SOLDANO MINI SLO | And how it compares to the SLO-30

[@jimmyjames7946]

my BROTHA I have owned many of high gain amps in my life and i agree with you 1000 percent on the boss SD1.. i have tried them all. My bandmates would laugh at me cuz I would have a 5150 and I would use the boss sd1. That pedal is the best I won't play through anything without that pedal anytime anywhere! 🤘🤘

[@northernlefty5412]

Dude your production values are so good on these videos. Great job. You're quickly turning into the best gear review channel on KZbin!

[@EugeValovirta230V]

Glad to hear! Thanks!

[@DaMegadeth]

@@EugeValovirta230V a colab with Ola Englund? juuuust saying, just saying.

[@EugeValovirta230V]

I’ve said this before but I’d be up for it. He knows where to find me 😎.

[@freddyleal1756]

This is the real in depth channel for gear reviews, in Euge we trust!!

[@EugeValovirta230V]

Glad to hear! Thanks!

[@moist_slug]

Seems to be the best sounding of the mini heads released lately. Great vid as always Euge!

[@EugeValovirta230V]

Haven’t tried these type of heads much but this does the job pretty damn well😎👌🤟.

[@joebush9756]

I like the Bogner mini the best myself but this one is a close 2nd though

[@seenproveseven]

I wonder not that's because the SLO was designed as a " preamp first" sort of amp and sort of minimized the dependence on the power amp to get the tone that Mike was after. Not to say that the Bogner or the others purposely relied on the power section, but Mike Soldano has always said that was the underlying principle of the SLO, maybe to the benefit of the Mini in this case

[@MistyMusicStudio]

Daaaamn your intro song is sick 👏 Not just the guitar but even the drums and bass sound killer on HS8's 🤘

[@EugeValovirta230V]

Thanks!

[@francoisfavreau769]

What i love about this channel,it's because he always comes with these killer songs to demo the flavor of the day.And everything is well explain.Thanks Euge it's always very instructive to watch your videos and and super fun to hear you play

[@EugeValovirta230V]

Thanks man! Really glad to hear!

[@jorisguitars]

Man I bought that chair you are sitting on because mine was crap and gave me neck pain. This is the best chair I've ever had! Totally not in the way those arm rests (even when they are down). Very comfy, not related to the vid but... thanks lol!

[@EugeValovirta230V]

Cool!

[@seventhsealhere]

Fantastic video! Been waiting to hear one with a boost in front with some Rock riffs. Great sounds for the $. Thanks Euge! 👍

[@EugeValovirta230V]

Thanks!

[@dallasbiggz7007]

14:22 - Ratt - Lay it down! Warren Demartini! F Yeah! 🤘🎸

[@EugeValovirta230V]

😎🤟

[@JavierGarcia-kb1no]

Another Great Video Brother! Sounds Awesome. Keep Doing these Type of Videos Euge. 🤘

[@EugeValovirta230V]

Thanks!

[@MalikAmer87]

This baby soldano sounds awesome 😎😍.

[@EugeValovirta230V]

Yeah it’s pretty good 🤟👌.

[@mobileguitarshop5693]

Nice jams, thx for comparing!

[@EugeValovirta230V]

Thanks!

[@jessemuscato]

Yup just absolutely my favorite KZbinr so good does absolutely nothing wrong

[@EugeValovirta230V]

🙏☺️

[@SDisonYT]

Of all the ‘Mini’ boutique amps out there, I think the Soldano and Friedman sound the best. You’re obviously not going to get the same tone when it’s $2,500 less, but it gets you in the ball park for $200 as a practice amp.

[@EugeValovirta230V]

Indeed 👌.

[@MoreMeRecording]

Great demo, EV. I don't think you busted out the strat on the one the other day and I appreciate it as for me, I use my strats as much as I do my EMG loaded LTD, so you covered the guitars I used which was awesome scope! I just saw another demo of the mini on another channel but hearing you play through it definitely gave more insights. This little guy might be the best of the minis I've heard. Thx!

