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  • What's so great about Soldano amps?

    How do Soldano's amps differ from Marshall, Hiwatt, and other Marshall clones?

    Do you love Soldano amps? Are they just a boutique alternative to Marshall? Are they Dumble wannabees?
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    Re: What's so great about Soldano amps?

    i have very few SOLDANO experience.
    I hear nothing common with Marshall ,and it's the only Amp that is so sensitive to dialing on eq knobs.
    i don't like the voicing for my needs ,but it really ripps!
    I never played it clean!
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    • #3
      Re: What's so great about Soldano amps?

      Originally posted by Guitar Toad View Post
      How do Soldano's amps differ from Marshall, Hiwatt, and other Marshall clones?

      Do you love Soldano amps? Are they just a boutique alternative to Marshall? Are they Dumble wannabees?
      From what I understand they are nothing like a Dumble, they were the first truly souped up Marshalls, whereas a Dumble is more like a souped up Fender.

      I know I love to hear Warren Haynes through one! :6:
      “That which we do for ourselves dies with us … that which we do for others lives forever.”

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      • #4
        Re: What's so great about Soldano amps?

        Soldanos are the only boutique style amp that I GAS over. I first heard them when George Lynch used an SLO-100 with Dokken in the late 80's. Then Eddie recorded most of For Unlawful Carnal Knowledge with one.

        I played through a SLO-100 once and about shat myself when I heard how I could hear everything I was doing. It was so crisp and clear yet a crunchy and thick wonderful tone.

        They are one of the first truly souped up Marshalls. That's what Mike used to do before coming out with his own line. The way I look at them, they're boutique, but they're not, and I say this because Mike was doing this before the whole boutique craze exploded like it has today.

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        • #5
          Re: What's so great about Soldano amps?

          I see. Soldano are amps the really require you to have good chops. Expert players need only apply.

          From what you say Erik, they must have some awesome, rich, singing harmonics. That sounds richly appealing.
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          • #6
            Re: What's so great about Soldano amps?

            I wouldn't say they require you to have good chops but they will make you work to have better chops.

            Since I can't afford a real one myself, the closest I'm going to get for now is a modelled version, which lucky for me my Vox AD50 has a model of. It's pretty darn accurate to the early SLO's too.

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            • #7
              Re: What's so great about Soldano amps?

              Originally posted by ErikH View Post
              I wouldn't say they require you to have good chops but they will make you work to have better chops.

              Since I can't afford a real one myself, the closest I'm going to get for now is a modelled version, which lucky for me my Vox AD50 has a model of. It's pretty darn accurate to the early SLO's too.
              Erik, dude you could build one if you wanted.

              Soldano's little Astroverb Single-Channel Amp 20 watt Head sure looks cool. I'll bet it sounds great. http://www.musiciansfriend.com/produ...ead?sku=489109 but it is a bit pricey.
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              • #8
                Re: What's so great about Soldano amps?

                Originally posted by Guitar Toad View Post
                Erik, dude you could build one if you wanted.

                Soldano's little Astroverb Single-Channel Amp 20 watt Head sure looks cool. I'll bet it sounds great. http://www.musiciansfriend.com/produ...ead?sku=489109 but it is a bit pricey.
                LOL, thanks for the vote of confidence but I'm not quite ready to build an amp...LOL. But if I do, you can bet your @ss it'll be based off a Marshall.

                I haven't tried the Astroverb. Couldn't tell ya what it sounds like. I'd like to know myself.

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                • #9
                  Re: What's so great about Soldano amps?

                  I had Lucky 13 and probably the best clean I've heard.

                  Never had a chance to go over 6 in dirty channel, which is required to sound best. So it's gone.
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                  • #10
                    Re: What's so great about Soldano amps?

                    I had a HR50+ once that I had to have after playing though another guy's HR50. I wish I still had it, I think I traded it for a Mark IV and that was a mistake. The Mark IV is a nice amp, but I'm definitely a Marshall guy. That said, I really like my Trace Elliot SpeedTwin head, but it almost has too many bells and whistles for me, the Soldano was a very straight up amp.

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                    • #11
                      Re: What's so great about Soldano amps?

                      ive played a bunch of soldanos a friend of mine used to have a slo which is the one you want. big rich tone with loads of sustain, good clairty that like others said will make you want to clean up your playing. the astroverb is cool but doesnt have the gain of the bigger ones.

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                      • #12
                        Re: What's so great about Soldano amps?

                        Chiming in with what others have said, I'll add that Soldanos are amps that you have to "play" like an instrument. They become part of the whole rig, or an extension of the guitar. It's not that you must have chops, but more like if you DO have chops, you can make those amps say a lot of different things without ever touching the knobs. You can take a guy who's used to playing through an ADA or modeller, and the Soldano will kick his butt. It'll either make him sound lousy, or it'll be a perfect match. To me, it's like an old LP Junior with one P90, or a vintage Tele. You have to know how to play it to get the most out of it. The same time that it's clear and articulate, it's also very raw and unrefined in the wrong hands.

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                        • #13
                          Re: What's so great about Soldano amps?

                          The guy who's Soldano I first played through came to try out for a band we were trying to put together. Anyway, he shows up with a Marshall 4-12, a Soldano HR50, a Strat, and proceeds to pull out a POD. I stared in disbelief! He plugs into the POD, then runs it straight into the front end of the Soldano. We played through a few songs, well sorta, and yep, his sound was terrible. So, at the end, I asked if I could plug straight into his amp, wow, it killed! He looked at it and said he didn't know it could sound like that. After that I sold my Rivera and looked for a HR50, I couldn't afford a real SLO.

                          The Hot Rod series are basically the same circuit as the SLOs, they just use cheaper components. The components are still better than most manufacturers use, and the Hot Rods do sound great, about 85 - 90% of the way to a SLO, but that last 10% costs you.

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                          • #14
                            Re: What's so great about Soldano amps?

                            If you want a real fight on your hands (no pun intended), play a Tele through a SLO-100.

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                            • #15
                              Re: What's so great about Soldano amps?

                              I played one once at a guitar center. I always play many different pieces of gear at thos eplaces. The SLO was all I played that day. I was in love. Rich sustain, thick but articulate. I wish I could have cranked it. Dead on late dokken and late Ratt. I can not afford one though so I am stuck with my vox model of the slo. Pretty close but my experience was limited.
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