Soldano SLO Pedal | Tones by Leon Todd

[@LeonTodd]

Snakeskin special edition needs to happen, right?

[@gavendelrio9193]

Well yessssss!!!!

[@crazeyjoe]

...or tiger stripe!

[@scottdunn2178]

Limited Edition Purple for $259 on Reverb...

[@kennethc2466]

Truly sir, that was by far the best review (and there is a lot of them) of this pedal. Your review alone, will make me go buy it at my local store. At 6:46, the tone, before you tweaked it, SOLD ME. Thanks for the awesome review, and I wish your sponsor knew you made a sale. Cheers.

[@primaballerina84]

YYYYYYYESSSSSSSSSSS!!! "Beavis voice"

[@TheOligoclonalBand]

It's white. It's a Soldano. Sold. I have an Eventide H9, a Boss DD-500 and a Torpedo CAB (Mk I) - they all are white. If I would buy this, I could do a completely white headphone rig. Call me superficial, but having a Soldano thing that even matches the color of my other all time favorite pedals would be a dream.

[@henriquecamboim]

Just when I thought I was done with distortion pedals, here comes this amazing little box. That Schenker tone was amazing!

[@LeonTodd]

Glad you like it! Schenker is life :D

[@peterknicked]

Hands down the best overdrive I have heard in 30 years or so.

[@mickbuffalo]

I’m not a stomp box sort of player but that pedal is the one to carry with you when you haven’t got your own rig with you! Very wide and pro sounding indeed. One for my wish list now.

[@StuartBridson]

There's so many videos for this pedal (obviously the embargo is up) but this is by far the best because you're an actual Soldano guy as I associate you more with the Hot Rod 50 than any other amp. Chewy 80s hard rock riffs just dripping all over the place. 🤤🥵

[@davidramos4317]

First demo I’ve seen where it doesn’t sound like crap

[@junioralves2158]

This is a real review! And not those boring things recorded and edited in the DAW. I loved!

[@antonix_81]

i loved it with every guitar you played, but being a strat guy i really enjoyed the note definition on that strat neck pickup 🤘🏻🤘🏻

[@Cerusicus26]

I have bought it after seen your video. I have the ltd edition, purple color

[@wakjob961]

Good on Mike. He really nailed it. Hope he sells a billion of them.

[@LuisGomez-vf8we]

¡Gracias!

[@carlroberge7535]

It sounds really smooth and has an incredible dynamic range!

[@The_Bass_Stunters]

Bruhhhhhh this pedal is absolutely a killer!!! Must buy !

[@JimsMusicJourney]

Mike Soldano is going to sell a lot of these.

[@LeonTodd]

Big time, well deserved too

[@MrSneakyPants]

Yeah, until a new Mesa dual rectifier pedal comes out and everyone buys that instead... 😂 People who know will get the joke

[@marcobiolcati]

Amazing pedal! The EQ is fantastic, an infinite combination of sounds. Love it!

[@progpogs]

This was one of the channels I was waiting for with this one, nice job Leon (as usual).

[@LeonTodd]

Glad you enjoyed it! Pretty stoked they finally made this.

[@wolfsdenmusic9404]

Just when I'm forgetting how much I love Soldano. Yeeeesh. That's straight from high gain heaven.

[@heavybrett-al4082]

What!!!! That is awesome, couldn't have been a better guy to demo such a pedal! Love ya work as always.

[@guitarziz3994]

This pedal seems to come alive at the1or 2 o'clock position with the gain setting. Nice! Got mine last week.

[@mattyh2180]

Just preordered mine today. Can't wait.

[@samright4661]

I hope Mike Soldano enjoys Money he’s fixing to make a boat load, that pedal sounds fantastic

[@toysmitty]

I may have to get me one of these! Also, as always Leon, your demos are truely inspiring.

[@theguitarstudio]

Sensational playing and a great review Leon... Great TONES & RIFFS

[@MeTuLHeD]

I love how when you hit these amp-in-a-box pedals with a boost, they actually DO behave like an amp.

[@G-NutZ]

I was wondering about that, want to put an Mxr micro amp in front of this pedal as a gain boost and keep a lower gain setting on the Slo as a rhythm tone thru a clean amp.

[@AMSOfficial79]

Others may contest this, but I can really hear the 'bite' from the maple fretboard. Awesome that this pedal can bring out or highlight such nuances.

[@SteelStringThing]

It was nice to hear some actual useful tones around 9:37..before that I was like this is all metal... then I heard some butter after that point that really sounded awesome.

[@SteelStringThing]

Your playing was wonderful throughout and I truly admire your versatility...you demonstrated this pedal in a very useful manner that others haven't so far from what I see...you showed its range Thank you!

