The Soldano SLO Mini is a Soldano amplifier. Close alternatives include the Soldano X88 and the Soldano Astro-20 Head. It pairs well with the Carl Martin Crunch Drive and the Carl Martin PlexiTone.
Soldano SLO Mini
Soldano · amplifier
The Soldano SLO Mini is a compact 30-watt head distilling the legendary SLO-100's high-gain voice into a small, affordable, portable format. It delivers Soldano's smooth, singing, saturated lead tone and a clean voice in a lightweight chassis, aimed at players wanting the iconic Soldano sound for practice, recording, and small gigs.
- lead
- smooth
- singing
- iconic soldano sound
- soldano sound
- clean
- practice
- liquid
Good for
- Live
- Practice
- Studio
Pedals that stack with the Soldano SLO Mini
Carl Martin Crunch Drive
Carl Martin
22% matchRun Carl Martin Crunch Drive into that high headroom platform and it finally gets some crunchy
Carl Martin PlexiTone
Carl Martin
22% matchRun Carl Martin PlexiTone into that high headroom platform and it finally gets some high gain
Friedman BE-OD
Friedman
19% matchInto a high headroom tone, Friedman BE-OD brings the crunchy it's missing
Maestro PS-1A Phase Shifter
Maestro
10% matchRun Maestro PS-1A Phase Shifter after Soldano SLO Mini in the signal chain, clear of Soldano SLO Mini's own gain stage
Dan Armstrong Orange Squeezer
pedal
7% matchDan Armstrong Orange Squeezer leans toward dynamic, and that's a real, usable character to pair with
Binson Echorec Delay
Binson
6% matchBinson Echorec Delay's saturated voice goes in Soldano SLO Mini's effects loop — it's not there to compete with Soldano SLO Mini's own smooth character — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)
Strymon BigSky
Strymon
6% matchPut Strymon BigSky in Soldano SLO Mini's effects loop, clear of Soldano SLO Mini's own gain stage — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)
Electro-Harmonix EH-1335/EH-3075 Hot Tubes
Electro-Harmonix
tonal matchElectro-Harmonix EH-1335/EH-3075 Hot Tubes's own voicing points at a clean amp's front end, and Soldano SLO Mini delivers it
Alternativessee all similar tone character →
Soldano X88
Soldano
94% similaritysimilar tone character
Soldano Astro-20 Head
Soldano
90% similaritysimilar tone character
Ceriatone Overtone Special HRM Bluesmaster 50
Ceriatone
88% similaritysimilar tone character
Roland JC-120 Jazz Chorus
Roland
88% similaritysimilar tone character
Marshall 2555X Silver Jubilee
Marshall
88% similaritysimilar tone character
Marshall Jubilee Head
Marshall
88% similaritysimilar tone character
Fender '65 Twin Reverb
amplifier
88% similaritysimilar tone character
Marshall Studio Jubilee 2525H 20W Head
Marshall
87% similaritysimilar tone character
Marshall Studio Jubilee 2525C 20W 1x10 Combo
Marshall
87% similaritysimilar tone character
Peavey Invective 120
Peavey
87% similaritysimilar tone character
PRS Archon
PRS
87% similaritysimilar tone character
Laney LV300T 120W 2x12 Combo
Laney
87% similaritysimilar tone character
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Questions people ask
What are good alternatives to the Soldano SLO Mini?+
The closest matches in character are the Soldano X88, the Soldano Astro-20 Head, the Ceriatone Overtone Special HRM Bluesmaster 50.
What pairs well with the Soldano SLO Mini?+
Strong matches from rig and tone-complementarity evidence: Carl Martin Crunch Drive, Carl Martin PlexiTone, Friedman BE-OD — Run Carl Martin Crunch Drive into that high headroom platform and it finally gets some crunchy.