Soldano SLO-100 | One HELL Of An Amplifier
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- čas přidán 3. 07. 2024
- What can I say..... it’s one of the best amps I’ve ever tried. If you can afford one, it’s a MUST for high gain players!
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00:00 - Introduction
00:48 - Overview
03:02 - MK2 Changes
07:30 - Clean tones with Strat
12:15 - Clean tones with Duvell Custom
13:53 - Crunch with Strat
16:28 - Crunch more gain with Strat
17:46 - Crunch with Les Paul
20:55 - Pushed clean on crunch with Duvell Custom
25:00 - Overdrive with Duvell Custom
26:34 - Overdrive with FM6
29:30 - Overdrive with Les Paul
31:30 - Summary
Video edited by John Hollingworth
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So happy to see Soldano getting all of this publicity again. Well deserved.
Austin Dyer obviously they sent him the amp but they did not pay him. My favorite album tones of all time are Soldano’s. Cheers.
Finally
joe bannon listen to as daylight dies by killswitch engage or their live dvd “world ablaze” I respectfully disagree. Live dvd is 100% SLO, as daylight died is 50% SLO.
@joe bannon im pretty sure George Lynch used one on his great album Wicked Sensation!
@joe bannon correct but amazing tone for blues, rock, funk and even country. It would complement my ENGL amp nicely. Not as compressed more open sound.
Wow...I know Soldano's were renown for their distortion, but I was really impressed by the range of Fender-like clean and lightly crunchy tones.
Mike Soldano is and will always be a legend in the circuit world, period.
Great demo! I've been a fan of the SLO since I first played one here in Los Angeles back in '86. I was at a boutique amp shop in Hollywood and it was pretty much the height of Cali Crunch, which is basically a really hot Marshall kind of sound, EL34 all the way. What I loved about the SLO is just the sheer solidity of the thing. Every tone was gorgeous, and the amp was not overly complex to operate. At the time I owned a Marshall stack and several friends in the shred community were trying to get me to use their amp techs for a mod. I decided I didn't want to get a mod because of all the horror stories I heard. Also, my Marshall was still under warranty and I didn't want to void it, which modding would do. There were difference schools of the Cali tone, by which I mean the post VH/Lynch/Demartini era, so mid to late 80s. The top mod guys in town at the time were Mike Soldano, who built his rep doing great mods for some big names before launching his own line; Jose Arredondo, who did Eddie's amps, as well as Demartini, Jake E. Lee, Mick Mars and many others; Reinhold Bogner who was yet to produce the Ecstasy, although he'd produced the Ecstasy pedal and did amazing mods; Jerry Blaha (he did amazing work on a friend's plexi); and probably the most popular, Lee Jackson of Metaltronix. There are probably other amp experts, but I can't remember them. I don't know of Steve Fryette's rep for mods but he certainly made a name for himself with the VHT (now Fryette) Pitbull. Basically, the 80s was amp paradise. I got to try everything and owned a number of fine amps myself including Boogies. There are many high gain amps to choose from, more than ever before. But what I go for is the quality of the gain. I'm not a big fan of Rectos or Boogie Mark III, IV and Vs. I prefer a brighter, more natural sort of gain, like what you can get from a Soldano or Bogner.
No only that, but I have yet to hear any stock Marshall sound as where near as good as a Soldano SLO 100 or even a Hotrod 100+ heads in stock form.
….yeah I need to get one of these.
Rabea has the best gear reviews on the web. He takes the time to show everything the gear has to offer. He understands it not about his preferences. He says, if this your thing great, if it’s not, here is something else. This isn’t the format to be silly (although I enjoy that content as well) If I had gear to sell and needed a demonstrator this cat would be first choice.
Seriously. If I had my own brand I would want him to be my exclusive first reviewer
You can also listen to his playing for hours. There is just... Something about it, I don't know.
Agreed. No weird faces. No bullshit. Just great vids full of application. Really enjoy these.
This amp sounds like a million dollar. Absolutely fantastic piece of gear!
Excellent demo Rabea. This is how you demo an amp to show its versatility, using various guitars with single coil and humbucker pick ups, as well as different genres of music. This is how you capture a larger audience of musicians with their varied taste in music while featuring the amp's ability to master the different genres. Well done!
Damn haven't watched a vid of Rabea in a while, he's looking healthy man.
was just thinking the same thing. looking fit AF
I think he went vegan.
