Bought this MkII club 40 amp originally just as a back up amp to leave at a rehearsal room. It has become my main amp and I have a few. Changed the speaker out to a Celestion V30, louder, clearer and even more beautiful tones, perfect upgrade. This is an incredible amp for the money. It will do everything and handles all my pedals wonderfully well up front and in the effects loop.
I have the original that I got for a ridiculous price used, but they did a nice job upgrading this. Played it in the store and everything is just a little bit more harmonic, but still tight. It doesn’t get the love it should. It fixes a lot of the issues from the vintage brands that are sorta stuck with their classic voicings that come with certain issues.
In case anyone is wondering, the cleans sound MUCH better in person. Great dynamics on both voices. If you have the chance, try one out. They sound great!
Demoed one today and was blown away. I ended up buying the amp. It has so much potential. Nice cleans, great classic rock tones and chunky gain. By far the best amp for the money.
Found a special edition of this called Kentucky special. Red casing, 6L6 tubes, and they claim screaming eagle is an upgraded speaker. Like their tvp amps highlight, almost nothing out there has the lows and highs like some 6L6s. The clarity on top of the aggressive palm mutes is lovely.
Doesn't sound bad in the video. Good enough that I'm compelled to try one out locally to maybe replace my Marshall DSL20 head and 2x12. The Blackstar seems to get cleaner than the Marshall.
@@tjborekvideo it's normal that a 20w reach breackup sooner. You have to compare it with a DSL40CR. I had it and is quite clean with big headroom. I tried also a Blackstar HT40 club Vintage with a Celestion V30 and was awesome!
Jelton Inc. I’ve been interested in that amp and I’ve only tried the stock black EL34 version. How do they compare? I’ve also had the dsl40cr on my radar as a potential candidate as well.
Great demo! This amp seems like it would cover all my bases since my band has quite a few songs that go from clean to overdrive mid-song. Great playing as well!
@@areyoujelton Hey does black and blue edition do good clean fender-y like blues tone? There's not much demo of it so can you please help me cuz I'm stuck between fender hot rod deluxe iv and blackstar ht40 black and blue edition.
I just heard one in person and I was shocked. Totally blew me away. The best sounding amps in the entire store were this one and the 5 watt black star. And I thought black star was ass.
Great demo, great playing, great amp! Tried one in a guitar store in Boston, sounded so good! (a producer came near to me and offered me a job! haha) It was the amp tough.
I love this amp. Works great of the get go. I had a spare Celestion V30 so I swapped and it is even better. I would love to have a full set of eq controls for the clean channel, like the OD channel. The expanded foot switch is an awesome addition. Love the power management switch, great future.
@@mattprobert8268 If you are into rock to metal, I would recommend the MKII hands down. The ability to switch it to 4 watts makes it extremely comfortable for use at home, switch it to 40 watts and it’s practically gig ready. The clean channel is good but not superbly clean.
Great amps. I may get one soon. They're like a Marshall, with many more voicing options. I dig Marshalls, but they always lacked control and the tone controls are very rough. Blackstars are very easy to use for dialing in just the right tone.
Can confirm after having this amp for almost 2 years. It’s reliable, loud, and versatile. However probably tops out at around 90’s metal. A lot of noise with the gain dimed especially with the “modern voicing” selected. If you want a 5150 then get a 5150. If you want to play anything from chuck berry to rage against the machine. This amp can hang. Wondering if some of the noise I described could be the fact I haven’t ever biased the tubes. Been thinking about upgrading them and maybe getting a greenback or something else to replace the 70/80. Still not a bad place to start for my first tube amp. I’m happy with it.
@@keysersoze9667 honestly I play at bedroom levels 90% of the time. I’ll crank it on the weekends. It gets quiet enough to play any time day or night. Yes it has the 4 watt mode. I have used it. It’s not a terrible feature at all. In fact I’ve forgotten I left it engaged the next day and turned it up and it still gets loud enough to not realize I was using it. It’s just with channel volume and master volume, you really don’t need it. I might learn some tool just to confirm it can do it. I think it should be fine. Probably want some effects pedals to compliment it. Seems like tool used some effects like chorus but I can’t remember as it’s been a while since I listened. On that note I have a boss katana 2x12 that I use for modeling and haven’t really used pedals through the Blackstar yet. So I can’t comment on that.