[@EugeValovirta230V]

Thanks!

[@GuitarsAndSynths]

Excellent. Would love to see a comparison between the mini Diezel and VH4 amp and pedal. I love the HX Stomp model of the Diezel VH4.

[@EugeValovirta230V]

Thanks!

[@vincelupone]

Jamming as always! Keep making awesome music and fun videos!!

[@EugeValovirta230V]

Thanks man!

[@teriakamoto]

It even doubles as a Radio, picking up Fishermen off the Coast of Lithuania. On a serious note, Great Demo as always as i just like listening to Euge lay down the Riffs. Total Animal on Guitar. These Micro Series 30 watt s.s. Heads are great for beginners and Shredders alike on a budget. It's plenty close for practicing and dialing in your Game. Best channel on KZbin, Hands Down.You looked like you were having fun EV, and that's a good thing. \m/-

[@EugeValovirta230V]

😎🤟

[@jasong546]

Sounds great to me. I just ordered it and get it tomorrow. I am looking forward to trying for both the heavy tones and some really sustained less crushing stuff too. Great job showing it off.

[@EugeValovirta230V]

Cool! Thanks!

[@antuanheath3607]

Isane great tones,great playing as usual cheers mate!

[@EugeValovirta230V]

Thanks!

[@GnRmike]

Heck yeah!! Just ordered the mini because I’ve wanted the Slo-30 for a while but didn’t have 3k laying around.

[@EugeValovirta230V]

🤟👌

[@guitardave]

Really great video, I enjoyed that! The Mini sounds really close to the SLO-30 in that core Soldano tone. The low end thump that’s missing - I wonder if you ran the fx send from the Mini in to the fx return on the SLO-30 so effectively the Mini pre-amp and the SLO-30 power amp, would that even it up a bit? Great amp for the price though.

[@EugeValovirta230V]

Thanks!

[@idiotburns]

it sounds like a friedman bass wise

[@jacktaromino6324]

Awesome you helped convince me this amp head the little one is well worth buying and the big brother is too big alot more $ thanks! Your one of the best Guitarist in the business great guy been following you for a few yrs now and love your videos!

[@EugeValovirta230V]

Glad to hear man! Thanks!

[@blksteve11]

Maybe it’s coincidence but every small lunchbox amp head I’ve ever been interested in, you’ve reviewed on your channel and then I’ve added to my wishlist after watching your videos. Love your style and approach. Soldano mini sounds fantastic, wonderful video 🤘🏾🤘🏾🤘🏾

[@EugeValovirta230V]

Thanks! Glad to hear!

[@luisalextorres]

Just bought mine after watching this video! Sounds great for a 300 solid state head!

[@EugeValovirta230V]

Indeed 👌. I mean nothing beats a real tube amp but this is pretty damn good in it’s own category.

[@EddieB2047]

Kick ass lil amp. Love your playing and choice of riffs on this one🤟🏼

[@EugeValovirta230V]

Indeed. Thanks!

[@trinityflow]

Tonemaster! Awesome tones.

[@EugeValovirta230V]

Thanks!

[@guitarobot]

Been waiting for this one for a while.

[@EugeValovirta230V]

Glad to hear! 😎🙏🤟

[@MotoRiff77]

your editing and lighting is getting really good....need some 80's neon lighting somewhere

[@TheDistortionPrinciple]

Yea it looks great in this video

[@EugeValovirta230V]

Thanks! 😎👌

[@celestialode]

I'd love to see a comparison between the Slo mini and Marshall DSL1HR which is a tube amp and exists in the same price range

[@EugeValovirta230V]

Thanks for the suggestion 🙏. Let me see what I can do 😎.

[@OfficialSNMvids]

I saw that the Mini SLO is now $250.00 USD and thinking of picking one up thanks to your vid. Keep up the good work sir \m/

[@EugeValovirta230V]

Thanks!