@@morenogomes6858 vegans can be fat to LOL
He wasn't looking healthy before?
@@realtruenorth I'm aware of that, it all depends on what you put into your body.
I love how this amp seems to be able to do almost everything. amazing cleans, the crunch, and the OD takes me back to high school
There's enough material in a Rabea demo for an album, every time! Amazing spontaneous creativity man!
You must have spent the longest time anyone has ever spent demoing the clean channel of an SLO100, ever...didn’t even know they had one lol
Rule #1 about Soldano: Don't talk about the clean channel!
Why not?
@@radio5051 it was a Fight Club reference 😁
And it's KILLER! So is the crunch tone. Mark Knopfler somewhat obscurely used one for On Every Street.
Mostly on crunch, I believe. Fantastic tones on that album throughout using the Soldano.
I own a Lucky 13 50 watt. It’s probably the prettiest clean channel of any amp I’ve played. Get one!
That’s an utter monster of an amp. I definitely absolutely will find a way to get the SLO 30. I really loved all the clean and pushed clean settings you demoed; it has way more versatile capabilities than I realized. I’m blown away. As always, I showed up for the review, and fell in love with the playing. I can listen to you jam on a potato for 30 minutes, but an amp like that? All day. Thanks dude.
You never disappoint, never. Nobody showcases gear like you do. Well, I haven't found anybody else yet that does. Your fretwork is great and your ear for odd and unique notes is awesome. Just fantastic.
The tone and playing at 15:00 had my jaw on the floor. Holy goddamn smokes that Strat sounds good through basically everything you've ever shown us, but damn it sound glorious through that Soldano!
It’s really not only the best amplifier this is also one of the best demos of a high gain amp. You hit a wide range of genres which shows the amp off well. I think it was great that you didn’t even venture into the overdrive channel until halfway through the video. Great job. Cheers!
Well said. For a guy like Rabea you think he might just go straight to the gain stage and let it rip. But no. He let it build one piece at a time and did it right. Kudos to him for his thoroughness.
It's versatility is it's problem. The average player only wants one or two things done well to suit a particular style. This can and is done by many manufacturers.
Except for a few recording studio's it is a really unnecessary purchase.
This amp valors your Silo pickups in such a great way!
It's like all the harmonics are at the right place and together pickups and amp make a perfect sonic space, landscape, texture..
You're a beast of sound!
Great ears with a great heart and it feels in your music ✨
Thanks for the extensive clean demos of this amp! Especially the funky bit.
Finally someone giving a legit demo of the SLO clean channel! Sounds fantastic. A Fender Twin and hot rodded Marshall in 1 box.
Wow! Thanks for the clip! We used to carry the original at the music store I worked at back in the day. This sounds exactly as I remember it. Loved it then, love it now. If I ever replace my rack, this would be the amp.
Most entertaining half hour I've spent in a long time. Many thanks man.
All my brotherly love, Rabea. You're a fun character. I use that head in my studio, but I've never been able to use it as a work horse (only for certain kinds of parts), so I'll learn from this video. Much appreciation for your analysis!
It’s been awhile since a crunch channel gave me goosebumps.
Awesome vid as usual! I think we need a part 2 with more playing + an OD pedal
Honestly best demo I have seen for any product. You explained everything didn't rush , awesome video. Just made me subscribe.
Looking great Rabea!
Great demo Rabea! I used to own an old one in snakeskin, with the Haynes mod. I so regret selling that one. I’m glad you spent some time on the clean/crunch channel, showcasing how it can do awesome funk, excellent semi-cleans and rock before even using the overdrive channel. It would be worth the money, even without that second channel. The old ones had 5881 power tubes, but noone seems to talk about it, so I thought I’d mention that.
Congratulations Rabea....the best Soldano SLO 100 review I ever saw!