@@keysersoze9667 I would also just clarify that it has decent tone at low volume. Even if you do need to push it a little to get the full sound. if you were playing on the clean channel for a certain part of a song and you wanted a little break up at low volume. Then you might actually get use out of the 4 watt mode.
Thanks for the great review. We get to hear the amp and not a lot of talk. ;-) I really like that you use a Strat and Les Paul to show the versatility of the amp!
Got the 6l6 version really happy with it. I knew this guy could show how an amp sounds, I knew that hè could do clean/blues/rock flawless. But now he also played metal wtf 😅😅😅
The overdrive is tighter than the previous version. I used one on many gigs and the clean channel loved pedals but the amp distortion was a tad tubby. The new one is better voiced.
After watching probably all MKII vids, I really think I finally found the first amp combo that doesn't sound do damn passive, flat and "woodbo"-like like virtually all other amps I have ever seen, hard or played. How can this be?
Especially with this demo. A lot of the people who demo this amp play a lot of heavy stuff and pay like no attention to the clean Chanel and can’t dial in a good clean tone. This guy actually really showcases those cleans for which is great for me cause I like pedals
@@isaacarussi5822 I can attest that the Stage 60 gives truly juicy and haunting clean tones in addition to "punch in the face" dirty tones. Of course the biggest problem is it's size and weight. Absolutely no good for bedroom practice but for stage it is jaw-dropping. I miss mine, but could not justify keeping it since I cannot get gigs.
Maaan... great demo, BUT... why don't give it a try strat on some dirt?! Not all of us play both LP and strat on the gigs, in fact probably very few out there do... :/
I play all kinds of music from zep to Vince Gill I have the 20 watt. Sound guy runs it through DI sometimes, BUT my point….this amp will do it all! Don’t overlook it. It’s not a metal amp. One of the most versatile amps I’ve played 30 plus years. Would I buy another . Yes!!!
More than adequate! I used to run my HT-20RH Mk II direct -- a couple times with no cabinet because we had started using in-ear monitors. IIRC, I think I preferred the 1x12 mode because 4x12 sounded a bit flubby. Hell, even my inexpensive Boss Katana Head has good emulated line out tones. For playing live, I try not to overthink and avoid IR-related rabbit holes. My biggest problem with modern gear (especially modelers) is that it's too easy to spend more time tweaking than actually playing.
Buy the optional FS-14 5-button footswitch to give OD1 and OD2 voices their own buttons. It's like having a 3-channel amp, plus a "secret" 6dB volume boost, and Reverb on/off. Well worth it (if you get a good one that actually works--my first one was DOA).
I'm currently debating between this or a Fender Bassbreaker 30R... which is clearly more expensive. The Bassbreaker honestly seems to be the perfect amp (somewhat) in this price range, but these cleans are nicer than I expected. I'm doubting whether the Fender is worth the extra cash. Plus the Blackstar has real metal ability, whereas the Fender might need a pedal. UGH. Excellent demo and review.
Emulated out has an option to emulate between 412/112 cabinets, clean has more control, footswitch replaced reverb button on the footswitch with button to switch types of channel. Its definitely an improvement especially for the clean channel, considering it has no eq. Its also a bit lighter in weight. Still heavy, both of them, but yeah. Theres other stuff im missing im sure.
@@tjborekvideo No one else was selling them cheap. Only Andertons. So can't have been that much of a clear out if no other retailer in the UK was discounting them at time of purchase. Obviously I checked.
