Soldano amplifiers have been in the works for more than two decades, but serious production didn't start until 1988. Michael Soldano has been working and building things from the ground up ever since he was a kid. At, twenty-one he began playing guitar, and because of a shortage of cash while going to college, he built his own amplifier. His first amp was a Bassman copy that would pretty much blow up every night. He started fixing it and found that they were fun to actually work on. Mike´s knowledge of amplifiers really took off when he picked up some tube books from the library where his mom worked. They were throwing them away as they thought tube technology was obsolete. Doug Roberts helped Mike build his first amp in 1980. The first amp wasn´t much but it was a learning experience. He was building an amp on a chassis that he named Mr. Science. After he had saved enough money he bought a Mesa Boogie MK II. He decided that it needed some modifications and started a five year building process to make the "ultimate guitar amp." Mike moved to L.A. from Seattle and back with very little success. He had a couple SOL-100, which were the Super Overdrive Lead 100W amp, and had sold a few to friends and players. Tony Antidormi started working for Mike and tried to get the amp out on the music scene. Mike took a job as a roadie for a gig. When he got done with that gig, word had been spread like wildfire about the Soldano amp. The rest, like they say, is history. In 1987 and 1988 some big names bought Soldano amps, like Eric Clapton, and Mark Knopfler of Dire Straits. Later on came the Soldano/Caswell motorized preamp. Business has boomed ever since.
Currently Soldano produces a full line of amplifiers that have proved to be some of the best amplifiers on the market. Solidbodyguitars.com is a dealer of Soldano and sell them only because they are "the best amps out there." They now make a full range of head-units, combo amps, and speaker cabinets. In 2009, Soldano and a few others introduced a new line of amplifiers under the Jet City Amplification trademark that are based on famous Soldano circuits but produced overseas. Soldano history courtesy of Ritchie Flieger, Amps!
Amplifiers currently produced in Seattle, WA since 1987.

SOLDANO Guitar Amplifiers Models

SOLDANO ASTROVERB HEAD Image

SOLDANO ASTROVERB HEAD

- 20W, guitar head-unit, seven-tube chassis, preamp: 5 X 12AX7, power: 2 X EL84, solid-state rectifier, single channel, reverb, front silver control panel, single input, seven black knobs (preamp v, r, b, m, t, v, p), power switch, rear pan...

SOLDANO AVENGER 50W HEAD Image

SOLDANO AVENGER 50W HEAD

- 50W, head-unit only, all-tube chassis, power: 2 X 5881/6L6, single channel (SLO Overdrive channel), front black control panel, two inputs, seven knobs (preamp g, b, m, t, MV, p, depth), power switch, standby switch, rear panel: two speake...

SOLDANO AVENGER 100W HEAD Image

SOLDANO AVENGER 100W HEAD

- 100W, head-unit only, all-tube chassis, power: 4 X 5881/6L6, single channel (SLO Overdrive channel), front black control panel, two inputs, seven knobs (preamp g, b, m, t, MV, p, depth), power switch, standby switch, rear panel: two speak...

SOLDANO DECATONE HEAD Image

SOLDANO DECATONE HEAD

- 100W, guitar head-unit, all tube chassis, three channels (clean, crunch, overdrive), front black control panel, single input, 12 black knobs (Clean Ch. preamp, Crunch Ch. preamp, OD Ch. preamp, b, m, t, Clean Ch. v, Crunch Ch. v, OD Ch. v...

SOLDANO HOT ROD 25TH ANNIVERSARY HEAD Image

SOLDANO HOT ROD 25TH ANNIVERSARY HEAD

- 25W, guitar head-unit, all tube chassis, preamp: 5 x 12AX7, power: 2 X 6L6, two channels (normal, overdrive), front silver control panel, one input, eight black knobs (Normal Ch. preamp, OD Ch. preamp, b, m, t, Normal Ch. MV, OD Ch. MV, p...

SOLDANO HOT ROD 50/HOT ROD 50XL HEAD Image

SOLDANO HOT ROD 50/HOT ROD 50XL HEAD

- 50W, guitar head-unit, all tube chassis, two channels (normal, overdrive), front silver control panel, two inputs, six black knobs (preamp v, b, m, t, MV, p), power switch, standby switch, rear panel: two speaker jacks with three-way impe...

SOLDANO HOT ROD 100+ HEAD Image

SOLDANO HOT ROD 100+ HEAD

- 100W, guitar head-unit, all tube chassis, two channels (normal, overdrive), front silver control panel, two inputs, nine black knobs (Normal Ch. preamp, OD Ch. preamp, b, m, t, Normal Ch. MV, OD Ch. MV, p, depth), power switch, standby sw...

SOLDANO LUCKY 13 HEAD 50 Image

SOLDANO LUCKY 13 HEAD 50

- 50W, guitar head-unit, all tube chassis, power: 2 X 5881, two channels (classic vintage, overdrive), reverb, front black control panel, single input, 12 black knobs (Clean Ch.: v, m, b, t, r, OD Ch.: g, b, m, t, r, v, All: p), Clean Ch. b...

SOLDANO Lucky 13 Combo 50 Image

SOLDANO Lucky 13 Combo 50

- similar to the Lucky 13 Head 50 except in combo configuration with 2-12 in. speakers, 26 in. wide, 23 in. tall, 10.5 in. deep, 75 lbs., mfg. 2000-present.

SOLDANO LUCKY 13 HEAD 100 Image

SOLDANO LUCKY 13 HEAD 100

- 100W, guitar head-unit, all tube chassis, power: 4 X 5881, two channels (classic vintage, overdrive), reverb, front black control panel, single input, 12 black knobs (Clean Ch.: v, m, b, t, r, OD Ch.: g, b, m, t, r, v, All: p), Clean Ch....

SOLDANO Lucky 13 Combo 100 Image

SOLDANO Lucky 13 Combo 100

- similar to the Lucky 13 Head 100, except in combo configuration with 2-12 in. speakers, 26 in. wide, 23 in. tall, 10.5 in. deep, 78 lbs., mfg. 2000-present.

SOLDANO REVERB-O-SONIC 212 COMBO Image

SOLDANO REVERB-O-SONIC 212 COMBO

- 50W, 2-12 in. speakers, guitar combo, all tube chassis, two channels (clean, crunch/blues), reverb, front silver control panel, single input, nine black knobs (Clean Ch. preamp, Crunch Ch. v, r, b, m, t, Clean Ch. MV, Crunch Ch. MV, p), p...

SOLDANO SLO 100 HEAD Image

SOLDANO SLO 100 HEAD

- 100W, guitar head-unit, all tube chassis, two channels (normal, overdrive), front silver control panel, single input, eight knobs (Normal Ch. preamp, OD Ch. preamp, b, m, t, Normal Ch. MV, OD Ch. MV, p), bright switch, channel switch, pow...

SOLDANO SOLDANO 44 Image

SOLDANO SOLDANO 44

- 50W, 1-12 in. Eminence Legend speaker, seven-tube chassis, preamp: 5 X 12AX7, power: 2 X 5881, single channel (SLO crunch), reverb, front black control panel, single input, eight black knobs (preamp, r, b, m, t, Normal v, Lead v, p), powe...