Soldano preamps

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I love rack gear more than anything, who owns all the soldados are they legit for hard rock and metal ? I’m really intrigued by the caswell model too holy y
 
3 models: 77,X88r, x99r.
I have the X88r. It will indeed do hard rock and metal np.Idk about the 77,but I'm sure the 88 or 99 will.
 
Every SLO 100 have played sound great and could do metal easily. The slo has no fizz and is plenty tight...perfect for metal
 
I have the X99/Caswell. I play with it everyday, it does hard rock and metal perfectly to my ears.
 
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Righteous and stupendous.
 
Never played any rack gear, but the SLO30 is a rock beast and metal phucking machine with a boost.
 
beagles15t said:
I love rack gear more than anything, who owns all the soldados are they legit for hard rock and metal ? I’m really intrigued by the caswell model too holy y
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I love the racks, and from Slodano my choice would be purple rackmount SLO 100 if you are enough lucky to find one. ( I know, this is full amp, not only preamp)

Soldanos are hard rock/ metal amps, and they are great for soloing or melodic stuff.

You can play brutal metal with any medium/ high gain amp with boost and with high output humbucker guitar.
 
Mine really sounds good. I use it for very specific tones (80s metal) but can have endless tones within. I do not have any pedals up front but do keep a Roland SDE3000 between the preamp and amp. I also use it as a dB boost which is nice as it can change on the fly for solos. There was a rack mounted head maybe 2-3 months ago? I posted it here and I recall it being about 4500 bucks. Sold quick. The rack stuff is uncommon so people want it. Had I not had my Caswell and SLO poweramp I would have considered offering on the rack head recently maybe but I’m gassing other shit now. The 77 version I cannot speak to.
In summary: I can’t imagine ever letting this combo go.. it’s really really nice for me
 

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Just ordered a Soldano X88 IR, any recommendations for a beefy Power amp?, Like to chug and do edge of break up tones
 
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alund said:
Mine really sounds good. I use it for very specific tones (80s metal) but can have endless tones within. I do not have any pedals up front but do keep a Roland SDE3000 between the preamp and amp. I also use it as a dB boost which is nice as it can change on the fly for solos. There was a rack mounted head maybe 2-3 months ago? I posted it here and I recall it being about 4500 bucks. Sold quick. The rack stuff is uncommon so people want it. Had I not had my Caswell and SLO poweramp I would have considered offering on the rack head recently maybe but I’m gassing other shit now. The 77 version I cannot speak to.
In summary: I can’t imagine ever letting this combo go.. it’s really really nice for me
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That's a killer rig you got there, I'm still looking for the right Pwr amp for my new x88 ir, can't wait to play it with my VP4 in 4 CM
 
I don’t think you need to crazy on the power for the amp unless you really can turn up 100 plus watts a side. Something commonly found, reasonable power and priced well are Mesa 50/50 power amps. I had one I used with my Mesa Quad and it sounded great. Only sold it because I sold the Quad and couldn’t come up with a scenario to justify keeping something I could sell for $800. Fryette is good if you have extra room in the budget. Possibly used Marshall 50/50 (EL34’s) or 9100 (6L6 version).
 
alund said:
Mine really sounds good. I use it for very specific tones (80s metal) but can have endless tones within. I do not have any pedals up front but do keep a Roland SDE3000 between the preamp and amp. I also use it as a dB boost which is nice as it can change on the fly for solos. There was a rack mounted head maybe 2-3 months ago? I posted it here and I recall it being about 4500 bucks. Sold quick. The rack stuff is uncommon so people want it. Had I not had my Caswell and SLO poweramp I would have considered offering on the rack head recently maybe but I’m gassing other shit now. The 77 version I cannot speak to.
In summary: I can’t imagine ever letting this combo go.. it’s really really nice for me
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Well I don't see getting rid of this one anytime soon either. But the X88-IR is intriguing. I'm curious as to how they will compare, since Mike Soldano pointed out the X99 was the evolution of the X88r.

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skoora said:
I don’t think you need to crazy on the power for the amp unless you really can turn up 100 plus watts a side. Something commonly found, reasonable power and priced well are Mesa 50/50 power amps. I had one I used with my Mesa Quad and it sounded great. Only sold it because I sold the Quad and couldn’t come up with a scenario to justify keeping something I could sell for $800. Fryette is good if you have extra room in the budget. Possibly used Marshall 50/50 (EL34’s) or 9100 (6L6 version).
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I'll probably go with the new KSR PA100 amp, that thing looks crazy cool all in Black with some cool features and comes with a foot switch and Midi
compatible
Its also a hundred bucks less than a 90w Fryette
 
skoora said:
I don’t think you need to crazy on the power for the amp unless you really can turn up 100 plus watts a side. Something commonly found, reasonable power and priced well are Mesa 50/50 power amps. I had one I used with my Mesa Quad and it sounded great. Only sold it because I sold the Quad and couldn’t come up with a scenario to justify keeping something I could sell for $800. Fryette is good if you have extra room in the budget. Possibly used Marshall 50/50 (EL34’s) or 9100 (6L6 version).
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What about the 90w Fryette, I need to chug it live once in a while with the local band situation, or just 50?
 
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What about the 90w Fryette, I need to chug it live once in a while with the local band situation, or just 50?
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You’ll never use or need that much, even in a rehearsal space with a band. Different tapers on volume pots can sometimes give the illusions on more or less power in a rated amp but the watts are the watts. I used 100 watt heads for years but always knew a 50 watt head would be fine. I was just used to 100’s so that’s what I wanted for band work. But this was ‘93-‘06 and stages have become so much more restrictive on volume and antagonist towards big tube amps since then.
 
skoora said:
You’ll never use or need that much, even in a rehearsal space with a band. Different tapers on volume pots can sometimes give the illusions on more or less power in a rated amp but the watts are the watts. I used 100 watt heads for years but always knew a 50 watt head would be fine. I was just used to 100’s so that’s what I wanted for band work. But this was ‘93-‘06 and stages have become so much more restrictive on volume and antagonist towards big tube amps since then.
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Oh that makes a lot of sense, I hear the word (Headroom) thrown out there with regard to 100w heads but they're selling amps lol, Ok I just might save
a few bucks and get the 50250 Fryette, thanks Bud
 
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