Rhett, it was an honor to talk about an amp that is super important and something, honestly, that I really needed to get my job done as a session guitarist. Great video, and still a great sounding Amp in 2023.... thank you Michael for inventing it:)
@sundaynightdrunk
Жыл бұрын
I'm always so happy to see you in Rhett's videos, and on your own channel. What an amazing friend for Rhett to have. The video where you help him select his Les Paul taught me so much about choosing a guitar among all the guitars that hang on the wall.
@johnl9617
Жыл бұрын
I have heard some great things about Soldono amps, but if we're going to be historically correct, ALL of the LA session players were going to Paul Rivera for mods of their Fender amps and then his own amplifiers long before Soldono. He is a giant and I'm not sure why his amps seem to get overlooked. They cover all of the tones one could ever need...a tone tweaker's dream.
@jwhtn
Жыл бұрын
Can you point us to the Rick Springfield track you're discussing near the end of the video?
@RhettShull
Жыл бұрын
Thanks so much Tim! I always love having you on the channel!
@grantbob
Жыл бұрын
@Tim Pierce Guitar - Do you still have that first SLO you bought?
@kanalualohafeary6129
Жыл бұрын
Part of what made soldano amps so loved is Mike himself. Back around 2000, I acquired an early slo100. I was living in Hawaii, and I called Soldano because I had a question about the amp. I don't even remember what the question was. Mike looked up the serial number and realized my amp was from before he added the effects loop. He offered to add it for free if I paid shipping. I didn't even ask for it. I didn't know it was an option. That's service. He went above and beyond. Best experience I've ever had on a service call. He is just beyond cool. Mike, we love and respect you, brother. Thanks for sharing your new find, Rhett. These amps deserve all the love.
@HunterRouth
Жыл бұрын
Mike Soldano is the best.
@BorisBidjanSaberi11
Жыл бұрын
A true maestro
@phillamoore157
Жыл бұрын
Yes! He’s such a gentleman on every level. He’s the only high-end amp manufacturer who I had NO problem whatsoever paying the money for. He’s so humble, and so friggin nice.
@erikvaldur3334
Жыл бұрын
Fantastic service. I've owned numerous Soldano amps throughout the years and called them many times. Mike and Bill Sundt typically helped me with any questions I had, even regarding used amps I had bought. I don't have any experience with anyone else from the company but those two were so helpful and friendly. Every amp I've owned from them was smokin in their own rights.
@Kweesh
8 ай бұрын
Judging by the pricing, you had already paid for the mod
@bradpoland8087
Жыл бұрын
In October of 1985 Mike brought that “breadboard” prototype amp over to test on my 1982 Marshall anniversary cabs for a comparison here in Seattle. I was a typical 80’s metal player into the high gain but also played clean, but with celestions the clarity of his amp was not noticeable at first. I used my iceman with PAFs and Mike was really excited about what he was hearing from his amp, so much that he said right then “he’s going to relocate to Cali and pursue building an amp while working at Stars Guitars in S.F. He completed making my Soldano double neck which was his last guitar and went full on in the amp biz. I’m so happy for Mike’s success cuz he’s a really great guy and friend of high quality, just like everything he creates!🤘💜
@RC32Smiths01
Жыл бұрын
Love this amp's presence, in both a tonal and historical sense. Quite literally a timeless piece of gear.
@PNWGuitar
Жыл бұрын
I mean I can probably put a time on it, it's a little younger than my dad 😅
@handle433
Жыл бұрын
I remember hearing Mark Knopfler and Eric Clapton both playing Soldanos in late 1988. It was a crazy time and they sounded amazing!!
@Mikey__R
Жыл бұрын
I remember the suits.
@ericwalter4771
Жыл бұрын
@@Mikey__Rshoulder pads
@krobclassic
Жыл бұрын
So when Micheal S was developing this amp at the time he was my cousins guitarist stage tech and had Modded his Marshall’s at the time. We did a show together and I asked him to Mod my XB100 and he laughed at me and said there’s literally nothing I could do to that amp and make it sound any better. Saw at NAMM in 2019 and he remembered telling me that back in 1987.
