Okay this amp is clearly awesome but your melodic and harmonic choices sound so incredibly excellent that I'm fairly sure I'd love the sound regardless of what you played through.
@therewasascene8 ай бұрын
Agreed. As soon he dials in his pushed clean sound on anything it’s game on
@cheymanny87874 ай бұрын
Big heads are for big shows but good head is appreciated universally!
@michu123PL8 ай бұрын
15:17 - that PT riff caught me off guard! Great demo as always.
@herrkroupon97326 ай бұрын
Its by porcupine tree, blackest eyes
@shawnbrockert16493 ай бұрын
He played another PT riff before Blackest Eyes
@michu123PL3 ай бұрын
@@shawnbrockert1649 Yeah I guess the riff just before is quite similar to Shallow, I have not picked that up before.
@monsterk76038 ай бұрын
Rabea just playing a Soldano for 28 minutes? Count me in. And all the feels at 6:10 literally brought tears to my eyes. I was not expecting that. Fantastic content as always!!
@dananthony62588 ай бұрын
There’s something about that black custom les Paul I love. It’s just got that thing. I would never put that thing down. It’s probably top 5 coolest guitars I’ve seen in a while.
@KentuckyPatriot17768 ай бұрын
I agree. The headstock logo on the customs is one of the things that does it for me.
@frantiseksvarc16728 ай бұрын
You playing is always killer. This amp definetly sounds great.
@mikedrake7802 ай бұрын
I like how Rabea explains what he's doing but I have a lot of respect for how technical he can be but his picking techniques and Awesome feel blow me away!
@JordanJamesAW8 ай бұрын
Any time that Les Paul comes out it sounds absolutely immense. Always good to see it!
@Sinisterbvnny8 ай бұрын
beyond the tones, i like the space theme of it
@HLBmusix2 ай бұрын
7:18 I love how you announce the next galaxy not knowing it’s Color, then looking behind you and making a slightly surprised expression when it turns out to be blue
@woody26698 ай бұрын
While I appreciate all the new modern digital aspects in amps and thankfull it keeps the youngins involved in playing guitar in an age of video games at 59 i'm 2 old and 2 damn dumb to understand it all!😢. I guess i'll ride it out old school with just my guitar a cable and amp..jack it in and jack it up!!! Really enjoy the vids Bea!!!
@SoldanoCustomAmps8 ай бұрын
We put EVERYTHING you need in the package. The amp, power cord, 4 button MIDI foot switch, 7pin cable and USB cable. Think of it as an all-tube amp that allows you tailor the channels to what YOU need. You don’t need the computer at all to do this.
@sonny6string8224 ай бұрын
I’m 63 and I couldn’t disagree more. Embrace digital and you may just be surprised at what you’ve been missing, sir.
@woody26694 ай бұрын
would be a lot lighter!😁✌️
@sonny6string8224 ай бұрын
@@woody2669 definitely a lot lighter. Also more affordable. I have a standing church worship service that I play every week and I leave a digital L6 processor there, setup and ready to go, I also have the same processor set up on my home. I have a klon clone and a walrus audio voyager in the front. Anyways dive in my friend the water is fine.
@woody26694 ай бұрын
@@sonny6string822 👍
@PALongknife8 ай бұрын
I'm old enough to remember the Soldano "Hot Rod 50" and "Hot Rod 50+" models made back in the late-1990's through the first decade of this century. The "Blue" and "Purple" gain stage configurations remind me a lot of those. I'm guessing that was intentional. I really want one of these, but I'd also like to see a "big bottle" version with 6L6's pushing 40 watts or so.
@knowyoursound4818 ай бұрын
That is some tasty crunch right there... and of course very inspiring and awesome guitar playing.
@codygranrud62128 ай бұрын
Great playing, and awesome filmmaking. Very clean shots.
@BreadandFaxes8 ай бұрын
Great to see more guys demoing the clean channel on this beast. Bought one on the day they released and glad i did. Such a great amp.
@noodlegts8 ай бұрын
Love that Blackest Eyes riff you snuck in there.
@paulystark28908 ай бұрын
You make everything sound great my man! ❤
@KentuckyPatriot17768 ай бұрын
I bet he could make one of those small Altoids can amps sound savage!
