GuitarJon
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Is there another stock SLO model? I didn't know and I didn't see it.
Soldano SLO vs modelers
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Is there another stock SLO model? I didn't know and I didn't see it.
Mongillo19
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I believe it auto selects the new one if you are up to date on firmware. The updated model is not a separate model to choose from. Once you select the SLO, click on the amp block settings and there should be a version option.
I do think the ability to select an old model vs new is cool. They did this to the TS808 as well.
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GTR37
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Another option just for fun if you have time try the plug in version on the free trial if it is 50% better at least in the future it will be available to you in the X version and you can just forgot about the QC
My theory is they did a pretty good job on the el34 amps but for some reason the AI struggled with the 6l6 hi gain
My reason for this is in the original release they used the 5153 34 stealth when 90% of people would think 5153 would be 6l6
Same thing w 6505 they chose an el34 version
The worst amps imo were the 6l6 Mesa Recto, Mesa Tremo
SLO , it’s also intresting that those specific amps use cold clipping which make the gain structure a bit different
GuitarJon
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I see, I just used the latest version (default)
Mongillo19
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Yeah I figured it was probably the latest version.
The prior version was not great if I recall correctly.
cragginshred
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Modelers will always sound very good and quite convincing recorded, in room, not so much and I use am FM3 live often. When I go back to my Amps it's a 'Hallelujah moment' every time! 
laxu
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Yeah the old one was easily the worst model in the unit.
TheTrueZoltan!
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So… conclusion: the old SLO model in the QC was exceptionally bad, the new one is moderately bad.
GTR37
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Yes just waiting for the verdict on the X SLO now to see if it has improved to “tolerable “So… conclusion: the old SLO model in the QC was exceptionally bad, the new one is moderately bad.
laxu
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IMO the original SLO plugin is actually really good. if I were to buy a NDSP plugin, it would be at the top of my list.
Which makes it all the more baffling why the QC can't sound like that without using captures.
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Yes, I always have found it hilarous when people try to explain away the horrible QC SLO model by saying it is "accurate" but only blows because the amp they modeled is the thing that "sucks"...
i.e. rather than BAD licensed version (in the plug), the model is lame because it is accurate to the OG Hand Built by Mike Soldano himself SLO, with the Mythical DeYoung transformers, mill-spec components, and all... You know the one that is one of the most iconic and legendary amplifiers ever made and has fueled the Soldano mystique for decades? Yeah that one: It's horrible.
LOL.
Theory A: Digital model is highly accurate but sounds terrible because because the analog amp it emulates, in actuality, sucks
Theory B: Digital model is poor rendition of a great analog amp.
I'm guessing B
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laxu
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Theory C: The amp is broken in some way, yet works.
Elric
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Yes, of course.. but there have been enough bad to mediocre models in the QC that while that theory is possible; it still makes me lean toward B. One would assume they'd just fix the amp if it was so clearly off. There's also a lot of history in general for models not being one to one with typical specimens of the thing they are modeling since nothing is ever perfectly accurate (except the most recent version of the AxeFx model of any given amp (that is, until the next firmware update)).
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That's why some guys prefer to model and sample their own.
