Should i buy a Bogner Helios 50 or a Soldano SLO 30?

[Lightning]

Soldano

 

[napalmdeath]

Helios. Splawn.

 

[Sixstringflannel]

If you go the Helios route be sure to check the bias. There’s a lot of tones in that amp. Understand the channel switching and if that is going to be an hindrance or non issue for your application. I have the 100 non eclipse and it’s a very cool amp. Hard nods to the Marshalls its taken its dna from but with that Bogner twist to it. I’m pretty firm in the hard rock/metal vein and it gets the job done there BUT I just got an Intellifex and that + Helios is all 70’s and 80’s inspiration 100%. No experience with the SLO but it gets high praise. If you prefer an extra preamp tube gainstage to Jose style diode clipping I’d also throw the Snorkler into the mix.

 

[CarlF]

If I had to choose between those two, I’d get the Bogner Snorkler

 

[Metlupass2]

I'll sell you my Soldano and you can play whatever genre of music you want!

 

[NoHassle]

I'm 63 years old and went deep down the boutique amp rabbit hole, and for me, nothing beats a good ole 2203/2204 with a SD-1

You hear Gary Moore playing rock and that should be enough to tell anyone what you're saying is 100% correct.