3 of the best amps EVER!
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- Playthrough 3 of the best amps of ALLLLL TIME!!!!!
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Anytime I watch this channel, I feel like I'm in on the greatest secret youtube has to offer. I have no idea how this channel hasn't blown up. We appreciate ya Mike!
Agreed, most bestest for gear and tone chasers. The preamp shootout is killing.
Thanks guys!
It is because today, right in this moment, is the first time people like me have ever heard of him. I guess CZcams's related video function is a bit slow?
Cool channel ! Would like to ask u ur opinion what amp 30 watt head would u recommend to get that Satriani Jvm sound ? Thanks
@@BigHairyGuitars i love the vids man but i gotta disagree a diezel vh4 is about the baddest boy on the block i got a be-100 and love it but it dont have low end like the vh4 think is just brutal man
I remember the first time I played a Bogner... I called my brother and talked about the sound for 2 hours. Incredible amps!
This is one of my favorite channels to watch. Michael, you do a great job of going over the features of these amps and your playing style of rock and hard rock complements these amp tones perfectly! Your natural ability to speak to your audience through the camera comes across as genuine and real. And the best reason of all, why I watch your channel, is because the majority of a guitarist's tone comes from the amp itself and I applaud you for making all the different hard rock amplifiers and processors the main focus of your channel. Job well done!
Something about the Soldano that no other has. Sounds like it would sit nice in the mix
That Bogner, whoa, is nice and chewy. Has a little more “mush” than the others to me, but still has a nice midrange. My vote goes to Bogner here.
The SLO has a great high gain sound. Legendary. But I agree, the Bogner is so sweet and crunchy
Yeah, I agree. Bogner has the best sound IMO
Immense tones. All 3 sounded great.
Michael!!! Your channel is so badass! Thanks for taking the time to produce awesome videos and for sharing! Love it!
Great quality of content and amp demonstrations! Surprised by 20.6k subscribers, this channel deserves and will get more!
I think the only winner here is you Michael for owning all three of these amps! Great video mate 👍🏻
Very good point !
That Tele is pretty rad also!😎
Loved this! I have the Dirty Shirley and SLO Synergy modules and love them. Digging that Bogner too! Thanks again broddah Mike.Cheers and Oakloha from Oakland!
That XTC, Heavy tones are pure Bliss
Great gear, fun playing, great attitude. Thanks for putting this together. I have a Bogner 101B, and thinking about adding a Friendman BE-100 deluxe.
Three of my favorite amps of all time. Love them!
Love your demos Michael !...my favorite is the lick you did on the rackmount delays ,......a lick to die for !......Lou ,..Quebec
Awesome video, awesome amps, awesome playing as well Micheal!
The 2 best amps I've owned an original Bogner ecstacy 100B like the 1st 20 and a modified Soldano SLO..it had a depth mod and a warren haynes mod...killer tones from both
Great stuff, thanks Michael, and that Friedman T sounds killer 👍🏻
This is one of the finest video's you've ever made. Thank you.
That Tele steals the show. What a guitar! I'd be happy with any of those amps, but if I had to choose one, it would be the Friedman :) Good playthrough Michael, thanks I enjoyed it.
Awesome vid! Thanks for sharing these classics/modern-classics. I've owned all of those brands in various models and have found my home in the Friedman Wildwood CS edition Smallbox 50...3 channels of orgasm! The Bogner Ecstasy 101b is great too, but can be a bit "wooly" on the low end... Killer amp though. I find a lot of Bogner amps have a bit too much low-mids
Love the Friedman! Also digging that Vintage T, but when that red Vintage T with P90s makes an appearance, I always smile!
Friedman least expensive especially used. Soldano the most expensive along with Diezel and Wizard amps.
I owned all 3 of these great amps. Sold them all over the years but the XTC definitely was my favourite.
Great video. Awesome tones just because!
Gotta say, you've got great tone in your fingers- a lot of people don't so you really show what the amps can do. They all sound great. I think the only way to choose is for people to play them for themselves so they can hear how they respond to each person's technique and style. But it's great that you give people a great starting point to go on. Thanks, and keep it up. Great job.
Thanks Dan! I remember the first time I saw a Ecstasy at a high end store, and the guy said, "I've heard some GREAT players play through this, and they all sound like themselves." I agree, you really have to play through an amp to tell. But if you watch a cross section of players run through an amp, it can help narrow down the selections.
