Soldano SLO-30 | A Modern Classic

[@ZachWish]

Check out the Soldano SLO-30 here: www.zzounds.com/a--3978724/item--SOLSLO30?siid=281279

[@jorgefernandes1387]

I am amazed at how you made that Les Paul Custom sound like de Warren Martini's Charvel

[@photoguy4212]

This is the greatest amp I’ve ever heard in my entire life. Holy cow. Gonna have to convince the wife I need it.

[@vaughngallacher6454]

Remember, you traded for it! LOL

[@brianhartline1197]

Just tell her sweetly I'm gonna need a new amp.

[@Jbeland1]

@@vaughngallacher6454omg I almost shit my pants!

[@ginopini6484]

And 3 grand later she says "WHaaaaaaaaaaaaatt"

[@midwaymonster30]

@user-bb7vc1qd4n Precisely. I told my wife I wanted to buy a new Gibson Les Paul Custom...she said "what are you waiting for then?" It arrives tomorrow.

[@TheOtherJohnBrowne]

Somehow yours is probably the most fun to watch gear channel on youtube to me. Killer sounding amp and playing

[@ZachWish]

Thanks man! That's awesome to hear.

[@christopherh2563]

+1

[@Sound_Stable]

That tone at 2:57 just hits the spot in all the best ways.

[@middle_pickup]

That gretsch tone kills.

[@scottwest1677]

The sound of that Gretsch into the crunch channel is seriously one of the most beautiful things I have ever heard. Great playing

[@charlesford8692]

I love that you demo like your actually gigging it instead of just noodling. It shows the dynamics and the variety of tones it is capable of!

[@stevewelsh__]

That b e e f y chug with the vision of silver burst LP Custom made me feel things.

[@javeduddin]

I really appreciate you using an angled instrument cable going into the guitar. I'd be so bothered by it the whole time if it was a straight cable being forcefully bent against the couch haha

[@thelionhearted6824]

In case anyone is wondering if this amp can do modern metal, yes it can, and really well. Just throw an SD-1 in front to tighten up the bottom end and it's amazing. In videos like this you can hear a little fizziness but in a mix the drums cover that and you just get a massive grinding tone. Best amp I've ever played.

[@livingabovethe12th]

FINALLY somebody properly shows what the clean-crunch is capable of! imo, it's by far the best part of the SLO.

[@ZachWish]

Agreed! If this amp was only the crunch channel, I'd be happy with that. Thanks for checking out the video!

[@markyymarkXL]

Bro was that superman by goldfinger on the tele?? You played that an my mind took me back to 1999 and how I used to play tony hawk proskater 1 with friends that aren't in my life anymore 😢

[@januszplaysguitar]

Oh good God, this is one gnarly amp. Perfect overdriven tone, tight low-end and no high-end harshness. Sensational playing Zach!

[@frankenstein4106]

That Gretsch into the crunch channel is where it's at!

[@Estornellmv]

Goldfinger - Superman *chefs kiss*

[@audiopropaganda5992]

This is seriously the best channel on KZbin. Anyone who covers year of the rabbit is worth his weight in gold. If you weren’t so far away I would totally work on music with you!

[@audiopropaganda5992]

99 ways to die!!! Oh my god yes!

[@RezqRabbitVT]

After watching this video over and over, i finally caved in and pulled the trigger on a SLO 30 and HOLY MOLY THIS IS THE BEST AMP EVER

[@randall9000]

The word underrated gets thrown around youtube like a mofo. But damn bro this channel is underrated

[@camai75]

Killer amp…screams 80s metal…love the demos you do..best on KZbin…they don’t sound “over processed”, but natural

[@seby3275]

surprised to hear some power trip, awesome

[@bullitt81]

green-tinted 60s mind! awesome

[@unmike19]

As usual, just insane tone and clean playing man!

[@henriquewierzynski5233]

"Sometimes I wanna throw it all awaaaay". Awesome, dude! You can play a lot of different styles/songs and they always sound faithful to the original. Good stuff!

[@dpetersenTN]

Love the Goldfinger you were jamming!

[@SlinkyT82]

Swing of the axe!!!

[@AndiKravljaca]

My favorite amp in the world! Mine is purple as well, gorgeous color. It has arguably the best crunch channel in the world as well as a legendary overdrive channel. Awesome amp.

[@guitarz]

That silver burst tho… killer again man tones for days

[@TheArchiveOfWonder]

I hadn't heard that Madonna song in ages, I remember it was on the Austin Powers Soundtrack! Used to watch music videos late at night in High school and this was a classic.

[@alhemmings8554]

Beautiful stranger.

[@wofesc]

man, that was awesome!

[@connorsonnendecker6120]

Sooo glad to see some powertrip riffs being utilized

[@SgtThump]

"Straight Through The Heart?" I'm in! Great playing and tones!

