Wizard of Ozz
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I just got my brand-spankin new 2011 Soldano SLO 100 today. And… it KILLS!!! I haven’t played one of these amps in years. I do remember being floored by it though. Also it’s hard to find a brand-new SLO. Dealers just don’t stock a lot of them. I was extremely excited to find a brand-new 2011 SLO in the box. The SLO tone is a tone I’ve been after for a while. Shortly after plugging in, I was like “where have you been all my life!” Dam. After I hit the lead channel and played the intro to Dokken’s “Into the Fire”… I said there we go... this thing is a monsta! Ratt’s “Round and Round” quickly followed. I’ve only had a chance to play it for about an hour, but I’m blown away. There’s a reason so many pros from Clapton, to EVH, to George Lynch, to Warren DeMartini, to Knopfler, to Haynes use these things. They kill. Nothing else really cuts like they do. Also the touch sensitivity and reaction to your playing style and guitar’s volume & tone knobs is also simply stellar. Yes they are loud, but not as bright as some might have you believe. I’ve owned plenty of Marshalls that were brighter and not as warm sounding. I do prefer a bright and tight tone overall, so that’s a factor as well. My SLO 100 is totally stock and sounds plenty thick, heavy, and can do the chugga chugga thing too (no bass boost needed)… but you need to turn up the volume. This is not a quiet, TV volume friendly, amp. Sure it sounds good at low volumes, but crank that MV and watch out! It’s a pro tool, and it does its job exceptionally well. The crunch channel is pretty phenomenal as well. I was playing it thru both my Bogner UberKab (V30s + GT75s) and then thru an old Marshall 4X12 with Greenbacks… it definitely seems to prefer the Greenbacks. As far as the competition goes, I’ve owned both the Bogner XTC 101B (twice) and both the CAA/Suhr OD100SE & PT100, and the SLO lead channel is really in a class by itself as far as my opinion goes. The Bogner XTC has a better MV, and is more versatile overall… but I couldn’t deal with the dark/muffled sound and spongy feel… the CAA/Suhr has far and away the best clean channel and fx loop around, but the lead channel was a little too smooth and relaxed for me… but for flat-out, simply amazing, cutting, high gain tone, the SLO 100 lead channel is in a class all by itself. I haven’t enjoyed a new amp right out of the box as much as the SLO, since I got my Diezel Herbert. Anyway… back to jamming.
Just one quick note: A huge and well deserved thank you to James Lynn Burke of Blues City Music ( http://www.bluescitymusic.com ). He is both a scholar and a gentleman. He’s also as honest as they come. I buy and sell a lot of gear (as some of you know) and I’ve dealt with quite a variety of dealers, and James is one of the best around. If you are in the market for a Soldano, give him a call.
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Just one quick note: A huge and well deserved thank you to James Lynn Burke of Blues City Music ( http://www.bluescitymusic.com ). He is both a scholar and a gentleman. He’s also as honest as they come. I buy and sell a lot of gear (as some of you know) and I’ve dealt with quite a variety of dealers, and James is one of the best around. If you are in the market for a Soldano, give him a call.
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