Soldano SLO - Possibly, Maybe The Best Drive Pedal Ever!

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  • Опубліковано 24 бер 2024
  • In today's video, Paul Drew and James Ivey are checking out the SLO pedal from Soldano. Based on the highly regarded Soldano SLO 100 amplifier, this pedal turns any amp into a fire-breathing gain monster.
    Here is what Soldano say about the Super Lead Overdrive Pedal
    The SLO-100 is famous for being one of the most detailed-sounding high-gain guitar amplifiers of all time. Until now, it’s been challenging to capture the amp’s nuanced character in a pedal format. The new Super Lead Overdrive pedal changes that, with the perfect balance of gain, sustain, and touch response the SLO is known for.
    The Studio Rats are core band members Paul Drew on guitar/production/mixing, drummer James Ivey and Dan Hawkins on bass. They collaborate with singers and musicians to produce radio-ready songs.

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  • @IamMusicNerd
    @IamMusicNerd 2 місяці тому +7

    I love mine. The depth switch is mainly for use with single coils or bright amps.
    It’s not going to replace my actual Soldano, and the Protein is staying on my board, but Mike Soldano is a genius. Everything he makes just sounds so amazing.

  • @dreamscuba
    @dreamscuba 2 місяці тому +2

    I really enjoyed the opening riffing. A very rocking pedal.

  • @mickbuffalo
    @mickbuffalo 2 місяці тому

    I have heard this on a few channels now and is on my wish list, it’s a really believable rocky tone!

  • @Funkybassuk
    @Funkybassuk 2 місяці тому +8

    Lenny + Slash! I’ve loved that riff since I was 12 when it came out. “But I’m always on the run…”

    • @Stereostupid
      @Stereostupid 2 місяці тому

      What song is that ? Dr albini?

    • @Funkybassuk
      @Funkybassuk 2 місяці тому

      @@Stereostupid”Always On The Run” from “Mama Said” by Lenny Kravitz featuring Slash (1991)
      ua-cam.com/video/em8JuUW-OOE/v-deo.htmlfeature=shared

    • @christian-van-e
      @christian-van-e 2 місяці тому

      I play it a lot too! haha

  • @tonedragon8616
    @tonedragon8616 2 місяці тому

    Dang just test driving the neural soldano plug in…might need to get this for my deluxe reverb I bet it would pair beautifully with it. Great video as always Paul!

  • @timothy5974
    @timothy5974 2 місяці тому

    Great review guys, always look forward to you both. Question? If by chance you run out of ideas, maybe a review of James’s Eleven Rack?🤘

  • @Neil-Aspinall
    @Neil-Aspinall 2 місяці тому +1

    Good to see the team back together, more of it!

  • @slimsantilli4476
    @slimsantilli4476 2 місяці тому +1

    I love my SLO pedal. The drive at 10 O'clock is perfect for me. The low end is so amazing.

    • @Jonathan-L
      @Jonathan-L Місяць тому

      Yeah, it really thumps big time.

  • @heavymetal6910
    @heavymetal6910 2 місяці тому +34

    Paul you have been Andertons-ized, everything is THE BEST ......lmao

    • @jassieblue
      @jassieblue 2 місяці тому +7

      Click bait. That's how youtube works.

    • @Smart-Alex
      @Smart-Alex 2 місяці тому +4

      Well, it does sound good. So who’s to say it’s not the best. Or at least the best to his ears right now. As tone chasers, what sounds good one day, doesn’t the next.

    • @mr501mc
      @mr501mc 2 місяці тому +7

      He's officially a youtuber

    • @ThePanchomack
      @ThePanchomack 2 місяці тому +1

      Possibly … maybe …

    • @TheRealDavidFarmer
      @TheRealDavidFarmer 2 місяці тому +1

      Hundreds of new products every year. Not hard to only make videos on products you like. There’s obviously enough negativity and complaining on social media.

  • @mattdylan664
    @mattdylan664 2 місяці тому +1

    Have you ever done a review of Overloud TH-U ? its pretty insane how realistic their amp emulations of Soldano, Marshall, Mesa Boogie, EngL, Brunetti etc are

  • @LIKEFUNK
    @LIKEFUNK 2 місяці тому

    Yes, that's very yummy indeed! I think it's it the top 3 for sure...the guitar was the right puppy to test it with too! well done gentlemen.

  • @Cougar139tweak
    @Cougar139tweak 2 місяці тому +3

    If you own one and don't like it, try it paired with a MXR 10 Band EQ, you'll love it

  • @thorpenator9148
    @thorpenator9148 Місяць тому

    The Andy Timmons JHS Angry Charlie has been my favorite for many moons. Now I need this to compare.