@JacobSmith-zc2vq
7 ай бұрын
Can you clarify……. He said that meaning the xb100 was great in itself or meaning they were shiite? That was my backup head for years that got me out of a few jams when my dsl 100 took a shit on me right before gigs. I loved that old carvin.
@IamMusicNerd
Жыл бұрын
What kills me about the Soldano is the clean channel. Everyone talks about the lead channel, and for good reason. But the clean channel is incredible.
@tombstoneslim7070
Жыл бұрын
I have been playing through Soldanos now for over 30yrs. I have a two twelve 120 watt that Mike made for me back in early 2000’s that on three will make the fillings in your teeth vibrate…no joke!! Mike is pure genius!!
@dyl9845
Жыл бұрын
This made me laugh. Have a good day man🍻
@frankenstein4106
Жыл бұрын
SLO 30 owner here, and it is by far my #1 amp! I live on the crunch channel boosted with a pedal into a 2x12! When I bought it the guy ringing me up at the shop said another guy who worked there was going to be bummed, since it was the only one they had, and he loved playing thru it!!
@christophergetchell6490
Жыл бұрын
This is my desert island amp!!! Ever since I saw/heard Martin Barre from Jethro Tull play one live, I was blown away by the sound! These amps rock, and they clean up really well! I might just clone it someday!
@cmet8280
Жыл бұрын
What would be your desert island generator?
@christophergetchell6490
Жыл бұрын
@@cmet8280 Fusion.
@CaribSurfKing1
Жыл бұрын
The greatest thing about the SLO is the fact you can treble boost the high gain channel and still roll down the volume knob and get almost clean that sounds amazing. Gary Moore, Blues Alive, start of separate ways….wow!
@edwardmowatful
Жыл бұрын
Glad you mentioned this performance! And the intro he plays before the band picks up is breathtaking...
@calimusic2007
Жыл бұрын
I purchased an SLO 100 last year. No regrets! You did a great job Rhett covering the various tonality of the amp, showing that it's not just a hard rock or metal amp. One of the other amazing things about the 100 is that you really don't have to crank the master volume to get a great sound, but if you do, it remains tight and focused. Shout out to Mr. Pierce, always great hearing from him.
@Mikey__R
Жыл бұрын
I really appreciate how you made a sponsored video educational rather than just an advert. Not many KZitemrs can do that.
@johnwilliamson467
Жыл бұрын
mike S shows the benefit of pure R+D not constrained a small budget . Really pure science in the truest sense . Luck in building some thing other than you drawn that worked . Then a good promoter after a product is made . A rare gift of doing pure research . It is good to see Mike was rewarded for his work .
@Mikey__R
Жыл бұрын
I do wonder how many amp techs like Mike S there were in the 80s, modding and building amps, who came up with something equally novel and unique but we never heard of because they never built something for someone famous?
@ClintCurtis
Жыл бұрын
Seriously the best amp I’ve ever heard. There’s no crud, very clean and defined.
@skidogbill
Жыл бұрын
I met Mike in the mid ‘80s when he had a little shop in Hollywood. I brought my Boogie Mark 3 over to compare to his amp. He was very friendly and accommodating. I dialed in his amp for a while and we A/Bed it with my Boogie. I liked his, but as I recall I concluded it could sound very similar to the Boogie (which I loved). Anyway, I didn’t buy his, but it was a good experience. Over the years, I was happy to see his success.
@mattw.6726
Жыл бұрын
Amp sounds killer! I also love how you got both studio legend Tim Pierce and the man himself--Mike Soldano--on to help put things in context. Great vid!
@Sean_Plays_Guitar
Жыл бұрын
That amp completely fixed your slide tone. You now have the very best slide tone that has ever been heard. Suck it, Josh.
@gregmize01
Жыл бұрын
🔥🔥🔥🔥SICK BURN 🔥🔥🔥🔥
@Javier-qk7ms
Жыл бұрын
sick burn!
@mjs2016
Жыл бұрын
Oooooohhh burn 🔥🔥🔥
@SeanOHanlon
Жыл бұрын
😂
@louiebee6745
Жыл бұрын
Hey Josh, YA BURNT!!🔥🔥
@jimmygreen5872
Жыл бұрын
The slo is my favorite amp I’ve owned so far. My current rig is 2 slo30’s in stereo. I blame Rabea for that. Lol
@Paul-D
Жыл бұрын
man I bet thats incredible!