@@jeremybeavin9737 th-cam.com/video/gDf_qDFt9bo/w-d-xo.html I sure did. Here's one of them. Through a BLACKSTAR HT CLUB 40. The old one as well. Not the newer one .. Andi tell you the line 6 bogner. Gets also a fantastic strat Stevie ray/Hendrix/ Blackmore any serious strat sound u looking for. Yngwie etc. It really does the line 6/bogner. Have used them for years on a budget for a killer strat tone
@@jeremybeavin9737 no I didn't review it I just rocked thru it. With each guitar. A strat a Jackson a Dean and a Les Paul. But thanks. All I said was this video doesn't do it any justice in tone dept at all. I using my volume knob for gain. And just bending like a fiend. Sustains for days. On this amp. It kills. Don't u think so.
I don't know if you're still in the market... But, if you keep this amp set in the F-type clean voice on channel 1, you have as good a pedal platform as a Fender twin: loud and clean. To my ear, the Blackstar isn't quite as mid-scooped or trebley as a twin. Which, for me is a plus. But that is a matter of taste; lot's of people love the twin. If super clean / pedal platform is all you want, your best bet might be to look at used Fender amps on Reverb.com or your local music store. I believe this amp would work for you, but you might end up paying for 4 channels and never using 3 of them. I actually played for several years with a used bass amp which I got a ridiculous deal on (and an eq pedal to force the voicing that I wanted). It was very clean throughout the entire volume sweep and louder than I ever needed! I had a couple of pedals that took care of my OD and reverb, so that wasn't a problem. If you see a good deal on a used bass amp, that might be something to consider too.
@@matthewcoenen6957 What Matthew said. I really like the cleans on this amp. Modern setting on clean has tons of headroom. The Boutique setting breaks up nicely.
12AX7 and ECC83 are the same tube. Just different names based on geographical region (UK vs US). I know though, it gets confusing. I didn't know that until somewhat recently.
I just got one of these and the treble is insane. I can't tame it. This is the brightest thing I have ever heard and I hate it. something must be wrong with it
I got rid of mine after a week. It sounded too much like a SS amp/distortion pedal. Then I got wondering... two preamp tubes, that much gain, and an artificial tone. What gives. Research...hybrid. Ordered a peavey 6505+ combo.
@Leigh Duxbury you right in some regard. i just didn't like the fact that i paid a grand to get two preamp tubes and a tube screamer. i wanted pure tube high gain. they promote it as that, more or less.
MJ Millar How you liking the 6505 combo? Thank you I was about to purchase the ht club 40. The 6505 doesn’t have a master volume :( do you recommend an EVH 5150 combo and a Marshall dsl 40cr? Seems like both have 4 preamp tubes
You are joking right? Your tripping out in my opinion, this sounds nothing like a SS amp. It's full power tube output tube with 2 pre tubes with assisted gain circuit. The thing that's stupid is if it just had the 2 pre tubes minus its gain circuit and you put a tube screamer (gain circuit) in front of it then you'd be happy, all they did is put the pedal inside of it (no different to a pedal) and they did a cracking job. People spend $4G on Kempers and AxeFX and they are modelers (virtual gain circuits) and then put it through the clean on a tube amp that uses very minimal of the preamp tubes and people gush over them. Some people just trip on their own thoughts and convince themselves that something isn't right when majority of people love it. These amps are worth more than the asking price and are giant killers in the amplifier market as the sales numbers speak for themselves as these blackstars have a reputation of great tones for the buck. Put a V30 and JJ tubes in this HT40 MkII and it's will keep up with anything on the market and I mean anything. Peace to you my friend and just my opinions : D
MJ Millar even if you are a 15 year old that only plays with distortion, the cleans still matter. Everything is built off the cleans. If they don’t sing out of the amp in a strong, soaring way (without clipping too early) its a bad sign. Also chorus and delay only work if I want to sound like chorus and delay. I don’t.
@@mjmillar452 some people care about cleans. You probably haven’t played an amp that does cleans well, hence why you don’t care for good cleans. Once you get a good clean tone, you’ll never want shitty cleans again.
