What diud you guys think os the SLO Mini?! Let me know below! If you'd like to grab one for yourself, help your boy out and get it here: imp.i114863.net/rnMqe5

@Margilio5150

Жыл бұрын

I don’t use amps but I’d use it if I’d gig again sounds good and looks cool

@TheCyberMantis

Жыл бұрын

Perfect amp for you. You can practice scales on it.

@charlielamp2739

Жыл бұрын

Sounds ok but lacks low end.

@sqrly2u

Жыл бұрын

I really like it. It is affordable because it is a trans version of the tube amps. Def. a little on the tinny side. But it is absolutely a great little amp.

@81giorikas

Жыл бұрын

About the mids pressence etc. You have to remember one thing. Essentially most amps follow the marshall tonestack. You certainly bumped on weird settings that work from the rectifier to marshalls etc. So mids on full, bass zero treble at zero is flat. Treble at zero and mids on full it has...treble. Especially on the rectifier! Why>? (also happens on the JCM 800). The answer is simple and read it in a tube book, it actually makes a lot of sense. The treble is the last point in the tonestack, Mesa's marketing bullshit (they have a ton of it...really...) say it is the most powerfull!!! Like powerfull mid cut? (lol for their pedals). Well it actually is a tilt control. A mix control. That is what it does...It mixes the signal from the two points in the amps it separates. In its half turn, it is 50%/50% to what you have the tonestack set (bass, mid) and what the amp has afterwards. If you dial it all the way to zero, it doesn't muffle the sound, IF you have the mids all the way up because most marshall style mid controls allow for free treble up to that point...Way over 2-4 khz which are usually more than than enough for most amps to sound normal. The speaker cuts a shit ton after 5 khz usually. If you want super trebly you mix to the right (meaning treble 100%) and you up the mids along with taking bass out, etc. Dimed all the way up (all knobs) usually adds a lot of everything. On marshalls you usually have a lower frequencies cut vs the mesa (which use the older classic fender bass amps values). Anyway I hope you did a video on showing a lot of extreme tonestack positions for relative amps. I know you tune by ear and to small increments but you sometimes end up pretty much matching the amp to the mesa cab and sounding a bit similar. Of course amps are not judged from their tonestacks only...On older marshalls the more you upped the volume the more the circuit after the tonestack distorted...so it started to act like a pre distortion tonestack. Vintage modern does that. Kind of like what the mark amps brag about. Take out some of the bass to tighten things up etc. By the way great channel and time to demo some tech21 stuff man...the PSA 1.1 is a personal distortion per band generator, something like an analog matching machine from the old times!

I think these mini amps are honestly a great studio weapon and even great for shows. They’re very minimal, light, and do the job line they’re supposed to. I know the average guitarist wants a chunky thick bass for their chugs but I believe that should ONLY be a bedroom thing. When you’re in a full band mix you do not want a lot of bass coming from the guitar, you want a bunch of middle because that’s the guitars job for a mix. Let the bass guitar handle the low end like it should and let the guitar handle the middle frequencies. Even the micro 6505 piranha is perfect for a mix because it’s just Volume, Gain, and Midsweep EQ. We have to start considering the whole ensemble when we think tone.

It's a fun little amp, wish they had these back in the day when the Marshall Lead 12 was a hot item. I run mine into a VHT 1x12 cab with an Eminence SwampThang, and it can get pretty loud for what it is! It won't replace my SLO 30, but when I want that tone without waking the wife, it's great!!

I was absolutely shocked once I had this thing dialed in to my taste. Great for the studio. Didn't know you had a channel! Very cool, man. -Erik

I bought one and I'm honestly glad I have it. Really like the amp for what it is! The crunch channel is definitely better for tight metal but I feel the OD channel is good for doom. Solid little amp and it saves me thousands on buying an actual SLO-100!

@eliglor9863

4 ай бұрын

Doom you say? I'm on the fence between this one and the mini bogner. I've got a Orange Microdark but I keep ending up with the tube going microphonic when I crank the Microdark.

I’m just more impressed that you through some OG Life Of Agony riffs in there. Props!

