Looks like they the original tube and also added there SS loop, odd. The bright cap might help a little but really needs to up the filtering cap in the PI to tighten up the SLO or any clone.
Yep....$1700 on that is pushing it. Used SLO30 is $1900 - 2100
I have and love the SLO100.
The SLO30 is a kick ass amp. Had I not needed something with an actual dedicated clean I would’ve kept mine....it always felt like a compromise with the SLO30 trying to make that work.
I tried to like it twice. I can't deal with the woofy, round low end on the OD channel. And it had so much gain, pedals tightened some, but it can get messy. I actually loved the crunch, (typically took 2 pedals to get the gain i wanted), but then you feel like you bought it for the OD channel, and that didn't make you happy. The tone is really fantastic, but the low end was too round for me for rhythm, and I like it tight and percussive. Lead tones, no complaints though.. That's where it shines.
I just don't get your experience. The SLO30 I had, at least with my chain, was anything but woofy/messsy. It was perfection, except for the lack of clean headroom at volume. This is where it falls apart IMO. But at anything up to small gig level, it was tight, controlled, and detailed in the lows and any where else in the eq spectrum. Not doubting your experience as there are so many factors, but that amp was TIGHT and juicy with a boost on lead with gain at like 9-11 o'clock.
I was just jamming on my SLO 30 , crunch channel with an MXR Modified OD boost. It`s tight enough to get those Dokken and Ratt type palm mutes but without a boost I could see where people might think it has a little flub
99% of the amps I've owned are flubby without a boost. Lead Ch on the SLO30 with gain 9-10 o'clock and a boost is a tight a thrash tone as I've had out of most any other amp.
The V1 Koko Boost has been working really good on the OD channel of the SLO 30 . I’ve been running the gain on that channel around 10 o’clock