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Initial impression: I am stunned! One channel with low and high sensivity inputs, but, man, can you get a range of tones with just the one channel.
Low sensitivity input: A very nice clean all the way to stock JCM 800 territory. All of the controls have a nice range and taper. With gain on 4, I play with the Master Volume on 3 in my basement without bothering anyone at all. Very smooth. I like this range of tones even better than my Top Hat Club Royale's range. Much more Marshall than AC-30.
High Sensitivity Input: By far the nicest, baddest, meanest, most super-saturated modded Marshall JCM-800 tone I have ever heard. Gain at 4-6 is just perfect for me. I just cannot get over how saturated yet articulate the tone. With a Dsus4 barre chord I can hear every note (and buzz and string squeak, etc.)extremely well. That is actually the reason I decided to buy a Soldano. I had heard how unforgiving the amps were and I wanted something to MAKE me improve as a player. I'll either improve dramatically or quit.
I am very surprised at what a great whisper-quiet high gain tone I can get thru the high sensitivity input. At least as good as the Splawn modded 1987x I had. No need at all for a hot plate to get a great tone. You won't get the amp's absolute best tone, but you will get a very very useable high gain tone.
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Low sensitivity input: A very nice clean all the way to stock JCM 800 territory. All of the controls have a nice range and taper. With gain on 4, I play with the Master Volume on 3 in my basement without bothering anyone at all. Very smooth. I like this range of tones even better than my Top Hat Club Royale's range. Much more Marshall than AC-30.
High Sensitivity Input: By far the nicest, baddest, meanest, most super-saturated modded Marshall JCM-800 tone I have ever heard. Gain at 4-6 is just perfect for me. I just cannot get over how saturated yet articulate the tone. With a Dsus4 barre chord I can hear every note (and buzz and string squeak, etc.)extremely well. That is actually the reason I decided to buy a Soldano. I had heard how unforgiving the amps were and I wanted something to MAKE me improve as a player. I'll either improve dramatically or quit.
I am very surprised at what a great whisper-quiet high gain tone I can get thru the high sensitivity input. At least as good as the Splawn modded 1987x I had. No need at all for a hot plate to get a great tone. You won't get the amp's absolute best tone, but you will get a very very useable high gain tone.
More to follow.....
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