@reverb508
Жыл бұрын
Daaamn! That's a nice rig!
@kurts2650
Жыл бұрын
When I hear SLO100 I think of metal. Cool to hear another genre played through one. Still my Holy Grail amp.
@MoreMeRecording
Жыл бұрын
+Clapton, Knopfler. Its just an amp at the end of the day and a very good one at that :)
@billhewlett1214
Жыл бұрын
Gary Moore Warren Haynes
@FrankWarrick
Жыл бұрын
I am a drummer by trade (but I still love your videos btw) and I have recorded with guitarists using many different amps/pedals/preamps ect.... and when I heard the 100 w SLO it blew my mind. Whether its recorded or in the room with it, for my ear, its the best amp around. Great Video!
@BillySoundFarm
Жыл бұрын
What a great video. Man you really put the work in and it was worth it. Especially how you leveraged your personal network to get more value to the audience. Bravo.
@vanessajazp6341
Жыл бұрын
This is my absolute favorite high gain amp. Marshall and Mesa Boogie and Engl make some GREAT amps, but to my ear the SLO-100 rules them all.
@pinkyellowblue007
Жыл бұрын
It's in a class of it's own.
@TylerJohnstonGuitar
Жыл бұрын
The best “Soldano sound” for me is Van Halen’s For Unlawful Carnal Knowledge. It’s not easy to follow up a Marshall Plexi but Ed sure made his Soldano sound great.
@christopherweise438
Жыл бұрын
There is an interview where Fluff of Riffs, Beards, and Gear interviews Mike Soldano about how Ed "acquired" his first Soldano amp. Fascinating stuff.
@TylerJohnstonGuitar
Жыл бұрын
@@christopherweise438 Gonna have to check it out!
@t3hPoundcake
Жыл бұрын
That's what I think of when I hear Soldano. That record sounds like nothing else, it almost doesn't even sound like Ed, at least what we knew of Ed's sound before that record.
@TylerJohnstonGuitar
Жыл бұрын
@@t3hPoundcake I think Ed got a second wind in the 90s. Between the Soldano and the Music Man guitars, it was magical.
@louiebee6745
Жыл бұрын
Yeah I remember people losing their minds over Eddie's new Music Man guitar and that it would "change his sound". Turns out it was the Soldano that really made the difference.🤘🤘
@MaPa60
Жыл бұрын
In the live video for the song "I think I love you too much" at the Knebworth festival in 1990, you can see 3 Soldano's behind Knopfler, Clapton and Phil Palmer. Sounds ace!
@manupbritain5232
Жыл бұрын
The most incredible tone I ever heard was my teachers purple Soldano SLO. He was an incredible guitarist but the chime and presence. I was a young player and have never heard anything like it since. I could feel it in my bones.
@medicinelodgeband7432
Жыл бұрын
Worked for Mike in Seattle in the early 2000s he was truly a really great guy ! One of my favorite amps was a decatone a masterpiece!
@jamesrabic5380
Жыл бұрын
I saw Warren Haynes use one with Gov’t Mule in 1998 and I’ve dreamed of one ever since.
@PetriSyvakangas
Жыл бұрын
The way you don't play Clapton lines on a chorus flooded strat here is amazing. I could've never done that with the SLO!!! :D
@stackhom656
Жыл бұрын
Rhett wearing INTERVALS merch and demoing a Soldano amp feels so unreal. I love prog metal and while his channel rarely does metal, seeing both of these feels so good!
@Brudnlaw67
Жыл бұрын
That’s a great amp and a great video Rhett! Thanks to Michael for making it and I can’t wait to see that 30 watt combo version!
@bbmade
Жыл бұрын
What a great video. So cool to hear from the builder too. I hadn’t realized the significance of this amp until now. Nice job 👍
@ThePurpleFuzzMachine
Жыл бұрын
Excellent mixing job! I love how you can hear the distinction between the rhythm and lead guitars and all that space in the middle of the bass and drums. Insightful information about the origins of soldano too. This is one of the main channels I always get excited about when I see that a new video has been uploaded. Thank you Rhett for what you do!
