I've seen many Synergy videos and I just got this one but I feel like I might become addicted to buying most of them, which I don't really want. Since you play so many of them, which one would you go for if you wanted a clean sound, light crunch and overdrive (is there anything you liked better than the SLO for this application?)? I would like to try the Friedman, Bogner, 6505 stuff but I don't want to waste my time and money. Thanks!
If I was gonna have just one module to cover as many bases as possible, I'd probably grab the Synergy BEBB and put an overdrive pedal in front of it for a lead boost. I have a video on that one, the clean channel is my favorite of the ones I own, and the dirty channel is classic modded Marshall Friedman goodness. Hit that with an overdrive pedal, and you've got your clean, crunch, and overdrive/lead tone. Super versatile module.
@@kxmrock yup! They're selling them direct on Synergy's site, or from their Reverb page. It's $100 extra, same circuit and everything, just purple anodized aluminum instead of the painted black faceplate.
super cool that it is purple...as it should be. all this synergy stuff is great. but man, not sure it is worth the investment. things like these seem to never really retain their value. randall has been here and the like. i wouldnt say it all is better than the friedman ir x. something that 10 years from now if you no longer use it you can just pitch it or give it to some kid.
@@jake13b I think for someone who wants or needs a TON of different tones, and wants them analog and not in a plugin or modeller, it's absolutely worth the money. But if you just need one amp with two or three channels for gigging out, it might not be the most economical answer, I absolutely agree there. Disclaimer: I've got nothing against modellers and software, I just prefer the workflow of analog/tubes for guitar tones. Thanks for checking out the video!
As someone who owned the Synergy stuff....it's VERY worth it. I settled in with the T-DLX for my clean module and the Bogner Ecstasy for my gain stuff (I had the Syn-50 head). That pairing was GLORIOUS. That's one of the things that never gets talked about with these things though, pairing modules is an adventure if you're trying to piece together a coherent setup that isn't just different flavors of gain.
@@UseTheSupeRsonic definitely can see the draw. that is why i am always looking. I think they are great, but at the end of the day i always go back to something that is similar in price that in 20 years will still hold its value. Randall MTS and all the other modular things have all gone by the way side.
@@jake13b Depends on your business model. I made a shit tonne of money playing sessions with my MTS rig 15 years ago. Still have 14 modules and an RM4. I don't need to sell it as it paid for itself many times over and has been written off in terms tax deductions and depreciation on the business balance sheet. The range of gigs that it allowed me to do was nice and wide. Not selling it for scrap that's for sure. Might be of interest to my grandkids in 15 years. Or they can sell it and buy some popcorn. Maybe Billy Corgan might need a backup module or 3. Call me Billy!
Thank you for this demo and not just pounding on the e and a string ..
@@Fuzzybunny-ki1cw Thanks! I try to incorporate SOME musicality into these. 😅
Sounds great. Which Mesa IR do you use in your two notes for these videos. Im sure that has a part to the cool tones....
Thanks! It's the Mesa "Recto Standard OS Slant WTE" DynIR from Two Notes.
I've seen many Synergy videos and I just got this one but I feel like I might become addicted to buying most of them, which I don't really want. Since you play so many of them, which one would you go for if you wanted a clean sound, light crunch and overdrive (is there anything you liked better than the SLO for this application?)? I would like to try the Friedman, Bogner, 6505 stuff but I don't want to waste my time and money. Thanks!
If I was gonna have just one module to cover as many bases as possible, I'd probably grab the Synergy BEBB and put an overdrive pedal in front of it for a lead boost. I have a video on that one, the clean channel is my favorite of the ones I own, and the dirty channel is classic modded Marshall Friedman goodness. Hit that with an overdrive pedal, and you've got your clean, crunch, and overdrive/lead tone. Super versatile module.
@@BobbyDoesMusic Interesting. Did you like the cleans on the BB more than TDLX?
@@rambusinek I personally did, yeah, but that's not to say the T/DLX's cleans are bad by any stretch of the imagination.
When comparing the original SLO to the SLO II, engaging the TIGHT mode would result in the SLO II losing gain.
Absolutely right. Thanks for checking out the video!
I’m not familiar with the two note but i assume in this scenario your just using it for the IR’s?
@@231danman yup, just for the speaker simulation.
Awesome! I’m gonna use my axe fx 3 to do the same, thanks for the content man!
The rectifier is a copy of the Soldano I believe.
@@roscoepcoltrane23 I've heard that, I think I recall Mike Soldano said exactly that in an interview or podcast.
They sound nothing alike. More like the 5150.
Yes,, and Soldano kinda copied Mesa Mark lol
With a purple face plate?
@@kxmrock yup! They're selling them direct on Synergy's site, or from their Reverb page. It's $100 extra, same circuit and everything, just purple anodized aluminum instead of the painted black faceplate.
Soldano X by Neural sounds better to my ear.
@@thejudge1075 hey, whatever gets the sounds you're after. 🤘
super cool that it is purple...as it should be. all this synergy stuff is great. but man, not sure it is worth the investment. things like these seem to never really retain their value. randall has been here and the like. i wouldnt say it all is better than the friedman ir x. something that 10 years from now if you no longer use it you can just pitch it or give it to some kid.
@@jake13b I think for someone who wants or needs a TON of different tones, and wants them analog and not in a plugin or modeller, it's absolutely worth the money. But if you just need one amp with two or three channels for gigging out, it might not be the most economical answer, I absolutely agree there.
Disclaimer: I've got nothing against modellers and software, I just prefer the workflow of analog/tubes for guitar tones.
Thanks for checking out the video!
@@BobbyDoesMusic totally agree.
As someone who owned the Synergy stuff....it's VERY worth it. I settled in with the T-DLX for my clean module and the Bogner Ecstasy for my gain stuff (I had the Syn-50 head). That pairing was GLORIOUS. That's one of the things that never gets talked about with these things though, pairing modules is an adventure if you're trying to piece together a coherent setup that isn't just different flavors of gain.
@@UseTheSupeRsonic definitely can see the draw. that is why i am always looking. I think they are great, but at the end of the day i always go back to something that is similar in price that in 20 years will still hold its value. Randall MTS and all the other modular things have all gone by the way side.
@@jake13b Depends on your business model. I made a shit tonne of money playing sessions with my MTS rig 15 years ago. Still have 14 modules and an RM4. I don't need to sell it as it paid for itself many times over and has been written off in terms tax deductions and depreciation on the business balance sheet. The range of gigs that it allowed me to do was nice and wide. Not selling it for scrap that's for sure. Might be of interest to my grandkids in 15 years. Or they can sell it and buy some popcorn. Maybe Billy Corgan might need a backup module or 3. Call me Billy!