11:42 "This is probably getting a little long" nope! With these great tones (and your great playing and comparison information) I could watch this all day long.
Another great vid. Yes, thing of beauty! I have had all 3. Still have the Friedman as my No 1.
Soldano sounds great, nice kerangg to the sound, Bogner too woolly and distant sounding, Friedman in the middle. Keep them coming Mike :]
Great video, Michael. I dig all three but the nod goes to the Ecstasy for me. Thanks for all the work you put into the channel
Killer amps! I have 2 of 3. The excursion settings in the bogner is powerful.
All 3 have killer tones!!!
WHY?? Bcuz they all derive their authenticity from the best Marshall’s, Vox’s & Fenders!!!
Cool Vid👍🏼
Excellent video, Michael!
I’m not a 100W guy, so I would love the new “mini” Soldano...
REALLY hope you do a video on the Bogner 3534. Love your videos and your playing!
Nice comparison, that friedman is so sweet! Would love to see your take on a diezel vh4 thrown in the mix in the future :)
Nice demo!! Thank you sharing!
Waouh, you make them sound so great ! It’s not common on YT. What cab do you use ?
The redesigned Bogner Goldfinger Super Lead is an incredible sounding, extremely versatile amp. If you haven’t tried one out you definitely should. Killer amp .
Cool comparison and a great video!
Regarding the 101B: I prefer the Bogner bass setting around 10 / 11. That makes it more responsive and clear sounding, without the excessive bass response that you'll end up dialing out in the mix anyway.
I can also recommend the marvel mod on the red channel. With that 3 way switch in place, you can choose between stock pre 2004, Cameron mod and stock post 2004. The Cameron is my fave amongst the options, because it open up the red channels and adds a bit of higher mids. It's just what that channel needs, imo.
Best demo I’ve ever seen of a Soldano! For some reason it’s hard to find a decent clip of those amps on CZcams. Great tone from all 3 amps though.
This is a great tone: m.czcams.com/video/dPDWJkRKUkk/video.html
Love this video (and pretty much all of your others I’ve seen). Could you take a look sometime at the STL Tone Hub plug-in? I realize it probably doesn’t compare at all to these amps, but really would enjoy hearing your take. Thanks!
I almost bought a Soldano Hot Rod 50 used, but the store decided to not do rent to own. The one Soldano I really want is the Decatone. Love Bogner and Friedman too. I am just always need a super clean, mid and high gain sounds from one amp. I love my Mesa Nomad 100 head. I use it like a preamp, using the Two Notes Torpedo Captor 8. I run a parametric EQ and noise gate at the input and loop. Tap the line out from the Two Notes into stereo fx. I can also run wet/dry/wet if I want. Currently I run the stereo fx into a pair of Orange Micro Terrors. Sounds awesome and I can attenuate -6,-12, or non attenuation! I may get a Mesa 2:90 down the road.
2:35 when you do that little "chimey" arpeggio I immediately think think of "Can't Get This Stuff No More" off of VH Best Of Vol. 1 I think Ed was recording and playing with Soldanos around that time. It sounds killer. I will own a true SLO 100 one day.
Super cool episode. Dream comparison!
Love the gear cabinet!! Custom made??
Few days ago i bought your slo kemper pack and its a beast!!! Tried many great slo packs before, but this one speaks to me in a way no other could, great job!
Im a doctor in my hometown fighting covid 19, doing 24h shift in the hospital, then 24h shift home to rest, my pregnant wife is with her parents in order to protect the baby, and my dog is with my parents because i cant take care of her while doing the shifts, and your profile has kept me so busy and motivated and helped me deal with selfisolaton and loneliness so much that i just wanted to thank you in person! You're my MVP!
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Yes, thank you for what you're doing!
Damn, that’s heavy stuff. Take the opportunity and crank that amp!
@@user-ox5kh3fy8g It's on the internet so it's probably bullshit.
You’re the mvp!
Oh YES YES YES Mr. Nielsen!!! I see that Soldano!!🤤
Great vid michael. What amp switcher do you have or recommend? Ineed a switcher that will get heavy use in a commerial studio setting. Cheers.
Hey Michael. Would love to know what noise gate you are using??? Great demo of each amp! ...just struck me how quiet everything was between segments. Thanks.
I have watched this video many times... and today I know I must get a Bogner ... sick demonstration of these 3 monsters
Michael Nielsen, you are my hero.
Just jumped on, like your style, keep it up!
