Soldano Super Lead Overdrive Pedal

£199.99

This is the Soldano Super Lead Overdrive Pedal from Soldano, listed in Overdrive Pedals on Just Pedals. Read More below.

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When the original Solando Super Lead Overdrive 100W amp hit the market in 1987, it redefined what modern high gain amplification should be. It's smooth, nuanced drive channel became an instant favourite for rock players such as Mick Mars (Motley Crue), Warren de Martini (Ratt), and Eddie Van Halen (Van Halen), while the bluesy crunch channel became the go-to sound for Mark Knopfler, Eric Clapton and Gary Moore, among many others. Nearly four decades later, the Soldano SLO is still one of the most coveted amps in history and now, for the first time, its available as a stompbox!

The Super Lead Overdrive pedal brings the highly-detailed signature sound of the amp to your pedalboard, with incredible accuracy. Striking the perfect balance between gain, sustain, and touch response, the SLO pedal boasts the same controls for Gain, Volume, Presence, and a 3-band EQ as its 100-watt tube amp cousin. It even features a side-mounted Deep switch, which nails the amp’s depth-knob low-end punch. Crafted using the same cascading gain stages as the flagship amp, the SLO pedal serves up a platter of harmonically rich tones, from dynamic crunch to searing high gain!

Key Features

  • Inspired by the legendary Super Lead Overdrive (SLO-100) amplifier
  • Familiar control layout with gain, volume, 3-band EQ, and presence
  • Deep voicing select switch
  • Iconic Soldano look
  • 9v power jack – DC supply only, no battery connection within
  • Assembled in the USA
  • Dimensions: 2.6” (w) x 4.5” (d) x 2.25” (h)
  • Weight: 1 lbs.
  • Includes limited 5-Year Warranty

Brand

Soldano

Soldano is renowned for its high-quality, hand-built amplifiers, and the brand also offers a range of guitar pedals, including the well-regarded SLO Pedal. This pedal brings the legendary sound of the Super Lead Overdrive amplifier to a compact stompbox form. The Soldano SLO Pedal captures the distinctive tones that the brand’s amplifiers are famous for, offering a high-gain, tube-like overdrive suitable for a range of musical genres. The pedal’s design is intended to emulate the powerful overdrive and sustain of the iconic Soldano SLO-100 amplifier, which has been a mainstay in the professional guitar world for years.

Category

Overdrive Pedals

Overdrive uses soft or moderate clipping to add harmonics and compression while retaining more of the original note shape than heavy distortion. Some circuits emphasise the midrange and trim bass before clipping; others remain broad, transparent or amplifier-like. Gain, clipping arrangement, headroom and tone filtering decide whether it supplies a light edge, a saturated drive sound or extra push into another gain stage.