Xploration • Curation • Recommendation
Soldano adds 2nd Normal Channel for its new Super Lead Overdrive Plus Pedal
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Soldano added a second Normal channel to the Super Lead Overdrive Plus (SLO Plus), keeping the SLO Pedal’s core Overdrive tone while giving separate Master (Volume) and Preamp (Gain) controls for each channel. Mike Soldano delivered the two-channel SLO Plus with the same core parameters as the single-channel SLO.
SLO controls: Volume, Presence, Gain, Treble, Middle, Bass, Depth (on side).
SLO Plus controls: OVERDRIVE Master (Volume), Preamp (Gain); NORMAL Master (Volume), Preamp (Gain); UNIVERSAL Treble, Middle, Bass, Presence, Depth (on side), Normal/Overdrive Channel Footswitch, Bypass Footswitch.
Both pedals are available to order on the Soldano Webstore. Prices: SLO — $199.99 (White), $239.99 (Purple), $239.99 (Black); SLO Plus — $269.99 (White), $299.99 (Purple).
I am one of the many that succumbed to the charms of the original Soldano SLO Pedal - released in 2022. That featured an expansive take on the legendary amp’s Overdrive Channel. It was / is an expansive version with 3-Band EQ plus Presence and Depth - and is exactly what I would want my Soldano to sound like. I never felt I missed the 2nd Normal Channel.
While Mike Soldano - in being the completist that he is - decided to deliver a SLO Plus pedal - which included the Normal Channel too. The core parameters are the same as the single channel pedal - you just now have separate volume and gain (Master and Preamp) controls for each side - everything else is the same!
SLO Pedal Controls - Volume, Presence, Gain, Treble, Middle, Bass, Depth (on side).
SLO Pedal Plus Controls - OVERDRIVE } Master (Volume), Preamp (Gain); NORMAL } Master (Volume), Preamp (Gain); UNIVERSAL } Treble, Middle, Bass, Presence, Depth (on side), Normal / Overdrive Channel Footswitch, Bypass Footswitch.
I think for some it will make sense to have the Normal channel at your disposal too, while for many who just want that core signature flavour of Soldano - then probably the earlier pedal is enough.
The Soldano SLO Plus is currently down on my list as a nice-to-have, I’m not fully committed to it yet, surmising that the original SLO Pedal might be all that I need. I’m not sure I would necessarily get maximum use out of the second channel - but I’m still considering it!
Both the SLO and the SLO Plus are available in standard White - $199.99 and $269.99 respectively - both are also available in metallic Purple editions - at $239.99 and $299.99, and the SLO is also available in Black for $239.99 - all available for orders now on the Soldano Webstore.
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