Really? I thought that 800 was more of a "one trick pony" thingy ...but the 800's are legendary..... more of a one trick pony than the slo is.
As far as build quality I think the Soldano will probably be better made
tks for rthe answers guuys! Ok, i'm gonna add some more info here..
My axes are: 2 Les Pauls.
1 loaded with Duncan Custom bridge and Pearly Gates neck
2d loaded wirth Custom custom (sh-11) bridge and Alnico II Pro neck
And i'm into Rock, Hard Rock, and Punk. (some influences: Pearl Jam, Nirvana, Guns N' Roses, Bad Religion)
However sometimes I just, like more dist. (heavy stuff) , and on the other hand, sometimes I'm more focused on good clean tones.
rtks fellows!!
niko
The SLO is the more versatile amp, with better cleans. That's one hell of an amp.
Man, tough call. I'd try to take both.Then run them at the same time, George Lynch style (he used to do this in the later Dokken years and in early Lynch Mob).
He used a Soldano live for the first Lynch Mob tour, not sure about later. The Marshall stacks were just for show, he had a rack with a SLO and his effects behind the Marshall wall.
He also mentioned that back in the Dokken days alot of times the amp he was really playing through was a Randall RG80 combo sitting in a chair behind the wall of Marshalls.
Yeah, I saw the first Mob tour. Great show, and tone.