Dude, great demo! One hell of an amp for sure but also one hell of a guitar player man! I live here in Seattle Washington and have known Mike Soldano for roughly 30 years. One thing people don't know about Mike is that he's an outrageous hot rod builder! When I first met Mike he had a couple of rides in his garage they were painted in 50s Fender colors and were just beautiful! He was also building guitars as well and they were absolutely stunning but you could tell that his passion was for amplifiers. Me and a friend of mine were honored by Mike to help him develop one of his first 50 watt heads. That was such a cool process and I remember those days as just being hilarious! It was all so incredible to see how that process actually works and how Mike would develop certain areas of the amp for a particular tone. The guy is a friggin genius man Another thing is that the Soldano heads that Mike built for Eric Clapton were not amps that you would get off the showroom floor. They were highly modified for Eric Clapton's needs in an amp. I'm not dissing the amps that we can all buy off the showroom floor because like this demo shows, they're absolutely incredible and so well-built. When you look at the guts of one of these amps and how they're built they're totally a work of art and worth every penny! Again man, great video and you're playing is just is in lockstep with that hundred watt head. You know how to work it brother!✌🎸🎶🔊🤣
Rabea, great video. Your reviews are the best on the web. Fantastic job
Holy crap, that sounds phenomenal. I saw High On Fire a little while ago - Matt Pike was playing through Soldano heads, the sound was unbelievable.
Damn, do more of these Rabea! I could honestly watch/listen to you demoing amps forever.
I've just got a tired little Marshall 10w practise, I bet you could make it sound awesome.
Oh my god! I’m listening to this with a good pair of headphones and the tone is just amazing 😍 I want one of these bad!
Thank you for the awesome review 👏🏻
Great video and demo. I could see how much you enjoyed playing through the amp by your passion and expression.I Sat watching with a smile once you started playing 👍
THumbs-up Rabea for a great demo and really nice playing! You've improved a lot as a player. And yeah- this might be the best amp in the world. Love how Mike Soldano voices his amps.
My all time favourite amp. Great vid Bea. You're a legend. Cheers!
Few amps get legendary status, but Soldano is one, and rightly deserved.
Soldano: outstanding sounds and timeless design.
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I very thorough review/demo ect first guy in the UK to give these amps some shine,well done Rab!
Awesome video, thanks mate!
Rad! So sick, sounds awesome!
Man, the latest Soldano amps are on a roll. The 20 watt version sounds amazing as well.
Nice playing, really enjoyed it, sweet tone!!
I just got the Synergy Soldano SLO module and I can't be happier! Awesome video! Wish List for sure.This and a Hiwatt.
Rabea, that sounds great man!
damn bro you’re looking really fit and healthy! haven’t seen you in about a decade or so - kudos to you man!
Every single sound out of this amp in this review is stellar. An amazing all around amp for everything.
It's soooo good that the video has been re-uploaded lol
why was re-uped tho?
You are so inspiring - thank you for sharing your talent with us!!!!
I love that you played a strat in this demo.
Love your playing and discussion. Unique.
Always loved Soldano amps! I remember seeing Gary Moore at the Hammersmith Apollo on the Still Got The Blues tour back in 1990-91(??). He had TWO SLO-100 heads on stage and you could see the tubes glowing from the crowd. It just made for real presence. Ever since then I've wanted a Soldano amp. I, also, have always wanted to play like Gary Moore. Neither of these wants have ever come close to happening! Great demo, Rabea! You're a bloody good guitarist yourself!
I think this video will go down and one of the best of all time amp reviews.
New to this channel but not to the SLO, I felt my blood pressure go down and my body slowly get into sleep mode when I heard that most soothing low gain overdriven sound at 18:10 or so... Such a beauty... I love your Les Paul.
Imagine hearing it with a cab and in person!
The video sounds very nice, but playing it live with a cab is much much better! :)
Wow, that clean channel! That's what I look for as much as the leads.
New competitor on my list..
I totally loved this review! The demo was far beyond what most reviewers do!:)
I have been lusting after the SLO 30 for a while now. May as well go ahead and pull the trigger and get it!😱😀❤️
DO IT! I had one on order last year, then spent a month in the hospital and had to cancel due to some costs the insurance didn't cover. About the only thing Soldano I can afford is the SLO mini, which is about 5 ft away from me right now :)
Your open chords progressions are so melodic, Rabea. ;-)))
That was really awesome!
Superb noodling through a great sounding amp 👌
That LP Custom sounded amazing. Great job 👌
Great review on a killer amplifier. Am I the only one who caught that Bryan Adam's riff he played during the crunch channel demo
Best demo of this amp by a mile.
That is the best I ever heard bea sound, and I never heard him ever sound anything less than amazing, I think this should be his primary amp, the sound is amazing.
