New Soldano SLO - Available at Sweetwater

[misterspockyall]

Too many smart guys with good gear and good ears who are afraid to post because of the barrage of crap they'd receive. Talked to one just the other day on Reverb.

yup

 

[errrrrl]

I generally like Reza's videos and they really helped/fucked me up by giving me some serious gas When I watched his latest for the Slo I realized pretty quick it didn't do much for me at all. Nothing wrong with the vid just the amp itself didn't even get me remotely interested. I think I'd rather go for a Wizard for that kind of money.

 

[lespaul6]

I just wish for once someone would do a vid of the new SLO tuned at standard A440 , and play different styles of lead and rhythm guitar parts clean to dirty .
Not everyone these days plays detuned with chuga chuga raw gain and leads with effects .
And turn the damn MV UP to atleast 6-7 , the SLO does'nt open up and start to sing until you actually drive the power section .

right? I was afraid to say it because I would get flamed. seems the majority of the people on here now just play bar chords with tons of gain and all down strokes lol

 

[Mr. Willy]

I’m in the camp that the new ones won’t sound as good as the old ones. Until I have the chance to play a new one side by side with an old one, that’s just my opinion. I could totally be wrong on that, but I think those original transformers do make a difference.

 

[motorboy1]

That’s the problem with Reza’s clips. This amp sounds like all the others he’s posted. There is no diversity in his playing, plays the same riffs over and over again. The amp sounds like him. I can’t tell the difference between any of his clips.

I feel the same way. I’ve watched alot of his clips because of the amps played thru. All sound very similar..

 

[flatheads_4ever]

I don't see what the big deal is. The SLO has been around for 30 years. We've all had pletty of time to find one!

Ed

 

[155]

I just wish for once someone would do a vid of the new SLO tuned at standard A440 , and play different styles of lead and rhythm guitar parts clean to dirty .
Not everyone these days plays detuned with chuga chuga raw gain and leads with effects .
And turn the damn MV UP to atleast 6-7 , the SLO does'nt open up and start to sing until you actually drive the power section .

someone will, yeah the chugging shit is fine but do all the other stuff too thats not a "amp test" cranking the gain on the crunch channel and chugging away is stupid..

 

[flatheads_4ever]

The amp world has got stupid. Just plain stupid.

The prices are through the roof and way too many amps doing the same thing. It's all about the internet and marketing. Getting people to chase their tails.

Ed

 

[sadistik42]

Classic Rezamatix meltdown over at Guitar Gear Forum.

Makes youtube video. Hypes up amp. Argues with people not liking sound of amp. Equates price to tone. Lists amp on Reverb for sale next day.


https://www.guitargearforum.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=47848

https://reverb.com/item/33307198-soldano-slo-100-2020

He left the Soldano facebook group too....

 

[Speeddemon]

I’m in the camp that the new ones won’t sound as good as the old ones. Until I have the chance to play a new one side by side with an old one, that’s just my opinion. I could totally be wrong on that, but I think those original transformers do make a difference.

Personally I would not lead with such presumptions, when you haven't heard the new ones.
Just because everyone and their grandma has hyped up the DeYoungs in the past, does that suddenly make it 'to be expected that the new ones will suck'?

 

[sleewell2]

Reza is a trip. He is only looking for positive affirmations and anything else sends him to meltdown. I'm guessing massive trust fund.

 

[Luca79]

I think his new video sound much better then this old video of the original SLO 100

 

[Mr. Willy]

I’m in the camp that the new ones won’t sound as good as the old ones. Until I have the chance to play a new one side by side with an old one, that’s just my opinion. I could totally be wrong on that, but I think those original transformers do make a difference.

Personally I would not lead with such presumptions, when you haven't heard the new ones.
Just because everyone and their grandma has hyped up the DeYoungs in the past, does that suddenly make it 'to be expected that the new ones will suck'?

When did I say the new ones would suck? I never said that. I know I’m being presumptuous, hence why I left the “I could be wrong” caveat. There’s a consistent group of guys here who slag the SLO every chance they get. It’s so stupid and old, but it is what it is. Most of those guys probably like to hide behind walls of gain, and that’s fine. Those DeYoungs ARE special. There IS something different about them. That’s my experience when I play my SLO next to most amps when they’re cranked. I don’t care if you or anybody else disagrees. It’s only my opinion. You’re free to have yours.

 

[Speeddemon]

I’m in the camp that the new ones won’t sound as good as the old ones. Until I have the chance to play a new one side by side with an old one, that’s just my opinion. I could totally be wrong on that, but I think those original transformers do make a difference.