[@RipVDub]

The face @12:53 says it all. Gain goodness! Always appreciated!

[@borbetomagus1]

LT stank face going off in this one

[@moyingling]

Sweet demo and super sweet pedal! Thanks LT!

[@LeonTodd]

Glad you like it!

[@peterharvin2775]

That's... amazing. Not only did they capture the sound of one of my all-time favorite amps, they expanded it. No end of possibilities. Even cat was impressed, for a short while anyway.

[@InfinityEnterprises]

My god, how loud I screamed LAY IT DOWN!

[@LeonTodd]

LAAAAAY IT DOOOOOOOWN!

[@hansgrayman4809]

I knew you'd review this eventually even though so many reviewer beat you to it this morning.

[@EddieB2047]

Very good demo sir. Killer tones! The LP tones were the best to me 🤟🏼 I run it through TR Studio Sig head with its matching 1/12 closed back cab for some pretty righteous tones

[@earthshaker61]

Great demo. Great playing. Thought the sweet spot was with the gain around 9 o’clock as with a lot of gain pedals I use and like but thought I was done with getting any new dirt boxes. But might have to get one of these.

[@gustavorenovalez5229]

The tone with the Les Paul and Eq pedal at the end is ridiculous

[@jjzap2935]

Loving the mids!! Great review! I wish Mike still lived in Seattle. I’d go tell him “wheres the snakeskin man”. He built a couple one off amps for me. 8x10

[@LeonTodd]

8x10 ! I gotta know more about that

[@jjzap2935]

I’m thinking this pedal would be wonderful addition to get those slo sounds. They are reverb-0-Sonics 4x10 with 4x10 cabs making 8x10 stacks. Ya I have a pair of them in Mikes favorite purple. (Ya I’m an incorrigible gear whore haha) If I can get your email I’d be happy to send some pictures.

[@jjzap2935]

Also have a pair of Soldano original tube overdrive pedals. My initial thought was to use them to get closer to the slo sound running them through the reverb-o-Sonics. Which they agreed would get me close. Now I kick myself for not getting a couple slo’s. But what interested me more at the time was the decatone.

[@jjzap2935]

The reason I call them one off is because we put a solo option like a Mesa and a variable bass boost with a wag pedal converted to a 5 way selector so you can choose from 5 different frequencies for the low boost.

[@stevenausten9935]

Brilliant Review, I just purchased one of these and it really lives up to its name and it’s hype, thanks for playing the MSG Armed and Ready riff , a classic 👍👍

[@LeonTodd]

YES!

[@progressivelibertarian2570]

Damn good tones with that pedal !

[@vondragonnoggin]

Sounds pretty juicy! Lots of responsive controls.

[@travisrusselldc]

Great demo! Between you and Michael Nielsen I’m starting to think I need this…

[@nicholastotoro7721]

Check out Pete Thorn’s video on the pedal.

[@travisrusselldc]

I watched Pete’s video right after I finished this one. Next up is Rabea’s…

[@CrownedWarriorBand]

MSG Armed and Ready!

[@shannonjones3714]

Great demo! Thanks for sharing this with us!

[@brooksphillips2234]

This pedal is the most addictive pedal Ive ever played! If you are on the fence about it then get off the fence because this thing is just ridiculous good and super fun to play!

[@skelapop]

Luv it!!!

[@pythonflying]

Wow, you made it sound killer. I liked your low gain Schenker demo, which makes me wonder how this unit would sound stacked with a TS or K type into a Marshall.

[@scottdunn2178]

I think this is just the preamp from the SLO MINI head. Sounds great.

[@JRP3music]

Dig the Winger Pull riffs.

[@LeonTodd]

great album!

[@cofieleven]

great review

[@alguitarchristie]

I got this when it first came out, it's just great. I do function gigs,I have a Victory V30 and could never find a good distortion that worked, I always stacked overdrives to get a distorted tone. But this works great with a clean sound. I think Soldano got it right with the midrange, it sits perfect, I use it for ZZ top "Tush" ,"Gimme All your lovin" and "Born to be wild"

[@matthewearl9824]

Wow. It actually sounds pretty good.

[@melvinsfan]

Great….more stuff to buy now.

[@ampspedalspickups]

I'm either becoming a guitar boomer or this pedal is flat out amazing. I was seriously considering the "chug" pedal recently and this seems like I'd get a ton more mileage out of it... very interested. Awesome demo as always man!

[@LeonTodd]

"Why not both?" :p

[@ampspedalspickups]

@@LeonTodd You sonnofaB, im in😆

[@MeTuLHeD]

@@LeonTodd My thoughts exactly!