@kowboys1180
9 ай бұрын
4:06 That list of buyers is insane. So many important guitarist from the 80’s… Whitford, Lukather, Nova, Campbell, Knopfler, Matthias Jabs, Kortchmar, Frampton, Hoey, Landau.. and that’s just within the first 100 amps. Even guitar and electronics builders like Suhr and TC Electronics are on the list.
@joshtomlinson8169
Жыл бұрын
Love to hear the studio guys talk about the history of all this stuff..that rack era is so inspiring as a guitarist, the Wild West of tone chasing..so cool!! As a millennial I’m so jealous..those 80s multi channel rack preamps capture the essence of what’s so great about guitar, super crystalline cleans - the purity of the instrument in parallel to destructive ear piercing high gain..perfection! Great content Rhett, keep it up! I entered into the sweepstakes, im super interested in that amps course too - hopefully this era will be another 80s style guitar renaissance!
@phillamoore157
Жыл бұрын
That SLO30 sounds VERY good too. I owned both, and the only time you heard the difference was side-by-side. I didn’t need a 100w amp, so I went with the 30. Anyone who thinks the 30 doesn’t have the signature sound, watch a video from a guy by the name of “Cragginshred”. He gives a clinic on how to get the SLO signature plexi, hard-rock sound, this amp was designed around.
@equalleftrights3130
2 ай бұрын
I bought the SLO30 and returned it the same day I got it. I dont mind spending money on quality, but it was built like a 12 hear old chinese kid put it together with cheap, chinese parts. The sound was alright, but it wasnt my real SLO 100!
@phillamoore157
2 ай бұрын
@@equalleftrights3130 Yup. That’s not the first time B.A.D has put out a product like that. I think that company has gotten too big for Dave to handle, and he’s hiring sh!t tradesman to solder these boards. At the price they’re charging that thing had better look PRISTINE. If you have already have a true SLO (built by Mike) I’d just stick with it, and pickup a Fryette if you need it at a lower volume. Mine sounded killer, but I didn’t look inside either. I traded it for two amps I needed more at the time. But, I’m sure I’ll have another if an original pops up, or a used one in good shape comes available at a good price. Nothing on the planet sounds like that, other than maybe a Splawn Quickrod (one of the amps I traded mine for). Sorry you had a bad experience, but not surprising. I’m having weird issues with my Friedman Little Sister like that, where the plexi cracked for no apparent reason I(first time that’s EVER happened on an amp with a plexi faceplate like that). Dave sent me a replacement for free…but, still.
@aleksamrkela831
Жыл бұрын
Easily one of the gnarliest amps ever made. Love its high-gain tones, and the clean is amazing as well. :D
@Greg-rd8qr
Жыл бұрын
Definitely my bucket list amplifier!! Thanks for the opportunity Rhett!!
@RobbieTayVaughan
Жыл бұрын
12:35 Black Crowes sounded rad
@kdavis63
Жыл бұрын
Mahalo!!! Man, that amp sounds so amazing...you are costing me so much money, now I want that amp! I purchased my Divided by 13 AMW 39 because of your visit to Righteous Guitars couple years ago...
@renatortb85
Жыл бұрын
You really coud make a series of very complete videos about the history of amp, showing the most iconic of each decade. I couldn't find this well done so far.
@Paul-D
Жыл бұрын
Got to play the SLO30 few months back, man what an amp that is. Stunning tones available and far more versatile then I thought - but WAYYY above my wages for now haha
@StratMatt777
Жыл бұрын
Psst! Don't tell anyone, but the Astroverb and Atomic are based on the SLO's Crunch channel. Here's an email reply I got from Bill Sundt in 2002: "The reverb-o-sonic and the astroverb are both based on the 'normal' channel circuit of the SLO. The SLO has a clean/crunch switch for this channel. The reverb-o-sonic's two channels are basically these two, clean and crunch. The astroverb is basically the crunch channel. Neither has the super high gain overdrive circuit. The HR50+ has the overdrive and the crunch. All of these respond very well to backing off the guitar volume knob to clean up the sound. The lucky 13 has the soldano overdrive channel and a fender style clean channel. bill sundt"
@phillamoore157
3 ай бұрын
Rhett……I came back here after a year just to rewatch this again. I want to thank you for NOT using WAYYYY too much gain with this amp (which not only makes it sound terrible) but demo’s doing that are an epidemic on KZitem. This amp “lives” in “Super-crunch” mode, and nothing on the planet sounds like it. Neddi Stanz get’s an absolutely SPECTACULAR SLO tone when demo’ing (actually doing a comparison), using the Synergy SLO module, for anyone interested. (Just search “Neddi Stanz Synergy SLO vs JMP-1”….which he get’s a great tone from, as well). Anyway, very well done, video.