[@patrickhernandez7091]

You gotta share a few impulse responses of your cab/mic combo! All your videos sound great!

[@nigel7880]

I messaged Soldano with a link to this video. Yours could (and should) be next to Ola's. What kind of tubes came in it, meaning brand and type? Thanks! I always like to know what glass I'm listening to!

[@ZachWish]

They're Sovtek 5881's and ARS 12AX7's. Thanks for checking out the video!

[@jprosentreter]

Gassing HARD on one of these, but lower wattage Amps seen to always lack in lows live. How did the low end feel in the room?

[@cole4700]

Wow unreal tone! I might have to get me one of these bad boys! What a demo.

[@ZachWish]

Thanks so much!

[@noahhiser]

Still the top Demo channel out here. At this point, every video is a subtle flex of your music taste.

[@escritaemdia3414]

Terrific as always Zach :) Thanks for sharing these tones with the Soldano SLO-30 amp.. these last days its all about the release of the pedal.. but the amp it self will always be the amp ! Keep the fantastic work with your AWESOME channel. Big Hug my friend! Nuno

[@ZachWish]

Thanks Nuno! ❤️

[@zopepope]

Such a great demo and awesome playing. Both me and my buddy bought one the following week after listening. :)

[@ZachWish]

That's awesome. Thanks so much for the kind words.

[@zopepope]

@@ZachWish Also, awesome taste in music. It matches mine. Haha. Jk. PG is a bad ass though and Green Tinted 60’s Mind is so melodic and great!

[@metalplaylist]

Power Trip... yeahhh with no surprise this Soldano Sounds great. Love the dynamic of crunch Channel. Amazing playing dude!!

[@jsauce666]

I love to see what songs you’re gonna play to demo gear. It’s always interesting. Beautiful Stranger. Like I said. interesting,

[@NMRJ93]

Such great taste in songs and riffs. When you played executioners tax I had an accident in my pants

[@gioelevio1626]

Great video! This is my favorite amp, thanks for showing well also what the crunch channel can do.

[@ZachWish]

Thanks so much! Definitely my favorite part of the amp.

[@davidhayman9330]

Thanks for this, very helpful demonstrating all the different tones, very well played too!

[@patricebui323]

Nice demo. I have this amp, but I don’t succed to have such bite. Do you have the bright switch on? Thanks.

[@charlescowart5423]

I forget who write this riff. Is it dimartini?

[@jsauce666]

Dude. You sound freaking sound amazing

[@michaelheller8841]

Straight through the heart Dio! Got me subbed! Oh, by the way I’m getting my Purple Soldano SLO 30 today!

[@ZachWish]

Right on! Congrats on the amp and thanks for checking out the video.

[@FastRedPonyCar]

Great demo of this bad little unit. Probably the most under-rated 30w amp out there. It has the structure of a higher wattage amp and doesn't have "that EL84 sound/feel" since it uses big boy tubes. My 50w SLO that Bruce at Brit-Tone) built is hands down my favorite stage amp. It hits with the punch and clarity of his 100w SLO's since he uses the 100w transformers but has a sweetness to the sound, especially on the crunch channel, that none of his 100w SLO's had. I probably use the crunch channel as much, if not more than the drive channel.

[@asianaxeman]

Big tubes make such a difference.. I'm disappointed with my jj junior... Poor bass response and just lacks balls compared to my engl fireball 60 or Marshall jvm. What's your go to amp at the moment?

[@FastRedPonyCar]

@@asianaxeman I went back to Fractal. I’ve got a Jackson golden boy going into an FM9 that goes to an FRFR behind me and also to the house and our in ears. Sounds great, super easy setup and consistent sound every show. I was using a Friedman runt with the Waza tube amp expander and that was great but I wanted a simpler setup and honestly, the FM9 gets just as good of tone as my amps into the Waza. I still have my jubilee, nitro and 50w SLO but I sold the Runt to pay for the FM3. It was an awesome amp, I just couldn’t justify having it around.

[@rendyandrian7149]

I'm surprised you play Green Tinted Sixties Mind there. Since Mr Big is more popular in Asia than western country. Anyway, I always like listening to your channel. The way you dial your amp is always sound pleasing to my ear. Oh..and that Silverburst is still as pretty as ever.

[@ZachWish]

Thanks so much Rendy! Huge Mr. Big fan.

[@BAND-MAID-USA]

Never seen Lay It Down played like that. Cool gear and videos. DIO sounded great too.

[@RalphGuzzo]

super mean riffs 🎉 great demo on all levels

[@ZachWish]

Thanks so much Ralph!

[@yeti1002]

Lots of different guitars, settings on that amp , riffs , different tunings , variety is a good thing. Nice , sweet as honey .... 😊

[@ohmicronD]

That must be crazy loud at those settings in that room, especially overdrive channel. What is the idle noise like on yours. My Slo-30 has a fair amount on OD channel.

