HowieJams
Active member
I had to go back to GC and try the Soldano Astro 20 again.
The last time I tried it was when I went to demo the Friedman Pink Taco V2 and I remember the Friedman sounded better, but what I didn't realize was how to use the Soldano channels and galaxies.
I ended up ordering the Friedman Pink Taco V2 Head and 1x12 cabinet.
Lately I have come to the realization that out of my 3 Friedmans (Little Sister, JEL-20, and Pink Taco V2) the Pink Taco is the least versatile.
The Little Sister sounds the best, the JEL-20 has two channel flexibility, but the Pink Taco is just not as versatile as the other two.
So today I went back to GC and tried the Soldano again now that I have watched many videos on how to use it.
It is a much clearer amp than the Friedman Pink Taco V2 which is very mid heavy, plus it has so many different tones available from clean cleans to all out gain and everything in between. It should give me many different tones to work with.
They only had a demo in stock and no box which I didn't want, so they ordered me a brand new one for the same price as the demo which should arrive in 3-5 business days.
With my Trade-in of my Friedman I ended up out of pocket for $1057 after taxes, not too bad.
I took a bit of a hit on the Friedman, but that is how this game works.
Can't wait for the Soldano to arrive so I can do some demos.
I plan on running it thought the Friedman PT112 cab.
The last time I tried it was when I went to demo the Friedman Pink Taco V2 and I remember the Friedman sounded better, but what I didn't realize was how to use the Soldano channels and galaxies.
I ended up ordering the Friedman Pink Taco V2 Head and 1x12 cabinet.
Lately I have come to the realization that out of my 3 Friedmans (Little Sister, JEL-20, and Pink Taco V2) the Pink Taco is the least versatile.
The Little Sister sounds the best, the JEL-20 has two channel flexibility, but the Pink Taco is just not as versatile as the other two.
So today I went back to GC and tried the Soldano again now that I have watched many videos on how to use it.
It is a much clearer amp than the Friedman Pink Taco V2 which is very mid heavy, plus it has so many different tones available from clean cleans to all out gain and everything in between. It should give me many different tones to work with.
They only had a demo in stock and no box which I didn't want, so they ordered me a brand new one for the same price as the demo which should arrive in 3-5 business days.
With my Trade-in of my Friedman I ended up out of pocket for $1057 after taxes, not too bad.
I took a bit of a hit on the Friedman, but that is how this game works.
Can't wait for the Soldano to arrive so I can do some demos.
I plan on running it thought the Friedman PT112 cab.
