British man pretends he's on holiday with the Soldano SLO30
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Thanks to everyone for listening. To say again, yes I have a self sustained neck injury from 2015. I’m currently trying to fix the problem but every test I’ve had so far has come back inconclusive with no sign of any problem. In the meantime just try and enjoy the tones as my neck doesn’t hurt....I just can’t move it :D
love your videos John! and your playing actually listening to Flux Conduct now! ( oh and im 58 yrs young ) ;)
Fuerza John!!! a seguir haciendo música y cuidarse con la misma energía.
I didn't fucking recognize you without the facial shrubbery!! Dannngg!!
i figured you had an injury. its not the first time ive seen that. i had back issues from being in a helicopter and i had days where couldnt stand up. my neck was also fucked up pretty bad from having night vision attached to the front of my helmet with no rear counter weight. those injuries suck man. have you thought about seeing a chiropractor?
Dude McGuybro I’ve had 2 MRI scans and both have shown nothing for muscular or spinal issues. Only hurts when I jolt it, which I don’t do!
i appreciate your tribute to Jason Newstead's early 90s haircut
😂😂😂😂
Are we just skipping over how John's beard is gone out of absolutely no where! Great amp Ive been waiting to see more soldanos out there
Clearly he was riffing too hard. Blew it right off.
He just went so fast he scorched it
lots of shirt, not enough beard
This sounds absolutely incredible. The overdrive is both really saturated, and pointy, at the same time it's got girth and body, while it's articulate and clear. Really hard to nail that combination and they've done it.
Probably the most accurate representation on this platform of how the Soldano amp sounds and feels “in room” even though it’s mic’d up. Most videos I have seen on TH-cam sound muddy or super flabby, never capturing its true sound. I just got the 100 version and it does feel like a mule hitting you in the chest at volume 1.5. Amazing amp, your 30 sounds just as good, great playing. Cheers 🍻
Haven't see the Browne signature guitar face in a while :D 9:12
Yessssssss 🙌
I think he almost came lol jk
This is the tone I hear when I'm playing guitar in my mind.
I always say that soldano is a combination or a plexi amp mixed together with a recto metal amp. Before my favourite tones was a metal amp and a Marshall, park.or plexi amp mixed. You get the perfect comb. But with soldano you got both there. And for lead. Maybe the best amp ever
The Mesa recto is a straight rip off of the SLO preamp. So the recto is a SLO with not as great of a power section
Oh my....one of the best demos of this new Soldano SLO30 I’ve seen yet!! Thank you so much for this and all your videos!!! Your demos are all amazing, but this is one of the best amps I’ve ever heard YOU play! It compliments your playing VERY well!!
This has got to be the best tone I have ever heard from the soldano, and one of the best tones I've heard ever. I need a soldano now!
Update: pulled the trigger on a SLO 30 and I am so happy
@@RezqRabbitVT is it as good as you expected ?
@colebertram8482 very much so! Exceeded my expectations in all honesty
@colebertram8482 one thing I forgot to mention, is how well it sits in a mix. With other amps I've tried, I've had to quad track in order for the guitars to sound massive. The soldano sounds massive and punchy with just double tracks, and even single tracks. In a mix, it is the most amazing amp I've ever worked with
I especially like the Valvestate hanging out in the background :)
Only in the metal world would "Imagine being in a moshpit and being repeatedly getting kicked in the chest" be the greatest compliment ever. Dude this amp sounds amazing! Great review.
Sounds awesome John! just ordered the SLO 100 can't wait!
Just took delivery of one of these this week, after watching this demo no less than 20 times. It is immense.
So glad to hear would it work for story of the year tones, yellowcard, NFG etc?
