Recreating Legendary Soldano Tones with the Astro-20 

The SLO GOAT (in my opinion) is George Lynch, his work on Wicked Sensation is dripping in tone. Ever since the first time I heard that album I have lusted after an SLO 100. Truly one of the most ridiculous tone machines EVER created.

I’m REALLY considering one these because they knocked it out of the park with the feature set, price and form-factor. Good move on Soldano for making a much more accessible version of his stuff while also making the deal sweeter with all these modern features. Honestly, I’d love to see the the big boy SLO evolve into something similar. Most of all, what keeps me from owning an SLO is the lack of access to all 3 of its channels on the footswitch. The crunch channel is so underrated.

Lynch's Soldano sound is my favorite tone of his! That era was his best, on all levels 🤘

The G. Lynch tone you dialed in is just amazing! I suspect Mr. Soldano will make a 100w version of this amp down the line 👍🏻

The dry tones are actually my favorites. They are all incredible.

I've only ever played one Soldano amp. It was the SLO he built for SRV. What an amp!! Thanks for sharing my friend!!

every item you demo sounds fantastic. you're such a fantastic player!

Sounds Fantastic, great playing. Have a Great day. Thanx

I love your channel and I love your taste in tone. Thanx.

Great demo as always Michael. Thanks for the Clapton tones too. Some may hate on that Clapton era but I saw him on the August tour with Mark Knopfler playing rhythm-both using SLOs and a bunch of times on the Journeyman tour and the shows were great.

Bro that was freaking awesome!

Man on a mission…bravo sir 🤘🤘🤘🤘

Wow, what a cool demo! Killer playing and writing dude. If they release a 50w or 100w, I’d be all over it

Nice tones! and I'm glad to see Mike is going for another sound/package other than an SLO in a different set of cloths! There are people out there that don't like the SLO (i.e. me) and thought the Hot Rod line of amps had a better voicing. I've ordered my Astro!

Wonderful video. Thank You! 💙💜❤️

Enjoyed the video. If you ever do a follow-on, you must include Nuno on III Sides. Some of the best Soldano tones ever recorded!

Love it. Also think back to early 90s Allman Bros - Dickey and Warren were playing through SLOs with ENGL and Marshall cabs and maybe a hint of Lexicon verb live. So good.

Waiting for my Astro to arrive is more nail-biting than waiting for Christmas when I was a kid! 😩😬

Lots of great tones in this amp. One of the things the purple galaxy IR seems to do really well is the Lenny Kravitz ‘Are you Gonna Go My Way tone’. Nice crisp top end

The only guy I want to hear demo a Soldano aside from George Lynch himself! Sounds glorious Michael! So funny, here I am thinking to myself, I wish Soldano would collaborate with him and sure enough you designed the I.R.'s. Haha, congratulations!

This is a marvelous amplifier. The IR cabs sound way better than most anything I've heard coming from other brands that feature this. It sounds more in line with ML Soundlab, Bogren Digital, Captor X and Own Hammer. Can't wait to pick this amp up. Appreciate the overview and hard work 💯

Thinking about ordering one but waiting to see if Suhr comes out with the pt50

Every amp overview of "legendary" amps should do exactly this!

I think the Legend cab might be the SOLDANO cab with V-12 Eminence Legends, which is what he used in his cabs for years. Great speakers with a SOLDANO BTW, although Dave F says V 30s sound better with the new ones. Love your vids. Make me want to come hang out

Gary Moore late 80-ties, Martin Barre in Jethro Tull 80-ties and 90-ties and many many more used the SLO 100.

Thanks for this Michael. In the 128’presets option. Does is save the EQ seeing along with the Chanel volume and gain level ? Or does the EQ default to what is dialed up on the front ?

For the Clapton SLO tone, you really need Lace Sensors with that TBX boost (or whatever it’s called). Still sounds great, though.

That Lynch tone was my favorite of the bunch.

I don't need more amps but I am buying this. Super versatile amp.

Man On A Mission is completely underrated.

Hey Michael! Can you please do a video on how to get Soldano (Luke) lead tones out of jcm 800?

I like the seventh one album getting some love!

Such a pleasure to see a great player doing this magnificent amp"s demo !!! so sad when you see great gear demo by a mediocre player at best !!! great job Michael !!!!

