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My Final New Amp Kit Day, ha ha! Uhm... maybe!
I'm a little late on the Soldano SLO-100 bandwagon, but it is an amp that's been haunting me for about 30 years, thanks to me witnessing Warren Haynes's beginning days with The Allman Brothers, and then a few years later... Gov't Mule. Ok, I can't personally justify a 100+ watt amp and over $4K to have one. The new Soldano SLO-30 at $2,700 is with striking distance but.... I recently learned of a highly reputable amp kit vendor that specializes on the iconic SLO-100. Besides the fact that I have way too many amps, I decided that this was the time and "fulfillment of curiosity", to experience the possibilities of coming close to the greatest amp in our Milky Way.
I present y'all with the C3 Amps 50W SLO Complete Kit... (Pic heavy...):
With the exception of the trannies, all the components are stuffed in that beautiful chassis. Tolex color is called Burgundy Boa:
This is about 18 lbs of trannies. The PT alone is about 10 lbs. FWIW, power tube plate voltage should be a hair under 500 volts:
Nice extra touches on the hardware:
Expensive little boogers:
Extremely robust and detailed PCB's:
Parts are expertly separated, categorized, and labeled:
The chassis bolt's threaded inserts is permanently welded in:
Last look of the Virgin chassis:
I'm a little late on the Soldano SLO-100 bandwagon, but it is an amp that's been haunting me for about 30 years, thanks to me witnessing Warren Haynes's beginning days with The Allman Brothers, and then a few years later... Gov't Mule. Ok, I can't personally justify a 100+ watt amp and over $4K to have one. The new Soldano SLO-30 at $2,700 is with striking distance but.... I recently learned of a highly reputable amp kit vendor that specializes on the iconic SLO-100. Besides the fact that I have way too many amps, I decided that this was the time and "fulfillment of curiosity", to experience the possibilities of coming close to the greatest amp in our Milky Way.
I present y'all with the C3 Amps 50W SLO Complete Kit... (Pic heavy...):
With the exception of the trannies, all the components are stuffed in that beautiful chassis. Tolex color is called Burgundy Boa:
This is about 18 lbs of trannies. The PT alone is about 10 lbs. FWIW, power tube plate voltage should be a hair under 500 volts:
Nice extra touches on the hardware:
Expensive little boogers:
Extremely robust and detailed PCB's:
Parts are expertly separated, categorized, and labeled:
The chassis bolt's threaded inserts is permanently welded in:
Last look of the Virgin chassis:
. This picture clearly shows Mike Soldano's creative and anal wiring layout and technique. This is what most SLO-Clone builders strive for. The bar is set very high... 
