RobB Posted January 17, 2020 Share Posted January 17, 2020 I like what I'm hearing, from both Mike and the amps. Seems like our demo-guy, "Steve", has been up for three days with the Devil's Dandruff and cheap bourbon. Ahhh, the NAAM show. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Studio Custom Posted January 17, 2020 Share Posted January 17, 2020 I was very skeptical of the hype, that the amp is BETTER after the proprietor retired. But Jim Marshall wasn't wiring every amp right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DBraz Posted January 18, 2020 Share Posted January 18, 2020 I think the SLO sounds great! You’ve just got to love the charismatic Mike Soldano. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DBraz Posted January 18, 2020 Share Posted January 18, 2020 I’ve just spent the last hour and a half trying to dial that tone in on my Axe FX 3. Really raw and bouncy and lovely when rolling off the volume. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gtrdaddy Posted January 18, 2020 Share Posted January 18, 2020 7 hours ago, DBraz said: You’ve just got to love the charismatic Mike Soldano. Felt like he was being possessed by DLR a few moments there Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobB Posted January 18, 2020 Author Share Posted January 18, 2020 I loved my old HR50 head. That thing breathed fire, what a sound! Too bad the SLO30 doesn’t have the footswitch function. That still won’t dissuade me from at least trying one out. I doubt they’ll have any Bay Area dealers, though. Maybe Bananas At Large in Marin Co? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottcald Posted January 21, 2020 Share Posted January 21, 2020 I'm curious since this and a number of other products are now built by Boutique Amps Distribution. Does anyone know who owns/runs them? Their website has zero info the company. Is it just me or is that weird? It seems purposeful that they don't have this info anywhere. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tbonesullivan Posted January 21, 2020 Share Posted January 21, 2020 5 hours ago, scottcald said: I'm curious since this and a number of other products are now built by Boutique Amps Distribution. Does anyone know who owns/runs them? Their website has zero info the company. Is it just me or is that weird? It seems purposeful that they don't have this info anywhere. They may simply be their own entity, not associated with any larger company. Most likely they want to keep all the info/press focused on the brands they build and market. I would guess maybe one of the brands is one they started with, and then after setting up the factory, realized that there was a market for "contract" boutique amplifier manufacturing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Devnor Posted January 21, 2020 Share Posted January 21, 2020 Yeah, that was not good at all. Kind of a fizzy mess. Reminds me of my SLO in a bedroom. Like the real deal, you need to crank these up too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottcald Posted January 21, 2020 Share Posted January 21, 2020 47 minutes ago, tbonesullivan said: They may simply be their own entity, not associated with any larger company. Most likely they want to keep all the info/press focused on the brands they build and market. I would guess maybe one of the brands is one they started with, and then after setting up the factory, realized that there was a market for "contract" boutique amplifier manufacturing. I didn't necessarily think they're associated with some large company, but I'd think just talking about who's in leadership there and their passion for guitar products wouldn't be out of bounds. As it is, to me they appear as the antithesis - a nameless, faceless corporation. My suspicion is that it's Dave Friedman and maybe a partner or two, but no real evidence to bolster that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Never2Late Posted January 21, 2020 Share Posted January 21, 2020 If they're still made in the USA by people who 'care', I'm interested. The above clip really bothered me - 1) the interviewer had NO CLUE what Soldano amps are, and who plays them? How did this guy get a job with Premier Guitar? He's clueless....2) the guitarist was a one-lick-pony who had ZERO creativity in the riff-department. They DID make some great guitar music in the 1990s, folks...and those kids buy amplifiers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MCChris Posted January 21, 2020 Share Posted January 21, 2020 3 hours ago, Devnor said: Yeah, that was not good at all. Kind of a fizzy mess. I'm not sure a Tele / single coil guitar is the best choice to demo an amp's high gain tones. