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Blackstar Amplification HT-5R

Tube Combo Guitar Amp from Blackstar Amplification belonging to the HT-5 series

Public price: $569 incl. VAT
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«  dear, I have narrowed the amp! »

Published on 05/19/14 at 17:30
Tube amp (1 preamp, 1 power)
Two channels, footswitch included.
Effects loop with boost.
Headphone jack (emulation 1hp 12 "or 4 hp" 12)
External hp jack.
Clean channel: volume, tone
Overdrive channel: gain, volume, trebble, bass, mid, isf, digital reverb.
Joli (must love black), well finished, quality feel of the materials, not too heavy nor too light.
Made in china.
Ah yes hp 12 ".
Complete, compact, really class in this power range, but a bit more expensive too.

UTILIZATION

Config ultra simple, the clean channel is set with two buttons.
The classic drive channel also with that little something extra, the isf kind of new millennium outline refines the general setting, it simplifies your life.
The Connection is super convenient (loop, ext cab
.).
Never try the headphone, but still cool that it is the, little more can be important).
Frankly not easy to avour sound good.

SOUNDS

I use it with a gibson les paul standard and a gibson les paul studio premium plus.
Level effects, I've used it with a whammy dt, delay ekko 616 / mxr carbon copy and ditto, history test loop.
Then clean is clean but with blackstar recover after long had an old Fender Hot Rod Deluxe is not the top, tend to adjust the low tone and it passes.
Reverb embellished it clean a little steep, say, are that it does the job but it will undoubtedly inspire not solo millennium.
The drive channel is the strong point, extremely versatile (you can get a good clean) it is of course the big saturation rock / hard-rock modern rich in harmonics and isf gives this chameleon, though some have criticized him his lack of personality, I would answer it in their several.
The delay in the loop passes nickel, and c for solo top, the ditto as un.peu me less convinced.
A big point of this amp, it's got a super low-volume, but tube amp requires it should be pushing and 5watts everything is allowed (note it's still strong)

OVERALL OPINION

Great amp, very complete and serious little binding with good dynamic sounds beautiful.
Is the price, in slightly higher than the competition, but it is justified to me as nothing seems to miss him.
Top amp as booster or apartment.