JCM800 vs SLO

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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?

 
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These bloom with the Master on "6".
Wear hearing protection.
500+ bonus points for [not] playing anything VH >
 
Zado said:
The SLO sounds bigger and heavier, the JCM800 is more pissed, angrier. Aggro amp fo sho
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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.
 
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Techdeth said:
I don’t think the SLO sounds like a jcm 800 in any way . Shows how we all hear differently
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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 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.
 
shar-vell Dan said:
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.
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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 .
 
shar-vell Dan said:
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These bloom with the Master on "6".
Wear hearing protection.
500+ bonus points for [not] playing anything VH >
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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.
 
shar-vell Dan said:
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.
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Not completely. Some of the low end can cut through, as well as the lower midrange if it's clear enough.
 
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