Soldano Astro-20 Head

The ASTRO-20 is a 3-channel, 4-Galaxy, Built-In-USA head 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.

3-CHANNELS OF All-tube Tone

Despite its incredible onboard control, the ASTRO-20 is a straightforward, all-tube amplifier that is powered by two 6V6 power tubes and four 12AX7 pre-amp tubes. There are three channels to select: Clean, Overdrive 1 or Overdrive 2. The Clean/Green Galaxy is a high-headroom circuit reminiscent of classic American combo amps. It ranges from crystal clean to slightly pushed crunchy tones dialed in with a single Tone knob and a 3-way Bright switch. Overdrive 1 and Overdrive 2 include independent Volume and Gain with a shared 3-band EQ. The Blue, Purple, and Red Galaxies can be assigned independently to each of the Overdrive channels via the Galaxy select switch.

THE Galaxies

The Blue Galaxy ranges from bluesy cleans to fat and sparkly hard rock tones. The Purple Galaxy takes over where Blue leaves off, delivering higher gain and a tighter response. The Red Galaxy takes you on a journey starting from Soldano’s iconic lead tones to a new phenomenal high-gain universe. The Blue, Purple and Red Galaxies can be assigned to Overdrive 1 or Overdrive 2 independently and saved for instant recall.

The ASTRO-20 lets you customize the overdrive channels to YOUR needs. For example, you can select the Red Galaxy for both OD 1 and OD 2 (and set the Volume and Gain differently on each channel), or OD1 as Blue and OD2 as Red, or OD1 as Purple and OD2 as Red – the combinations are endless.

ASTRO-20 Features

• 20W lightweight all-tube guitar amplifier
• 3 Independent Channels
• Overdrive Galaxies
  • BLUE Galaxy ranges from bluesy cleans to fat and sparkly hard rock tones
  • PURPLE Galaxy ranges from hard rock to punchy high gain drive with a tighter response
  • RED Galaxy with the famous sought after SOLDANO lead overdrive tone
• Low Latency IR Cabinet simulation (bypassable)
• 6 IR presets, individually programmable per channel – these are the planets around the star.
• Included 4 button programmable MIDI foot switch pedal
• USB Software Editor
• Limited 5-Year Warranty

HANDCRAFTED In the USA

Just like Soldano’s flagship amplifier the SLO-100, the ASTRO 20 is created to be the best. That’s why each one is hand built in the US, using the finest military-grade components. If you want to add the SLO’s groundbreaking voice to your rig with more tone shaping options than ever before, and without the size and ground rattling power of the 100-watt version, the Soldano ASTRO 20 is the amp for you.

With our limited lifetime warranty, we proudly stand by every Soldano amplifier we build.