- Oct 16, 2007
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To see how my new Soldano amp works for recording purposes i did a quick recording session.
I took Metaltastics "Holy Diver" Dis and did a quick reamp, which made it easy to tweak around a little bit. For comparison / reference sounds i also did some reamps through a JCM 800, 5150 and a Mesa Rectifier.
The cab was a cheap Harley Benton 2x12 Cab with V30 speakers, which i had around in my flat. The cab was quickly miced with a single SM57. All amps were boosted with a Maxon 808 and roughly dialed in.
The amps could only run at low volume to avoid disturbing any neighbors
.
I quickly noticed that the Soldano is one of the loudest amps i have ever heard
. It has to be turned up to 5 (12 o clock) to open up, but finally starts to sound good at around 7 ( 2 o clock). With all other amps i could achieve better results at low volume. So the clips do the Soldano no justice i think because it was only recorded at around 2 ( 9 o clock). I think i will give the Soldano a retube within the next days to see if this will yield better results at reasonable volume.
I noticed that the Soldano cuts through a mix easily . But listen for yourself and rate the tones.
Click here for files
I took Metaltastics "Holy Diver" Dis and did a quick reamp, which made it easy to tweak around a little bit. For comparison / reference sounds i also did some reamps through a JCM 800, 5150 and a Mesa Rectifier.
The cab was a cheap Harley Benton 2x12 Cab with V30 speakers, which i had around in my flat. The cab was quickly miced with a single SM57. All amps were boosted with a Maxon 808 and roughly dialed in.
The amps could only run at low volume to avoid disturbing any neighbors
. I quickly noticed that the Soldano is one of the loudest amps i have ever heard
. It has to be turned up to 5 (12 o clock) to open up, but finally starts to sound good at around 7 ( 2 o clock). With all other amps i could achieve better results at low volume. So the clips do the Soldano no justice i think because it was only recorded at around 2 ( 9 o clock). I think i will give the Soldano a retube within the next days to see if this will yield better results at reasonable volume. I noticed that the Soldano cuts through a mix easily
. But listen for yourself and rate the tones.Click here for files