[@hoosierdaddy2308]

That thing sounds good no matter the setting it seems. Sounds awesome. Really good and very close to a Soldano at times. Very boogie like as you mentioned as well. ♥️🤘♥️... Good stuff. That's a distortion pedal though. Not an overdrive. 😂. They named it wrong. 😂. Love it though. ❤️🤘♥️🤘.. Love the gain range. 🤘♥️🤘.. Thank you sir. ♥️🤘♥️

[@3rdStoreyChemist]

There’s no difference between overdrive and distortion, or fuzz for that matter. These terms have been used for all sorts of tones over the years and it’s only more recently they’ve started to mean a particular type of clipping. Plus the name comes from the amp.

[@spookymulder5535]

I bought one if these immediately. I've been waiting for a Soldano in a pedal ever since I sold my Avenger. There are a few knock offs but this one sounds really great. Which makes sense since it's and actual Soldano.

[@funkystudiocat]

Love the Kitty!

[@nostradamus1551]

M*E*G*A 👍👍👍👍👍

[@codyrichardson4419]

This pedal sounds awesome. It might find its way on my pedal board after i get my interface

[@xavierortiz2690]

That sounded Awesome, it would also would have been nice to hear it on say straight through a Marshall lead 12 solid state

[@RulgertGhostalker]

good to hear it's good to go between 0 and 2 on the gain....the demo before, it was above that and unacceptably noisy; but no need beyond that for me.

[@aliengrey6052]

Just grabbed hold of a second hand new one!!!

[@nofagem]

Awesome tones as always, but... The cat steals the show. 😎

[@powerpup5000]

I run this slo pedal along with a revv g3 pedal and have them together so I can switch back and forth with one foot press, get every tone in the book along with a ts mini

[@mottosierra1372]

for a moment I listened to the tone of mick mars in the album Dr.Feelgood

[@Smart-Alex]

Brutal tones, brutally cute cat :)

[@LeonTodd]

Indeed!

[@1176hambone]

OMG they are gonna sell so fast

[@seventhsealhere]

Break You and a Wolfie, like whipped cream and a cherry combo for my sundae! Was the pedal in the loop as a preamp or in front of the module? I think the pedal is fantastic! 👍

[@JRP3music]

I saw a Purple version on Reverb

[@Night.haunter]

Lay it Down!

[@Dustiehippo]

whens the Friedman BE OD pedal comparison love your playing brother!

[@LeonTodd]

I still need to try one of those, heard some great tones out of them on other players boards though!

[@mourablues]

Is it possible to have the timbre of Eric Clapton on the album From the Cradle with this pedal?

[@LeonTodd]

That's the first Clapton album i ever heard, and some of his very best! You could probably get pretty close with this into a high powered clean tube amp with the right speakers.

[@Rockman-kj7pm]

Nasty.👈🏼

[@catatonicmoron]

Will such a pedal connected to a not so gainy amp sound as good? I have a Suhr badger 18 and it can get Upto AC/DC type gain very well but I wonder if I can get high gain sounds without going for another loud amp

[@monovladd4392]

with the eq boost hell yeah, that's the tone, because without, you know... is just like another pedal. I have the AMT S2 pedal (the Russian Soldano option) I'm very interested in trying this pedal for compare both of them. Good review 🤘🏼(I think for now the best video review of this pedal 👍🏼) PD: Have you tried the pedal with a tube screamer in front?

[@davidmerlin3344]

I would love your thoughts on this against the 5150 overdrive? I have the 5150 pedal.

[@chrisquinn9104]

Boy they should promote this more. I think there’s one KZbinr’s mom who didn’t get one. I’m sure it’s a great pedal though. I wonder if Mike helped develop it?

[@LeonTodd]

Yeah Mike designed it.

[@Purpleleader1]

(👻🤣😂Behind the shelf between 8.17 and 8.49, LOL) Savage guitarplaying LT!

[@billrobinson4011]

That is the most beautiful Les Paul I have ever seen what pickups do you have in it

[@LeonTodd]

Thanks! These ones www.martinasmith.com.au/collections/humbuckers/products/vintage-humbucker

[@richardmckenney9434]

Sounds great but Honestly think this is pretty much the Preamp section of the mini head in a pedal . So I’d think it would probably sound even better & more like a SLO straight into a power amp or direct with a IR or cab sim. Instead of using it as a drive/dirt pedal into the front of a clean amp wich is admittedly add a little color of its own.

[@squinsquad]

Hey, what's the lick that Leon plays at 1:25?

