Soldano Hot Rod 50/100 - Overdrive preset

Verified · 87/100 confidence. Complete schematic. All component values readable. Parameters derived directly from the circuit.

The Soldano Hot Rod is a more streamlined, affordable take on the SLO-100 platform — sharing much of the legendary overdrive channel DNA of its bigger sibling while offering a simpler, more direct feature set. At 50 watts, it's a physically lighter amp that still delivers the characteristic Soldano combination of harmonic richness, fast attack response, and authoritative low end. The single-channel original evolved into the two-channel Hot Rod Plus, which gave players the full SLO-style clean-to-overdrive experience at a lower price point.

Known for: Martin Barre, Mike Ness.

Heard on: Ball and Chain — Social Distortion (1990).

Tags: american, high-gain, boutique, crunch, rock, overdrive.

Schematic-derived preset files for 16 Fractal and Line 6 modelers: Axe-Fx II/XL/XL+, Axe-Fx III, FM3, FM9, and the full Helix family (Floor, LT, Rack, HX Stomp, HX Stomp XL, Native).

Gridleak extracts amp parameters from original circuit schematics using AI vision — component values, gain staging, tone stack topology, tube types — then generates native preset files for every supported modeler. Every extraction is scored 0–100 and the score is published.