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Blackstar Amplification HT-5C
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Published on 02/05/10 at 00:39
Amp lamps (12BH7 and ECC83)
2 channels clear and overdrive
No effects
Effects loop
Upcoming speakers
Emulated headphone output (switchable 1x12 or 4x12)
Knob ISF

UTILIZATION

It was a very simple configuration the two channels with the same EQ (Bass, Medium, and Tremble ISF)
At first view you get a sound easy but to find these sounds must touch the EQ a bit.
Edit: I've had it 2 months now it is well established (especially HP) so recall does not push too hard at first to avoid damaging the HP

SOUNDS

My style of going to the Blues Trash metal, so I wanted a versatile amp and it is!
The ISF can render either UK or U.S., to 0 (UK) is pretty well defined edge typed property on the mesa without being ISF to 10 is more fat and heavy, typed marshall.
I play with is an Ibanez RG350 time, sending it and the amp really well respect the instrument.
For cleans I think they are good but not extraordinary, for the solo parts in the treble is a very round and warm sound but the rhythm with the basic chords (LA, MI, SOL ...) we have a more neutral than personality.
For the overdrive channel it to a knob and a volume gain, the gain is made cruncher mini amp in a way very nice, until you gain at 10 am in a really good crunch very round and you feel good that the ECC83 is not for nothing, knob gain at noon we discover overdrive sound pretty ideal for hard rock (70 ', 80') Iron Maiden no problem for example, Judas Priest ... 14h from the gain is frankly to raise the metal is heavy and round, unfortunately that is the trash like metallica to be struggling to find his account because the sound is heavy and round and not quite "dirty "So the good-on with a good distortion is happiness, in fact the couple are now the amp with a Boss DS-1 for metallica it just happens, it is especially interesting for a good sound with nirvana DS-1 coupled with the crunch from the amp on the overdrive channel, it gives depth to the sound of the DS-1 so it's ultimately a good balance.

OVERALL OPINION

I've had it about 1 month and I begin to feel comfortable with, before I had a Marshall MG10cd coupled with a Yamaha amp allow me to have a sound about right ... but very power level limit and reliability. Suffice to say that with this tube amp that changes, it cleans to cool and very nice saturation, cons by the choice of HP is limited, a better quality would celestion was very beneficial, but it passes, then if you wanted buy it and you had a good budget option for head with 2x12 speaker cabinets such as what it seem extra.
I want to highlight the exceptional build quality, a high quality Tolex a beautiful leather wrist, the amp seems very sturdy and very classy.
To summarize:

+ Finishes
+ Tone crunch and overdrive
+ ISF
+ Versatile

- The HP celestion a fair bit
- If you play mostly trash go your way or investisé in overdrive for
booster and a good distortion Metal style metal muff!
- Length of footswich (about 1.50m) this little displeasing especially for the stage but hey this is not the role of
So ... this amp for the home is acceptable.

In the end I cracked its crunch and its possible variations due to modulation of the guitar volume.
I find the value for money not outrageous given the finishing (I got it for 389 € at the corner store, same price as thomann.de ... without the shipping costs ^ ^).
I do it again this election 100x I hesitated on how to choose a transistor amp with good cleans, a modulation type Vox VT or low wattage lamps, I'm not disappointed at all I enjoy every day by turning on Stand By ON: D.