Soldano SLO current prices?

[BrentSP]

Boutique Amp Distribution bought Soldano as most have probably heard. I have no doubt Avi (who owns B.A.D.) will put out a stellar SLO with a corrected post MV loop and have the DeYoung contract ramped back up or cloned. Prices will most likely be more reasonable also and the SLO line expanded on separately from the original.

With that said, what do you think the Mike era SLO will do from there? I think the loop really hurts its value. When people are deciding to go with an original or a post mike SLO I think the loop could be a deciding factor. Why pay for a original $5000 SLO with a trash loop when you can pay new $3000 for one that works?

Now I do want an original again (I've had two in the past) for nostalgic reasons and collectability but not for these absurd prices.

What's you guys opinion on this?

 

[Metlupass2]

I knew he was retiring but didn't know he sold. Got a good link to read up on that?

 

[Dave L]

I think the hottest market for a SLO is right now. There are thousands of them out there, and as soon as a small handful of guys online stop acting crazy because the sky is falling the price will settle back down to more or less where it was before. With that said, I think the allure of a used SLO compared to any new offerings going forward has little to do with the actual technical stuff... a lot of people will always want the original no matter what a modernized version might look like. I´m sure the fans will defend the oddball loop and the extinct DeYoungs to the death.

As for BAD buying Soldano, is this really a done, official deal? Last I heard there wasn´t even proper confirmation that Mike is in fact retiring and/or selling, even if it seems certain that he is.

 

[blackba]

If I owned an SLO, I would do a loop mod, that would make the decision easy.

I will say one of the big reasons I went with the HR25 over the SLO was the loop. The other reason was that I didn't want the power and weight the SLO provided, but with products like the Suhr reactive load IR & universal Audio Ox, that is breathing new life into big amps, IMO.

 

[BrentSP]

No official announcement that I know of. Its just "in the know" for now. I talked with my source that is in the know and selling the last batch of SLO parts to Mike and he was told by Mike that he ended up selling to BAD. Once this got out, I found that others knew about this info to and was keeping it to themselves. This is the only link I'm aware of that sheds a little light on it.

https://www.thegearpage.net/board/index ... 67/page-33

 

[ZEEGLER]

If BAD have any sense, they won't mess around too much with the formula. Yes, fix the loop, but don't make any other major changes. And definitely don't change the look.

 

[BrentSP]

If BAD have any sense, they won't mess around too much with the formula. Yes, fix the loop, but don't make any other major changes. And definitely don't change the look.

Completely agree. Offer the original SLO with updated loop, same look. Offer a SLO+ to expand on.

 

[Luca79]

All depend how new SLOs are built and the tone/feeling! And the price of course.

 

[LP Freak]

Without Mikes DNA inside it’s impossible for the new version to sound as good...lol.

 

[Racerxrated]

If BAD have any sense, they won't mess around too much with the formula. Yes, fix the loop, but don't make any other major changes. And definitely don't change the look.

Completely agree. Offer the original SLO with updated loop, same look. Offer a SLO+ to expand on.

If it's the same Mil spec build quality, with the exact DeYoungs with a good loop I don't see why it wouldn't be a huge hit. But if it is a lesser version in some way tonally then expect originals to be highly sought after.

 

[harddriver]

All in all I still like EVH's tone better when he used the SLO briefly prior to the 5150's.

Mike is lucky he was able to sell the company with the current demographic trend ...I'm sure sales aren't what they used to be.

 

[Chupa.Cabra]

The best SLO-ionic money can buy and much more criptoconicalexi.

 

[BrentSP]

The best SLO-ionic money can buy and much more criptoconicalexi.

Those are cool amps for sure. I bought mine for $400 locally on CL, played it for 3 years and sold it just a few months ago for $750. I'm sure God forbid if Eddie goes into another alcoholic binge again and passes away, I'll be franticly looking for another one.

 

[bigangryguitar]

If BAD have any sense, they won't mess around too much with the formula. Yes, fix the loop, but don't make any other major changes. And definitely don't change the look.

Completely agree. Offer the original SLO with updated loop, same look. Offer a SLO+ to expand on.

If it's the same Mil spec build quality, with the exact DeYoungs with a good loop I don't see why it wouldn't be a huge hit. But if it is a lesser version in some way tonally then expect originals to be highly sought after.

Even if it is built and sounds identical I would bet you will still have X amount of people that will say the originals are better (mainly because they probably have one).

 

[BrentSP]

If BAD have any sense, they won't mess around too much with the formula. Yes, fix the loop, but don't make any other major changes. And definitely don't change the look.

Completely agree. Offer the original SLO with updated loop, same look. Offer a SLO+ to expand on.

If it's the same Mil spec build quality, with the exact DeYoungs with a good loop I don't see why it wouldn't be a huge hit. But if it is a lesser version in some way tonally then expect originals to be highly sought after.

Even if it is built and sounds identical I would bet you will still have X amount of people that will say the originals are better (mainly because they probably have one).

No doubt about it, the original SLO owners will say that. IMO the big key to the SLO is the DeYoungs. If they can renew the contract on terms of having new ownership with better sales then DeYoung may go for it. If not, then BAD will need to find someone to clone the DeYoungs. O'Netic's is out of business also, so it wouldn't be them.

Mike has mentioned that many of the parts from the early years are just not made any longer, like some of the LDR relays, Mallory caps etc and the SLO has been slowly changed with new replacement parts over the years since the late 90s/early 2000's. Values all the same just the brand and type of parts. When people open up an SLO, most don't have a clue what to look for or compare to.

 

[lespaul6]

sold my slo in 2006 to go back to a Marshall.. I think my slo days are behind me at this point.

 

[Racerxrated]

The best SLO-ionic money can buy and much more criptoconicalexi.

Those are cool amps for sure. I bought mine for $400 locally on CL, played it for 3 years and sold it just a few months ago for $750. I'm sure God forbid if Eddie goes into another alcoholic binge again and passes away, I'll be franticly looking for another one.

But they aren't even close IMO. I've played those and the first versions and they are not that close. A Triple Rec is much closer to my ears.
Interested to see what BAD comes up for the new SLO.

 

[espquade]

Without Mikes DNA inside it’s impossible for the new version to sound as good...lol.

I have to respectfully disagree and I believe BAD will do a excellent job on the SLO and with a loop that finally works and yes I have owned the SLO 3 times before over the years and just recently about 4 months ago sold one to a forum member for 2800.00 and was happy with that and now I see guys really jacking up the prices, but I think they will come back to reality at some point and I am curious about the new version to see if it can in fact hang with the original... We will see... I hope it does!

 

[lespaul6]

Without Mikes DNA inside it’s impossible for the new version to sound as good...lol.

I have to respectfully disagree and I believe BAD will do a excellent job on the SLO and with a loop that finally works and yes I have owned the SLO 3 times before over the years and just recently about 4 months ago sold one to a forum member for 2800.00 and was happy with that and now I see guys really jacking up the prices, but I think they will come back to reality at some point and I am curious about the new version to see if it can in fact hang with the original... We will see... I hope it does!

I could be wrong, but I think he was being facetious

 

[sjk]

Without Mikes DNA inside it’s impossible for the new version to sound as good...lol.

I have to respectfully disagree and I believe BAD will do a excellent job on the SLO and with a loop that finally works and yes I have owned the SLO 3 times before over the years and just recently about 4 months ago sold one to a forum member for 2800.00 and was happy with that and now I see guys really jacking up the prices, but I think they will come back to reality at some point and I am curious about the new version to see if it can in fact hang with the original... We will see... I hope it does!

I could be wrong, but I think he was being facetious

This, I thought it was obvious