i can tell.
the last major reason that i disliked the SLO is that i believe a 5150 combo shits all over a SLO 100 - tone for tone brick for brick ounce to ounce. and yes i am saying this will all honesty. ill even say the speakers were G12H30 copies. i could care less if little mexicans are making the sound out of any amplifier with bongo's - what comes out of the speaker cabinet is what i listen to. maybe you owned a bad model 5150 which is what you are judging your opinion off of, but i can guarantee that if each SLO is built so prestinely, then the tone from one to another doesnt differ. and i can also guarantee ive played more 5150's than i care to count. to play the real SLO 100 was awsome but at the same time a major let down. i think its unfair for you to pass such judgement and give such an amplifier a bad wrap for no reason other than you owned both.
and the chainsaw character you mentioned? hell a SLO did it better than any 5150 ive ever played only cleaner. and at 4 times the price.
