All user reviews of 4/5 for the Blackstar Amplification HT-5R

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UTILIZATION

It can hardly be simpler:

- Clean: 1 volume, 1 tone
- Sat: 1 win, 1 volume, 1 3-band EQ with a bonus ISF.

This gives a very good sound easily.

SOUNDS

I play metal and the sound produced by the amp not allow a lot of variety.
In the coming days, I will just add a 10 band EQ between the guitar and the amp just to have a wider range and can make a more accurate eq.

With double coil pickups, the clean crunch fairly quickly but it is quite musical.
The clean itself is quite nice with EMG 81 and 85 of my 7-string.

For channel distortion, not disappointed at all. And contrary to what a lot of users need to drive to the bottom to make it sound.

I play a Schecter Damien Elite 7GB and in response to a comment that criticizes the HT-5R due to its cold obtained ... a guitar equipped with EMG 81-85, I just answer that it is not at all microphones made for a warm sound! You should know what you want.

With my Schecter, the sound is actually quite cold but it has a surgical precision, the palm mutes are impressive for a "small" 5 watts.
With my Les Paul guitar and Seymour Duncan, I can assure you that the sound is really hot!

In repeats, it could happen if the batsman does not hit like a brute and the second guitar does not sound 100W lamps block.
To be honest, for a repeat of metalheads, it's a fair bit.

OVERALL OPINION

I pass an old Park G25R and various numerical simulations on PC to this little tube amp: no regrets!

For the time / quality ratio really good price. I remake this choice without hesitation.

Lamps 5w amp + reverb.

Channel with volume and tone.

Distortion channel with gain and ISF

Equalizer bass treble middle.

Mp3 emulated output hp + + + effects loop Footswitch

Only drawback affects the equalizer 2 channel so no independent adjustment between "clean" and "saturation"
Nevertheless there is a "tone" for the clean channel which still allows to change the sound a bit clearer.

UTILIZATION

It's pretty easy to adjust thanks to the ISF.
The reverb is good and I find the presence of an effects loop is a plus.

SOUNDS

I use this amp with isf bottom right.

I mainly play Guns N Roses and it suits me very well.

If you want an overview of the sound recorded with a zoom H1 (+ 2 clear his solos saturated)
<a rel="nofollow" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xlxO4arUf_c" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xlxO4arUf_c</a>

I use the gain to about 6-7 and I use a ZW44 overdrive to boost my solos.s
I sometimes add a delay "mxr carbon copy" which blends very well with this amp.

Otherwise I think you can get a multitude of sounds that is plain as saturated.
The clean channel is warm enough.
At the saturation I think it is perfect for a registry rock / hard rock.
It just lacks a bit of "depth" for solos, but it is possible to fill with pedals.

OVERALL OPINION

I've used it for a few months and I'm really pleased for the price.
5w is the maximum for me to play in the house. I think I made the right choice.