@keschgelb8 ай бұрын
Yes, thats the "problem"....
@NestedRealities8 ай бұрын
Wow. Your playing always delights the ears. What reverb are you using? It sounds so rich and 3D.
@Leychen8 ай бұрын
Probably it's his Strymons -> kzbin.info/www/bejne/iIWXYpaGhMhkpMk
@DustinGarner888 ай бұрын
If he's using his full SA board it would be the Big Sky.
@jorgesilva64548 ай бұрын
L❤ve your tone (and videos) bro... Much respect!!! 🤜🏾✊️🤛🏼
@dougappel59248 ай бұрын
"Leslie" was giving me strong Superunknown Soundgarden vibes thru that thing... 👍🏻
@-plexico-8 ай бұрын
This! Red Galaxy is stellar. Thanks Rabea and Happy Holidays!
@francisskundaliny12957 ай бұрын
The tone from this paula is amazing! This amp sounds great too,&rabeas fingers are the crown In this soundkingdom,rockn rolly,bea!👍👍👍🎸🎸🎸
@UrVaDaddy8 ай бұрын
Was gonna pull the trigger on Victory Kraken V2… loved Bea’s and Lambchopper’s videos on them. Now this amazing Soldano comes out for $2K US dollars - with some amazing and really useful features. What to do, what to do…
@flips2208 ай бұрын
Why choose? You know what they say, you can cum on your bread and eat it too. Just splurge and get them both.
@asianaxeman8 ай бұрын
Got the kraken last month, it's killer, like an angry Marshall and modern Marshall combined , more power, better price. This soldano sounds more open sounding and organic on clean /light crunch.
@LifeHawkeye8 ай бұрын
A part of me wishes I could have a furnished warehouse where I could literally have every tube amp ever made on a shelf. There is so much good gear out there! My only head is an old Soldano Hot Rod 50 and it absolutely blasts. I may be going down the digital road moving forward though. Plus I need the money so selling this Soldano (😢) is most likely what I’ll be doing. But hearing Rabea sound so good through a Soldano amp makes me want to keep it! Love ya Rab!
@joker578 ай бұрын
I’ll take the hot Rod 50
@LifeHawkeye8 ай бұрын
@@joker57 what’s funny about it is that it’s either been modded, or it’s a boutique one off. There is an input jack to the far left on the front and I’ve never seen it on other Soldano models before. I even emailed the company themselves about it and they were clueless. My guess is the previous owner did the mod themselves and made it for a footswitch input jack from the front?? There’s one on the back already but I can’t figure out what it’s for exactly lol.
@halfindy8 ай бұрын
In retrospective it’ll only be an amp issue if you play better musical ideas after switching. I keep my fingers crossed for you! 🤞
@TheJasonEstes6 ай бұрын
@LifeHawkeye The single channel Hot Rod 50 had a low and hi input from the factory... Are you saying that there's a third input on the front?
@shuno_music8 ай бұрын
Oh boy. This is about to be my workhorse. Cannot wait to get my hands on this thing.
@DanielBrophyMusic8 ай бұрын
Mine just got here from Guitar Center today! Haven't even unboxed it yet.... friggin' more stoked than ever tho now. Killer demo as always, Bea.
@DavidJosephBoth4 ай бұрын
congrats man, hope you're loving it since you wrote this 4 months ago ;)
@DanielBrophyMusic4 ай бұрын
@@DavidJosephBoth Actually, yes indeed, I do! Killer amp.
@venemataylor8 ай бұрын
the one youtuber i was waiting to hear play this amp
@heeelga8 ай бұрын
Extraordinary as always, Bea! Unfortunatelly there is a ton of white noise in the sections where you are speaking this time. Didn't noticed that in any other video of yours. It's pretty unbearable with headphones on. Other than that keep on the good work. I'm always excited when you drop another new video.
@shawnbrockert16493 ай бұрын
Hell yea! Those Porcupine Tree riffs sound great with that Les Paul, thru that amp
@digiscream8 ай бұрын
Don't know if you've seen it, but there's an X88IR in the works too - has all the IR gubbins, but also MIDI (yes!), stereo loop return, stereo outs, and both drive channels are switchable crunch/OD.