Yes but the direct out doesn’t recognize the master volume, only the channel volumes. So if you switch between channels it’s gonna be really noticeable. Especially if you use the volume to drive the clean channel
Bought this MkII club 40 amp originally just as a back up amp to leave at a rehearsal room. It has become my main amp and I have a few. Changed the speaker out to a Celestion V30, louder, clearer and even more beautiful tones, perfect upgrade. This is an incredible amp for the money. It will do everything and handles all my pedals wonderfully well up front and in the effects loop.
is it the celestin vintage 30 8 ohm?
Dude always breaks off the best demos of any gear they set in front of him. Fantastic player and thoughtful walkthroughs.
I have the original that I got for a ridiculous price used, but they did a nice job upgrading this. Played it in the store and everything is just a little bit more harmonic, but still tight. It doesn’t get the love it should. It fixes a lot of the issues from the vintage brands that are sorta stuck with their classic voicings that come with certain issues.
Agreed. This video doesn't do this amp any tone justice I uploaded a bunch of videos using this amp. And tone demos . Check em out friend
@@scottykingdavidJim is a tremendous player and as far as I am concerned I’m hearing some serious tone
In case anyone is wondering, the cleans sound MUCH better in person. Great dynamics on both voices. If you have the chance, try one out. They sound great!
People don't realize that TH-cam compresses the videos, bet that amp sounds killer in person!
This guy can really play well and makes great use of the guitar and amp
Great review
Demoed one today and was blown away. I ended up buying the amp. It has so much potential. Nice cleans, great classic rock tones and chunky gain. By far the best amp for the money.
Found a special edition of this called Kentucky special. Red casing, 6L6 tubes, and they claim screaming eagle is an upgraded speaker.
Like their tvp amps highlight, almost nothing out there has the lows and highs like some 6L6s. The clarity on top of the aggressive palm mutes is lovely.
Got myself one of these last year. It's a great amp for its price range. Very versatile and takes pedals well.
Good that it takes pedals well. My ID60 does NOT like em
@@EJ2K2K My ID30 loves them Clean channel gain on full
Nice sounding amplifier, you did a good job on the tones, thanks.
It sounds so much more badass in person.
Doesn't sound bad in the video. Good enough that I'm compelled to try one out locally to maybe replace my Marshall DSL20 head and 2x12. The Blackstar seems to get cleaner than the Marshall.
@@tjborekvideo it's normal that a 20w reach breackup sooner. You have to compare it with a DSL40CR. I had it and is quite clean with big headroom. I tried also a Blackstar HT40 club Vintage with a Celestion V30 and was awesome!
AceRob 71 I have the black and blue edition with the vintage 30 and it melts face!!!!
Jelton Inc. I’ve been interested in that amp and I’ve only tried the stock black EL34 version. How do they compare? I’ve also had the dsl40cr on my radar as a potential candidate as well.
Good amp I was shocked when I played it! It can do classic rock,hair metal,metalcore
This sold me on the dark and light reverb setting that plate reverb is definitely what a lot of 80s hair bands used
Great demo! This amp seems like it would cover all my bases since my band has quite a few songs that go from clean to overdrive mid-song. Great playing as well!
I chose this over a Marshall and I love mine to death
Same here
I just got the black and blue version w/ the vintage 30 speaker... fuck it’s amazing.
@@areyoujelton Hey does black and blue edition do good clean fender-y like blues tone?
There's not much demo of it so can you please help me cuz I'm stuck between fender hot rod deluxe iv and blackstar ht40 black and blue edition.
That is one good sounding amp
Good speaker miking helps.
I just heard one in person and I was shocked. Totally blew me away. The best sounding amps in the entire store were this one and the 5 watt black star. And I thought black star was ass.
Great demo, great playing, great amp! Tried one in a guitar store in Boston, sounded so good! (a producer came near to me and offered me a job! haha) It was the amp tough.
I love this amp. Works great of the get go. I had a spare Celestion V30 so I swapped and it is even better. I would love to have a full set of eq controls for the clean channel, like the OD channel. The expanded foot switch is an awesome addition. Love the power management switch, great future.
