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Blackstar - News and Rumours
You want all the latest news, rumours and everything else there’s to know about Blackstar? We're happy to oblige: On this page you’ll find everything at a glance – and it’s always up to date!
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?
Blackstar refines the HT Club 40 MkII Black & Blue Edition combo, inside and out
21 May 2020 · Classy! Blackstar has just announced an new upgraded HT Club 40 MkII Black & Blue Edition combo amp, with a new retro look and some great new tonal upgrades.
The JJN-20R MkII is Blackstar’s latest collaboration with Jared James Nichols
08 May 2020 · The new Blackstar Jared James Nichols limited edition JJN-20R MkII is a combo version of the blues rock guitarist's original signature 20-Watt mini-stack.
Best mini amps: 6 tiny amplifiers for lockdown guitar practice
04 Apr 2020 · Are you in lockdown and need a new mini practice amp for guitar? These six tiny guitar amplifiers by Marshall, Fender, Blackstar, Yamaha, Orange and Boss should be on your radar.
Blackstar Silverline amplifier series: New digital amps with boutique ambitions
10 Oct 2019 · The new Blackstar Silverline series promises a boutique feel with a tube sound. But the five amplifiers are completely digital - can that work?
Blackstar launches ultra-compact amPlug2 Fly headphone guitar amps
12 Jul 2019 · The new Blackstar amPlug2 Fly headphone guitar amps seek to make practise more fun for guitar and bass players. Both units have unique features aimed at either guitar or bass playing.
Blackstar gets rocked with Fly 3 Def Leppard Hysteria edition mini amp
31 May 2019 · Blackstar has just announced a Def Leppard Hysteria edition of their 3-watt Fly 3 mini amp featuring has the album's artwork and sporting the band's logo, too. Let's get rocked!
NAMM 2019: Blackstar JJN-20R Jared James Nichols signature amp
24 Jan 2019 · The new Blackstar signature JJN-20R Jared James Nichols is a two-channel, 20-watt amp head in Racing Green and has a few neat tricks up its sleeve. Bluespower!
NAMM 2019: Blackstar Super Fly – A busker’s dream?
23 Jan 2019 · New busker orientated portable amp, the new Blackstar Black Fly is an expanded and upgraded version of the ever-popular Fly series of mini amps. A busker's best friend?
NAMM 2019: Blackstar HT-1R and HT-5R MkII amps
18 Jan 2019 · New MKII versions of Blackstar's HT-1R and HT-5R amp range are aimed squarely at studio and home practice environments, coming in head and combo formats, plus matching cabs.
NAMM 2019: Blackstar HT-20R MKII Head and Combo Apmlifiers
11 Jan 2019 · Blackstar is launching the HT-20R MKII head and combo at NAMM 2019. Will this updated version of a popular amp bring enough to the table to convince players in a saturated market?
NAMM 2019: Blackstar bravely launches Studio 10, a trio of Class A combo amps
04 Jan 2019 · Blackstar is bravely launching three new 10W combos, the new Studio 10 range based on an EL34, 6L6 or KT88 output tube respectively but sharing the same single-ended input stage.
NAMM 2018: Blackstar Unity Pro new bass amp range
25 Jan 2018 · Blackstar are launching their first ever bass amps, the new Unity range has something at all price points and looks like it could help expand their already good name for making affordable amps for musicians.
Blackstar brings HT Venue guitar amp series up to date with Mk II
02 Oct 2017 · Updated for 2017 to include more responsive drive channels, voice switches and recording outputs, the MkII versions of the HT Venue series have more to offer than their predecessors.
Summer NAMM 2017: Blackstar launches 10-Watt mini-combo series
13 Jul 2017 · Celebrating 10 years of cool British amp design these limited edition combos are set to be perfect for home and studio use, with each 10-watt amp having its own distinct tonal character.