  • @GearSafari
    @GearSafari 2 місяці тому

    Yep that definitely works…nice. 🤟🏻🎸🔥

  • @Sam-uk2qh
    @Sam-uk2qh 2 місяці тому

    Could you please do a video on emulating the Soldano tone on a Boss GX-100?

  • @masterofreality230
    @masterofreality230 2 місяці тому

    I would love to see an SLO version if the IR-X The cleans are also great in the SLO pre. Its one of the only amps I would rather have than my Mark V 25, that does more than the scooped thing, but its not easy to dial in.

  • @danserrano21
    @danserrano21 2 місяці тому

    Can you guys capture the all 12oclock settings with the quad cortex? 🙏🏽

  • @DBroce
    @DBroce 2 місяці тому

    Step up and feel the madness!

  • @davroshalfbeard8368
    @davroshalfbeard8368 2 місяці тому

    Bean looking forward to this one it certainly does what it says on the tin 😂 minted cheers.

  • @jezzer1969
    @jezzer1969 2 місяці тому

    I would suggest you check out the now no longer made a Goosoniqueworx 7thvn. An ultra low noise floor amp in a box. It’s still my favourite medium to high gain pedal. Incredibly dynamic. But it was made very briefly about a decade ago. Brett Kingman has done the best review of it.

  • @braxal6983
    @braxal6983 2 місяці тому +2

    Maybe I missed it but how do you have the pedal hooked up?

  • @smith981
    @smith981 2 місяці тому +3

    Epiphany: With a proper pedal switcher (Boss ES series perhaps), I could get any drive sound I ever want with three pedals: 1. Soldano SLO (this one) for high gain, 2. Friedman Smallbox for vintage marshall, and 3. BE-OD Deluxe for brown sound madness.
    Bonus: Run a 5 band EQ in the loop, and you have all your scooped Boogie tones there too.

    • @michaelcorvin4330
      @michaelcorvin4330 2 місяці тому

      That's basically been my evil plan for the past few months, with a Big Muff mixed in for good measure. Still trying to decide the right switching mechanism for now, be it GigRig, Loop Master or others. I have the SLO pedal and it makes me oh so happy.

    • @emcg.9655
      @emcg.9655 2 місяці тому +1

      Can I ask why would you need a switcher to use those pedals ?

    • @michaelcorvin4330
      @michaelcorvin4330 2 місяці тому +1

      @@emcg.9655 You wouldn’t necessarily, but it does make switching between different OD pedals much easier on the fly. Just pressing one button at a time instead of depressing two different ones.

    • @UnknownGuyFromSomewhere
      @UnknownGuyFromSomewhere 2 місяці тому +1

      That's exacty what I have, I have a gigrig qmx-4 with a marshall type distortion for high gain, a dumble pedal for everdrive and a compressor for cleans.
      The other loop I have a boost that i can add to all the other channels.
      Took me years to figure it out but I can now easilly switch between 3 sounds, on top if you add the guitar's volume that's all I need

    • @michaelcorvin4330
      @michaelcorvin4330 2 місяці тому +1

      @@UnknownGuyFromSomewhere I like the boost-in-the-loop idea!

  • @jdblackwell2873
    @jdblackwell2873 2 місяці тому

    What is the blue LP ish thing in the video cover picture?

  • @jamesmarciniec4787
    @jamesmarciniec4787 2 місяці тому +1

    I have one on my board and don't see it leaving anytime soon.

  • @kc.88
    @kc.88 2 місяці тому

    Got one when it was released. Very nice, indeed. I do agree that there is a mid heavy character that can't really be dialed out. Great for classic rock and shreddy stuff, but not really for metal. Awesome pedal, nonetheless!

  • @allamericanheadbanger812
    @allamericanheadbanger812 2 місяці тому

    How does the pedal compare to the Synergy SLO module?

  • @mikegoodwin1498
    @mikegoodwin1498 2 місяці тому +1

    I don’t really care for gain past noon on the real amp, and this seems to act the same. I set up the crunch tone for max gain (sounds kinda plexiish) and the OD side for a boosted crunch

  • @brrblack497
    @brrblack497 2 місяці тому +1

    Does it clear up when you turn yer' guitar volume down like a real SLO?

  • @stanesposito2664
    @stanesposito2664 2 місяці тому +1

    How about letting us hear it through a Fender Deluxe Rev or something more available to us weekend players. Playing through a $4-$5k amp, it should sound good. Just my thoughts.