Holly crap man, your reaction about the amp is freaking priceless. I’m getting one for sure . I was debating between the 30 or the 100. But I think the 30 will be enough for me thank you
My God I love the Mayones. Thats a real dream guitar
honestly, the best sound iv heard in a long time so much depth to every chord played I'm gonna go cry now and maybe consider selling a body part to afford one haha
the way the notes in that chord ring out at 14:00 has basically sold me on the soldano price tag
Amp sounds amazing. Love the colour scheme on this video too
Thank you, Mr. Browne! Soldano SLO is definitely my favourite and dream amp, glad you have one of them and make such a kick-ass review)) Of course, I am here not only because of SLO, but mostly because your hard riffing! You and Josh Middleton from Sylosis are the absolute lords of riffs for me!
Appreciate your vids brother Browne . I really dig your playing alot. Grateful you share your talents with us. Your uniqueness is just awesome man.
Great review, nice chops with a killer guitar too, hope your feeling much better now
GREAT review. Your tones are killer!
Man, your riffing is mind blowing. Subbed.
Rhythm oriented guitarists rule! Thanks for carrying the torch in this generation of musicians!
My brother had the pleasure of trying his friend's Soldano SLO100 years ago, and I recently asked him if that tone stands up to the plethora of amazing modern amps we have today. He simply said "I know it's easy to think it's a dated amp, but you just need to plug into one and you'll never be the same".
Extremely bold claim I know, but I would LOVE to try a legendary SLO model (or even a Hot Rod and Avenger) one day.
This is a must have. I owned a Soldano Hot Rod 100 ten years ago and it was stellar. I always wanted the SLO100. This might be the best compromise!
JB you are the man...thoroughly enjoy the videos. Thank you!!
Great review!! Most reviews of this amp are all chug, which I don't do... but I did go ahead and buy the combo amp version so we'll see how it works for me in the coming weeks as I learn to dial it in, etc.
Goodness that is one juicy sounding amp. Absolutely lovely. That hi gain sound is to die for.
9:15 when the rythm tone sounds good that the pain in your chest doesnt matter 🤣🤣🤣🤣
Ive been kicking this amp around in my head for 2 years now for my lifetime amp. The cost though. You may have made the 1st video that has pushed me over the edge to buy one. Nowhere here i can try one before buying.
It’s hands down the best amp ever made. Just did a video of it that’s coming out on Friday via Riffhard of the new Monuments song and it sounded 👏👏👏🥳🥳🥳
this is the best tone you've done recently, better than the dover, the fryette one, and the framus
Really like your style of demoing amps and such, you take your time and give a nice clear view of amp settings and explanations. It's really good!
Monster loud amps. All SLO amps have this push loud sounds that are so epic. Having a good 100watt Fryette Powerstation with one is great.
The Soldano SLO 100 has always been my dream amp, this has got to be the end all be all for me. But yeah, $2700 is a lot for me, but I’ve gotta do it
Every demo for the new SLOs have been absolutely glowing.
Total newcomer to you and your channel. So glad I checked it out.
Thanks for sharing this video with us. Good material!
Take care
-Scott
Great video man. You did a fantastic job. Great playing too. You have a great picking style man. Very confident with lots of attack. Nice job man.
YASSSSSS
I keep coming back to this to watch your enjoyment bro! Makes me giggle every time!
Serious GAS for this amp. Thanks for the demo!
The bright switch does not affect the lead channel. It only affects the normal channel.
Awesome!!!
Fantastic demo.
Fantastic playing...enjoying your stuff.peace brother
Thing sounds awesome. I'd love to here a comparison between this and the Synergy module.
Just wanted to say great job on this and all your videos. I was looking at the last couple amp demos that popped up in my feed and the general sound just really hit me in all of them. Guessing the magic part is just a real mic and cab, good preamp, good compressor, and walla - it sounds like you think it should, or at least closer to what you feel you hear in the room. So whatever you are doing, keep doing that.
That moment when you think that's nice and tight, wonder what it sounds like without boost and THEN the boost is switched on haha :) Great video!
