Soldano SLO Pedal - Like the real thing?

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I've never played any "real" Soldano amp, only plugins and modeler versions. Why? Because, like you, I'm not made of money! Plus no music stores near me ever carried them. So I can't tell you if this pedal really sounds like a Soldano SLO-100. But I can let you hear it and ask you all what you think. Does this pedal really get you close to the real thing? Let me know what you hear!
Thanks as always to zZounds.com for loaning me this pedal to share with you all.
Have a great weekend and "Celebrate Mediocrity!"
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I feel like it’s more aggressive in a good way that a real SLO. I’d totally use that pedal for a backup or to stick into a back line.
 
glpg80 said:
I feel like it’s more aggressive in a good way that a real SLO. I’d totally use that pedal for a backup or to stick into a back line.
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Ok cool! I didn't want to feel like a noob by being so enthusiastic about this pedal but I really liked this one!
 
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I've played the 100, 30 & the pedal, and I think the pedal does a pretty good job. It is colored by the amp you're running it through so there is that, but for the price it's worth checking out.
 
The normal channel on this pedal is so tasty. Running mine through a Mesa Mark IVa either the clean channel or Rhy2.
 
I just got the SLO Plus. I am running it into the Low Input of the JCM800. Its absolutely kills on the Marshall. The SLO pedal cops 99% of the Soldano vibe. Pretty cool upgrade for the old 2204. The pedal has its own Master vol for balancing each channel. Just like the amp. Very flexible and useful tool.
 
Those bogner red and blue pedals also sound really good into 2204's once again cementing that amp as one of the best pedal platform amps there are. Then you have the native crunch which you can boost with anything. Easily my fave amp and why I have so many flavors of the same thing.
 
I wish they made those be standalone preamps. Straight into poweramps, they're kinda dark and muddy, don't they?

I suppose I'm going to be controversial, but I don't think most people who use distortion "seriously", meaning as their main tone, really use distortion pedals into clean amps at all. I think making it into preamp would've made it be perceived as more of a "serious" piece of gear.

Maybe I'm just being prejudiced?
 
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Rex Rocker said:
I suppose I'm going to be controversial, but I don't think most people who use distortion "seriously", meaning as their main tone, really use distortion pedals into clean amps at all. I think making it into preamp would've made it be perceived as more of a "serious" piece of gear.

Maybe I'm just being prejudiced?
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There have been a few times where I have used another musician's pedal into the clean channel of one of my high end amps and gotten a better tone - in the context of the live band- than any of my fancy amps were able to provide straight in. Unfortunately for my wallet my ego keeps me from using them more.
 
GJgo said:
There have been a few times where I have used another musician's pedal into the clean channel of one of my high end amps and gotten a better tone - in the context of the live band- than any of my fancy amps were able to provide straight in. Unfortunately for my wallet my ego keeps me from using them more.
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What pedals were they? That's interesting.

I don't mean to say you're wrong. There are many pedals that sound great. But my point is I'd feel more like I'm playing a "pro" piece of gear if I plug a pedal into the FX loop than into the front end of the amp, personally. Like those Revv or AMT pedals. Those sound great into a nice poweramp.

Pedal in front of a clean channel, I immediately think two swituations: Either a dude in a cover band who has like a nice pro-level clean amp like a Bassman or something that needs to cover a lot of ground with sounds, but where a nice chunky distorted tone isn't his #1 prio, or someone running a clean practice amp that has a lousy distorted sound, and needs a more usable chunky sound. Could range from a Peavey Rage to maybe even a Blues Junior or something higher-end.

Maybe I'm just overgeneralizing or projecting. I just wished this Soldano pedal had a "preamp mode" where I could just run it into a nice tube poweramp and not feel like 12 year old me attemtping to play System of a Down riffs with a DS-1 into a Yamaha 10 watt amp, LOL.
 
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One was a Line 6 stompy board thing into the clean channel of my Triple Recto. It was more aggressive in the mix than the red channel.

One was a Blackstar tube powered distortion pedal into the clean channel of my Mark IVb. As much as it hurt my feelings it sat way better in the band mix than the lead channel.

Another was a Friedman BEOD into a Fender Bassman 100. I won't say this was better than my Mark or Recto in the band, but it was very good for way, way cheaper. It chugged HARD.

That said I'm not sure why the delineation between the front & the loop? Different pedals just work better in different locations.

Besides, what defines a "pro" piece of gear? If it's that "regular gigging musicians use it" I'd be willing to bet the average price point is a lot lower than the average RTer kit cost. :ROFLMAO:
 
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