@maximumguitarage
Жыл бұрын
Welcome, it is a lovely amp. Dave Friedman modded mine. I have the SRV and Warren Haynes mods along with Friedman's take on the gain stages, so there is zero flub with a faster pick attack.
@jimmccall8030
Жыл бұрын
Was just playing my SLO 100 through my 4x12 Bogner Ubercab this morning and it’s my absolute favorite amp
@ryanlocati5695
Жыл бұрын
By far favorite Rhett guitar track! Stonesy and vince gill and straight up rock n roll really killed that track brother awesome stuff! I would honestly dig a solo Rhett bootleg!
@AndiKravljaca
Жыл бұрын
So cool to see a demo of the SLO that isn't just High Gain heaven. This amp has one of the best crunch channels in the business. Thanks for giving it a spotlight.
@billmiller9145
Жыл бұрын
That's a great clean tone!
@metaltrucker97
Жыл бұрын
Warren De Martini, Mattias Jabs, Adrian Vandenberg, Steve Lukather, Vivian Campbell, and CC DeVille are no brainers to me. They all have a taste for a certain sound that would draw them to Soldano. Surprised George Lynch wasn't in the first 50, that guy is crazy about gear.
@gryphon37
Жыл бұрын
You got ink. I want to see it, and hear a brief description 🤙 Lookin' real fresh too.
@sciencesaves
6 ай бұрын
I am currently recording an entire album using only the neural dsp soldano plugin. It sounds so good
@satchelpaige5868
Жыл бұрын
That intro song was awesome, great video!
@MoreMeRecording
Жыл бұрын
SLO30 is my dream amp ATM. Amazed at how SL100 it is as well.
@jamesbarrick3403
Жыл бұрын
Rhett I really enjoyed that opening jam for a few minutes. Well done.
@rroades
Жыл бұрын
I did a trial of the plug-in a few weeks ago. Today I bought it. You hadn’t published this video yet, but loved that you said try any of the SLO’s, including the plugin. I’ve bought 2 - exactly 2 - amp plugins. Tone King, which you promoted and this. Thanks! Great video.
@nuttzbeats5667
Жыл бұрын
Amplitude 5 has a take on the SLO100 and it has been my go to for most of the album I am currently working on. (if anyone happens to clicks my page it has nothing to do with my beats at all so you won't find anything there)
@felixplaza823
4 ай бұрын
Great video brother! The best one I've seen about this amazing amp! Thanks! I just found a key part of the tone I'm looking for! I'll be buying one! However, for now, I'm buying the 30 watts version, for woodshed and small venues gigs. Rock on!
@jvbluesville3426
Жыл бұрын
You Rock, love the intro is that a song from your band ?? ( it should be in a record) keep it up man your getting better and better
@FullOnK1
Жыл бұрын
I think any video on the history or impact of this amp has to include a whole section for Warren Haynes. He is the most prolific user of the amp and for sure the longest. Even Dickey Betts played them for a while because of WH. You could do a whole video with WH on just that. It also leads to the natural question. It's not like these are artifacts. They make them today. Why aren't there more people playing them considering the reverence the guitar world has for Mike Soldano? That could be a whole video too.
@miguelruiz8183
Жыл бұрын
Congrats on that beautiful piece of gear man!!!
@andybungert
Жыл бұрын
11:05 Don't forget the pedal too! Yeah it won't be quite the same, but you certainly get the essence of what it's all about. Been loving it for low to medium gain over high gain :)
@heikosinus
Жыл бұрын
OMG, this is so cool! What a history lesson! Thank you so much for this
@lukeblievernicht8067
Жыл бұрын
Awesome video! So interesting hearing from Tim and Soldano about how it came to be
@brandonthompson8413
Жыл бұрын
That intro jam. Jeezus. Dude. Amazing.