[@TheCyberMantis]

Cute! The little baby dano! It looks cute sitting on a shelf. That's about it for me. Nice noodling on this video! You really tried to make it sound good. You threw a lot of stuff at it. But in the end... it is what it is. At least it doesn't cost $3,000. The SLO-30 is just too expensive. I would still choose the EVH 50-watt Stealth for half the price, even though the build-quality is probably not as good. ( I haven't seen inside a SLO-30 to know for sure. )

[@EugeValovirta230V]

It is what it is but pretty damn good in it’s category. Hard to beat good ol’ big tube amps 😎💪.

[@TheCyberMantis]

@@EugeValovirta230V Yes, I agree. Maybe one day, I will get myself one.

[@BenJ2827]

Great video as usual Euge and that Mini head sounds like the best one out the range -have you tried the 5150 Iconic yet?

[@EugeValovirta230V]

Thanks! I haven’t.

[@bwoods1987]

1:45 😮 Yup I want one!

[@WelderRiffer]

Great informative video and great performance ! Thank you !

[@EugeValovirta230V]

Thanks!

[@MetalZoned]

It's not for me, but I definitely understand why people would like it, it does have the soldano sound. I would like to see these little 30w heads expand and have a larger 60w head that would fit on top of a vertical 2x12 and challenge the Marshall DSL20HR

[@rrswitch48]

Nice demo! Tiny thing remind me of Obeid Khan's tiny amp.😁

[@EugeValovirta230V]

Thanks!

[@jhhhfdm11]

is the drumsound a custom preset in a plugin?

[@EugeValovirta230V]

No. Multi-outs from Superior Drummer to DAW without any processing and then I mix them like I mix real acoustic drums.

[@Greg-rd8qr]

That was great! Now I gotta get a Soldano 🤣🎸🤘🇨🇦

[@EugeValovirta230V]

😎🤟

[@trevor4533]

What a gnarly little amp.

[@EugeValovirta230V]

🤟

[@rangerdoc1029]

Finally a SLO that I can afford

[@EugeValovirta230V]

👌🤟

[@blues4jesus]

I love my Slo-mini. Im not sure id use it our but for my living room amp its perfect. I hope they do more SS area and maybe offer a 100 watter. Seeing as these go as fast as they hit the shelves.

[@EugeValovirta230V]

🤟

[@giabba91]

You can simpli go from the send return to a 100w poweramp

[@Moirchester]

Pepita faithfully watching these gear demonstration videos :)

[@EugeValovirta230V]

He does 😎.

[@pasihaahkala5963]

Still cant decide between Marshall DSL1HR Head and Mini soldano.

[@EugeValovirta230V]

😎🤟

[@blksteve11]

I’m getting both

[@masterofreality230]

I think it sounds pretty good, wonder if they could do the clean channel also?

[@EugeValovirta230V]

👌. That I don’t know.

[@charlielamp2739]

I think one could get creative with the Mini and switch in and out of the effects loop and inject a clean pedal into the return and use the Mini's power section. You may have to wire up your own foot switch to do that or buy one.

[@AtTheSourceStudios]

The real question is does the Soldano mini sound better than a Soldano plugin! Ahhhh??

[@EugeValovirta230V]

No idea 😎.

[@teriakamoto]

@@EugeValovirta230V Excellent Answer lol

[@musicdude1540]

I mean of course it does. I love the plug-ins but they're just a quick fix.

[@michaelmitchell5909]

Best sounding mini they've out out?....or the exact same platform in a slo shell?. Either way you make it sound bad ass man. Have you seen the new amp x yet?......they look pretty damn amazing!

[@darellville]

Someone said online that they’re almost all the same inside . Just different logos and shells . I’m not at all one to know that for sure but I’m sure side-by-side they’re likely very similar . ? A touch fizzy eh?