This and others like it are the future of guitar amps. I use mine with a Boss RV-500 for reverb and delay, and 2 Marshall 4x12 cabs, and 2 Mesa 1x12 cabs. I absolutely love this amp. My next purchase will be the Bogner Ecstasy Mini, and I will run these in stereo using a Radial Switchbone V2. Awesome to get such incredible classic rock sounds like heard on the ZZ Top Tres Hombres recording with so little cost and no tube maintenance or amp bias needed. Thanks for sharing all of your videos!

Impressive insight and lovely tones, as usual man! What about a studio tour?

I prefer the amp on the crunch setting with the deep switch on. I put a standard ts9 in with it and run the amp through a Seymour Duncan Powerstage 200. That lets you eq it even more as well. Awesome little amp! Great demo Kyle!

I really like the way this mini amp sounds just listening to your demo i could live without the low end but it would be nice to have more thanks Kyle

Happy to see you got some gear to review from SW! Moving on up dude. Keep chugging.

This amp truly has some great sounds. For the price point, it's quite a steal.

I have one, i use it as a troubleshooting/ practice amp during guitar set ups, i dont run anything in front nor in the loop, straight up dry, i do have it run 8ohm thru a 2x12 mesa it sounds good when the guitars set up nicely and when you playing good just as any other amp you play thru

Just got the Bogner Ecstasy Mini. I've actually got it sounding really good using the Variac switch. Very Dokken sounding. Fun little amp 👍

@WardGuitarCabinets

Жыл бұрын

Just got mine too and love it.

@scottdunn2178

Жыл бұрын

@@WardGuitarCabinets 👍

@7xchad

Жыл бұрын

The Bogner is probably the best in this series

@ikigai47

4 ай бұрын

You know how I know you're gay? 😁

@scottdunn2178

4 ай бұрын

@@ikigai47 I get you hard don't I stud? C'mon dance for daddy...

Love that you took the time to really dial in the crunch tone. Most people blow right past that to get to the lead channel. On the real SLO, the rythm channel is where I live. With a boost in front, I prefer it over the lead channel.

Hi Kyle, I own the SLO Mini, and yeah, the Mini is lacking Bass, a lot. Being an Audio Tech 40 plus years. I modified mine. I and basically changed the input coupling caps on the first input stage. That lowered the high pass cutoff frequency. Giving more low-end. The tone stack was left alone. I also added a cap for a low pass at the input to the power amp to get rid of the harshness the Mini has and to slow the attack, way too much overshoot across the whole frequency range. Sounds great now. If there's any interest in the mods guy's please ask.

@finaljesus

Жыл бұрын

thank you for sharing the mod

@rangerdoc1029

Жыл бұрын

Can you share the component numbers & values that you changed? Looking to get the crunch channel to open up a little.

@ikigai47

4 ай бұрын

@@rangerdoc1029 "If there's any interest in the mods guy's please ask." I guess he didn't mean it :(

@guyohmb7961

7 күн бұрын

Hi Charlie. i bought the mini SLO and i'm very interested by your mod. Can you tell me how to do the same as yours ? Thank you !

@charlielamp2739

7 күн бұрын

@@guyohmb7961 hi, I didn’t document it and it’s been awhile since I done is but give me a couple weeks and I’ll put it on google docs. I have to take it apart.

AHHHH THERES NO WAY THAT YOU KNOW COHEED!!! I heard you played the Feathers riff and I got REALLY EXITED!! Hats off to you, my man. You earned a sub

One thing i've noticed about solid state amplifiers in general is that they seem to have a lot more midrange in comparison to a lot of tube amplifiers. Even when i use something like an Exciter in the loop of my Randall RG80 combo when i'm practicing to bring out the low end and adjust the EQ as if i was playing a Mesa Mark series amp, i could always hear more midrange in comparison to if i was using a tube amp that had a similar tone. I figured this out because i've put an optical compressor in the FX Loop of solid state amps to simulate the effect of power tubes running hot and it didn't sound anywhere near as tight as when i was just using the exciter in the loop. On top of that, i noticed that the compressor added just a little bit of high end sizzle that the amp didn't have on it's own, but it wasn't enough for me to justify using only the exciter to get where i want with the amp. It was when i started messing around with this stuff that i realized that i love solid state more than tubes.

Its a bedroom practice amp. Better than the MG Marshalls of similar wattage and priced the same. Marshall sells bucket loads of 10-50 watt SS amps and so does Fender,Orange,etc...... For the $250 these cost you get essentially a preamp pedal built into a 30 watt class D power amp. The tones these mini's deliver is pretty damn good for what they are.

