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Published on 10/12/10 at 09:40The 60W lamp equipped HP Celestions 80. For the rest see the previous opinion. (I put 8 instead of 9 or 10 because of Celestion 80 precisely.
UTILIZATION
So I'm posting this review after a test in the store (rather long), so I have not seen the manual but still read the manuals for an amp like that? I had already tested the HT-20 (because they had it in stock) Blackstar to home, but I did not particularly taken slap.
Besides, I have not tried millions of amps, but I played for years on a 5150 and I always hated playing live on most other amps ... Anyway.
So I think it must be said, the HT 60 is plug and play. You plug it sounds. However, for settings like that really, he'll have Bignou fiddling, and this is great ... nay ... the HUGE highlight of this amp. The sonic palette is absolutely incredible. I do not think you can too get lost in the settings, but it will have to make choices for her scene, allowing only the footswitch to control all 3 channels + reverb, not the button "voice" (an idea for Mr blackstar for new releases ...)
Precisely, while we're at, pimples "voice" (available on all 3 channels, if they are) was the surprise. Indeed, a PRS CE 24 in the machine, clear sound, sounds, of course, but it sounds ultra british: very easy and pleasant crunch. But this is forgetting that famous button "voice". Do not believe as I believe it is a kind of "bright" as found on full-amp. Although in fact it sounds more bright with (or without, I do not know), the texture of the sound changes a lot, it's a lot straighter, with a little potato ... like the amps came from billionaire the U.S., but it still always crunch in the neck position.
The effect of voice was more or less the same function as effective channels of OD 1 and OD 2, ie the texture of the sound changes when it is really not bad triggers.
The presence and resonance knobs are not there for decoration and shape the sound (I have not exceeded 12 in each, because beyond that, it is the too-much ... the sound loses its transparency and potato ... more than enough but not too).
The ISF is also effective, but I have not tested in half-measures: either the middle or any side Rican or any side british (But especially these last 2 actually).
SOUNDS
So this amp can suit any style of music ... almost ...
For the same volume with the other channels, the clean sound is warm, creamy, but still not ultra-ultra versatile I think. To have a sound jazzy, I had to play with the knobs of my PRS (volume and tone), because it is not particularly "crystalline", even if very clear but it has a dynamic of hell: For the funk The rock genre is really ALL EXTRA!
(Well That said, I did not have fun playing with the master and volume, I put everything at noon, it would surely have resulted in a clear lowering the cleanest voume from clean and amount the master ... or vice versa).
I read somewhere on the net that the channel is quite versatile OD 1. Well ... It is quite true in my opinion, it goes from crunch ledzeppien, through the overdrive hairy to AC / DC heavy metal to leather, without going into the ultra hi-gain .. . ... and anything approaching it closely, and you can literally have a big distortion on this channel (maybe even cleaner than the OD 2 ... see ...).
And then there's OD2, this one is good is a misnomer, because it is millions of light years from the overdrive (OD Overdrive that does mean I think ...). It's Hi-gain, no more, no less (especially no less). It seems to me that Knob gain was about 4 / 10 to avoid the bees. The sound is punchy, hard dynamnique and ears at a volume low enough: 9 hours. We can make Metal smoothly with hairy, though, and it's a shame, this amp is not the most suitable in the field ...
Indeed, although the "overdrive 2" is hitting there something that bothers me the popping sound. This is a draft in the lower poilou of palm mute, not like a 5150 where they are neat and well rounded. And I think I can safely say that it comes from those pesky Celestion 80 ... I exaggerate, they are not cursed, nor bad, but I think that would sound really stupid excellently mounted V30, especially for countries metallesques.
OVERALL OPINION
I used it for 45 minutes today. It's good to have a few final stance, it can however be an idea. I was amazed by the craft. It has true versatility and a dynamic-really really nice. Moreover, it does not limit itself to imitate it and do not let metallers completely outdone. The power is there, it is undeniable, and as best seen in weight. It is sometimes a bit messy especially in the big popping sound and it's a shame, what else, it would have been the perfect amp.
I think this amp is worth its price, the V30 would be able to overcome its weaknesses in large distortions (I know I repeat myself) and a gain on the clean channel was not a luxury!
