Soldano Astro 20 First Impressions 

Damn i was very convince on getting friedman jel now i loving this soldano astro 20 more in feature and thick tone.i already have a friedman jj jr

Try lowest depth setting with bass cranked 3 o'clock really tightens it up closer to the Slo.

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?

“Overdrive Karens”, LOL! Great review, Jarrod! Seems like a killer amp.

I was getting close to pulling the trigger on Badlander 25 head. Thoughts on Astro 20 vs. Badlander 25? Thanks.

this was a lot of fun, going forward could you maybe give a sample tone of a well known amp (eg 5150) so we can calibrate our listening ? regardless love the channel man

Thanks Jarrod ! Got mine in with the vertical Soldano 2x12 cab…definitely a keeper ! Just real easy to get great tones and get going and the foot switch works really well

Sweet demo Sir. And speaking of Sweet . I clicked on your Sweetwater link last week when I ordered My 6 string Majesty. IT should be here tomorrow. I am stoked . Thank you for all your work on your channel Sir.

I think I like this better than the actual SLO.

Which do you prefer. Revv or soldano ? (G20 vs Astro 20)

What an amp !! Just what I've been looking for for sure.

How does it compare to the mezzabarba trinity.

$2k is still way to high.My Engl Ironball SE is an amazing amp and this Soldano should be priced to compete then I would buy.

Sounds like my jet city 20 😂

Jarrod, please do not make me buy another amp

@tonewars- How loud is this compared to the mt15?

Great vid Jarrod, Great amp for me to poop on!!! I can't stand DR. Z amps Soldano amps old one row knob Marshall crappers. That you have to have 2 floorboards full of effect pedals to get a decent sound out of.

Astro over SLO all day and save a grand, no brainer. I love the SLO sound for leads, but everything else is kind of meh for the price of 3 grand. Astro sounds better too me, and it has more flexibility. I think is probably the best low watt amp going for metal and hard rock.

Jerrod, was there an update to your stream deck that stopped you from switching channels on your KHE switcher? IKf so can you tell me what you did to fix it?

most definitely much inspired to take one of these ladies for a finacee to pair with my new "November Burst" Les Paul

Great demo brother! 🤘🏽 I agree with you, this amp kicks ass! The built-in load box is really good too.

Jarrod, this or a Kemper for tone? I have all the effects that I need.

This vs Engl Ironball SE ? Which one is better for a crushing modern metal tone?

You need to start getting some shitty amps so I don't feel the "need" to buy everything.

I would like to see a two channel with just that sweet slo clean and the crunch channel which can be bone crushing on its own!! Just a simple amp without all the extras. Us old farts like to keep it simple😊

Great demo. I’d love to get this amp -I will …eventually 🤞🤘

Awesome video i prefer the Friedman Jake E. Lee 20 watts.

Dang Jarrod you dialled that in perfectly. But that tone you used for the “pull me under” was 🔥 🔥🔥

Never heard 6V6gt tubes in a metal amplifier before!! Didn’t know they were capable of this? These are fender deluxe tubes.

Wow after you starting VH stuff man you nade me happy it sounded good! This is over all a great amp!

LOL, "Overdrive Karens"...that could be your halloween costume next year, hahahahha.....Nice video!

Cool amp, but why isn't the loop switchable?

Very cool modern amp, with the Soldano name/reputation.

I have to say that I'm not crazy about the vintage 30 speakers. I prefer the 25 watt green backs, because I like the speakers to break up. I also feel that they have a much warmer sound

Motor City Guitars are the best

Finally got a chance to listen to the whole thing.....That has got to be the most aggressive sounding amp I've ever heard. Not the most gain or saturation but just sounds like it wants to rip your head off..... beautiful. Kinda reminds me of Accepts tone(balls to the wall and all that). Gotta get me one of these, this and a Freedman small box and I'm good to go. Excellent demonstration by the way 👍

Thanks for taking the tiime to make this video! I've been curious about these amps. Could you tell me which boost you hit the blue channel with in the early part of this video?

