Suhr SL68 Mk I - EQ Boosted clips

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I loved my amp at Mark one. I did send mine back and I’m very happy with the result.

it’s better to have them work on it in my opinion. They’ve got it in the system as a Mark two now so if I ever have a warranty challenge, I’m good. It’s my favorite amp followed by my SLO 30 so I know I’m keeping both of those for the long run

This video is almost too short to make it worth posting, though it’s my mark 2 SL 67

 
SpiderWars said:
Good playing! I’m in between on the tone. I’m a Superlead lover/player too. For the most part it sounds good but when I try to record I get some similar traits that I don’t like. A little too squishy, I want it to feel squishy but not sound that squishy if that makes sense.

Thing is when I stand off-axis to the speakers it sounds killer. But that mic is right up on the speaker and gets everything. I have a makeshift baffle (literally poster board hung from a mic stand) right in front of my cabinet so I never hear the straight on speaker tone. It kinda works.
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Same. Actually when I was trying out some of these settings, the clips in the OP were the most gained up and saturated. Volume I, Treble, Mids, and Presence were all maxed.

Here’s another clip I did that’s not quite as squishy, with the Treble and Mids turned down to around 2:00 - 3:00, Volume 1 was still maxed but the Master volume on the back was turned down to curb some of the darkening that happens when you really push power tubes hard, and I also turned the EQ boost in front down just a bit as well. I think the aggression is still there but there’s a lot more clarity and snap to the attack now.

Suhr SL68 - Hi power - boosted - tighter brighter gain
 
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Corey James said:
I loved my amp at Mark one. I did send mine back and I’m very happy with the result.

it’s better to have them work on it in my opinion. They’ve got it in the system as a Mark two now so if I ever have a warranty challenge, I’m good. It’s my favorite amp followed by my SLO 30 so I know I’m keeping both of those for the long run

This video is almost too short to make it worth posting, though it’s my mark 2 SL 67

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Sounds killer! Plexi’s have a crunch and chime on top I haven’t heard from any other amp. Did you have the Bright switch on for that clip?

Also, when you had your amp upgraded to Mk II, did you notice the core tone change at all, or did it feel just like the exact same amp but with a few new features?
 
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TheGreatGreen said:
Sounds killer! Plexi’s have a crunch and chime on top I haven’t heard from any other amp. Did you have the Bright switch on for that clip?

Also, when you had your amp upgraded to Mk II, did you notice the core tone change at all, or did it feel just like the exact same amp but with a few new features?
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Same amp with more features.

I’ll take a picture of the panel when I get off of another teams call and I’ll post it to show you the settings I’ve more or less landed on. I run mine very clean and punchy in conjunction with my Soldano. It’s a wet dry set up when I do that. Just a little modulated delay with an smaller amount of plate on the the slo, us a low gain is at about four, which is a lot for that amp, and I texture in the SL 67 bone dry

Surfing rig talk while on mute ftw
 
You've got some tightly syncopated and percussive Nuno style picking going on. But please, hold off on the black nail polish.
 
This has been my magic space lately. I pull the jumper out often and push it back in when I want a little more.

I play the SLO on crunch most of the time and use the higher gain channel for solos

Again, very very light delay and lighter plate on the SLO and bone dry on the SL 67

It’s crisp and it’s still inspiring

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TheGreatGreen said:
Mk I.

I’ve been thinking about sending it to Suhr for the Mk II upgrades though. The bright and mid boost switches seem really useful.
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Not a bad idea, and reasonably priced for a full MKII upgrade. That’s what I wished mine had. I cracked it open and alligator clipped some different bright caps. Having the switch on the front would be so nice for convenience. The insides of those amps are a work of art.
 
Really, really great playing here. Super articulate / organic sound. Love hearing all the dynamics of pick attack and that killer muted legato stuff that almost sounds picked.
 
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