Welp, you just changed my mind on the SLO. Was always a fan of the gain settings, but thought they were always a little too fizzy (I only have Axe-Fx, and other emulations as a measure - forgive me). The emulations I have been using just suck. Then you plugged in the tele - sweet mother of honour! The amp is worth it for the clean channel tones alone!
They're all incredible, but in my opinion, the Bogner Ecstasy is the best clean, crunch, dirty and there is. It does all three beautifully.
What you said about the SLO crunch channel being somewhere between Marshall and Matchless is spot on
I saw Vai live in 1996 when he was using Bogner's (second row seat) . That was his best tone ever . Then he started using the Carvin's and he's never sounded as good .
I recall him mentioning that the Carvin sounded bland, so they custom built one for him. I'm guessing it still didn't work out. I never heard one. I just looked at the catalogs.
Thank you for posting this video. Could you please comment on how you recorded the audio from the amps on this video? Are you using mic(s)? into a sound interface. Thank you very much.
for me, it's the slo, hands down. all three sounded great, but the soldano has this unprecedented midrange magic, and top-end sizzle that i just can't get enough of. playing my friends slo a few months ago for the first time was quite the experience. i'd always wanted an slo going back over a decade, but never heard one first hand until that night i tried my friends at a rehearsal place for a few hours. i could not get the grin off my face. so dynamic, and with such a great fast attack- very responsive. the first time i tried a be-100 i was always blown away, but each time i tried a friedman after that i thought they were too perfect and polished sounding if that makes sense. i like a bit more rawness. i am yet to play a bogner, but have dug the sounds i've heard over the years.
Same as me, all of those amp is good but to my ear Soldano is 🔥
Killer Video as usual, and Tone for Miles. How does that grey beard equate to such better tone, it just keeps getting better and better? That must be the secret.
Nice vid! Did you use cabs or IRs?
Bearded and gearded, thanks for another awesome video man!
Great amps and great channel my friends!
What's your signal path on this and what cab? Great video! Killer!
I’ve owned all 3 of these, some multiple times and the Friedman is the one that I’ve never sold. Sort of the Goldilocks of these brands.
awesome! now i want moving shelf for amp too!!!!
That’s my tone right there, these amps. Given that the SLO was made around 35 years before the BE100, it sure holds in own and still sound similarly amazing. I think the XTC could sound brighter with different tubes probably.
If you look at the circuits, the soldano looks like it would be more like Mesa mark2c+, which makes sense bc of the time period and the Mesa had just come out. The 5150 and dual rec was taken direct from the soldano so it makes sense that while all of these amps sound slightly different, they all sort of sound similar
I have a Crate BV150 H
The Crate is a high end boutique amp ,
made in USA.
It's a beautiful thing.
I have a friend owns a SLO 100 ,they are one of my favorite tones ,the Invective borrows a lot from that amp.
Still one of my favorite of all your videos. Thank you for sharing. Love everything you do.
Michael. Who build that rack amp drawer for you? Love your setup.
Your looking at 3 of the best rock amps ever made on planet Earth !!! Each having their own voice , tone and feel ... Just a fantastic video for us Tone junkies !!! Ive only ever played one of these amps , and i can still remember that day very clear ... Soldano amps have a serious Growl to them ! IMO , i think the Bogner is a better amp than shown in this video ... Lets get real ,all cool amps !!
Oh man, throw the deliverance in there!
There are AMAZING amps out there that didn't manage to get recognition but are kind of know all around in forums.
Steavens, Brunetti, Mezzabarba, DV mark, come to mind...
don't forget Wizard amps!
Wow great video , I preferred the Soldano overall ,
Damn they all sound good. SLO is definitely my favorite. Love how dynamic it is. But that clarity is really unforgiving of sloppy playing.
And I dub thee unforgiving. Learning to play an unforgiving amp is key. Imagine how good you will sound with a forgiving amp once you have the unforgiven one down? I try to never play with gain what I can’t without.
@@bojangles6444 I'm with you on that! Throw in some unforgiving pickups as well. It gives practice purpose. The cure for sloppiness is to magnify it, not hide it. Then you have all that dynamic, and articulation to play around with.
D U D E . . .
Honestly, how many times a week do you just sit back and look at your studio setup with a smile and shake your head?? Great job sir!