Just got one and it’s best ever ..done end story ..💪🏻💪🏻💪🏻
Excellent tone. I am on the fence with this SLO 30 vs Fortin Cali. Both seem versatile. Not sure which way to go. But this SLO 30 sure sounds like a beast! 🤘
Great video. Iirc, it is not all hand wired but a well made PCB amp. Sounds awesome!
Imagine an a/b/Y setup for live with a Fryette Pitbull and a SLO 100. Thats how I imagine it should be.
Ah yes, a man who likes to live dangerously. Cheers brother.
I love your demos, but I would also love to hear them in the room. Toggling between the direct and room mics.
This is very important... some of us just jam in our room and with garage/basement bands and don’t care about the close mics 😃
Would love to see some reamps with this in the mix. Same with driftwood purple nightmare and the synergy Uberschall module.
I know this is almost a year old but I have had a 35W Peavey Vypyr for 13-14 years. In all that time I have literally never gone past even 1.5 on the volume (about 8 o'clock). Not to mention it goes all the way to 13. Currently running it at .75 and turned the output down on the pedal going in the front. If I don't it is uncomfortably loud even under volume lvl 1!
Sounds epic John Browne. Your playing is outstanding as you know. I just took delivery of the Deizel VH2. i'v seen countless videos were it sounds so great but after a week I just cannot get it to respond with anything but nasty tones. Ch. one is sterling & takes pedals nicely but CH2 is a buzz & only sounds decent with certain guitars. I'm going to return the Deizel & get the SLO-100 its $1000 more in price vs. the VH2, but at my age I simply cannot settle. I'm pretty sure the SLO 30 doesn't have enough clean headroom for me. ( I have the Mesa MarkV 90 watt)
Dude awesome review of a badass amp! And I agree 110%, you're sounding f***ing incredible through that slo 30! F**k my AxeFx I'm buying this bad boy!
Super Demo Cuz!!
Sounds crispy. Love it.
Sick tone!!!
I watch these videos just to see and hear how John is playing. I love how technical your playing is, John!
I wish you will be in Russia, in Siberia to be exact, in the future!
Lookin' good brother!
Amp sounds amazing...of course. Mike is a genius.
Soldano are awesome amps no doubt 1 of my favorite amps
I love how you love the sound
13:50 the statement about the palm mutes...lmfao. great demo mate
Hey dude, love all your content!! Would be cool if you stuck some of these amps in a mix to see how you would deal with them in a mix and also just to see what they sound like in a full mix.
love your stuff, keep doing what you are doing \m/
They sound killer in a mix. Slice through like a knife through butter. The midrange on this amp is fine tuned for cutting through.
The face and laughter of utter madness at 9:28.
This was the most amazing amp that you tried. FUCKING AWESOME!
Holy smoke! For a minute, I was like, "who the heck is this dude?" Hahaha!
8:53 when you bust but she keeps going
I have a copy of a soldano amp hotone nano legacy captain sunset 5 watts the size of a Boss pedal fx loop 3 band eq awesome sounding distortion they have copies of a lot of amps Mesa Boogie many others
You’re looking slick as hell without the beard mr Browne
Thank you, I’m glad you like my almost mid life crisis look!
Put a tung sol preamp tube in that Marshall valve state head before your demo video it makes a world of difference.
Yeah dude! Thank you for your demos John appreciate it. Hoping you can help a little. Based on the demo you did when you A/B the 30 to the 100, I liked the openness of the 100 over the 30. Would you say the 100 is just too darn loud to play smaller club venues, theaters 250-300 people etc.? Could you dial in the 100 with a bit more mid bump like the 30 or vise versa? I'm not playing with a drummer that bashes, but we do cover Dokken, Ratt, Ozzy, Dream Theatre etc. I'm concerned if I get the 100 I won't be able to turn it up to the sweet spot. Thanks again for your time John.