@tonelok
Жыл бұрын
The fact that EVH, Mick Mars, and the Allman Bros (especially Warren) were rocking the SLO during the same period speaks to this amp's awesome versatility.
@FStoppers
Жыл бұрын
Yeah wish some of those guys were mentioned more by name. EVH was the FUCK album and Mars used it on the John Corabi album. I want to say Sambora played it on the Keep the Faith album too.
@jfo3000
Жыл бұрын
George Lynch too.
@aapddd
Жыл бұрын
Don’t forget Mark Knopfler. He made the clean sound like angels singing.
@jenesuispasrisitas3588
Жыл бұрын
And Gary Moore
@None-lh5mx
Жыл бұрын
Eric Clapton
@rayg3116
Жыл бұрын
Your Bass playing is really improving too! Good pocket on this!!!
@ZweeNDD
Жыл бұрын
Crush 40's Jun Senoue's forever defined the Soldano sound in my mind. He's the music director for the early 3D Sonic games from the late 1990s to the late 2000s. An amazing guitarist and song writer.
@aldito7586
Жыл бұрын
Soldano. I remember Clapton playing this amp. "Wonderful Tonight". EEF! What a tone! Now we are going WAY back! A show called "Sunday night". Back in the late 1980's. They had all the best musicians jamming. Clapton. Robert Cray. Of course the show only stayed on TV for about 2 seasons.
@harshtruth9148
Жыл бұрын
Rhett this amp lives in the Overdrive Master set between 5-6 Pete Thorn has a great video on this.. The Cascading Gain I believe was this amp first to do it. The Neural Plugin I own is great as well. Great Production man.....Vids are great.
@ruffryder13
Жыл бұрын
Cool series! Whats next? Do you have a 'silverface sound' for the folks who cant afford earlier fenders?
@ゆずぺら
Жыл бұрын
5:05 sums up everything about the amp. a KILLER amp. Mike Soldano is a legend and a pioneer
@timwhite5562
Жыл бұрын
I'm not a high gain player, but Soldanos are one of my favorite amps. There aren't many high (ish) gain amps that i find sound good with Strats. But along with the Silver jubilee, the SLOs do.
@FStoppers
Жыл бұрын
I own the Hod Rod 25 which came out right before Mike retired. It’s design is almost like a mini SLO but came out a few years before the 30. It’s a beast and sounds so good at lower volumes. I had a hunch that your opening jam was in in open G and then your twice as hard riff confirmed it. Great video! -P
@garykramermusic
Жыл бұрын
Awesome video Rhett. 🔥
@Madakalim
Жыл бұрын
That opening track is a great example of your style. Defined, southern, tight.
@ibanezleftyclub
Жыл бұрын
It’s simply one of the greatest amps ever made. Period.
@dancrowe7860
Жыл бұрын
I can hear the headroom over the intertubes. Well done!
@DevonVanNote
Жыл бұрын
New tat looking clean my guy! Another great video!
@Garythefireman66
Жыл бұрын
Never thought I'd see Rhett with a tattoo 😮
@Polyphemus.
11 ай бұрын
I went to see Sydney band Cog at the old Newtown RSL in about late 2002 or so. I can't remember the name of the support act but their guitarist had a snakeskin SLO 100. Even back then these were pretty expensive and rare in Australia and it was the first and only time I've ever seen one in the wild. He was soundchecking when I first walked in and it was hands down the best raw guitar sound I'd ever heard. Over 20 years later and I can still hear it in my head...
@markuslautkoski3464
Жыл бұрын
I enjoyed this video throughout and the audio sounds great! To my taste especially the telecaster sounds amazing!
@owengarrity2267
Ай бұрын
I just saw High on Fire and Matt Pike had 2 of these. The sound was so orgasmically massive and Hi-Fi that it didn’t feel like a guitar amp anymore, it felt like a divine machine designed to melt everything in its path.