[@slippy8813]

I’m pretty sure mike Soldano was more involved with this one than the makers of the previous ones were. he said that it’s basically the slo100 circuit just without tubes and obviously a different power amp

[@darellville]

@@slippy8813 oh yeah. And the price point is for all who want the name and likely a decent tone!

[@Bardiaulllica]

@@slippy8813 the tone is very similar for sure, kinda confused when you compare the price with the real thing... but the circuit isn't the same at all, obviously tubes circuit doesn't use the same resistors, capacitor etc as for mosfet technology (preamp and power). It's a very good amp no doubt, but i think more of a "nowadays trend"

[@EugeValovirta230V]

The amp X is quite a different beast. And the BluGuitar stuff in general. They’re 100w analog nanotube amps and to me as good, and many times even better, thank old school 100w tube amps. Stay tuned ’cos there will be some Bad (Boy) Ass news regarding the Amp X in the near future 😉💪.

[@seenproveseven]

It's probably been said 1000x by now but "Lay It Down" is among the sickest drop D riffs of ALL TIME. 🐀

[@EugeValovirta230V]

One of them 🤟😎.

[@Islandsoundzz]

If love to hear your thoughts on the Orange Super Crush 100.

[@EugeValovirta230V]

If I get my hands on one someday 😎👌.

[@axeslinger]

Crunchy! 💯

[@EugeValovirta230V]

🤟😎

[@CesarPerez-ov6ev]

Euge is a SLO 100 comparison video coming too?? SLO 100 v Boogie v SLO 30??

[@EugeValovirta230V]

Nope. But as soon as I get my hands on one (without having to pay loads of money) 😎🤟.

[@huskylove-666]

Dammit. Another amp to hide from the wife. That’s my favourite and it’s great they’ve realeased it as I can’t afford even the the 30 watt tube amp

[@EugeValovirta230V]

😎👌

[@reneotten7376]

In real life, when you're sitting there with both anps, does the 30 not sound more compressed? Something the viewer won't hear through KZbin due to the KZbin compression?

[@EugeValovirta230V]

The smaller ones are usually more compressed. The more headroom & power usually less compression 👌.

[@MrMuleable]

Niiiice. This guy car rip even if he plugs into a shoebox!

[@EugeValovirta230V]

😁😁😁

[@ginopanteristabootpim7346]

What about show at Metalfest Open Air ??

[@EugeValovirta230V]

Just played the show and it was great!

[@ginopanteristabootpim7346]

@@EugeValovirta230V Congrats bro ,So proud of you

[@jesseparrish9198]

@@EugeValovirta230V which band are you in?

[@EugeValovirta230V]

Cyhra.

[@DadoSimicStudiostriver]

Mini Slo sounds very organic and nice, on other sound bit fizzy and too agressive for my taste. I wonder why you dont tailor high end and add bit low end to mimic big amp? It seems it can get to sound less fizzy and tiny bit fuller for expense of tightness with adding overdrive to tighten it for less harsh and more pleasant tone. I enjoyed your presentation.

[@EugeValovirta230V]

Well there’s a reason why real tube amps still rule 💪😎.

[@yeetmachine1737]

Jävla bra!

[@EugeValovirta230V]

Tack!

[@barrylafratta5720]

you Rock

[@EugeValovirta230V]

Thanks!

[@eeroniemela8137]

Nothing digital about the Mini SLO, or any of the other silmilar mini amps, such as the mini BE or Ecstasy. They have Class D power sections, but the D does not stand for "Digital".

[@EugeValovirta230V]

Maybe Soldano is wrong then ’cos this is the info I got from them when they sent it to me several weeks ago and asked me to do the video. But I’m pretty sure that he knows his stuff better than you. Or anyone else 😉.

[@eeroniemela8137]

@@EugeValovirta230V Well, when the Friedman BE mini head came out, Dave Friedman said it's based on the BE-OD pedal circuit, slightly tweaked and paired with a Class D power section. Which is definitely analog. I can't see why the basic concept would be any different for any of the mini amp heads in the line. Production and design wise it would make zero sense to have analog preamp sections on some and more expensive digital technology for others and sell them at the same price.