    • @goranturborn5895
      @goranturborn5895 2 місяці тому

      I play the SLO pedal through my Fender Deluxe Reverb, and I love how it sounds and feels! The vibrato channel on the amp can sound a little harsh and thin with some distortion/od pedals, but the SLO sounds wonderful in that channel.

  • @Adventuresingearland
    @Adventuresingearland 2 місяці тому

    Something the boys agree on. What a refreshing change! 😂

  • @deddiev1718
    @deddiev1718 2 місяці тому

    It does say Maybe

  • @Allguitarinfo
    @Allguitarinfo 2 місяці тому

    That es is a lot of that tone fellas...

  • @guilletjean-jacques5107
    @guilletjean-jacques5107 2 місяці тому +1

    je l ais eu quand elle est sortie , j en avais revé , le son de ma jeunesse en format pêdale , mais je l ais renvoyée , car je n ais plus 20 ans et mes gouts ont evolué , je crois que le son de paul que j ai le plus aimé est le son de la ThorpyFX Pacekeeper overdrive , qui seule sonne deja superbement bien , et qui avec un boost devant devient mechante a souhait , mais il y a aussi cette marshall Guv nor qui est en concurrence , aidez moi a choisir s il vous plait , mon pedalbord se compose d un compresseur wampler ego , d une Nobels ODR1 et d une eathquaker device dispatch V3 , merci pour cette video

  • @osvaldotyla
    @osvaldotyla 2 місяці тому

    The best distortion pedal

  • @1970sman
    @1970sman 2 місяці тому

    Lot's of pedals will sound that good in front of that Amp with that setting.

  • @betterthandeadohyea4500
    @betterthandeadohyea4500 2 місяці тому +3

    I liked the sound much better before you switch on the SLO lol

  • @Aranimda
    @Aranimda 2 місяці тому

    These go to eleven!

  • @WoodsyGuitars
    @WoodsyGuitars 2 місяці тому

    Had one myself but couldn't get along with it. Worth trying though

  • @sethlover6498
    @sethlover6498 2 місяці тому +1

    pedal pal 800... v4... get your hands on one....

  • @deddiev1718
    @deddiev1718 2 місяці тому +1

    Lukather licks on a Carlton guitar

  • @jamesmillington2001
    @jamesmillington2001 2 місяці тому

    You need a proper 80s metal guitar for some of these demos. Maybe a snake skin Jackson soloist? I reckon Paul could rock that look hard.

    • @TheStudioRats
      @TheStudioRats  2 місяці тому +1

      Growing up in the 80s I’ve had my fill.

  • @marrow01
    @marrow01 2 місяці тому

    Save the scoop!!

  • @brandt69420
    @brandt69420 2 місяці тому

    I’ll never sell mine. It’s that Gary Moore blues tone for me.

  • @sadman11able
    @sadman11able 2 місяці тому

    And it goes to 11

  • @peterm3964
    @peterm3964 2 місяці тому +1

    Sounded GREAT before you switched the pedal on .

    • @1970sman
      @1970sman 2 місяці тому

      You are so right.

  • @alexjh3456
    @alexjh3456 2 місяці тому

    The best drive pedal till the next best drive pedal 😅

  • @Mamo878
    @Mamo878 2 місяці тому +1

    It's very odd to be using a hollow-body jazz guitar for high-gain demos with amps and pedals.
    Sure, it can be done but in real life virtually no one alive today does it regularly. It would make far more sense to use something that most guitarists actually use - a reference guitar with a solid body and humbuckers. You know, something like a Les Paul that _everyone_ knows how it sounds.

  • @horstzankl5709
    @horstzankl5709 2 місяці тому

    Not bad, but too tubeless sounding for my taste.

  • @philliphanford2792
    @philliphanford2792 2 місяці тому

    No its not possible. We will just put it in the overcrowded drawer and get another.🤑

  • @TeleTonemonkey
    @TeleTonemonkey 2 місяці тому

    Hits play and waits for gas to set in …..🤦🏼‍♂️

  • @marvinmartin3438
    @marvinmartin3438 2 місяці тому +2

    This pedal has a mid color that is not good for rock or metal. The Empress heavy menace eats it's lunch in that regard. Just sayin

    • @JackR617
      @JackR617 2 місяці тому +1

      I have the Heavy. It’s got 2 channels. Heavy and Heavier. Nice pedal.

  • @hellofx
    @hellofx Місяць тому +1

    I see Epiphone 355 inspired by Gibson is gaining more populality among Gibson guitar shape fonders . . .ofcourse lots of haters as well but . . .1300 dollars for Epiphone is a new high now just look at the Gold price today.

  • @Adventuresingearland
    @Adventuresingearland 2 місяці тому

    Something the boys agree on. What a refreshing change! 😂