Clapton also used a Soldano on the From the Cradle album.

Should do an A/B with the Neural DSP Soldano plugin.

Are the Soldano IRs available for purchase?

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? Next question: how does this Soldano Astro 20-watts compare to the EVH 5150iii 50-watts in terms of tone & volume?

Don’t forget Mark Knopfler, guys ! He was one of the first to use one. Check Dire Straits On The Night for his tones. Everything from awesome clean to crunchy leads.

Definitely read somewhere that Nuno used a Soldano on III Sides, can't remember which model though!

How different is the sound of this amp and the modern SLOs?

MICHAEL LANDAU put this amp in the scene 😁 Then Luke and the others

So with the direct out, is it zero watt thing, or does it still require a load box? Good tones btw

Prince used soldano amps as well

I'm considering sending back some gear and selling a few things for money to put down on one of these amps

Mike I do want to know if the Astro is as bright as other Soldano's, if so can it be dialed out, I tried a 30 and it seemed a little to bright for me, somebody told me it could have been my cabinet at the time, it is really hard to tell through a video, could I tame it through the treble and presence?

Great. Can you simultaneously record a DI track to reamp later?

*What a killer, and SMART, video, Michael. We're what....2 generations now into players who have no idea what the signature Soldano tone is. Or, think you can't get those tones out of this amp.* You could listen to damn near ANY hair band recording from the 80's, and hear "THE" guitar tone. I don't know about you, but the #1 complaint I have with the RU-vid generation is that they use WAY too much gain, and it completely mutilated all the demo's of this amp (and most of the others for that matter), and the rhythm tones become muddy, and lose articulation. *A couple of 80's albums for those interested are Great White's Once Bitten (GREAT blues/rock album), and Wild Side Under The Influence (recorded at 5150....another GREAT melodic hair band album), as two examples among hundreds. Another demo of that tone showing off the plexi/crunch channel is of a guy by the name of "Cragginshred" (he shows off that tone on the 30 and 100).....I'd encourage you to check that video out Michael. He's not your caliber of player, but he's a genius at dialing in those killer punchy, percussive plexi tones with boutique amps out of the box. I only point it out in this video because of the sea of SLO demo's on RU-vid, I think I've only seen 2, maybe 3, to where that tone was dialed in astonishingly well.* Great follow up to the first demo you did... Well done.

Can the Astro Deep switch positions be saved/programmed to the footswitch for different channels?

I dont like Soldano overdrive/distortion tones but I LOVE the clean sounds. I kind of wish I could get a Solano with only a clean channel.

Mick mars also used the slo.

If you have not interest in DI and plan to just run it on a 2x12 and play in the bedroom would you choose this or the SLO30...money is not a factor...just tone. Looking for that 80s hair metal sound...

Does it come close to really matching SLO 100 tones?

IT sounds like the SLO-30's dorky little brother

I’m not completely sold on the tone of this in comparison to the SLO 30 which sounds amazing. It’s a shame because it has amazing features, but it’s missing some of that SLO thickness.

Why's nobody trying Warren Haynes style tones. That would be interesting!

im still adamant we should of got a new Lucky13 - not a REVV competitor

I named my kid Luke as an homage to Steve Lukather.

Luke 89 album to me was almost anything SLO

The Seventh One was a Soldano x88r

Not sure if your monitors have too much bass/treble but you use waaay too much midrange. Still sounds good but jeez.

Only tones you need

Gary Moore... Red House. RU-vid it. Soldano Slo ultimate.

Not SLO tones to my ears. The Astro 20 has some great tones, but it's very different than my SLO.

Holy cow, hearing that just made me realize how bad Ed’s tone got with Van Hagar! That Chorus is just awful!! Nothing beats the old Marshall tone he got in the early years!

Fantastic Video but no Still got the Blues and no Calling Elvis?

That sounds nothing like the For Unlawful Carnal Knowledge tone.

For over 2 grand they can keep it. My ENGl kicks its ass for less money

First!! Let’s go🤘🤘🔥🔥🤓

I was going to buy one til I heard this ,, all top end and sounds terrible

I want to hear a solid death metal/black metal sound on it.

Nope.overpriced overrated.PLEASE SHOP AROUND BEFORE YOU WASTE YOUR MONEY.