Browne! Sounding killer man! I've noticed it seems like you are partial to that C-bomb/cold sweat combo. I was just wondering what it is about those pickups versus some of the other bkps that you've played (juggs, aftermaths, etc) that makes you turn to them. Cheers mate, hope your neck gets better.
12:30 is everything I've ever wanted for a high gain tone
tone is absolutely killer
Why my late 80's SLO is coming up from the basement to hang with the Mark IV. Rediscovering Soldano.
It would be nice to see a comparison of the Soldano vs the JetCity models (as from what I understand were also designed by Soldano as SLO clones).
thing sounds divine at 30 watts. Wish it were cheaper cause if I'm gonna shell out 2k+.... I'm going for a special amp thats for sure.
Let the scan begin for a used Soldano SLO 30!!!
I own an original SLO100 : when you push the preamp gain, you push the volume too. So if you wanna go to high gain territory, at 7/8 o'clock on the gain, you can't go over 1 on the master. If you go further, you feel blood coming in ears. This amp is a beast.
I don't like the new one. The FX loop is better, but the EQ sucks. It's made for tight low end. I really prefer the EQ on the original one. It gives me some fat Rectifier tone from the 90's.
Nice video indeed. You just should have try the bright switch with the clean, not the dirty clean. It's so spanky that when you play without the pick, it sounds like Mark Knoplfer.
Hmmm... Mike Soldano swears that the amps are identical other than the new DC heaters, fx loop, and transformers.... looks like we’re going to need to see some pics of the guts.
@@snapascrew the transformers are not the same, the loop is not the same, the power of the preamp is not the same, and the EQ doesn't sound the same
I'd like to buy one of those little 30W 💥
My god... It started with Fluff, then Ola and now you.
This amp is chasing me and I'm suffering hard waves from G.A.S for not having money to buy one!
I never imagined that I would suffer so much thanks to the value of the dollar in relation to my country's currency (Brazilian Real).
That does NPT sound like a 30w amp! haha! This sounds sooo good!
I ordered one partially because of this video.
I have a soldano super lead 60 and I can attest to the ridiculous volume of soldanos. I once tried turning it up to see how it sounded loud and I got to about 4-4.5 and had to turn it down and lay down on the floor because the sheer volume made me start feeling sick, and that was from like 10 feet away in a basement
Also, this and the Pittbull are imo the best tones I've heard you get on your channel, and all that means for me is that I need to get a Pittbull
No joke these demo videos are my guitar lessons. I watch John play for about 5 seconds, pause and imitate....watch another 5 seconds, pause and imitate...etc etc etc.
Smart way to do it. Might give that a try myself sometime. I don't have a guitar with me now, but any idea what kinda tuning he is using for this video? Just standard? Thanks
You should try the Synergy Soldano module. Wonder if its anywhere close to this.
Maybe. I believe it would sound close. I think it would have less features. I'm not sure how much tubes are in the soldanos pre amp, but I know most of the preamps that Synergy have only have two tubes in it if I'm not mistaken.
Have you ever tried Demeter amps ? I'd really like to hear how those sound...
Fantastic demo, as usual :)
I had a SLO100 for around 15 years, awesome amp, but it was unbelievably loud. Still have my X88r preamp, though. Wouldn't mind a 30w SLO, hmmm...
THX.
13:41 YES
browne is the british version of a crazy florida man but with GEAR.
Nice sounding amp.
Hey John, Insane video! What pedals do you recommend for boosting this amp? When you switched to the crunch channel, I was blown away with the sound you were getting. Thanks!
This really is my dream amp. I went with the Synergy stuff just for the SLO module and freakin LOVE It. I'd be curious to try the 30watt to compare it, but I think I'd still stick with the Synergy regardless since it's so flexible/easy.
I got the Synergy just for the SLO. I haven't regretted it for a second.
My life changed forever at 11:45.
Some of those cleans need to be on an acoustic. The chordal work was very nice! 🤘
absolutely fking amazing