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tortious Posted January 22, 2020 Share Posted January 22, 2020 14 hours ago, scottcald said: I'm curious since this and a number of other products are now built by Boutique Amps Distribution. Does anyone know who owns/runs them? Their website has zero info the company. Is it just me or is that weird? It seems purposeful that they don't have this info anywhere. Whois info for the site references egnater.com, which also happens to have the same physical address. Not sure if Bruce still owns Egnater, last I knew he was trying to get it back from Rocktron? like 15 years ago maybe? No idea. At any rate, it seems to be connected with Egnater somehow. Yet Egnater is not listed on the BAD site. Weird indeed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottcald Posted January 22, 2020 Share Posted January 22, 2020 56 minutes ago, Tortious said: Whois info for the site references egnater.com, which also happens to have the same physical address. Not sure if Bruce still owns Egnater, last I knew he was trying to get it back from Rocktron? like 15 years ago maybe? No idea. At any rate, it seems to be connected with Egnater somehow. Yet Egnater is not listed on the BAD site. Weird indeed. Thanks, my suspicion is it's Dave Friedman's thing, and if so, why not tell folks? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Studio Custom Posted January 22, 2020 Share Posted January 22, 2020 Building an amp is low skilled labor. You show someone a dozen times, watch them do it dozen more and they are trained. Don’t confuse amp assembly with amplifier design and engineering. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack C Posted January 22, 2020 Share Posted January 22, 2020 I loved hearing Mike talk, but the player didn’t do his amp any favors. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sonic1974 Posted January 22, 2020 Share Posted January 22, 2020 I'm not sure who owns BAD, but they do manufacturing for quite a few boutique brands, small companies that want to stay on the design end of things. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geoff_hartwell Posted January 22, 2020 Share Posted January 22, 2020 Has anyone ever owned one of the Jet City Soldano licensed amps? They were made in China, so may not have any resemblance internally. Were they ever a thing to mod? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bubs_42 Posted January 22, 2020 Share Posted January 22, 2020 3 hours ago, geoff_hartwell said: Has anyone ever owned one of the Jet City Soldano licensed amps? They were made in China, so may not have any resemblance internally. Were they ever a thing to mod? Yes, you could even get them modded by Jet City. The JC20 sound great even at low gain and low volumes. I think IMHO they sound great with out the mods, I think most were looking to taylor the high gain stuff, and I watched people pour a few hundred bucks into an amp that cost a few hundred bucks. Maybe they should have just bought a better amp? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottcald Posted January 22, 2020 Share Posted January 22, 2020 3 hours ago, bubs_42 said: Maybe they should have just bought a better amp? Or a bunch of them? 😁 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MCChris Posted January 22, 2020 Share Posted January 22, 2020 1 hour ago, scottcald said: Or a bunch of them? 😁 That's like owning a dozen or so Epiphone Les Pauls when for the same outlay of cash you could have had 2 or 3 actual Gibsons. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kizanski Posted January 22, 2020 Share Posted January 22, 2020 23 minutes ago, MCChris said: That's like owning a dozen or so Epiphone Les Pauls when for the same outlay of cash you could have had 2 or 3 actual Gibsons. Crazy talk. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gtrdaddy Posted January 22, 2020 Share Posted January 22, 2020 17 hours ago, Studio Custom said: Building an amp is low skilled labor. You show someone a dozen times, watch them do it dozen more and they are trained. Don’t confuse amp assembly with amplifier design and engineering. That’s not what my amp engineer says... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Studio Custom Posted January 22, 2020 Share Posted January 22, 2020 13 minutes ago, gtrdaddy said: That’s not what my amp engineer says... If you see any old Marshall factory photos you will see it's a bunch of women setup like a sweatshop soldering all day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gtrdaddy Posted January 22, 2020 Share Posted January 22, 2020 9 minutes ago, Studio Custom said: If you see any old Marshall factory photos you will see it's a bunch of women setup like a sweatshop soldering all day. 24 minutes ago, gtrdaddy said: That’s not what my amp engineer says... I was playing off of the “my luthier” bit silly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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