JCM800 vs SLO

[Bxlxaxkxe]

Rainy Saturday here. Bored as shit.

The SLO is new to me (BAD version). I’m digging it. To me it’s like a beefier 800 essentially. Little thicker overall. The 800 has that classic midrange that always sounds right and works so perfectly in a live or recorded mix. SLO doesn’t stray too far from that in the big picture though. Thoughts? Opinions? Recommendations for chords that aren’t open D?

 

[reprovisional]

IMHO JCM has a rawness and edge on solo notes that the SLO is missing, but SLO has some nicer clarity on suspended chords that the JCM doesn't fill out. I like both tones

 

[Dale B]

Yep! Two of my favorites of all time! I enjoy everything you put on YouTube!

 

[shar-vell Dan]

These bloom with the Master on "6".
Wear hearing protection.
500+ bonus points for [not] playing anything VH >

 

[DanTravis62]

two classics

I prefer the 800 for rhythm and the SLO for lead, but you can get close to the other with both and a boost

 

[Zado]

The SLO sounds bigger and heavier, the JCM800 is more pissed, angrier. Aggro amp fo sho

 

[Techdeth]

I don’t think the SLO sounds like a jcm 800 in any way . Shows how we all hear differently

 

[Frehley12]

What speakers and boost?

 

[shar-vell Dan]

The SLO sounds bigger and heavier, the JCM800 is more pissed, angrier. Aggro amp fo sho

The depth & bottom will disappear as soon as the bass & drums kick in with a band.
Upper complex register mids is the only thing that cuts w/a band unless the band is playing on 1 o 2 at which point bass & drums will drown out everyone else.
However not all JCM-800's are created equal.

 

[shar-vell Dan]

I don’t think the SLO sounds like a jcm 800 in any way . Shows how we all hear differently

6L6's do not sound like EL-34's to me at all.
6L6 = beam tetrode.
EL-34 = power pentode.
Rock amps sound best with EL-34's as the midrange turns to buttah the more your crank it.

 

[GJgo]

IMHO JCM has a rawness and edge on solo notes that the SLO is missing, but SLO has some nicer clarity on suspended chords that the JCM doesn't fill out. I like both tones

This. I've always loved how the SLO sounds under big open chording.

 

[marvcus]

They both sound good. How much does the boost color the tone?

 

[Lightning]

Would the Soldano Avenger be more aggressive then the Jcm 800 and the SLO

 

[glpg80]

I hate the ducking attitude of a stock SLO circuit. It’s like the amp wants to play under something else that is more sonically dominant. Marshall’s just sit in the mix better and are voiced to cut in a mix. I actually prefer the Marshall.

 

[Techdeth]

6L6's do not sound like EL-34's to me at all.
6L6 = beam tetrode.
EL-34 = power pentode.
Rock amps sound best with EL-34's as the midrange turns to buttah the more your crank it.

I was a 6l6 guy but wizards made me switch , and I’ve been into el34s . But like a mesa I still like 6l6 in them .

 

[Racerxrated]

These bloom with the Master on "6".
Wear hearing protection.
500+ bonus points for [not] playing anything VH >

I'd disagree a little on the 'bloom' thing. At least when it comes to the OG versions as I haven't tried a BAD version. Similar to Wizards, at 1.5 on the Master it starts to bloom nicely and does not fall apart ever, all the way up to 11. Yep, 11 on all the controls lol. At least on the older ones.

 

[Bxlxaxkxe]

What speakers and boost?

Ubercab with the stock v30/t75 x pattern. Bb preamp boost

 

[shar-vell Dan]

Would the Soldano Avenger be more aggressive then the Jcm 800 and the SLO

No.

 

[anomaly]

I don’t think the SLO sounds like a jcm 800 in any way . Shows how we all hear differently

I agree, the SLO doesn't have the high mids of an 800.

 

[anomaly]

The depth & bottom will disappear as soon as the bass & drums kick in with a band.
Upper complex register mids is the only thing that cuts w/a band unless the band is playing on 1 o 2 at which point bass & drums will drown out everyone else.
However not all JCM-800's are created equal.

Not completely. Some of the low end can cut through, as well as the lower midrange if it's clear enough.