@ChaosAttractor138 ай бұрын
What do you do with MIDI? Sorry for the noob question. 😅
@joker578 ай бұрын
That’s the prince clean sound
@Josh06outty8 ай бұрын
That Porcupine Tree riff! Great review!
@halfindy8 ай бұрын
Don’t get this wrong! After 32 years of playing guitar, I say, if this amp inspires you, it’s worth any price tag whether you play it with your new music man or your old chapman guitar. If it doesn’t speak to you, it’s worth 0 Euro, whatever brand the name the tag features. Great playing as usual!!! 🙌🙌🙌
@christianboddum87838 ай бұрын
Spot on!
@osun_ko8 ай бұрын
I totally agree with you
@wendelllaffin2408 ай бұрын
I've yet to watch one of your videos and think that it didn't sound good. always a pleasure to watch your amazing playing and equally great tone.
@yannickguitar15398 ай бұрын
This is my amp!🎉
@rufusjonsson43855 ай бұрын
I feel like Bea's vidoes deserve more likes! Awesome demo!
@davidfournier33558 ай бұрын
Love this guy! Killer style and tone..not only on the axe, but can sk8 pretty sweet as well🤟
@clouds58 ай бұрын
Finally amp reviews where they focus on switching guitars and pick ups... Always great when you hear amp demos and never see the guitar :D
@andydragomir8 ай бұрын
Hey! I love your videos a lot! I follow you for some time and you are a great inspiration for me. Every gear you touch sounds absolutely amazing every time. Listening to your music, it's clearly that you have a huge knowledge about creating tones. I would really like to see how your gear would fit in sort of a musical context. Maybe I'm not the only one that has this problem, but when I always create tones whiteout a context they sound great for my ear. As soon as I do a short composition whit those tones, they are sometimes completely garbage :))) I know it's a lot of work to do but can you try doing some demos with your gear by including them in some short complete mixes? Thank you and keep doing all this great stuff! ❤
@joaocarmo69988 ай бұрын
Was already smiling when hearing that tone but then I lost it when you started playing porcupine pine
@6stringsofgrace8 ай бұрын
Can't stop drooling over your new guitar
@-igg1-9128 ай бұрын
The BlackBeauty sounds amazing❤️🔥
@tranquilogen1768 ай бұрын
You just wanna play and we just wanna listen .. Cheers! 👽
@smokymack8 ай бұрын
Porcupine tree, nice 👍
@drockny8 ай бұрын
Hells yeah! "Blackest Eyes" from Porcupine Tree at 15:17
@bpaofferАй бұрын
Either this amp is badass and crazy ang for the buck, orthe music and playing is just badass. Donno what's better..
@dutchguitarist30788 ай бұрын
I think you sound the best through a Soldano 👌🏻
@OfirOrlinsky8 ай бұрын
Great sounding amp. I’m using it on my FM9 almost every time.
@BubbleWrapPerson8 ай бұрын
Blackest Eyes! I was just listening to In Abstentia earlier today!
@jspmusic79388 ай бұрын
Oh damn that Porcupine Tree Blackest Eyes Riff out of nowhere got me.. gotta listen to it now hahaha
@kaizerthomsen57388 ай бұрын
Lester is the name on Line6 variax for the Les Poul models.
@TJBorbonus8 ай бұрын
Channel 2 and 3 can be either Gain stage blue purple or red gain and master
@alaspoorjordan8 ай бұрын
This thing sounds mighty impressive given the wattage. Feature rich too. Of course, you make everything sound good though.
@marcusdellow8 ай бұрын
@@mrcoatsworth429I think you replied to the wrong comment 😅
@mrcoatsworth4298 ай бұрын
@@marcusdellow I did. What the hell😂
@zacharysmithingell54608 ай бұрын
Isn't that the truth! Such a tasteful player is Rabea.
@brianrylands57798 ай бұрын
Nice Bea, very nice
@hadin1018 ай бұрын
In Bea we trust! Sounds amazing brother
@JohnnyBeane8 ай бұрын
Rockin amp! 🎸
@darrylmedley65098 ай бұрын
I'd like to hear a comparison between this one and your SLO 100.
