The full ASTRO 20 story: Mike Soldano, Ryan "Fluff" Bruce and Evan Foster talk details

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7 ай бұрын

The legendary Mike Soldano sat down with his friends Ryan "Fluff" Bruce and Evan Foster to discuss how the Astro 20 came about.
The ASTRO-20 is a 3-channel, 4-Galaxy, Built-In-USA amplifier that combines authentic all-tube tone with features ideal for today’s modern guitarist.
Mike Soldano designed this sonic powerhouse to be a fully featured versatile 20w guitar amplifier. The ASTRO-20 can also be used as a stand-alone cab-less amplifier ideal for live sound, rehearsal and studio recording sessions, thanks to the DSP powered IR cabinet simulation.
The simple front panel design of the ASTRO-20 lets you save any combination of the channels, Galaxies, and IRs and quickly recall them with the included 4-button MIDI footswitch. The free downloadable Soldano Editor Software makes organizing presets and integrating your own IRs fast and easy.

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@-plexico- 7 ай бұрын

Have it. Love it. And most importantly, Mike is back! 20th and 21st Century Tone Jedi. Thank you.

@IamMusicNerd 4 ай бұрын

Best sounding amp under $2k I have ever played. Absolutely awesome.

@user-jq4fz6co8b 2 ай бұрын

Out of all the crazy amounts of amps that have been hitting the market over the last few years, this and the H&K Grandmeister 40 are really killing everything when it comes to value. "Gamechanger" gets thrown around A LOT these days, but these two amps are 100% deserving of the title.

@rodrigomachado900 7 ай бұрын

If Mike promoted and marketed its products like Mesa boogie did in the 2000's with its rectifier copy of Soldano SLO, the Soldano Brand now could be Huge.

@Altarofpigs 5 ай бұрын

This has always been the problem with Soldano. He made an undeniably legendary amp, but had to compete in the market as a singular boutique builder making HIGH dollar products against major brands like Marshall and Mesa, who could afford to undercut him + advertise him right out of the water. Maybe you get a 100 famous players to buy one and they all say it’s the best, and get em in magazine spreads or on posters. When Marshall knocks in the door of saying “here’s a half dozen JCM 800s + our new JCM 900s and a wall of cabinets to take on tour, also we can cut you a check if you go with us exclusively” it’s a wrap. He was fighting a money game and couldn’t compete, especially with the economy of scale and profit margins those brands were able to achieve. That’s ignoring if he wanted to stand on his ethics and not pay people to play his stuff, always seemed like a good man.

@fritzhieke7209 11 күн бұрын

For one second I thought I clicked on a "Curb your enthusiasm" episode.

@ngronlund 7 ай бұрын

Seems like you could replace several amp heads with this since it has such a wide range of great tones.

@user-lv9nh8wf3r 6 ай бұрын

How does this Soldano Astro-20 watts compare with the EVH 5150iii 50 watts? Next question: in a live gig at a medium-size pub with a loud drummer and NO mic on my speakers, could this Soldano Astro-20 watts keep up with a loud drummer in terms of volume?

@pbosche Ай бұрын

So galaxies… I think I finally understand. Kinda like Revv calls aggression modes. And essentially a channel selector within a selected channel 🤣

@abnerpgonz 7 ай бұрын

damn I think i might just have to sell off my 5150iii stealth for this..... this thing is like a dream amp

@jimrobinson208 4 күн бұрын

Very tempting!

@JimsMusicJourney 3 ай бұрын

I am guessing this amp is the reason that the Synergy IR20 was not released at NAMM 24. I would prefer the possible versatility of the Synergy exchangeable preamp. I will wait and compare the two.

@PainterDans 23 күн бұрын

Soldanao with a built in reactive load and ir’s for $2000 , not bad at all

@Ontariosound 3 ай бұрын

Wonder why there is no Standby Switch. Are the power tubes running at a low voltage ?

@Bullittbl Ай бұрын

Because it doesn't need one.

@rickyricardo9917 19 күн бұрын

SLO 30 for the win, just more raw, Astro sounds kinda digital to my ears

@jayl5941 4 ай бұрын

Weird using a guy like fluff for this. 😊

@Paul-is7th 4 ай бұрын

Is it cathode biased?

@SpectralUltra 4 ай бұрын

Is this the fucking iPhone of guitar amps? :D

@flobeeonekinobee2353 7 ай бұрын

Boss katana £150 second hand

@Mitch.Engel84 3 ай бұрын

bruh, really? Not even in the same galaxy (see what I did there?!) as this. Worlds apart.

@19581998 7 ай бұрын

Why on earth would someone intentionally call themselves “Fluff” unless they are in the Porn Industry?

@EdBenji 2 ай бұрын

Stupid price tag for a 20w production amp!

@scottdunn2178 7 ай бұрын

I don't care what it sounds like... $1,995 for a little 20w head with two 6V6's is absolutely ridiculous. You should be getting a full size 100w head for that kind of money.

@BenBreard 7 ай бұрын

I mean I don't disagree that it's a lot of money, but 1) no one buys a Soldano as a budget amp. 2) the price is on par (for better or worse) with the other offerings from B.A.D. like Friedman & Toneking. It fits where the dollar is now - which is a little depressing.

@ngronlund 7 ай бұрын

Made in USA with digitally controlled analog functionality.

@scottdunn2178 7 ай бұрын

@@ngronlund They saw you coming a mile away. What they're doing to you is the equivalent to shrinkflation; you're paying more but getting less. The 20w Marshall heads are a prime example... they want you to think you're getting something the equivalent to its full size counterpart... so they've got you suckers shucking out $1,300+ for a dinky little 20w "JCM800" or "DSL" head; literally what a real, full size JCM 2000 would have cost you a few years ago. It's a joke.

@ngronlund 7 ай бұрын

Enjoy your new Bugera.@@scottdunn2178

@omarheavy2009 7 ай бұрын

Here in Europe 🇪🇺 costs 2300€ = 2508$ 😅