[@daveapodaca7774]

Absolutely Love your channel, insight and of course, your playing!! I own the EVH 50 watt Stealth as well as a 1987 X Handwired. Recently, a SLO 30 has become available at the local Big Box Guitar Store. I played it for 2-3 minutes and see what the fuss is about… but is it THAT much different from my current children?? Much Love👊🏾

[@MKRISING75]

Dude you make everything sound awesome I love your channel.This was the best showing or demo I’ve ever seen of this amp!Im speechless lol if I could afford an amp like that this video would have been the reason I would purchase this amp🤟🏻

[@ZachWish]

Thanks so much Mark! Really appreciate the kind words.

[@richmartin9907]

Absolutely gorgeous tones throughout.

[@POLARIS2]

Nice Power Trip riff! SWING OF THE AXE!

[@kyuseok98]

Crunch channel has somewhat Vox-y chime! What a versatile amp it is... I know it's a long shot but I would love to see the chime comparison between this and Vox AC30..

[@colbymunn2047]

SO WHAT THE DEAL IS with the 100w vs 30w? IS IT LOUD ENOUGH, THOUGH?! Headroom enough? I have a hard time thinking that it will hit the settings I want and loud enough and that's a hell of a kick for $2800 to $3800 or whatever it is for these ones. You know what I mean? I'm a little salty from losing my Hot Rod 50 back in the day to GC when I was broke and needed rent. Lost her for $800. Still kills me. Really want a Soldano again....so any insight would be really appreciated. I have a Rockerverb 50 mk ii with my band now. LOVE YOUR VIDEOS DUDE. THANK YOU!!!

[@colbymunn2047]

Hey Zach! Just waiting on your opinion here because it's going to refocus my goals. In a live band setting...is this good enough? I need it as loud or louder than my Rockerverb 50.

[@geoffreywalls4093]

Great video and playing. I love my SLO 30!!

[@Tanax13]

As always, amazing playing!! Your thoughts on this vs the Badlander? Different leagues?

[@MattosMaul]

Nice, that amp sounds absolutely awesome. Great playing :)

[@waterbuffalo4225]

The Bogner Helios 100w, Metaltronix m-2000, Bogner Ecstasy 101b, and the RedSeven Duality 100 are all monster amps to consider. The Diezel Hagen and Bogner Goldfinger 45 are also highly underrated amps

[@jazz_grooves]

Noice Zach! Always great riffs and great tones 👍

[@ZachWish]

Thanks so much Jeff!

[@albertarguelles3262]

Excellent Video and Great Playing. Thanks Love the sound of that amp!

[@ZachWish]

Thanks so much for checking out the video! Definitely a great amp.

[@BrianGaudino]

Clayman, I haven’t thought about that in a long time. Sounds great, man!

[@ZachWish]

Hah! Thanks man, been too long.

[@Its6string]

Not many people cover “Beatin Around The Bush”-that was cool.. Great demo man!!! It’s good to see someone who isn’t pushing The Self Promo aspect in a Vid these days!!! Keep it up✊🏼☮️

[@jefrolawson]

The Fortus with this amp is magical🤟

[@angelopaologs]

Hi Zac how are you? what pickups use for the Gibson Les Paul Classic Custom an Silver ?

[@ZachWish]

The Classic Custom has Gibson 57 Classic/Classic + and the Silverburst has Gibson 490R/498T pickups. Thanks for checking out the video!

[@angelopaologs]

​@@ZachWish thanks ! and very good videos ! thans for this.

[@artsal]

Sounds amazing with creambacks, don’t know why all of the new slo cabs are loaded with v30’s, I’m not a huge fan of v30’s for some reason they seem a bit harsh

[@frankenstein4106]

I run my SLO-30 through an open back Avatar cab with a G12M-65 Creamback and a WGS ET-65 and it's working out well

[@Dommymarano]

I have been gigging with a 50 watt EVH and a 50 watt Blackstar, small clubs! Would you say the 30 watt is enough over the 100 watt for the Soldano?

[@jeanclark7296]

Always great tones and I’ve been lucky enough to have owned pretty much all the amps you have gone through.. only difference is you’ve kept the cab.. what speakers are in it..??

[@SharpEdgeStandardOfficial]

Wow that demo sounded awesome!!! Your opinion, what are the sonic differences between this SLO30 and something like a Mesa B mk5 or rectifier type amp? I feel like the SLO30 is more versatile especially in the cleaner type broken up tone whereas the Mesa amps are more of a one trick pony deal. Thoughts? Help me decide

[@jasoncrambone4898]

Hey man, with the overdrive volume at 7, was it ripping your head off? I'm concerned this amp is too loud for clubs. Any thoughts for live application? Thanks dude.