It better melt frozen butter for $2000 and 20 watt

I especially like the picking technique along with really killer tones and hearing all of the options the Astro has.

The bass middle treble knobs only work on the two gain channels the only knob that works for the clean channel is the tone knob which sits right next to the volume knob

Easily the best amp for the price out there. Perfect blend of classic useable killer tones meets modern features! Must get one!!!

Did you use an attenuator?

Does this amplifier have enough power to rehearse with the full band using a 2x12 or 4x12 speaker?

really like the harmonic feedback it gets when you let a chord hang for moment - great tone - nice demo

Loud enough for a band?

Killer amp

Cool man, this is the one I've been waiting for 👍

The tone knob is for the clean channel,the tone starch is for the dirty channels only

always wonder why you bother to bend over and push the pedals to dis/engage with your hands and not just step it with your foot,i mean, there is a reason it's called a "foot pedal"🙃

This a great addition to the Soldano line. I suspect there will be an updated SLO 100 coming with similar features.

Is there something about the EL84 you do not like?

that sounds really amazing wow

Thanks!

See... I knew you were going to like it. I think it would be good to record with. It seems like it takes pedals really well. I also noticed a little "quack" in the tone. ( The cocked-wah thing. ) 20 watts isn't much. If it was 50-watts with a 50/25 watt switch, I would like it more. soldano is being sneaky. I checked out some pics of this thing, and nowhere on the back does it say where it is made. Also no place for the serial number. This thing better not be made in China. This thing is $2,000. That is very pricey for a 20-watt amp. The ICONIC is 80 watts, made in China, and it's only $1,000. Marshall DSL100HR is made in Vietnam, and it's only $1,100. Both the Iconic and the Marshall have high and low power modes. I like the sound of all these amps. So it would come down to which one is the better deal.

Hey jarod i need some advice , i just purchased a 10 band mxr eq ive been running in.front with my od and so on but tried it through loop and sounds more responsive through loop , is there any down side or dynamics im not picking up on that would make it better through front of amp , any advice and sending a thanks for all your awesome spot on help

Excellent review Jarrod! , I've had this amp for about 2 weeks now and this is a Keeper, I have it set up so I basically I have 4 useable channels. I had tried the SLO 30 and this is more versatile and 1k less. This amp covers it all, it's so easy to dial in. I use a few different boost/OD pedals to tighten it up a bit for the different gain stages "Galaxy's". I tried it with my V30 cabinets but I prefer it with my Greenback cabs, just my .02.

Nice demo on this amp.

Sounds great!

Hey I have the same guitar 🤘😎🤘

Cool but not enough gain for me. Im with you, why cant an amp company put out a small amp with two high gain so you can dial it the way you want. Still waiting on that. One chugga chugga channel and another chugga chugga. Then you can dial back one to the way you like it. Throw in midi and IR loader and it will sell like crazy.

Thanks!

Are you in E standard?

Cool amp but very expensive which isn't surprising being it's a Soldano. I think I would go with the Engl Ironball SE over this though in the 20 watt amp range. Also, maybe I missed it but I didn't see you ever adjust the Vol1 or Vol2 knobs in your demo. With the amp also having a Master volume, I would think that these 2 would give you additional gain on the 2 high gain channels. Something to look at again I guess if you missed it.

$2000 for a 20 watt amp ? No thank you. I’m a poor old metal head man ! Sounds amazing but geez so expensive!

First here!

"the best amp Soldano has ever built." clearly you never played the 100

Being I'm such a fanboy of the SLO100 I like the tone of the Astro but it lacks some of the mojo. For a 20 watt it does comes across pretty large.

I just bought one from Motor City. I was pretty much sold already but without your video I would have bought it from Sweetwater and they would have called me on the phone. I really hate that. There is no way to stop them from calling my phone. I could order strings and they would call me. I order stuff from amazon and reverb and now Motor City specifically because they won't call me. Rant complete. Party on.

Man…… the tone stack does NOT work on the clean channel , only the tone knob . I can’t believe you thought there was a difference when you dialed them . They have zero effect on that channel….