@MarcusKimballmusic

Жыл бұрын

Based on the sounds coming out of one of my freind's rig, the 100 watt HFX head is actually a very good sounding amp. I doubt the lower wattage ones hold up tho.

@metalgear74

Жыл бұрын

Agreed. If Soldano had an slo pedal it would probably be $200 at least, so this is actually a good deal in today's world.

@ricdale7813

Жыл бұрын

@@metalgear74 The out of production Soldano Super Charger GTO pedal is the tube version of a Slo pre circuit and that thing goes for 1k minimum if you can find them. This Sub $300 pedal/amp is a great value with many uses.

@Kyush4

Жыл бұрын

thats the cost of a dsl1 as well

@ricdale7813

Жыл бұрын

@@Kyush4 A DSL 1 is $500 plus.

I wish I have something like that when I first started lol... I would use to go jam and have fun sounds good enough for that.

Never really cared about these mini-heads but cool demo. You bring up a good point about the solid state stuff being tight; I'm finding myself more and more preferring solid state amps and preamp-style pedals than I do full tube amps. I think my ideal amp would be some big tight solid-state preamp running through a 50- or 100-watt EL34 power amp section.

@TheVoiceInYourHeadd

Жыл бұрын

Run a Two Notes leclean tube preamp in front of a solid state power amp. It is the best of both worlds.

Awesome video..thank you for sharing your demo...💙💙💙🤍🤍

That little dude is freaking awesome on its own! I am seriously impressed. WOW!

Great video Kyle. I’m happy to own a Soldano SLO Mini it’s fun and it’s actually mean sounding through my Randall RS125XL with that 15” adding extra low end punch and I really was impressed with it. Crunch is perfect for 80’ glam metal to 90’s thrash and the overdrives killer for death metal and even modern voicings like similar to Machine Heads new album dialed in right.

I tried one yesterday but I had it at low volume but it sounded pretty good but I did notice I, had to use the switch that gives ot more low end.

There is a really easy way to get a blend of both channels. Buy two of these amps and an A/B/Y pedal. For studio, just double or quad track. Done. Not in everyone's budget, but it's definitely doable. I run a two amp blend rig, myself, but with two different Joyo BanTamP's. One amp, my Meteor, the main tone, I have set in stone with a Precision Drive and a post EQ, and I am REALLY happy with, even on it's own. The other amp, a Jackman, I have 3 different REALLY AWESOME tones I get out of it, depending on which channel I run and which pedal(s) I put in front of it. I can't decide and it's driving me nuts because they all sound amazing, recorded and live.

Some of the best tones I have heard you get right here.

$250 for a Soldano (Mock) SLO 30/100, totally worth it; even if you just use it as a paper weight.

That's a pretty loud little Amp man.🎶🤘😈🍻

A vertical slanted 2x12 cab might just do the trick for that little bombshell.

Damn Kyle I think that you were pulling killer tones from that amp!

Buy the pedal or a clone of the BE and run it trough whatever you like. Sound great trough so many configurations. I can get awesome hot plexitones to hotrodded jcm800. Use a screamer or the OD you like infront and keep the pedal at 9 to 12 o clock. Use the tight button -the UZI by Joyo has bias button. From Areally hot old JVM to a more bassheavy modern marshall with the Friedman twist. The man is a tone wizard.

@coreyrramsay8858

Жыл бұрын

I run the og BEOD pedal with a 10 band eg to shape the mids. Sounds dope.

I have all 4 they are pretty cool.

This little thing is loud AF. I generally use a MKV90. With a cheap boost in the loop of the mini to add some bass, it can pretty well mimic it to a certain extent. Playing it thru a mesa 2x12, I could see it being usable in a small pub. Thanks.

You seem like a pretty cool dude.Im subscribing ..love ur content..

This dude gives me 2012 2014 youtuber vibes. The way he speaks and presents the video. I weirdly like it.

I love mini amps, especially the 1w marshall heads. Ive tried the Friedman mini, this and the Bogner and they all pretty much sound the same, but all sound decent into a 2x12. I wish theyd make a proper mini soldano or friedman though, not SS.

