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REVIEW: Blackstar Amped 2 compact all-in one amp solution
24 Jan · Blackstar Amped 2 is the new 100-Watt amp in a pedal with built-in effects. In this review, I take this flexible new amp for a spin and share my view
The Gearnews Holiday Raffle Week Two: Win a Blackstar Amped 1 CLOSED
28 Nov 2022 · It's week two of the annual Gearnews Holiday Raffle! This week, we have the amazing Blackstar Amped 1 guitar amplifier to give away! What a prize!
The Most Versatile Budget Guitar Amplifiers You Can Buy
27 Nov 2022 · Versatility is key for the modern gigging guitarist. Here are our suggestions for the most versatile budget guitar amplifiers currently available...
Blackstar AMPED 1: 100 watt amp for your pedalboard!
27 Sep 2022 · Blackstar AMPED 1 is a portable, powerful and versatile amp solution for guitarists that need versatility and a compact feature-packed amp
Guitar Gear Gems: Eleutheria Analog Flanger and more
13 Sep 2022 · Guitar Gear Gems this week contains the ultra limited Eleutheria Analog Flanger, the Ruokangas Valvebucker 2 and the Blackstar St James 2x12 combo
Blackstar CV10 Carmen Vandenberg Signature limited run combo
08 Jun 2022 · Blackstar CV10 Carmen Vandenberg Signature limited run 10-watt combo based around a single 6L6 power tube section with a 12" Celestion speaker
Blackstar St. James: The lightest 50 watt tube amp in the world?
17 May 2022 · Blackstar's St.James range of 50-watt tube amps offers all the tones and features. Just they won't break your back when you have to move them
Blackstar JJN 3: Jared James Nichols Signature Fly 3 mini-amp
15 Mar 2022 · The new limited edition Blackstar JJN 3 Jared James Nichols signature Fly 3 mini-amp offers 3 Watts of Blues Power with custom aesthetics!
Blackstar Goes Home Audio: Audio Pro Drumfire Blackstar Edition
27 Oct 2021 · Blackstar collaborates with Scandinavians Audio Pro to create the Drumfire Blackstar Edition wireless multi-room Bluetooth Hi-Fi speaker.
Blackstar Dept 10: A new valve-based pedal range
12 Oct 2021 · Blackstar's new Dept 10 valve-based pedal range with Cab Rig simulator technology gives you ultimate control over your tone.
DEAL: Blackstar Silverline Deluxe Combo 100W 50% off – only this weekend!
18 Jun 2021 · Need an amp for stage and at home? The Blackstar Silverline Deluxe 100W amp costs only 348 instead of 779 Euros until 20 June 2021 23:59 CET at Thomann.
Deal: Get up to 55% off on Blackstar amps and effects!
14 May 2021 · Save up to 55% off list prices with this epic deal on Blackstar products, which includes the Series One, ID and Studio amps, plus the HT Pedals.
Best Practice Amps 2021: 9 great-value amplifiers to improve your playing
09 Apr 2021 · Need a compact amp for home practice sessions or as a songwriting tool? Here are nine of the best-value guitar practice amps on the market.
Blackstar Fly Neon: An ’80s neon-coloured ‘JEM’ of an amp
09 Feb 2021 · The new Blackstar Fly Neon comes in three hot '80s neon colours, and looks like the perfect mini amp for hot shred riffs and more.
NAMM 2021: Carmen Vandenberg has a new Blackstar CV30 signature combo
21 Jan 2021 · Bones UK and Jeff Beck guitarist Carmen Vandenberg has a new Blackstar CV30 30-Watt combo, limited to only 130 amps worldwide.
NAMM 2021: The Blackstar Studio 10 6L6 – now in Surf Green
19 Jan 2021 · Blackstar has added a new finish to its Studio 10 6L6 combo. The American-voiced amp is now available in a vintage-inspired Surf Green look.
Blackstar ID:Core V3 – Compact practice amps with Super Wide Stereo
13 Jan 2021 · Blackstar unveils new ID:Core V3 practice amps series - three new amps with Super Wide Stereo and a host of sweet features!
Blackstar teams up with Gordon Smith Guitars on its new Carry-on travel guitar
08 Dec 2020 · The new Carry-on travel guitar is a collaboration between Blackstar amps and UK guitar manufacturer Gordon Smith, and arrives just in time for Christmas.
Blackstar ACOUSTIC:CORE 30: An acoustic guitar amp for the Covid era
26 Oct 2020 · The new Blackstar ACOUSTIC:CORE 30 is more than just an acoustic guitar amp, adding features to directly integrate apps running on smartphones to live stream your playing to the internet.
Blackstar’s Live Logic integrates your guitar with a DAW and MIDI with ease
27 Jul 2020 · The new Blackstar Live Logic controller integrates with your DAW and MIDI devices, allowing you to control them with your feet, and freeing up your hands to concentrate on playing.
Blackstar boasts “glassy clean tones & crunchy overdrives” with new HT Club 40 MkII 6L6
17 Jul 2020 · The new Blackstar HT Club 40 MkII 6L6 is an updated version of the company's popular 40 Watt combo and comes loaded with a pair of 6L6 tubes for more American-style tones.
Blackstar Debut 10E and 15E: Practise amps with echoes of the past
08 Jul 2020 · Blackstar launches a new set of low-wattage practise amps, the Debut series, aimed at beginners to electric guitar... Hang on, have we seen these amps before somewhere?