[@LeonTodd]

Leon's Random Noodles Vol.17

[@rangle187]

Hey Leon, I just sold my SLO 30 cause to me... it sounded really flat and hard to cut through the mix... the standard complain people have about the BAD built SLO's. Listening to your Hot Rod 50 sounds way more like a Mike built SLO with a brighter high end. You think this pedal does the trick? I currently run a Lucky 13 with an EQ in front of the amp and I love it, but I sort of miss the SLO sounds... Thanks!

[@johnnyringo8174]

So... should I buy the Soldano pedal or the Synergy Soldano module or the Soldano mini head? I mean which one actually sounds the most like the Soldano amp?

[@mofomartianp]

3:02 lol lay it down Leon :P

[@dornyoh]

That riff at 3:05, is it from a song? Which song is that?

[@LeonTodd]

Ratt - Lay It Down

[@notmars1313]

Could this pedal also work as a slight boost if I put it infront of a Marshall origin?

[@LeonTodd]

probably

[@LysanderLH]

Which overdrive would come closest to that 80s stadium rock sound?

[@marianne7659]

I’m looking for the same thing. Hope he responds

[@michaelgallegos8811]

Yeah snake skin would be proper, way more Metal vibe ,great pedal although I hope to get one ,so much gear ⚙️ is popping up man it's mind boggling 😆 peace man.

[@davegold6863]

I have the Synergy SLO module. Comparison? Am I missing anything compared to the pedal? Thanks

[@LeonTodd]

I really want to to try the SLO module. Will compare when I do.

[@kimmoparonen1737]

It's not SLO100 but damn it sounds good! A friend of mine who is a real professional guitar player uses one on clean channel of TriAxis! 😳🙂

[@JONNIE_ROCKER]

The cat gets 👍👍

[@garyscott4760]

Jeesh, OKAAAAY, I'll get one!!! Also, am I the only one who got a little weirded out about the person in the background during the strat sounds section?!

[@hansgrayman4809]

Cool, but I'm still waiting for the 2 channel, 12Ax7'd floor preamp with built in IR's, that I can run my HX Effects in the loop and set up on a nice pedal board with a couple other pedals.

[@hansgrayman4809]

And use direct in for recording of course. I want one from Mesa and one from Soldano.

[@LeonTodd]

So basically a Synergy pedal!

[@hansgrayman4809]

@@LeonTodd Kind of, but actually made by Mesa and Soldano. Like a IIC+ with IR's the size of an FM3 or a Cortex. More like the new Blackstar unit you reviewed without the power. We discussed it before. I think there's room for it in the market. Dedicated micro preamp floor units. Just a 2 channel preamp with features mentioned that a player could use on a pedal board. Fluidly switching between channel using other pedals or a processor like the HX Effects for their effects. Compact and easy to fly rig like any pedal board or modeler.

[@hansgrayman4809]

Either way, it's just hoping they'd make it at this point.

[@GabeHelma]

@@hansgrayman4809 theres a guy in Bulgaria that makes exactly what you are describing. Arthursound preamps. I got a silver jubilee preamp last year and its amazing! Hes got a version for most of the top amps. Marshall/mesa/Soldano/Engl. And the pricing is not too bad as well

[@ishancooper]

Does it Dogman?

[@LeonTodd]

This is really the only question worth asking!

[@swmorgan515]

So is this pedal a stand-alone preamp, designed to go into a power amp / effects return?

[@LeonTodd]

It's designed to hit a clean amp. Sounds fine into a power amp alone though

[@daveryan2148]

I love the look where you're killing someone but not happy about it face.

[@BillDerBerg]

Mike sought to replicate the modded Marshall tone Dave Meneketti got on Y&Ts Meanstreak. That was the benchmark sound for the SLO-100 so the SLO isn't going to do Ratt or early EVH accurately. F.U.C.K. Balance era Van Hagar yes not DLR era. Aside from George Lynch and maybe Gary Moore no one used a SLO very well to it's advantage on record really.😂

[@FabrizioPeretti]

What's the riff at 5.40??? Love it! Pedal sounds great but after buying a friedman be-od and HATING it I'm really careful whit these amp like pedals...

[@LeonTodd]

"break You" by Ragdoll kzbin.info/www/bejne/iILZqoeufqearq8

[@robertalsbury]

Nice little box, how would it do with a strong mid boost like the KoKo?

[@LeonTodd]

the stacked section with the EQ2 would be pretty similar - I'm pumping in a strong mid boost on that one.

[@robertalsbury]

@@LeonTodd I usually run a Friedman BE OD with the KoKo and it’s the cats ass. Looking 4ward to trying this one

[@rareform6747]

Just play into A TUBE AMP ?

[@vsv972]

please tell me what is the song played at 3.04

[@austinhackett8910]

Ratt - Lay it down