If you're gonna try a Soldano......

[lynchfan6]

you should be aware of where you are putting those EQ knobs. I've heard so many people complain that the Soldano amp they've tried is too trebly, ice picky, etc. Well, you can't just throw those EQ knobs around like on many amps,,,,at least on the SLO you can't. They are super touchy and sensitive, and if you want a nice amazing liquid gain full of warmth,,,try Eddie's settings from an old Guitar World mag with a photo of his SLO: OD channel gain around 7, bass=8, treble=4, mid=3, presence 0-5 depending on the guitar, and master volume to taste, but preferable up a bit. At least on an SLO,,,this will give that For Unlawful Carnal Knowledge tone in spades. Check out Ed on youtube playing summer nights with his SLO........... So you see, you have to know how to set it up, and it is different from many amps where you put it all at 5 for eq and go from there.

[Soap]

Sure.
Your right though about the sensitivity of the knobs.
This is where most lose their patience with a Soldano and don't get it.
Move the knobs slightly and you have changed the sound/tone alot.
Got have patience dialing in a Soldano and when you do its sweet nothing like it imo. Great amps.

[jgcable]

I agree. They are super sensitive. They also affect each other in a big way.

[Spivonious]

Is it an active eq? I know it took me a while to get used to that on my Genz Benz.

[horns666]

The Uber's tone controls are the same way..they go from one extreme to another and very inactive with each other. It looks like such a simple layout...fuck no!

[Robert Burns]

Do the settings change on you, when you move the head to another
house? Or practice session? Sounds like it might make you crazy from
just any movement at all?

[El Chiguete]

Eds sound on Summer Nights is special for him playing it with his Steinberger... BTW extreme GAS for one of those!!!

[lynchfan6]

Do the settings change on you, when you move the head to another
house? Or practice session? Sounds like it might make you crazy from
just any movement at all?

No.....I never change these settings, and they are the ultimate on this amp for what I want to sound like. The only thing I might alter is the presence, depending on the guitar, the volume I get to play at, and the place I'm playing in. In a guitar world mag like in '89/90,,,,it showed Ed's Soldano head and you could see the permanent marker notches for marking his settings.......and upon trying those, well It was immediately obvious that this sound was very similar to much of the overall tone of the For Unlawful Carnal knowledge album which was loaded with SLO.....and I'm obviously not claiming I'm even a pimple on Ed's @$$ in the guitar mojo department.....but you know what I mean. This is the sound and tone I've wanted since I was influenced by that album when I was 17.....and this is just the amp for me.