Bet these would be a great match to the Mesa 212 cab too. Maybe a bit tighter like that.

@nicholasdasilva5699

Жыл бұрын

It sounds killer through a Seismic oversized 2x12 loaded with Eminences (Redcoat Governor + Man-o-War), so I'd bet a Peavey Invective 2x12 would work well with it, too.

@freddyleal1756

Жыл бұрын

It sounds thin to him because he is running thru a 4x12 mesa probly has 4x vintage 30s, the head is only 30 watts lol

@jasonbates2687

Жыл бұрын

@@nicholasdasilva5699 I have a Marshall 2x12 with those exact same 2 Eminence speakers, I will be trying that out as soon as I get the amp.

Chicken wing dinner 😂😂😂😂 love the old school hard core references man!!!!!!

Absolutely awesome ❤️

To me it sounds like like any other practice amp. Also, would love to see a video like this where you run these into a power amp to send it through a cab and see what it sounds like.

If you had a full-size tube head as a decoy and ran through this the audience would have no idea. Except gear nerds trying to figure out where the guitar was plugged in…

@Imokyourok440

Жыл бұрын

I used a pre amp and other rack gear for gigs. I always used my 100 watt Marshall for a power amp, so It appeared as if I was playing through a Marshall.

@milkandmeat

Жыл бұрын

Thebqudience would definitely know

You should try the neck pickup..

A studio secret weapon? Might not be a bad thing for beefing up a mix.

I wonder how the Joyo line of mini heads, with a tube in the pre-amp sound in comparison to these SS lunch-boxers.

@nickalderman5943

Жыл бұрын

Bantamps sound similar to the amps they mimic, but not exact. The zombie, for example, is a boosted dual rectifier . The VIVO is pretty spot on 5150 though.

@SapperRJMorgan

Жыл бұрын

I love my Joyo Zombie and Orange Micro Dark for what they are and what they do.

@brrblack497

Жыл бұрын

@@nickalderman5943 I had the Tweedy, it was alot of fun. May have to get another one

I prefer the Diezel mini for heavy tones!

When’s a Randall v2-t2 review coming 😱❤️

The cherry on the top would be a footswitch for changing those channels. Im sure thats an easy mod tho. Still, cant wait to snag one!

I like the Joyo BantAmp ZoMBie II better. And it's cheaper. But overall, great video bro.

Didn't realize these had loops too. Snazzy!

@JoelCSabo

Жыл бұрын

Heads up, I tried the B.E. Mini and the SLO mini, and both of those effects loops really squashed and "neutered" my Kraken preamp. I'm not certain as to why, but that is what happened repeatedly. I even discovered that my Orange TH30 head does the same thing to The Kraken which has me wondering a few things. I finally moved all the cables over to my PRS MT15 and had full snarl back in my Kraken. So, if you plan on using the loop for preamps, I advise against that. You'll be fine if you just want modulation and/or an EQ. Have fun no matter what.

@metalgear74

Жыл бұрын

@@JoelCSabo Thanks for the info. Yeah I know what you mean, some preamps sound really bland through some returns, I've ran into that myself. Personally I only have liked running that way into a big amp that has some power-amp control like a depth and/or reso. Like you said though, for a delay, reverb, ect, it's a real nice inclusion for such a modest unit.

The normal mode is probably for extended range instruments. Like playing a down-tuned 7 string, or an 8/9 string...

Friedman mini, diezel, or soldano? Help me choose one

Hey Kyle what's up man how was the gig Friday night did u stream that show 😀 I was was just wondering man.

you need to try the Jet City SLO and JCA800

Chicken wing dinner sounds very nice. Some fries and a beer too.

I like mine .

Now I'm wondering if a k100-loaded 212 cab might be the ticket with this.

@rocketpigrecords3719

Жыл бұрын

It could be the ticket to...a lot of things tbh

I sold mine i did not liked it , i prefer my be od friedman pedal , thanks kyle for the review

Pretty neat but for $100 more you can get a used crush 120 and be adequately covered for shows or practice.

I think if ya put an EQ pedal in the loop on these things you can probably come 80-90% closer to the real deal

@jasonbates2687

Жыл бұрын

I understand why they dont use EQ pedals in these demos but I would never play without one.

I got the best sound ever with valve Blackstar buust with SLO.-pedal.