[@ZachWish]

Hey Jason. The SLO 30 can definitely get pretty loud, but it's right in the sweet spot to my ears. Loud enough to hang with a loud/heavy band, but really useable master volume that sounds great even at lower volumes. I prefer the SLO 30 to 100 for my uses (aren't too many lower wattage versions of amps I'd say that about). Thanks for checking out the video!

[@jasoncrambone4898]

@@ZachWish Awesome Zach. I appreciate your videos and your time. Thanks brother.

[@aiwarrulli7686]

Nice Sound

[@danieljbdj]

His versatility is incredible

[@gunthercloete3460]

Wonderful playing and tone as always. You ever considered creating impulse responses of of your cab+mic setup. I know I'd be willing to pay for them and I'm sure there would be others too

[@mjamiep12]

That first chord you rang out I thought was going to turn into Rosetta Stoned. Ratt was great, too.

[@trixlee5102]

Hmm, somehow you get those Celestion Creamback 75s to sound good with most of your amps! I always preferred the Creamback 65M speakers, but you sure do make these sound good.

[@mikemaysmusic5519]

I'm so happy you're still playing the RF falcon!!! It's on my wish list to get this year and I keep watching your videos to remind me of how sweet it sounds. That amp is sweet and your playing... excellent!!! Love these videos brother!!!

[@ZachWish]

Thanks Mike! Definitely my favorite guitar I've played in a long time. Appreciate the kind words.

[@danpfeifer7618]

Well done Zach! I love the SLO tone and you showed off everything it can do really well! Thoughts on the 30 vs 100?

[@peterargiros9508]

How does this compare to Friedman jel20?! What’s the best 30 and under watt amp you’ve played? Thanks!

[@CBGypsy03]

Hey man great stuff, new sub !. Curious I have the mesa mark v 25 and was thinking of changing things up. Could you give me your two cents between the two if you have tried the mesa. Thanks.

[@russiangoose7053]

Please demo the Soldano SLO pedal! I'm addicted to hearing you play!

[@StreetsOfVancouverChannel]

Bravo! A+ demo!

[@BlueArpeggio.PoDoDan]

You jamming out with your les pauls are like cocaine to me. Never stop

[@ricklee993]

This is the best no bullshit YT channel out there. I only want to hear unaccompanied killer tube amps when I'm searching and this one gets it done.

[@-igg1-912]

🤘Great gear & playing🤘

[@briansouther7518]

I like the whole video man!

[@christopherblair6636]

amazing

[@CFChristian]

Jesus H Christ.... That Mr Big riff.

[@sepultubob]

I mostly come for metal tone but I always end up enjoying a gretsch in a crunch channel 🤣

[@bukowskimoho]

hey man maybe someone has asked this before, but do you make Irs? i would buy this exact one miced from you

[@ZachWish]

I haven't yet, but should probably get around to that one of these days. Thanks for checking out the video!

[@spencerreinstein7352]

This is the 1st video testing an amp ive ever watched all the way threw..I have so many guitar & bass amps yet I mite go get this amp..Since you have both amps, is the 100watt pretty much the same Or Id need get 30watt to really get this sound & experience with the amp? Thanks🎸

[@TheMrCull]

That Gretsch is killer. Rare to see them with a stoptail. Don’t why everyone wants the bigsby

[@keithclayton1271]

Beautiful playing. :)

[@davemcafeeguitar]

Would love to hear you compare a Soldano Hot Rod 100+ or 50+ to the SLO. 🙏🙏🙏

[@craiglluntz]

Sounds awesome. Does it seem to hold up at "band volumes"?

[@ZachWish]

It does! The SLO-30 is one of bigger & punchier sounding lower wattage amps that I've heard. Thanks for checking out the video.

[@craiglluntz]

@@ZachWish You bet. I know you mentioned the Marshall SC20 didn't quite hang with the band. Was curious if this was in the same category or seemed to have more headroom at louder volumes.

[@lawoftheriff7044]

Absolut great sounds and playin!

[@GuitarzFromMarz]

Looking for your advice. I have a BE-100 not the deluxe. I’ve been looking for a new amp. I’ve got it narrowed down to the Friedman Smallbox 50 ,Jcm 800 Or the Soldano 30 watt. Want an amp that can cover most all 70-80’s Rock

[@ZachWish]

Personally, I'd probably just keep the BE-100. But if you need channel switching, I'd go for the Smallbox. Great amp and the Plexi channel cranked will get you that 70s rock sound. The Soldano is awesome, but I prefer the tighter bottom end of the Friedman gain voicing personally. JCM800 is always incredible, but not as practical as the Friedman stuff in terms of volume control. Best of luck!

[@suranperera4620]

Stock pickups on the silverburst? Sounds great. Your videos always inspire me to pick my guitar - thank you!

[@ZachWish]

Yep! Stock Gibson 490R/498T pickups. Thanks for checking out the video!