@richardfinney31798 ай бұрын
You will need a new set of ears with the slo 100 it will make your ears bleed and stop working I know Mike is a good friend and my neighbor growing up I spent many days in his shop with my guitarist playin his slo 100 amp and all the others he had in the amp room and the power was incredible I think my ribs got dislocated lol
@GaryWrightMusic8 ай бұрын
Sounds amazing! You look tired though my dude. Get some rest and happy holidays!
@phil1519878 ай бұрын
nice room.
@JaggedDyldo18 күн бұрын
Interesting that the software is identical to that of the Friedman ir-x software, made by synergy.
@nevusofota14 күн бұрын
Well they are all made by the same company, Boutique Amp Distribution
@donbehatin8 ай бұрын
it took me a couple days to watch this whole video cuz you played blackest eyes and i had to listen to the original song and adhd kicked in and by the time i got done with all that i forgot i was watching this video
@jerronimo458 ай бұрын
Your guitar, your name. Leslie sounds great.
@ScrambleBandOfficial8 ай бұрын
Procupine Tree - Nice
@danielsaturnino57158 ай бұрын
Well played sir.
@henryhuynh20998 ай бұрын
I’m gonna get a Soldano. Been saving for an SLO 30. Gonna use it for studio and my band. Then this came out…. It’s perfect for the studio and you make it sound great. You are my fav living guitarist. How do you feel about it vs the SLO.
@2ndEditionBryce8 ай бұрын
I miss the T shape guitars. But I guess it was time for a change.
@rockyrucker27898 ай бұрын
Happen to do a capture of this on the QC? 😅
@Axiom_Link8 ай бұрын
Fuckin hell this little guy is incredible. Thanks for the video Bea!
@brandonmessmer51027 ай бұрын
Great review and demo, as always, Rabea! One thing I've noted in all the demos i've seen thus far (yours being the best btw), there seems to be an inherent "boominess" in the bottom, even though the rest of the strings ring with great mid/highs...did you note this as well, and if so can it be dialed out at all or is that inherent? thanks in advance and cheers!
@abnerpgonz8 ай бұрын
fuckin Rabea man!!! smoking as always!!! forever an inspiration to me!!!
@allenmitchell098 ай бұрын
That Paul tho Bea!
@sopunkrock1018 ай бұрын
Sounds great 👍
@craigsnewfoundland23518 ай бұрын
Knophler like tones
@davidenoch8184 ай бұрын
What's that reverb and delay you're using???
@user-lv9nh8wf3r7 ай бұрын
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?
@d24isDURIAN6 ай бұрын
I don’t think you’d have an issue, my Mesa 25w is loud enough so I’m sure this will do the job.
@themanicmechanics4965 ай бұрын
Oh yes. I've done it several times. And never got the master above 9 o'clock. It cuts through like a soldano should. Very sweet in the mix.
@WhiteWizzard3 ай бұрын
What the hell are you using for Delay/Verb on that LP around 12:00? That’s the perfect mix and sound.
@Burnt_Gerbil8 ай бұрын
It’s a Lester Polsfuss, actually. ☝️🤓
@aaronwibr8 ай бұрын
Hey Rabea!!!!!! amazing video!!!!!! what genelecs do you have?!?!?!?!?!
@HVACRTECH-838 ай бұрын
Man,sounds killer even through the XLR out. Do you have an opinion on if the slo 30 is worth the extra cash over this? I havnt played either but ready for a new amp and the slo 30 has been in my sights for a long while. But now this comes out.
@kasperfauerby73898 ай бұрын
I think that depends on what you need. The SLO 30 obviously doesn't come with all those modern features. But as an owner of the SLO 30 I have to say I think it sounds a lot fuller and just "better" to me, than what I'm hearing in all Astro-20 demos so far. I do like the feature set, and that it now has 3 channels (kind of) - but I'm a bit disappointed that they went for a 20W power section... I've yet to hear a 20W amp that I really liked. I also don't really need the IR capabilities.. have a Suhr RL for recording (and prefer to work with IRs in the DAW for recording anyways) and if I were to take it out live, then I have other options for hosting IRs and send that signal to FoH that I prefer.