Hi, I'm thinking about getting one of these. Wondering what it's really like for use at home. Is it suitable or too much? Thanks
@@mattprobert8268 If you are into rock to metal, I would recommend the MKII hands down. The ability to switch it to 4 watts makes it extremely comfortable for use at home, switch it to 40 watts and it’s practically gig ready. The clean channel is good but not superbly clean.
@@HeadHunterJujujaja Thanks for your thoughts, really appreciated
Sounded so much better with the master up. Great sounding amp really :)
Great amps. I may get one soon. They're like a Marshall, with many more voicing options. I dig Marshalls, but they always lacked control and the tone controls are very rough. Blackstars are very easy to use for dialing in just the right tone.
So, did you get one?
GREAT Tone on these! Wow. Very good player to showcase it too
If you had to choose between this and the HT20 MK2 in terms of versatility, which would you go for?
Can confirm after having this amp for almost 2 years. It’s reliable, loud, and versatile. However probably tops out at around 90’s metal. A lot of noise with the gain dimed especially with the “modern voicing” selected. If you want a 5150 then get a 5150. If you want to play anything from chuck berry to rage against the machine. This amp can hang.
Wondering if some of the noise I described could be the fact I haven’t ever biased the tubes. Been thinking about upgrading them and maybe getting a greenback or something else to replace the 70/80. Still not a bad place to start for my first tube amp. I’m happy with it.
How’s it sound at bedroom volumes? Debating between this and a DSL40. I play primarily Adam Jones “tool” tones
@@keysersoze9667 honestly I play at bedroom levels 90% of the time. I’ll crank it on the weekends. It gets quiet enough to play any time day or night. Yes it has the 4 watt mode. I have used it. It’s not a terrible feature at all. In fact I’ve forgotten I left it engaged the next day and turned it up and it still gets loud enough to not realize I was using it. It’s just with channel volume and master volume, you really don’t need it.
I might learn some tool just to confirm it can do it. I think it should be fine. Probably want some effects pedals to compliment it. Seems like tool used some effects like chorus but I can’t remember as it’s been a while since I listened. On that note I have a boss katana 2x12 that I use for modeling and haven’t really used pedals through the Blackstar yet. So I can’t comment on that.
@@keysersoze9667 I would also just clarify that it has decent tone at low volume. Even if you do need to push it a little to get the full sound. if you were playing on the clean channel for a certain part of a song and you wanted a little break up at low volume. Then you might actually get use out of the 4 watt mode.
Great demo brother! Never seen someone making so much faces doing a power chord XD Nice video!
😂
Thanks for the great review. We get to hear the amp and not a lot of talk. ;-) I really like that you use a Strat and Les Paul to show the versatility of the amp!
Do peoples dark evil side come out as they play an instrument?
thank you for your demo and for you elegant touch. One question: can i also get jazz sound from this amplifier?
Just crank the master up. There's jazz there as well.
Got the 6l6 version really happy with it. I knew this guy could show how an amp sounds, I knew that hè could do clean/blues/rock flawless. But now he also played metal wtf 😅😅😅
The overdrive is tighter than the previous version. I used one on many gigs and the clean channel loved pedals but the amp distortion was a tad tubby. The new one is better voiced.
What new one
After watching probably all MKII vids, I really think I finally found the first amp combo that doesn't sound do damn passive, flat and "woodbo"-like like virtually all other amps I have ever seen, hard or played. How can this be?
Especially with this demo. A lot of the people who demo this amp play a lot of heavy stuff and pay like no attention to the clean Chanel and can’t dial in a good clean tone. This guy actually really showcases those cleans for which is great for me cause I like pedals
@@isaacarussi5822 I can attest that the Stage 60 gives truly juicy and haunting clean tones in addition to "punch in the face" dirty tones. Of course the biggest problem is it's size and weight. Absolutely no good for bedroom practice but for stage it is jaw-dropping. I miss mine, but could not justify keeping it since I cannot get gigs.