[@BadCat1990]

Yeah it’s all analog/solid state. Nothing digital in there.

[@JohnWiku]

Digital means "computer" chips running algorithms, programs, that try to simulate analog electronics, programmable DSP chips if you will. Class D power amp means it's analog, but the working principle is different than class AB, that can be either tube or transistor based. This mini amp is entirely analog, "solid state" as it's referred to, as it has opamps, discrete transistors, capacitors, resistors, inductors, diodes, you name it. This is not a modeling digital amp!

[@musicdude1540]

@@eeroniemela8137 mate, the company themselves told him. Take the L.

[@seric4546]

My understanding is this is not a digital modeling amp. Rather SS technology.

[@EugeValovirta230V]

Yeah I was apparently wrong. Or the brochure they sent me with the amp was wrong 🤷‍♂️😎.

[@hootowl6354]

They say you can get a better clean out of the mini by plugging into the FX send. Yes, I said send, not return.

[@nicholasbstone]

From what I understand, all four of these mini amps have a 100% analog, solid-state signal path with zero digital processing.

[@EugeValovirta230V]

Yeah I think they are. Soldano sent me the info and the amp before it was released and I guess, for some reason, I got a wrong / mistaken etc. infosheet. But whatever it is it does the job really well 😎.

[@logandowdy9887]

I want 1

[@EugeValovirta230V]

👌😎

[@williamsimmons4678]

Euge, u may be interested in a sound clip of this modded wah is there a way i can e mail one to u if you're interested ??

[@EugeValovirta230V]

I’m good thanks 😎🤟. I mean I need to try any gear myself for me to get any idea about something since we all sound different, have our own way of playing with our gear etc. so no need to waste both of our time.

[@williamsimmons4678]

@@EugeValovirta230V 👉💪👈 NP bud !!

[@braaijmakers]

a new Audio interface?

[@EugeValovirta230V]

Bought it last year if I remember correct. Needed more I/O and better preamps. The AXR-T is the main and the UR816C slaved to that 👌.

[@darthslater6077]

IF I HAVE TO PLAY TRANSISTORS I WOULD GET THE SPARK MINI... THE DEAL BREAKER FOR ME IS TRANSISTORS, CAPS ARE STUCK SORRY. NOW IF SOLDANO COULD MAKE A SMALL AFFORDABLE TO THE AVERAGE PERSON AMP...THEN I WOULD CONSIDER IT. I HAVE ALWAYS WANTED A SOLDANO SLO 100 BUT THAT IS WAY OUT OF MY BUDGET ESPECIALLY NOW DAYS. GREAT PLAYING AS ALWAYS.

[@EugeValovirta230V]

Thanks!

[@charlielamp2739]

If it sounds good and inspires you, it is good. Sound is so subjective anyway. At 1/10 the price and 75 % of the sound SLO-30, I'm there.

[@EugeValovirta230V]

Indeed 👌.

[@georgesilveira4936]

Great Amp Great Price to 😜!!

[@EugeValovirta230V]

😎🤟

[@davidstafford1071]

I really wanted the Mini to shine for financial reasons but the SLO 30 kills it.

[@daveydohrman2241]

For like 2% the price of a legit soldano it’s a NO BRAINER

[@EugeValovirta230V]

💪

[@brockpinson949]

This dude rocks hands down. Can he be in priest with Richie please.

[@EugeValovirta230V]

😎🤟🙏

[@daveydohrman2241]

All these tiny amps are, are distortion/overdrive pedals with a power section included .... 🤷🏼‍♂️.... a pedal that can power a speaker cabinet that you don’t step on

[@EugeValovirta230V]

😁

[@brandonboe2286]

SLO mini sounds compressed and sterile, it cant compare to the SLO 30 or 100. I had one briefly its ok as a low volume practice amp.