Awesome review and demo, Rabea! I love your playing, and this amp sounds phenomenal. If only it wasn't so expensive...
Beautiful review as always. This is the only guitar gear that makes me feel sad that I can't own it because I can't afford it at the moment. Oh man, it's so creamy, growly, and tight all the same time. Owning this would be an absolute dream come true for me!
Fantastic!
Good review 👍 I enjoyed it...
Outstanding Demo
Great playing, great riffs, great tone, great review, dude you're skinny, looking good🤘🤘
You're making this amp sounds so perfect. It's hard to resist even at that price tag...
what a beautiful amp. sounds incredible.
This is one fine amplifier. One of my hometown favs, Warren Haynes, plays Soldano. Best tone ever.
The cleans sound so, er um... perfect!
so cool, seeing and hearing you get lost in the magic power that this amp unleashes! I play Marshall Silver Jubilee 100’s and 5150’s, but I think its time I get my hands on one if these! My go to preset on my digital rig on the Kemper Stage is the Soldano SLO, over thousands of other profiles. Killer demo
Nice dude. Sounds brutal 😎
The thing that's not mentioned much is the feel of playing on a Soldano. Very touch responsive in both clean and gain modes. The distortion doesn't get ugly like many high gain amps if you crank it. Very natural sounding and creamy gain even at lower volumes. Built like a USA made tank as well. Thinking about the 30 watt version as $4k is out of my budget. And they go to 11!! Rock on Mike!! Killer amp...
It sounds amazing. For now I'm enjoying the SLO Synergy module but I'm going to have to give one of these a try.
Yep. Id love to try one. Plus that mayo just sound so great and one of the coolest guitars i ever saw.
Great play!
I know you probably get this daily, but love the channel man. You’re a monster. 🤘🏽
I always love when the Nuno/Extreme influence bleeds through!
This is going to be goooood
I'm very biased but to me the Les Paul Custom was the best sounding guitar/amp combination here. Incredible.
Perfect combo for a stoner/doom metal gig
I concur
I have to say I'm a vintage Marshall, fender tweed guy...I want those dark dirty bluesy tones. And I like combos But, Wow!! I haven't heard anything sound bad. This is quite literally the Swiss army knife of amps I'm so impressed
Man, I was in between the SLO 100 and the new Mesa Boogie Mark VII. I went with the Mesa and I honestly couldn't be happier with my decision as it's beyond amazing. With that being said, as soon as I'm done paying it off, I'm immediately getting this one!
That amp sounds incredibly good. Such a versatile amp.....
It is really suprising how many artists used the SLO. Knopfler-Clapton-B.B. King, Van-Halen-Sum41, Linkin Park-Killswitch Engage ... Most gear is really tailored to a genre or a generation of music. The SLO made it in basically all genres from the late 80 until today.
I don't even wonna know how many sound engineers used the SLO to double track bands and either add some body or shimmer to a custom tone.
Those cleans are really nice…what a versatile amp
Now that was a wonderfully implemented sneaky Lord of the Rings lick at 19:51
That Aquila was by far my favorite tone. That lollar imperial really screams. And what's crazy is that's the low output version. I can only imagine how the other 2 versions sound.
Looking well mate 👍
I bought a half stack today and am so excited to own a Soldano!!!!!
I'm saving for the SLO30 :D . Since I listened to a Soldano live at a Meat Puppets concert, that tone has haunted me for decades... So rich, full of harmonic content!
I want that kind of sound.
Nice cleans bro
just tried the SLO plugin from neural and my life changed. cant wait to try the real deal.
Holy shit Rabea, you look great man.
And that Mayones is amazing..
That amp sounds amazing!
Like he said, one of the greatest amps you will ever play, but fvk, the price will kill you. I was lucky enough to play a festival that was backlined with a pair of SLO100's, best sounding set I ever played. Went home and looked into getting one and cried
Trust me when I say I don't overuse this adjective--that was absolutely sick. Totally agreed, that is one of the greatest amps I've ever heard. Incredible presence, tons of headroom, lots of gain on tap. It's one of those amps that really sparkles at high volume. You can understand why EVH liked it enough to put it on an album, and why Mick Mars used it for years. I'd love to have one, but I know I'd never be able to really open it up like it should be.
There is not doubt that the slo shines loud, but I also contend that even at low and mid volumes it's your best choice.
The 30 watt version is your friend.