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Blackstar Amplification HT Studio 20H
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«  Love is what I need »

Published on 04/08/10 at 10:00
Blackstar direction for the site information precisely. But it gives bulk:

20W All Tube Head 2 Channels: Clean + Tone / EQ Overdrive + + 3Bandes ISF (voicing US / UK)
Reverb
A master
FX Loop
A footswitch

So 9 / 10 it correspont what I wanted but I admit that a small stand-by switch that is stylish and it makes "real tube amp" ... (What I quibble?)

UTILIZATION

You plug, you play, you turn the knobs ... and you find your sound
The Sound The slogan in your head is the modus operandi of the amp.
It limits the plug and play with everything you go out at noon that a clean oneself clean or OD. After much you polish up on and it works well

The manual I just looked quickly a priori rather simple and complete

I want to say that apart 'house and it is workable, that said you have to push a bit to get all the quality of clean and distortion, but volume chamber means the heat:)
conditions for groups you will understand by reading that I could not test for now

SOUNDS

I play it with my Schecter c1 classic.
So I get to hang any kind of sound because of the split-duncan and voicing of the amp.
I have sound slamming fenderien limit, has sound more round and fat type Gyps .. uh gibson. We feel quite right even though the types are at Blackstar alumni from Marshall, but I really do not like the sound Marshallian.

I was afraid that clean either incipide but by the power reserve is much warmer and deeper than the 5w I tested.
The AO has a bigger headroom I think he said.
So, with my config, I can have a rich tonal palette, and raised his bluesy vintage round and warm, stuff was more catchy and banging, and going up the good big distos modern enough, through the nice crunch and distortion more questions (thank you voicing).

(I will soon be testing with a strat jeff beck buddy we'll see what happens, I leave a few words in OCCAZ)


OVERALL OPINION

It's been a few hours I have now, I react so hot.
I really like the ISF, which is doing its work, but subtly thought. It does not fall into the caricature.
I tried the combo 5watt before. Bah its level, we are in the same spirit, but with more richness, more depth, more chest (normal are more horses under the hood). I have a chance to hear the Tiny Terror (very well too by the way) but the Blackstar is more versatile and has an effects loop .... and it's cool.
For the moment it is plugged into my HP Combot peavey (Bandit 112, the one with the red piping around, suddenly I do not know what is hp: s) and it sends fine.
I think the plug later on a baffle V30 I would say more on occasion.
If not next week I'll plug it into a 4 * 12 mounted Jensen (midrange I think) we'll see what happens.

For now I would do this election for 489 € in guitarshop (very efficient and responsive, it lacked the power and immediately sent me) I lack an amp that suits me with the sound that suits me and my effects loop to enjoy my gt 10 (without the simulation of course).
I would come back complete with the differences and experiences more hours of play on the beast (8 / 10 for the short time spent on it, and testing stuff which I still have to do to see all possibilities)