@masonbullis3801
Жыл бұрын
The tone I am currently chasing is Warren Haynes Gov’t Mule sound, which one of the main components is the SLO100. I look forward to hopefully owning one of these beasts in the future, awesome vid Rhett! And nice tat!!
@graymurray4952
Жыл бұрын
Was looking for the Warren comment!! Saw him Friday, epic tone and epic player!!
@stevenchilders1285
Жыл бұрын
I believe Dickey and Warren were using them for a time in the mid 90's
@TobyKBTY
Жыл бұрын
As far as I'm concerned, this is still the king of high gain. Chuck a modern OD with it and go modern. Add a little booster for fat rock and blues tones. Dial it back for juicy crunch. Add some reverb and delay for a smooth, thick, glorious lead sound. Or simply have all that gain and tone straight up with nothing in front. This amp is it.
@jjbs58
8 ай бұрын
home run video Rhett - atta boy! Oh and by the way great playin" luv it!
@johndoyle325
Жыл бұрын
Love the Tele sound in the opening jam!
@davemahan1993
Жыл бұрын
Such a killer amp. I know it’s famous for all the big names that have used it, but there are also a bunch of people in the metal and doom worlds who use them. Matt Pike uses a couple of SLO 100s with High on Fire (and sometimes with Sleep). That burly and compressed high gain sound that he gets out of the SLO 100 is as much a part of the band as his playing is.
@danielcastillo3238
Жыл бұрын
Really cool story thanks for sharing. I love my SLO 30 with the 2 speaker cab
@noone-t8y
Жыл бұрын
Legendary for a reason! Killer work my man!
@andypomeroy7447
Жыл бұрын
Great review! Thank you!
@WillBrahm
Жыл бұрын
Nice playing Rhett!
@acdclexu6296
Жыл бұрын
man that lead sound with the es 335 gorgeous
@koski666
Жыл бұрын
Never tried a real one, but the Neural DSP plugin is pretty cool.
@DennyBob521
Жыл бұрын
Great to see the SLO used for rock and not just crushing metal. Clapton, Knofler, many people used this amp for clean, light drive, crunch - not just severe gain.
@johnmcevoy3598
Жыл бұрын
The Yamaha T series designed by Mike are excellent as well. Made in Thomaston, Georgia. I spotted a T-50 rack head with a badly bent panel at GC for $200. I fired it up through a cheapo cab and drew a small crowd. Gorgeous cleans in the green, excellent reverb, and not a bad gain setting throughout the range on the red channel or from the guitar's volume knob. This thing wide open just got more chewy without losing definition. A pair of NOS GE 6L6s were just the thing to put everything else I had (Boogie, Kitty Hawk, Music Man) to shame. One of the few amps I still have.
@howfuzz1849
Жыл бұрын
Having come into a Reverb-O-Sonic recently (combo of the clean and crunch channel of an SLO supposedly), Mike could make a fantastic amp. My intro to them was via Warren Haynes. His tone wouldn't be what it is without one.
@christianhoerold1715
Жыл бұрын
Great playing, great information !
@TVoltG
Жыл бұрын
Truly amazing amps. Love Soldanos. I had for many years a Decatone. Mike truly designed spectacular amps.
@arielista
Жыл бұрын
You sound great with the Soldano. I would dare say best so far.
@valuedhumanoid6574
Жыл бұрын
I was a teenager in the 80's and my guitar hero of the day was George Lynch. He was a big Soldano user and most of his work with Dokken was done on that amp. Many others too. There's no mistaking the SloBlo tone
@diegorhoenisch62
Жыл бұрын
If memory serves, Steven Fryette was starting to produce the VHT line of amps at about the same time. While Soldanos were far more popular, those VHT amps(Fryette now builds amps under his own name) were also some of the very first "boutique" amps. They are also excellent. Matchless was also contemporary with Soldano. Another important point about Soldanos was that they were a way to get powerfully distorted leads without "load boxes". Cheers, Alan Tomlinson
@markhamstra1083
Жыл бұрын
Not quite the same time - Soldano was 3 or 4 years earlier. For example, Mike started Soldano Custom Amplification in 1986, while Steven started VHT Amplification in 1989; the SLO 100 came out in 1987, while the 2150 power amp came out in 1991.
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