Personally I would not lead with such presumptions, when you haven't heard the new ones.
Just because everyone and their grandma has hyped up the DeYoungs in the past, does that suddenly make it 'to be expected that the new ones will suck'?

When did I say the new ones would suck? I never said that. I know I’m being presumptuous, hence why I left the “I could be wrong” caveat. There’s a consistent group of guys here who slag the SLO every chance they get. It’s so stupid and old, but it is what it is. Most of those guys probably like to hide behind walls of gain, and that’s fine. Those DeYoungs ARE special. There IS something different about them. That’s my experience when I play my SLO next to most amps when they’re cranked. I don’t care if you or anybody else disagrees. It’s only my opinion. You’re free to have yours.

I'm not slagging the SLO at all. And you did say "won't sound as good..." . Maybe my use of 'suck' was too strong, but semantics...

I'm merely stating that I would be careful with presumptions about something you haven't been able to compare.
And I'm sure the DeYoungs are special, but your statement 'there is something different about them' would suggest you have compared multiple SLO's with different trannies. If not, it's an empty statement. Different to what? When comparing a DeYoung loaded SLO to any other amp it's comparing apples and oranges. The circuit itself is what it is. The DeYoungs may be the icing on the cake, but still, there's a whole amp below that frosting.

We're living in the 21st century, would you consider it completely impossible that some other trannie company cannot create something similar or dare I say, even better, using their drawings, material-choice, etc.?

And this ties in with the consistent group who slag the newer version of product X v2.0 or 3.0, insisting that 'the older ones are always better' That's so stupid and old. See what I did there?
It only helps people wanting to sell their 'old' version. The whole reason why 'pre-BAD' SLO's were going for insane prices for a short while. All 'dem folks were betting on the 'the newer ones don't have DeYoungs, ergo, they can't be that good'.

 

[Mr. Willy]

I’m in the camp that the new ones won’t sound as good as the old ones. Until I have the chance to play a new one side by side with an old one, that’s just my opinion. I could totally be wrong on that, but I think those original transformers do make a difference.

Personally I would not lead with such presumptions, when you haven't heard the new ones.
Just because everyone and their grandma has hyped up the DeYoungs in the past, does that suddenly make it 'to be expected that the new ones will suck'?

When did I say the new ones would suck? I never said that. I know I’m being presumptuous, hence why I left the “I could be wrong” caveat. There’s a consistent group of guys here who slag the SLO every chance they get. It’s so stupid and old, but it is what it is. Most of those guys probably like to hide behind walls of gain, and that’s fine. Those DeYoungs ARE special. There IS something different about them. That’s my experience when I play my SLO next to most amps when they’re cranked. I don’t care if you or anybody else disagrees. It’s only my opinion. You’re free to have yours.

I'm not slagging the SLO at all. And you did say "won't sound as good..." . Maybe my use of 'suck' was too strong, but semantics...

I'm merely stating that I would be careful with presumptions about something you haven't been able to compare.
And I'm sure the DeYoungs are special, but your statement 'there is something different about them' would suggest you have compared multiple SLO's with different trannies. If not, it's an empty statement. Different to what?
We're living in the 21st century, would you consider it completely impossible that some other trannie company cannot create something similar or dare I say, even better, using their drawings, material-choice, etc.?

And this ties in with the consistent group who slag the newer version of product X v2.0 or 3.0, insisting that 'the older ones are always better' That's so stupid and old. See what I did there?
It only helps people wanting to sell their 'old' version. The whole reason why 'pre-BAD' SLO's were going for insane prices for a short while. All 'dem folks were betting on the 'the newer ones don't have DeYoungs, ergo, they can't be that good'.

I see what you did there. You’re a very clever person. Very, very clever.

You’re putting words in my mouth AGAIN. I didn’t slag the newer version as sounding bad or “sucking” as you accused me of.

My opinion, which I’m sorry seems to bug you so much, comes from hearing several SLO clones against a real one. I also owned an Avenger, which was touted as the exact circuit of the lead channel of the SLO. It didn’t sound like a SLO, either. Did it sound good? Yep. Did those clones sound good, yes. Some of them sounded very good. But not none of them sounded like the real thing.

I’m not trying to sell anything. I’m not parting with my SLO. I love it. Don’t care how high or low the prices get. I still don’t think the new ones will sound like the old ones. Then again, I COULD BE WRONG ABOUT THAT.

 

[Speeddemon]

I see what you did there. You’re a very clever person. Very, very clever.

