The Soldano SLO is a Soldano preamp pedal. Close alternatives include the 1977 Marshall 2203 JMP Master Volume and the Marshall Superlead Guitar Amplifier Head. It pairs well with the Electro-Harmonix Crayon and the Paul Cochrane Timmy.
Soldano SLO
Soldano · pedal
The Soldano SLO pedal captures the preamp circuit of the legendary Soldano SLO-100 Super Lead Overdrive amplifier, designed by Mike Soldano in Seattle in 1987. The SLO-100 amp is one of the most celebrated high-gain amplifiers in history, used by Eric Clapton, Mark Knopfler, Lou Reed, Steve Kimock, and countless rock guitarists for its unique tight low end, singing mids, and articulate high-gain voice. The pedal format delivers the SLO preamp character directly into any amp.
- high gain
- preamp
- mids
- articulate
- tight
- rock
- platform
- clean
Good for
- Live
- Silent Recording
- Studio
Genres the Soldano SLO is commonly used in
- Rock
- Classic Rock
- Blues Rock
- Metal
- Hard Rock
cited
Inferred from shared tonal signals, not a stated genre tag. - Heavy Metal
cited
Inferred from shared tonal signals, not a stated genre tag.
Pedals that stack with the Soldano SLO
Electro-Harmonix Crayon
Electro-Harmonix
35% matchThe SLO's tight, articulate high-gain preamp pushes the Crayon's transparent drive into real saturation rather than just more treble.
Paul Cochrane Timmy
Paul Cochrane
35% matchThe Timmy's transparent, cutting boost tightens the SLO's high-gain low end without smearing its own clarity.
Keeley Halo
Keeley
34% matchRun the Halo's ambient stereo delay into the SLO's tight, articulate preamp gain and the echoes pick up real harmonic content. — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)
Ibanez Tube Screamer
Ibanez
34% matchThe SLO's tight, articulate preamp gain gives the Screamer's mid-forward boost a saturated amp voice to push into.
Dunlop Jimi Hendrix JH-1 Wah Pedal
Dunlop
31% matchThe SLO's tight, articulate preamp gain gives the JH-1's vocal, psychedelic wah sweep a saturated signal to shape.
Boss ODB-3
Boss
30% matchStack the ODB-3's fundamental-heavy bass drive ahead of the SLO's tight, articulate high-gain preamp for low end that still cuts through.
Blackstar Dept. 10 Boost
Blackstar
29% matchPush the SLO's tight, articulate preamp gain with the Dept. 10's own tube-driven clean boost and it opens up without losing focus.
Dunlop FFM3 Jimi Hendrix Fuzz Face Mini
Dunlop
29% matchInto a transparent tone, Soldano SLO brings the high gain it's missing
Alternativessee all similar tone character →
1977 Marshall 2203 JMP Master Volume
Marshall
72% similarityAn amp-in-a-box take on 1977 Marshall 2203 JMP Master Volume's tone
Marshall Superlead Guitar Amplifier Head
Marshall
72% similarityAn amp-in-a-box take on Marshall Superlead Guitar Amplifier Head's tone
Marshall Super Lead 1970s
Marshall
72% similarityAn amp-in-a-box take on Marshall Super Lead 1970s's tone
Marshall Jmp Master Volume 1970s
Marshall
72% similarityAn amp-in-a-box take on Marshall Jmp Master Volume 1970s's tone
Mooer Micro Preamp US Gold 100
Mooer
71% similarityShared character: amp, high_gain_settings, preamp
Laney Ironheart Loudpedal
Laney
70% similarityShared character: preamp, pedal_format, high_gain_settings
Friedman IR-J Jake E. Lee Preamp
Friedman
70% similarityShared character: singing, high_gain_settings, preamp
Wampler Dracarys
Wampler
69% similarityShared character: singing, high_gain_settings, amp
MXR Super Badass Distortion
MXR
69% similarityShared character: tight_low_end, high_gain_settings, metal
DOD YJM308 Preamp Overdrive
Dod
69% similarityShared character: clean_amp, high_gain_settings, amp
Tech 21 Marty Friedman
Tech 21
68% similarityShared character: high_gain_settings, amp, preamp
Mooer 008
Mooer
68% similarityShared character: amp, high_gain_settings, preamp
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Questions people ask
What are good alternatives to the Soldano SLO?+
The closest matches in character are the 1977 Marshall 2203 JMP Master Volume, the Marshall Superlead Guitar Amplifier Head, the Marshall Super Lead 1970s.
What pairs well with the Soldano SLO?+
Strong matches from rig and tone-complementarity evidence: Electro-Harmonix Crayon, Paul Cochrane Timmy, Keeley Halo — The SLO's tight, articulate high-gain preamp pushes the Crayon's transparent drive into real saturation rather than just more treble..