I still hesitate between the 60 Watt (HP and change later) or take the lead to put an HT 100 with 2x12 in v30, so I'm still making my choice ...
UTILIZATION
So I'm posting this review after a test in the store (rather long), so I have not seen the manual but still read the manuals for an amp like that? I had already tested the HT-20 (because they had it in stock) Blackstar to home, but I did not particularly taken slap.
Besides, I have not tried millions of amps, but I played for years on a 5150 and I always hated playing live on most other amps ... Anyway.
So I think it must be said, the HT 60 is plug and play. You plug it sounds. However, for settings like that really, he'll have Bignou fiddling, and this is great ... nay ... the HUGE highlight of this amp. The sonic palette is absolutely incredible. I do not think you can too get lost in the settings, but it will have to make choices for her scene, allowing only the footswitch to control all 3 channels + reverb, not the button "voice" (an idea for Mr blackstar for new releases ...)
Precisely, while we're at, pimples "voice" (available on all 3 channels, if they are) was the surprise. Indeed, a PRS CE 24 in the machine, clear sound, sounds, of course, but it sounds ultra british: very easy and pleasant crunch. But this is forgetting that famous button "voice". Do not believe as I believe it is a kind of "bright" as found on full-amp. Although in fact it sounds more bright with (or without, I do not know), the texture of the sound changes a lot, it's a lot straighter, with a little potato ... like the amps came from billionaire the U.S., but it still always crunch in the neck position.
The effect of voice was more or less the same function as effective channels of OD 1 and OD 2, ie the texture of the sound changes when it is really not bad triggers.
The presence and resonance knobs are not there for decoration and shape the sound (I have not exceeded 12 in each, because beyond that, it is the too-much ... the sound loses its transparency and potato ... more than enough but not too).
The ISF is also effective, but I have not tested in half-measures: either the middle or any side Rican or any side british (But especially these last 2 actually).
SOUNDS
So this amp can suit any style of music ... almost ...
For the same volume with the other channels, the clean sound is warm, creamy, but still not ultra-ultra versatile I think. To have a sound jazzy, I had to play with the knobs of my PRS (volume and tone), because it is not particularly "crystalline", even if very clear but it has a dynamic of hell: For the funk The rock genre is really ALL EXTRA!
(Well That said, I did not have fun playing with the master and volume, I put everything at noon, it would surely have resulted in a clear lowering the cleanest voume from clean and amount the master ... or vice versa).
I read somewhere on the net that the channel is quite versatile OD 1. Well ... It is quite true in my opinion, it goes from crunch ledzeppien, through the overdrive hairy to AC / DC heavy metal to leather, without going into the ultra hi-gain .. . ... and anything approaching it closely, and you can literally have a big distortion on this channel (maybe even cleaner than the OD 2 ... see ...).
And then there's OD2, this one is good is a misnomer, because it is millions of light years from the overdrive (OD Overdrive that does mean I think ...). It's Hi-gain, no more, no less (especially no less). It seems to me that Knob gain was about 4 / 10 to avoid the bees. The sound is punchy, hard dynamnique and ears at a volume low enough: 9 hours. We can make Metal smoothly with hairy, though, and it's a shame, this amp is not the most suitable in the field ...
Indeed, although the "overdrive 2" is hitting there something that bothers me the popping sound. This is a draft in the lower poilou of palm mute, not like a 5150 where they are neat and well rounded. And I think I can safely say that it comes from those pesky Celestion 80 ... I exaggerate, they are not cursed, nor bad, but I think that would sound really stupid excellently mounted V30, especially for countries metallesques.
OVERALL OPINION
I used it for 45 minutes today. It's good to have a few final stance, it can however be an idea. I was amazed by the craft. It has true versatility and a dynamic-really really nice. Moreover, it does not limit itself to imitate it and do not let metallers completely outdone. The power is there, it is undeniable, and as best seen in weight. It is sometimes a bit messy especially in the big popping sound and it's a shame, what else, it would have been the perfect amp.
I think this amp is worth its price, the V30 would be able to overcome its weaknesses in large distortions (I know I repeat myself) and a gain on the clean channel was not a luxury!
I still hesitate between the 60 Watt (HP and change later) or take the lead to put an HT 100 with 2x12 in v30, so I'm still making my choice ...