IntenseJim
Active member
I see a Soldano Lucky 13 100w head on GC Used on line in their Betheda, MD store across the country. It's relatively rare to find one on the used market for $1200 or at any price.
I call and ask if there's any problem with the amp. "I don't think so" says the sales clerk.
"Are you sure?" I ask. I tell sales fool to check it out and call me back after giving him my phone number.
"Yep, everything is fine; it works great."
"I'll take it."
I pay over the phone on Tues.
GC clown says "It'll ship on Wed tomorrow."
I call back Wed and it's not shipped.
I call back Saturday. Not shipped.
Call back on Tues a week later and it ships that day.
This two channel amp arrives. Reverb does not work on either channel. Tubes appear fine; RC connectors to reverb tank are attached. I call GC and they give me some insane excuse.
I take it to the local GC here in Reno. They said they won't send it back to Soldano but they can send it to their guy to fix or refund my money. Fine. I want my money back on my CC and I'll pick it up and pay for it later when it gets repaired. I know it won't be done in a timely fashion and I don't need to give them an interest free loan. I tell them to call me when it gets back to the store and I'll re-purchase it. They have my phone number on the tag on the amp and in their computer. Fine they say; glad to oblige.
I call back about every 5-7 days and "it's out for repair" ..... 3-1/2 weeks later.
I look again on GC Used on line and I see the same amp for sale in the my local store.
I call the manager and ask him what's up? "We never sent it out to be fixed."
Knowing what I knew from the start --that I'm dealing with geneticallly inbred cretins --and this head is very uncommon on the used market, I eat sh-t and take it.
I drive around the block and ship it to Soldano who per my request mods it for more gain than stock. They discover and repair broken wires to reverb tank: $150 including s/h both ways. Not bad at all IMHO.
Two channels
Independent EQ
Independent reverb settings for each channel
This thing is outrageous!
Incredible cleans and sick burning OD and sustain.
Spring tube reverb that blows away any reverb I have ever, ever heard.
It goes to 13
I call and ask if there's any problem with the amp. "I don't think so" says the sales clerk.
"Are you sure?" I ask. I tell sales fool to check it out and call me back after giving him my phone number.
"Yep, everything is fine; it works great."
"I'll take it."
I pay over the phone on Tues.
GC clown says "It'll ship on Wed tomorrow."
I call back Wed and it's not shipped.
I call back Saturday. Not shipped.
Call back on Tues a week later and it ships that day.
This two channel amp arrives. Reverb does not work on either channel. Tubes appear fine; RC connectors to reverb tank are attached. I call GC and they give me some insane excuse.
I take it to the local GC here in Reno. They said they won't send it back to Soldano but they can send it to their guy to fix or refund my money. Fine. I want my money back on my CC and I'll pick it up and pay for it later when it gets repaired. I know it won't be done in a timely fashion and I don't need to give them an interest free loan. I tell them to call me when it gets back to the store and I'll re-purchase it. They have my phone number on the tag on the amp and in their computer. Fine they say; glad to oblige.
I call back about every 5-7 days and "it's out for repair" ..... 3-1/2 weeks later.
I look again on GC Used on line and I see the same amp for sale in the my local store.
I call the manager and ask him what's up? "We never sent it out to be fixed."
Knowing what I knew from the start --that I'm dealing with geneticallly inbred cretins --and this head is very uncommon on the used market, I eat sh-t and take it.
I drive around the block and ship it to Soldano who per my request mods it for more gain than stock. They discover and repair broken wires to reverb tank: $150 including s/h both ways. Not bad at all IMHO.
Two channels
Independent EQ
Independent reverb settings for each channel
This thing is outrageous!
Incredible cleans and sick burning OD and sustain.
Spring tube reverb that blows away any reverb I have ever, ever heard.
It goes to 13
They just put it back? 
