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It would make ok money to sell, and would make people happy who want to buy them.
It could of course be a marketing ploy to shift some stock.
Yeah I guess the control freak in Mr. Soldano worries about what other manufacturers would do with his amp designs once he was no longer in control!
He has already put his name to a great line of cheap, Chinese-built Jet City amps very successfully, there's no need to do it again with his core models.
In all honesty it wouldn't surprise me if demand has fallen a lot already. They were the must-have hard rock amp in the late 80s-early 90s, but I don't think they ever became mainstream - partly because of the high prices, but partly because the world just moved away from that sound to a great extent*. For the people who want them, there aren't going to be any fewer any time soon - they're incredibly well-made and won't fail in ways that can't be repaired for decades at least, if not longer.
(*And it must have infuriated Soldano that it did, because what replaced it was the Mesa Rectifier sound, and the Rectifier is to some extent a SLO copy in some areas - although there are many differences too.)
I hope not. It would be a shame if they became just another generic brand from the same factory that makes all the other ones. I genuinely don't see the point in doing it - they will inevitably not be the real deal, and will end up on a downward path of either reducing quality or changing the circuits ways that Soldano himself wouldn't have done.
There are thousands of Soldanos out there, it's not like Dumble where the sheer rarity drives the demand. If Mike wants to shut up shop, it's his choice.
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Time to stock up.
Will be interesting to see what happens when guys like Tom Anderson and John Suhr hang up their hats.
They must be both in their 60's now.
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Given the choice between a SLO100 and a Mesa Rectifier I know which one I'd choose.
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They are loud as fuck though.
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Yeah good point - I often wonder the same about Paul Reed Smith too. He seems a bit of a control freak so wonder if he stays awake a night worrying if PRS will be sold to Fender after his death lol
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The Mesa Rectifier is a lot more versatile than nu-metal too for that matter.
But not in a bad way - unlike most other amps of that sort of power, the sheer quality of the tone makes them less painful to listen to, not harsh at all.
The guitarist in my band had one, and unlike the Marshall Super Lead he had before it, he could crank the Soldano to the point of power amp overdrive and it was surprisingly tolerable, even in fairly small venues.
He did, including a '67-'68 Major. Which I may happen to know something about...
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Apologies for the slight thread hijak
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Many guitars have a re-sale value. Some you'll never want to sell.
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The Mesa also has a completely different - and far superior - FX loop arrangement.
And a bit pot/kettle anyway, since the SLO is derived from a Marshall 2203 in about the same way .
(If you're interested, I could send you the schematics...)
"Take these three items, some WD-40, a vise grip, and a roll of duct tape. Any man worth his salt can fix almost any problem with this stuff alone." - Walt Kowalski
"Only two things are infinite - the universe, and human stupidity. And I'm not sure about the universe." - Albert Einstein
Very few boutique amps live up to the hype, the SLO is definitely one of them.
There is no 'H' in Aych, you know that don't you? ~ Wife
Turns out there is an H in Haych! ~ Sporky
Bit of trading feedback here.
"Take these three items, some WD-40, a vise grip, and a roll of duct tape. Any man worth his salt can fix almost any problem with this stuff alone." - Walt Kowalski
"Only two things are infinite - the universe, and human stupidity. And I'm not sure about the universe." - Albert Einstein