i have played with a SL5
Posted: 14 Aug 2016, 11:02
hi
i have played with a SL5
i have it
and my conclusion is:
no, it's not a bedroom amp
the clean channel : is not blues, funky
no, not very good
warm ? no
funky ? no
bluesy? no
and the dirty channel ? you like Gary Moore ? yeah it can works
it's a rock sound, the gain is here : lot of gain but not metal
what i do not like : the volume must be on 3 or 4 or more = be careful to your ears
and you must live in a desert island to play so loud ! with good harmonics and feedback
so
it's impossible to play in a bedroom except if you are alone in the tower :)
if you want a good sound IT WILL NEVER work WITH 1w : NO AND NO !
so, 5w is the only way to play with this amp
and a loud sound = volume on 3 or 4
if not, don't buy this amp even if you can play at low volume : it won't sound and NEVER WITH 1w
but you can like the 12" speaker (celestion vintage 30) with a pedal
with one tube for example
and ok it will works but it was not made for that
i won't say that the sound is good to play some ACDC too
it is soft to my ears so, when i listen to Angus in 1979 i prefer his tone
but you can play some rock, hard rock, heavy metal? (not really)
and blues? NO, go to Laney, Fender for that except if you want a lot of gain: it can be like Gary Moore did ( a little bit) yes but loud at home is not the perfect solution
i have played with a SL5
i have it
and my conclusion is:
no, it's not a bedroom amp
the clean channel : is not blues, funky
no, not very good
warm ? no
funky ? no
bluesy? no
and the dirty channel ? you like Gary Moore ? yeah it can works
it's a rock sound, the gain is here : lot of gain but not metal
what i do not like : the volume must be on 3 or 4 or more = be careful to your ears
and you must live in a desert island to play so loud ! with good harmonics and feedback
so
it's impossible to play in a bedroom except if you are alone in the tower :)
if you want a good sound IT WILL NEVER work WITH 1w : NO AND NO !
so, 5w is the only way to play with this amp
and a loud sound = volume on 3 or 4
if not, don't buy this amp even if you can play at low volume : it won't sound and NEVER WITH 1w
but you can like the 12" speaker (celestion vintage 30) with a pedal
with one tube for example
and ok it will works but it was not made for that
i won't say that the sound is good to play some ACDC too
it is soft to my ears so, when i listen to Angus in 1979 i prefer his tone
but you can play some rock, hard rock, heavy metal? (not really)
and blues? NO, go to Laney, Fender for that except if you want a lot of gain: it can be like Gary Moore did ( a little bit) yes but loud at home is not the perfect solution