You’re putting words in my mouth AGAIN. I didn’t slag the newer version as sounding bad or “sucking” as you accused me of.

Again semantics, Mr. Willy. You literally said:
I’m in the camp that the new ones won’t sound as good as the old ones.
"Not as good" typically does not implicate 'just different'. It implicates...worse....'bad' even.

I already said my use of the word 'suck' may have been too strong; it would be nice if you similarly would own up to perhaps a too strong of choice of words on your part, instead of seemingly carelessly ending your previous post with a way more neutral: "I still don’t think the new ones will sound like the old ones."
That statement can be read as 'it just sounds different, not better or worse', indeed. Your original, to which I initially responded, did not.

Personally, I'm more in the camp of "Maybe the new ones will sound different, due to the absence of the DeYoungs...oh, and the replacement of the fx-loop, additional functionality, etc.... Maybe Mike knows what he's doing and they sound the same. I'll give my conclusion once I'm able to A/B an old and a new one." Until then, it's purely guess work.

My opinion, which I’m sorry seems to bug you so much, comes from hearing several SLO clones against a real one. I also owned an Avenger, which was touted as the exact circuit of the lead channel of the SLO. It didn’t sound like a SLO, either. Did it sound good? Yep. Did those clones sound good, yes. Some of them sounded very good. But not none of them sounded like the real thing.

Fair enough, with a few caveats;
-Avenger is not a SLO
-the clones weren't made by Mike S./BAD

This SLO v2.0 *is* designed by him, including the upgraded/changed parts of the circuit and component-choice.
You'd think that the guy who invented this legendary beast, knows what makes it tick and what would make it 'tock'.

 

[155]

they have the technology and ability to clone the transformers and that's what they did, they are the same...

 

[Mr. Willy]

I see what you did there. You’re a very clever person. Very, very clever.

You’re putting words in my mouth AGAIN. I didn’t slag the newer version as sounding bad or “sucking” as you accused me of.

Again semantics, Mr. Willy. You literally said:
I’m in the camp that the new ones won’t sound as good as the old ones.
"Not as good" typically does not implicate 'just different'. It implicates...worse....'bad' even.

I already said my use of the word 'suck' may have been too strong; it would be nice if you similarly would own up to perhaps a too strong of choice of words on your part, instead of seemingly carelessly ending your previous post with a way more neutral: "I still don’t think the new ones will sound like the old ones."
That statement can be read as 'it just sounds different, not better or worse', indeed. Your original, to which I initially responded, did not.

Personally, I'm more in the camp of "Maybe the new ones will sound different, due to the absence of the DeYoungs...oh, and the replacement of the fx-loop, additional functionality, etc.... Maybe Mike knows what he's doing and they sound the same. I'll give my conclusion once I'm able to A/B an old and a new one." Until then, it's purely guess work.

My opinion, which I’m sorry seems to bug you so much, comes from hearing several SLO clones against a real one. I also owned an Avenger, which was touted as the exact circuit of the lead channel of the SLO. It didn’t sound like a SLO, either. Did it sound good? Yep. Did those clones sound good, yes. Some of them sounded very good. But not none of them sounded like the real thing.

Fair enough, with a few caveats;
-Avenger is not a SLO
-the clones weren't made by Mike S./BAD

This SLO v2.0 *is* designed by him, including the upgraded/changed parts of the circuit and component-choice.
You'd think that the guy who invented this legendary beast, knows what makes it tick and what would make it 'tock'.

Arguing with you over this is stupid. Tell you what...and this will really get your panties in a wad...I think the new ones look cheap. They look like kit SLO clones. It bugs me. Sorry you can’t seem to handle my opinion. Have a good one!

 

[Luca79]

I think the new ones look cheap. They look like kit SLO clones.

In what way? Except the corners it look the same.

 

[JB6464]

They dumbed it down in looks , it looks like a Friedman amp with a white chassis and gray knobs .
No protecting corners like every other Marshall knock off product , stupid looking large rubber feet and different size head shell and chassis .
Which means getting older replacement SLO parts is over unless you visit C3amps.com , at least their kits are still true to the original builds .
Now lets look at the inside , yes it's built like a tank with quality parts but look how the it's wired on each side of the board . Have fun replacing those radial electrolytics around the board with all that wiring , you will be doing a lot of unwring just to flip the PCB over for the repair .
https://www.soldano.com/wp-content/uplo ... 71_web.jpg

For me I don't need the loop , so there's not any advantage for me to spend $4000k on a new SLO/BAD amp that may or may not sound as good when it's opened up to real concert levels where the real SLO mojo starts to sing .