Soldano SLO 100

[mentoneman]

any word on what Joe paid for that amp?

 

[IndyWS6]

Good question. Just saw the video.

 

[BABMusic]

Of all the amps I've never tried but should, SLO is probably at the top.

 

[Lightning]

$25,000

 

[Lightning]

That’s what Joe really paid for it($25.000)

 

[FourT6and2]

That’s what Joe really paid for it($25.000)

I believe it. It's fucking ridiculous though haha.

 

[Lightning]

Well Joe buys a lot of expensive gear

 

[marvcus]

Who’s got SRV’s with the mid cut mod?

 

[FourT6and2]

Well Joe buys a lot of expensive gear

I can buy the same amp today for $2,800. But if someone has to have one owned by someone famous, more power to 'em.

 

[Lightning]

SRV Soldano stayed with Mike Soldano until Mike Soldano sold the company to BAD so BAD had the amp last I heard

 

[Rick Lee]

Yeah, I think SRV's head was on display at NAMM last time I was there about 7-8 yrs. ago. Mike was standing by it, chatting with everyone.

 

[LPMojoGL]

Who’s got SRV’s with the mid cut mod?

Dunno who has it, but!

Tommy Katona, amazing guitarist/singer for Texas Flood, a badass SRV tribute band, has been using a tweed-covered SLO100, that looks pretty darn close to the original SRV SLO. Apparently, it's 1 of only 13 SRV Soldano SLO reissues made by Mike before he retired.
John Mayer has one of the 13.
I actually played thru the amp before Tommy got it.
I got my SLO from the same guy/store that Tommy got his from.
I think mine sounds better.
Tommy makes his sound way better than I ever will.
He talks about the history of the original, and the reissues in this video. Pretty cool for any SRV fan. Tommy absolutely nails the sound, playing, singing, everything.



I've seen Tommy play thru several amps, and he always sounds killer. For a while, seemed like it was a different amp every time I saw him. One night he was rocking a PRS HDRX 20. I was floored by how good it sounded. I’ve tried the amp a few times, and see the potential is there, but not at volumes I can play at.
Haven’t seen him using anything other than the SLO for a while now.

 

[mentoneman]

 

[LPMojoGL]

That part, where he says, "one of those moments, where were you when you heard about SRV's crash."
I remember exactly. I was 16, studying with this gorgeous girl in her bedroom.
DJ on the radio interrupted the broadcast to break the news.
Wasn't even a fan of SRV at that time.
Little did I know, I'd go down the rabbit hole, tube screamers, heavy strings, all the licks, singing a couple of tunes(Cold Shot, Pride n Joy) in a band when we played out.