[@EugeValovirta230V]

👌🤟

[@rip2889]

I like your style buddy. I'll give you a pass on the man bun since you're a Euro (they don't know any better).

[@over9k874]

It is funny to see you all on youtube saying same day exactly the same about this amp. Plus shit like "I am not paid, they just sent it to me".. I can hear much more punch from my 20W mustang 1v2 connected to 12 inch subwoofer and I had both for free and there is 10k presets to download from the net. Everybody who did not mark it as a paid promotion getting reported and "do not recommend this channel". Amen.

[@EugeValovirta230V]

That’s great man! It’s all about personal preferences 👌. My desert island amp is my good ol’ JCM800 2203 aka The Bad Boy 💪🙏. Someone gets paid for doing these videos? Damn. But it’s ok since this is just a fun side hobby for me 👌.

[@over9k874]

@@EugeValovirta230V tell me you paid for this amp from your pocket and was not sent to you by Soldano Amplification to make vid about it... BTW my modified mustang is not my preference, I just separated control panel and connected it to a sub cabinet so I can mess with knobs on my desk top having cabinet underneath my desk. Comfy practice solution when I watch guitar lessons on YT and I just said it packs more punch and has much more versatility than I hear in any of vids about this Mini Soldano. Tell me you paid for it and I do apologise, really. Getting free gear = being paid in gear = lack of honest unbiased opinion which should be marked in left top corner so we know. So,... was it free of charge, sent to you or you had to pay for it?

[@EugeValovirta230V]

I never pay for any gear. I’ve done videos in the last couple of years of hundreds of amps, pedals, guitars etc. worth of several hundreds of thousands. This is my hobby and I like it but not that much. I have ok income from my real work (recording artist, songwriter, producer, mixing engineer etc.) but it’s not that good that i’d have an extra 100K to throw away every few months or so 😁😁😁. But I’ve bought a few of those amps after I’ve done videos of them like the Mesa V & Marshall 1987x. I haven’t yet decided if I’m gonna keep this one or send it back. Most likely I’ll keep it ’cos it’s pretty handy and would most likely use it as a warm up amp on tours or something.

[@over9k874]

@@EugeValovirta230V you see, if you don't pay for it just mark it as paid promotion, like honest channels do, and believe me, from many I have checked yesterday doing vids on this amp only 4 did not marked it as paid promotion, Rabea Massad, Know Your Gear, Fluff and you. If your opinion was bad would they send you another one in the future? This is called biased opinion and that is what "paid promotion" sign is for, to let us know. Nobody says it is bad, at the end of the day we know you would not agree to do video about total crap, saying it is good, just to be able to keep that crap you find useless... As you are only one who answered (and answered honestly), you get sub from me (at the same time others lost it and got blocked, bit shame but they don't need me apparently). Have a good day to you.

[@EugeValovirta230V]

Thanks man! Appreciate that 🙏. Some companies have never contacted me again after I didn’t like their stuff but some, like REVV, actually sent me more stuff after my video of their D20 amp which I didn’t like at all. They were like ”hey man, really appreciate your honest opinion and we think you might like these a bit more”. I haven’t yet even opened the boxes but will do that soon and do a review of them. I kinda hope that I’d like them ’cos I really appreciate how they reacted. That tells me that they believe in their gear.

[@shannonmcdonald6959]

Take those stupid double kicks out. it sounds like noise.

[@EugeValovirta230V]

Certainly Sir 😂😂😂

[@SuperHotrod4]

Somebody get Euge an SLO 100 to demo next to the 30.

[@EugeValovirta230V]

And also the 30 ’cos I just borrowed the 30 from a local shop 😎.

[@Stereostupid]

I wish marshall would do a Plexi and the Big boy mini marshall has to get on board with these because the same manufacturing company did the mini bogner, Friedman, Diesel and now the soldano SLO so marshall definitely would probably blow the fucking roof off these if they got on board I'd buy both Plexi and 800!

[@EugeValovirta230V]

😎👌🤟