Pairing a $250 amp with a $700 guitar cabinet....definitely sounds better than most demos of this.

@aaroncollins5188

5 ай бұрын

Never skimp on the cab 👍

That crunch channel sounds great to me. But here’s the question, if we’re talking solid state heads: this, or a used Katana head? We’re talking a $30-$40 price difference.

@rocketpigrecords3719

Жыл бұрын

Katana lol but tbh there might be a few choices in that range, depending

Under $200 on the used market, this thing is blowing my mind. Definitely my next purchase.

Not to bad for solid state.

what if you hooked up the mini into a separate tube power amp? Does it become an SLO 100? haha

@jamesjohnson5790

Жыл бұрын

Hmm... A Freyette PS?

@nicholasdasilva5699

Жыл бұрын

Sort of, yeah. Fun fact from the owner's manual: you can run it without a cab hooked up to the speaker output jack, so Soldano definitely thought of this. I need to try patching it into the effects return of my Laney Ironheart 120H. It's still not *quite* the same as the preamp circuit on a real SLO-30 or 100, but it gets you in the ballpark.

I thought it sounded pretty dang good.

I just plugged my mini's effect send in to the front of my 1953 Gretsch Electromatic, and it sounded so much better than using the power amp of the mini. It's that f***ing class D amp in the mini that prevents it from sounding great. I'm looking in to tearing the class D circuit out and installing a class a/b amplifier circuit inside the mini amp. Try it, if you still have the mini amp

@CedricSatterfield

Жыл бұрын

I didn't know Gretsch made amps. Thanks for the lead!

@KE8UYV

Жыл бұрын

@@CedricSatterfield gretsch didn't make their own amplifiers... They were just gretsch branded, manufactured by Valco! Valco made amplifiers that were branded by several companies. Definitely, check out the old valco amps!!

@CedricSatterfield

Жыл бұрын

@@KE8UYV Thank you! I love finding this type of stuff out. I have 4 Gretch's- a 6120 Setzer, a MIJ Jet, and 2 variations of the M Young Firebird (pre and post-stripping paint and frankening). My only 'classic' type amp is a Princeton. Still, I have a used music store in town that gets all sorts of weirdness brought in from time to time like vint Gibson and Guild amps, and currently 3 variations of vintage Princeton, Bandmaster, and Vibro/Deluxe Reverbs. Never a dull moment. Ill have to try some of them.

@KE8UYV

Жыл бұрын

@@CedricSatterfield nice collection! A friend of mine is borrowing my gretsch amplifier at the moment... but when I get it back, I will post a video of it and message you here so you can check it out. A friend found it when he was cleaning out his grandparents attic, and gave it to me. A bit rough, but I'll be re-covering it with tolex (someone replaced the tweed in years past). I replaced a few capacitors, and a resistor that were out of spec. Cool amplifier!

Love the LOA call back....

Archon mkii or JJ junior

I too had wings for dinner.

Is that Mesa 4x12 the standard or oversized version?

@jamesjohnson5790

Жыл бұрын

Pretty sure it is the "standard", which is the oversized. Isn't the "traditional", the regular sized cab?

I haven't personally tried any of these mini heads. Initially I was interested in trying one, but I lost interest quickly. It's a cool concept, but it's still just a SS amp. And I know I will hate the feel of it.

Got one and returned it soon after. Didn't really like the feel

@bigmike9527

Жыл бұрын

Aww man it's more of a cool novelty amp and not meant for getting the tone of your dreams out of it.

@josephweiss3931

Жыл бұрын

@@bigmike9527 didn't care for it enough to justify spending a couple hundred bucks

Leeway riffs 😎😎😎

You should shoot this out against the pedal, maybe run the pedal into the FX return of the SLO mini as well as the SD Powerstage. It's almost like there was an HM2 ever so slightly blended in with the sound of this amp it's so odd. If they ever do a V2 of this amp they need to address the weird ass mids and the lack of lows

@nomadronin7361

10 ай бұрын

I had the pedal. It’s good but I’m more impressed with this, to me this sounds better. Just my opinion, if you get the chance try them for yourself and see.

If I was 12 again I would love it but it blows just like all the ss mini amp tube is always better

No leads?

Sweet water is the best

i was just starting to think about buying an Explorer guitar, and now all the sudden it seems like every video I watch someone pulls out an an Explorer.....weird.

