Soldano users -anyone use an eq to boost mids?

cragginshred

cragginshred

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The amp is voiced with more of a low mid' tone. Anyone use an eq to get closer to some Marshall Kerrang?
 
cragginshred said:
You haven't heard a Marshall in a while
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I would agree with this statement as I have owned several SLO's over the years and they are thick in the lower mids with less emphasis on the high mids and to my ears really don't sound all that much like a Marshall.

I have a Master Effects Puppet Master Para EQ that worked really well with the last SLO that I had. Killer EQ without the Processed sound normally associated with Parametric EQ's and It could be what your looking for and there reasonably priced as well.

Even though this will get you the Metallica Master tone it can do so much tone sculpting to really boost the upper mids in a way that will bring it close to what your wanting I believe and the best part is it doesn't change to feel of your amp nearly as much as many EQ pedals do thru the loop

https://www.mastereffectspedals.com/pmeq
 
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espquade said:
I would agree with this statement as I have owned several SLO's over the years and they are thick in the lower mids with less emphasis on the high mids and to my ears really don't sound all that much like a Marshall.

I have a Master Effects Puppet Master Para EQ that worked really well with the last SLO that I had. Killer EQ without the Processed sound normally associated with Parametric EQ's and It could be what your looking for and there reasonably priced as well.

Even though this will get you the Metallica Master tone it can do so much tone sculpting to really boost the upper mids in a way that will bring it close to what your wanting I believe and the best part is it doesn't change to feel of your amp nearly as much as many EQ pedals do thru the loop

https://www.mastereffectspedals.com/pmeq
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Glad someone else here agrees! I am not looking for a Metellica tone at all, more Warren DeMartini.
Likely start with my Fm3/4cm which I use for effects with real amps. Plenty of Eq options!
 
cragginshred said:
Glad someone else here agrees! I am not looking for a Metellica tone at all, more Warren DeMartini.
Likely start with my Fm3/4cm which I use for effects with real amps. Plenty of Eq options!
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Also If you have any Psvane EC83 12AX7's around? putting a couple in V1 and V2 will completely change the character of the amp and bring out more crunch and upper mid clarity. I have become a fan of using a couple of these preamp tubes in a bunch of my amps like my Bogner Ecstasy 101b and the Peavey 5150 as well. Cheap option to consider
 
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The crunch and OD channels on the new X88IR preamp are tighter/have more gain and the EQ has more range, so it’s easy to dial in high mids vs what’s available on the SLO-100
 
Are you using the SLO30? I found the Overdrive channel on that amp to be muddy. If I had the Synergy stuff back then I would have liked to run the SLO module into the power amp of the SLO30 to see if I ended up with the same result or not. The Synergy SLO modules I have do not have that issue and can be dialed in for more kerrang!
 
espquade said:
Also If you have any Psvane EC83 12AX7's around? putting a couple in V1 and V2 will completely change the character of the amp and bring out more crunch and upper mid clarity. I have become a fan of using a couple of these preamp tubes in a bunch of my amps like my Bogner Ecstasy 101b and the Peavey 5150 as well. Cheap option to consider
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What makes that brand different than JJ's or others?
 
fek said:
Are you using the SLO30? I found the Overdrive channel on that amp to be muddy. If I had the Synergy stuff back then I would have liked to run the SLO module into the power amp of the SLO30 to see if I ended up with the same result or not. The Synergy SLO modules I have do not have that issue and can be dialed in for more kerrang!
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I actually heard this as well in recorded tracks I did. It was a muddy mess but also had a ton of highs. Just felt really present but muddy at the same time. It was a monster with a boost but I ultimately prefer higher wattage heads
 
Beyond Black said:
Perhaps yours is a Mesa SLO, because the Soldano SLO is upper middy af.
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I was able to cop my Marshall's tone on my SLO by cranking the presence almost all the way, pushing the mids 5.5-6, and pulling down the treble to 3.5 on the dial.
Cranking the presence shifts the mids higher and opens the sound up.
Made the SLO crunch channel sound super close to my 4104.
The amp room guy at GC Dallas noticed when I set an SLO that way, and mentioned that's how Mick Mars sets his.

Also swapped NOS tubes in V1 and V2.
JJs suck. RFT, Tungsram, with square getter being a close 2nd for V2.
 
cragginshred said:
What makes that brand different than JJ's or others?
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12AX7 is the American designation, while ECC83 is the British designation. They are interchangeable in most applications

From a tone perspective they are closer in tone to a Shuguang 12ax7's with more bite and clarity and sound and feel nothing like a JJ 12ax7 .

Here is a side by side comparison as you can see the JJ on left and Psvane on right have completely different plate structures and are nothing alike whatsoever.
 

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cragginshred said:
Glad someone else here agrees! I am not looking for a Metellica tone at all, more Warren DeMartini.
Likely start with my Fm3/4cm which I use for effects with real amps. Plenty of Eq options!
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My slo30 KILLS into the lay it down cab in the ua ox, have not used an eq pedal or boost

What era Demartini?
 
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