Members The Real MC Posted March 19, 2007 Members Share Posted March 19, 2007 Any novice can buy a pile of bodies, necks, pickups, bridges, etc and build a guitar. Can a novice buy a pile of tubes, resistors, caps, transformers, etc and build an SLO? Didn't think so. That's why good amps cost money. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Phade21 Posted March 19, 2007 Members Share Posted March 19, 2007 I can't be much happier with the SLO I got. I haven't found anything that compares to it so far. I heard that Soldano only builds around 250-275 pieces of gear a year (total, not just SLO's). I don't mind spending a little bit more than major production line amps if I can be assured of quality and great tone. Sure you don't get 12 switches and 3 channels...but, the 2 channels you get and how well it cleans up, how easy it is to EQ and can virtually always get a good sound no matter how it's set up is awesome. A shared EQ hasn't proven to be a problem so far. Although it costs some cash, the concerns I had about it (shared EQ, quality of clean channel) weren't concerns after playing it. Oh and that overdrive channel is pretty hard to beat if you're looking for a supercharged Marshall crunch. I guess a ton of options can take away some tone from amps...I don't mind their simplistic approach and this coming from someone who was playing a 3 channel Triple Recto and a Line 6 Vetta II. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members blargh Posted March 19, 2007 Members Share Posted March 19, 2007 Any novice can buy a pile of bodies, necks, pickups, bridges, etc and build a guitar.Can a novice buy a pile of tubes, resistors, caps, transformers, etc and build an SLO?Didn't think so.That's why good amps cost money. Sure they could... it's not that hard to etch a PCB you got online and insert all the components and do wiring, in a Weber chassis with clone trannies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ericwylde Posted March 19, 2007 Members Share Posted March 19, 2007 Soldano has one of the most simple preamp circuits here in Brazil, tube amps are VERY expensive new and used Peavey JSX = $3300, Mesa Dual Rectifier = $5000 even a Peavey Valveking costs $1000 so in the last 3 years handbuilt amps became the first preference, cause they are a lot cheaper for us there are some great brazilian handmakers here and the Soldano SLO100 copies are the most cheap hi gain amps here a GOOD handbuilt SLO100 costs about $1000 here now ($700 about 2 years ago) but the cost in good parts is about $350 a nice rack preamp with Soldano circuit can be bought for $230-$300 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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