SLO clean/crunch is 🤘😎 and I'm surprised by the overdrive of the BE as the winner IMO. Now to only combine the 2 for the "low low price" of $8,000k ... but tone like those 2 it's almost a bargain😅
According to Soldano, the Soldano Astroverb's preamp is based on the SLO's clean channel with the crunch switch on. I love mine!
I'm actually trying to decide between these 3 amps. What would you suggest for versatility and heavy blues shred and rhythm merging into metal territory? Looking for good note definition and good saturation with a nice bass response
I've owned 2/3 amps you have here and could never get them to sound this awesome LOL! Might have to revisit them again...
sounds great and yea those amps are awesome today, but I have to say nothing beats my original 60s plexi, yet to hear one
C'mon, lets not nitpick, they're all really, reeeeeally nice amps. One question (sorry if I've missed it), what cabinet/IR were you using?
Just started watching your channel. Great channel i just subbed. I saw you on tone talk and dave worked on my rack way back in the 90's and guess what i had a couple of pink rack units in there lol. You know what im talking about, i saw your rack unit special on tone talk with toren. Even though they were basically filler units as I thought they looked cool i had my main was a marshall jmp=1 and a ada mp-1 as my main preams with Marshall power amp and i also had a seymour duncan tube power amp I was wondering if you ever tried that unit it was kinda rare? Anyways liked and subbed cool channel!
That Soldano crunch setting blows my mind....it's a goldilocks crunch love the chime..... but the other colours are so good it's ESSENTIAL I own all 3......I wonder if the Dirty Shirley 100w inspired the Twin Sister amp (another contender for best Friedman amp ever)...Nielsen def jacked Beethoven's lost hearing via inter dimensional witch craft and built himself the Willy Wonka of TONE ears
You should profile that BE, both channels! Are you using your Bogner cab here? It sounds massive!
Never saw your channel
It was the dodgers cap and Yasiel Puig shirt that hooked me in
I was like he deserves a listen
The SLO crunch is really hard to beat. For everything else, the Bogner stole the show for me. Very pleasing midrange, chewy and punchy and even with as much bass as you had dialed in, it remained clear with the best notes definition of the 3 at higher gain. It does sound sweeter than the other two.
Awesome tone tone MIke! We also share the same Danish family name!
That pullout drawer made for amps is the most awesome thing ever. My biggest problem with having lots of amps is being able to access the rear. Especially with the rear power on and off such a pain the ass! I may need to have some of these custom made. Has to be pretty heavy-duty to handle those 50 pound amps!
Use blum cabinet runners. They make soft close models and can handle the weight.
Kelly B hey thanks for the tip
I bought my BE100 when they first came out. Never even contemplated selling it once, or considered another amp. Sure the Deluxe would be nice, with it's designated HBE channel, but the original still works for me.
I've always loved Soldano tone, but at Freidman is killer. All of them are. 🤘♥️🤘
Great demo. Just found you recently and of course sub'd. 🤘♥️🤘
That Friedman!!! Waiting for a profile pack for this 😊
You really need to try a Wizard, MCII or MTL, I’ve owned these 3 at one point and can tell you that the Wizard is pretty spectacular
Love my MTL. However, more so than any other amp I have, I find that it requires getting the volume up a good amount before it sounds as it should. Then, it's punchy attack that you feel in your guts is glorious lol. It is a very unforgiving amp as well.
SLO is one of my 2 favorite all time distortion amps. The other is the 5150, of course.
Hey Micheal did you produce Sayce’s “blood on my hands” with that bogner? it really reminded me of that tone when you kicked it into high gain
Hi . Great video. An information if it’s possible …. About the mobile that contains all the amplifiers: is a custom product or does it have a brand that I can track on the internet? Thank you
that tele sounds killer!
The Friedman sounds really nice. The top and the bottom end are punchy, well defined and never get muddy or ear piercing.
The 2 others do from time to time (even though they are very good as well)
Cool for putting this up!
Nice! Have you tryied the 20th aniversary to compare it with 101b?
The biggest "winner" here is the cab/mic settings, or IR i didnt catch what you were using... All the amps sounds relatively close, but imho the Bogner is not really tight and "fast" enough... Would probably go for BE, just cause i love that gnarly Marshall sound... Awesome vid as always.
Bogner and friedman sounds greasy but the soldano man! Sounds so good!
Man, I love the intro riff! Show us how it's done please!
That Bogner gets my vote, it has growl with definition and clarity, the others not so much. Would love to hear it compared to the 20watt Marshall Vintage head that looks like a Plexi
Loving the Soldano!