Gimmicks

Funny ppl claiming these to be "toys" or a gimmick. I've seen 2 channels (this channel being one of them) in which this SLO hung in with a full band.

@guitardave

Жыл бұрын

Have you seen Rabea’s demo of the SLO Mini? He gets it sounding really close to the tube SLO-100. Not exactly the same, but come on, it’s like 4 grand cheaper! I think the Mini is a great idea for people wanting the ballpark SLO tone without having to spend a fortune.

@chriswoods1234

Жыл бұрын

No I haven't seen it yet but will check it out!

All these tiny amps are nothing more than a distortion/overdrive pedal that comes with a power amp... not a bad thing.... it’s a cool concept...

@Van020280

Жыл бұрын

Sorry but despite your attempt, you're not dropping any truth bombs here.

Sauldawno

One thing I need to know is, why wear a hat indoors?

@belligerentamateur

Жыл бұрын

Is it 1927 again?

@adamalexanderray

Жыл бұрын

@@belligerentamateur I’ve requested you remove the hat at least 10 times now. Please add the question “what does his head look like without at hat” in your FAQ videos because we need to know.

@KevinTheMetalhead

Жыл бұрын

@@adamalexanderray There's a picture of him without a hat on his Instagram. There's your answer. He doesn't hide the fact that he's bald. He just simply prefers to wear a hat.

it's a cheap $100 practice amp with a $150 soldano logo added to it

@stealyourfacekev

Жыл бұрын

Do you own one or have you played through one?

@ahahahaha496

Жыл бұрын

@@stealyourfacekev Sadly likely not. I remember my 6505 mh. The internet shat on it non stop but honestly it sounded great for the price point. Now have a 5150 50 watt and of course it sounds better but I find people expecting these mini amps to sound exactly like the full size head ridiculous

@davidstone3780

Жыл бұрын

Nope

@goodgriefitssimon

Жыл бұрын

It’s an affordable $100 power section with a $150 Soldano pre-amp section from the Soldano SLO pedal added to it. Fixed it.

@juliodefreitas157

Жыл бұрын

Yeah , another crapp soldano 😂😂💩

get an EQ

I really don’t understand why reviewers of pedals and amps set the tone knobs to noon. Literally no one runs it that way in the real world, so it doesn’t really work as a “baseline”. Each genre has its sort of standard/common EQ curves representative of the genre that most players are in the ballpark of, and I think that’s a better starting point for demos. From there show how responsive the gear is to changes.

@belligerentamateur

Жыл бұрын

Make a video showing us how it should be done!

@belligerentamateur

Жыл бұрын

Your statement is inaccurate, because each amp is going to be eq'd different based on it's voicing, the cabinet and pickups it's being run with, the room, etc. and a lot of the time, it's wildly different, not subtle. Go ahead and run the same settings on a bunch of different amps for your desired "genre" and tell me what you find. I bet you'll have extremely varied EQ settings to get to a similar tone on a varied range of amplifiers.

@Wyl7

Жыл бұрын

@@belligerentamateur why? Did you not understand my rather basic explanation? But by all means, play your amps and pedals with all the tone/EQ settings at noon and have fun if that’s what you want to do. Btw, I agree that other factors such as cabs and speakers influence your EQ. I wasn’t suggesting that universal settings are specific. But take the SLO for example… it’s a hard rock/hair metal amp. A reasonable real world *starting* point would be bass between 10:00-11:00, mids between 9:00-10:00, and treble between 2:00-4:00. Anyway, carry on…

@belligerentamateur

Жыл бұрын

@@Wyl7 nope, I just don't think you understand amps as well as you think you do, appreciate the condescending reply and algorithm boost though! Hope you have a good night!

You sound the same on every video maybe broaden your musical vocabulary

great comparison would be the joyo bantamps, nothing but amazing for a quarter of that price here and tube preamp also....slo mini is not worth the money IMO. cheers

I wish i had 1.00$ for every time he hit the E string. O.m.g. e.e.e.e.e.e.e.e.e.e.e.e.e.e.e.e.e.e.e.eeeeeeeeeeeeeee.eeeeeee.eeeeeee.eeeeeeefuck

@belligerentamateur

2 ай бұрын

hell yeah