Designer Profiles

Amp Designer Extraordinaire / Hot-Rod Maniac Michael Soldano didn’t start playing guitar, building guitars or amplifiers until he was 21. In 1977, with many successful industrial design projects under his belt (including hot-rods, motorcycles and hydroplanes) as well as a growing reputation as “the guy that can build anything,” he opened a custom guitar shop [...]

Doug Roberts is a ripping guitar player and brilliant electrical engineer, and we are more than proud to have him in the Jet City brain trust. Not only is he cut from legendary musical cloth, being the son of famous Jazz guitarist, Howard Roberts, and not only did he help Michael Soldano design his first [...]

Andy Marshall started tinkering with electronics at an early age, consistently working on tube-based EEG machines for his father’s medical practice by age 12. As a part of his training he was guided through a tweed deluxe build that he was able to “frankenstein” from vintage audio equipment found in his parents’ basement. With a [...]