@mannyfragoza96528 ай бұрын
Bear your Reverb sounds like Liquid Sonic Gold dang. What pedal or effect is your Reverb?
@alexcrouse8 ай бұрын
Sounds epic, but for the money you could get a Quad Cortex and the Bea pack, and sound just as epic, and anything else on earth.
@peterpuleo94678 ай бұрын
Please do a proper video on the Friedman IRX.
@wadekresak21498 ай бұрын
Any possibility that your delay is the Timmons? It's uncanny.
@jonzyzsquad8 ай бұрын
Can you do a how to Ambient guitar video please?
@blackobsidian06 ай бұрын
lesli it is
@rickyricardo99173 ай бұрын
Dude loves every amp he reviews as long as the check clears!
@RabeaMassaad3 ай бұрын
No one paid for this review. They asked. I’m friends with the guys. I was up for checking it out. Further more, if it sounds good and I vibe with it. I like it… go figure
@davidgray87968 ай бұрын
There is no reactive load in this. When using IR's it's a digitally simulated power amp section and power amp in the amp is bypassed. Assuming same tech as Friedman IR-X for this.
@Ontariosound5 ай бұрын
Wonder why there is no Standby switch
@nevusofota4 ай бұрын
Amps don’t need them, just like the Friedman 20 watters. In smaller amps real estate is a commodity so the standby switch is the first thing to get rid of.
@calpsych64748 ай бұрын
just what the doctor ordered for someone who wants tone that's built like a brick sh!thouse ! I'm going to have to get one of these to go with my new November Burst Lest Paul
@allenmitchell098 ай бұрын
Have you been getting good results with recording those drums?
@BarqB8 ай бұрын
So its Soldanos answer to the Marshall DSL 20 or 40
@mrcoatsworth4298 ай бұрын
More to the Revv G20 and D20.
@turkinator1014Ай бұрын
Leagues better. Through a phone doesn’t do it justice.
@WutipongWongsakuldej8 ай бұрын
Les Paul's real name is Lester William Polsfuss. That's why Lester is a more appropriete name than Leslie. Of course it's your guitar so you can call it whatever you want lol.
@maximumguitarage8 ай бұрын
Rabea does the clean channel sound just like the SLO-100?
@turkinator1014Ай бұрын
Each mileage may vary, but you don’t have to rattle your neighbors organs to get great tone or saturation compared to your 100s, even more usable volume than the 30. I haven’t tried all of my pedal rig through it yet, nor completely cranked, but the amp itself sounds absolutely huge with the Soldano 2x12 vert cab without any effects. Seems very very versatile which is a huge thing for me. I’m gonna ride back to ATL and try it with my full pedal rig and if it checks out, it’s coming home with me.
@Dingaling-bs6zp7 ай бұрын
What can you tell me about this "tube screamer"? What is the term for them? Excuse my ignorance on the subject. I've been wanting to dive more into getting the tone I want with pedals but I don't know s*** about them.
@SlyHikari03Ай бұрын
Overdrive, You run it into the amp with tone at 12 o'clock, drive at 7 and output at 5, which saturates the input causing distortion to an overdriven amp/amp with mid gain.
@shitalchandrakulkarni59808 ай бұрын
Just one quick question How have u connected Neural to the external amp for effects n IR
@politoleo8 ай бұрын
Astro has a XLR out you can use without a cabinet connected and you can bypass IR as well
@Mikesosa758 ай бұрын
20 watts is enough for gigs?
@scottreynolds54558 ай бұрын
did you say "reactive load"?
@SwinginBluesTube8 ай бұрын
This amp offers so much!! Check out this video I made on using MIDI to control a Soldano Astro 20, Torpedo Captor X, & Golden Boy with an Ampero Control (all on different MIDI channels): kzbin.info/www/bejne/iGeWaWV5Zcd3jrssi=Y90suiYDtDzCuWaV
@mickcolton9148 ай бұрын
Please keep the neck on that thing flamed maple and not birdseye…anyway, amp sounds sick!
@snapfinger18 ай бұрын
The jury is out about the sale of Marshall & Soldano. Hope they don’t do the CBS/Fender, Norlin/Gibson thing. Honest Influencer.