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Soldano’s SLO Plus could be the new hard rock pedal amp to beat
By Phil Weller published
A single-channel offering from 2022 has been usurped by the two-channel upgrade, which promises the tube-amp-like tones of the iconic SLO-100

Soldano revives two highly elusive rack units beloved by Steve Lukather and Vivian Campbell
By Phil Weller published
The X88-IR and SLO-100R reboot two of Soldano's most profound innovations from the late 1980s, and give them improved control and usability for modern players

“The boutique amp market thrives and exists as it does today largely thanks to Mike Soldano”: From Eddie Van Halen and Steve Vai to Eric Clapton and Mark Knopfler, the Soldano SLO-100 changed the sound of shred and blues alike
By Chris Gill published
The SLO-100 made its bones in the hard-rock and shred scenes and yet found its true calling as the amp of choice for Clapton, Knopfler, et al. What makes it such an enduring, versatile model?

“20 watts, four Galaxies, IR equipped”: Soldano’s Astro 20 is a tech-ed up tube amp that offers another dimension (or rather three of them) for high gain tone
By Matt Parker published
The tube amp stalwart turns its eye to the stars with this forward-thinking take on a modern, made-in-the-USA amp design – and all for less than $2,000

The Soldano SLO-30 Combo is finally here – and it comes in purple
By Matt Parker published
The much-requested tube amp is now available in a 1x12” format complete with a Celestion Redback speaker

Soldano Super Lead Overdrive Pedal review
By Trevor Curwen published
You can now get the legendary high-gain sounds of Soldano’s Super Lead amplifier at your feet

This free amp plugin has models of the Soldano SLO-100 and Laney TF300 – and it looks awfully familiar
By Matt Owen published
Audiosingularity's Neurontube Debut bears a striking resemblance to Neural DSP's own amp plugins, right down to the user interface and parameter placement

These are the biggest-selling guitar amps of 2022 according to Reverb
By Matt Owen last updated
Once again, digital amps continue to dominate the market, with tube amps proving less popular than the innovative modeling alternatives that have taken over the amp world
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