Glad you dig it. I've heard good things about John's version. He quoted me $7500 last year for a new Express, but I passed. I should've paid Ken $1500 in early 90's when I had the chance.
Just my 2¢...
If the SLO is stock, the factory Emi's seem to tame the amp's high end in a good way.
If the bright cap on the lead channel's gain pot is taken out (which is all the Haynes mod does on pre-BAD's), the SLO seems to get along better with a lot of different cabs.
Personally, I like...
Some years back, I made a pine box for the chassis of my Demeter TGA-3 combo. Wood, screws, glue, used goat collar and conduit clamps for the handle (these were free), blue grill cloth on clearance from Mojotone...$15 total for the shell, maybe. I made the matching 2x12 below it for a pinch more...
No, I knew it had some figuring. If you aim a flashlight at the guitar top with a steep angle and catch the reflection at the end of the guitar body with a white sheet of paper, the grain shows up.