Marshall AST2H Red 30 Watt Head

The Astoria Custom is a 30 watt head that will appeal to you if you want loud, clean valve tone at the heart of your sound.

The Astoria Series look is unique, with a boutique design. The front panels have a contemporary look with brushed aluminium, with quality switches and indicators. All of the new models have a leather strap carry handle and a solid, rugged construction that will stand up to all the abuse a gigging amp suffers.

The Astoria Custom is ideal for the player who likes unique features on an amplifier. As well as having distinctive tone, the format includes a single channel design with Boost switch to add plenty of natural gain when needed. The character of the amp goes from mildly mannered to pure tone heaven. On top of that, there is an Edge control to make the overall tone brighter or darker, as well as a Master volume, Power Reduction and Bright switch. On the rear panel of the Astoria Custom is a footswitchable FX loop with Send, Return and Level controls. If the FX Loop is unused, the Level control can be used as a volume boost. 

Solid Sound

The Astoria Series is expertly crafted and is designed, engineered and constructed to the highest possible standards at the Marshall factory in Bletchley, England. Astoria’s all-valve heart comprises of an ECC83 (12AX7) preamp, GZ34 rectification, and a KT66 output stage, which is cathode biased and has no negative feedback – a characteristic of many classic, vintage amplifiers.

Colour Coded

All Astoria amps and cabs feature colour-coded, vintage-style ‘Plexiglas’ Marshall logo badges inspired by the rare ‘oxblood’ logo badge used for a very short time in the mid ‘60s, and are covered with coloured vinyl: Blue & Cream for Dual, Red & Cream for Custom and Green & Cream for Classic. You can even get a cab to match, or clash, its up to you.