How well does the clean channel like pedals compared to a hot rod deluxe?
have my eyes dead set on this amp.. forget the marshall dsl40
Are these good pedal platforms? Mainly using a rat distortion
Maaan... great demo, BUT... why don't give it a try strat on some dirt?! Not all of us play both LP and strat on the gigs, in fact probably very few out there do... :/
come on dude, litterally 95% of guitar demos on youtube are strats, i think u can handle one demo with humbuckers.
@@brodyskelton5209 mate, u miss the point. I don't praise the strat-only demos either.
@@trapastrofa yeah my bad, sorry.
Is the 6L6 better?
Are u demoing the guitat or the amp men??? U focused on the guitar pick ups
Hi. This or the 6L6 for the best pedal platform for high gain Pedals?
Minor correction the FX loop is actually +4 db and -10 db switchable.
to much sun on the noggin'...lol
NIce quality demo!
Nice demo sir.
I play all kinds of music from zep to Vince Gill I have the 20 watt. Sound guy runs it through DI sometimes, BUT my point….this amp will do it all! Don’t overlook it. It’s not a metal amp. One of the most versatile amps I’ve played 30 plus years. Would I buy another . Yes!!!
I own one. It's a Gojira beast !
I absolutely love mine. Pretty wild amp for a guy who can barely play 😅
Good morning I have that amplifier ime using a Ritchie blackmoore fender strat guitar and tony iommi sg Epiphone
that is one shiny head. I love my Blackstar.
Dıd u prefer ht40 or ht20
how to save presets? when you switch voice, does it remember the preset?
Yeah , just leave the Knobs where you set them . Or buy a Boss Katana
Killer tones from this amp.
do you recommend me this amp?
What tubes are in the new new ones????
Ruby El-34BHT
What mic is that on the amp?
Great review
He comes out swinging with Ted Nugent, hell yeah!
I want to like this but it just sounds so scooped, maybe slightly compressed even with the mids up.
Anyone tried emulated outpouts? Are they any good?
More than adequate! I used to run my HT-20RH Mk II direct -- a couple times with no cabinet because we had started using in-ear monitors. IIRC, I think I preferred the 1x12 mode because 4x12 sounded a bit flubby. Hell, even my inexpensive Boss Katana Head has good emulated line out tones. For playing live, I try not to overthink and avoid IR-related rabbit holes. My biggest problem with modern gear (especially modelers) is that it's too easy to spend more time tweaking than actually playing.
Soo whats the diff with mk1¿
Can you go from clean to distortion with the footswitch?
Yes, obviously.
Buy the optional FS-14 5-button footswitch to give OD1 and OD2 voices their own buttons. It's like having a 3-channel amp, plus a "secret" 6dB volume boost, and Reverb on/off. Well worth it (if you get a good one that actually works--my first one was DOA).
As soon as you started off with some Uncle Ted, I knew this was gonna be a good review!
I'm currently debating between this or a Fender Bassbreaker 30R... which is clearly more expensive. The Bassbreaker honestly seems to be the perfect amp (somewhat) in this price range, but these cleans are nicer than I expected. I'm doubting whether the Fender is worth the extra cash. Plus the Blackstar has real metal ability, whereas the Fender might need a pedal. UGH. Excellent demo and review.
If I was you I'd go with blackstar, I had Marshalls and fender bit theses amps are amazing
As much as I like Fender, this amp way better and much more diverse. You can get Fender like tone from this amp as well.
Enough for band practice with acoustic drums?
Yeah, more than enough.
Rahadimas Samiaji This amp was made to be used in venues, you cannot take it to band practice, I am sorry
@@anthonygaitan3901 4 watt mode???
@@anthonygaitan3901 What? Of course you can.
Can someone please tell me what the differents is beetween this one and the original one?
I want to know as well
Emulated out has an option to emulate between 412/112 cabinets, clean has more control, footswitch replaced reverb button on the footswitch with button to switch types of channel. Its definitely an improvement especially for the clean channel, considering it has no eq. Its also a bit lighter in weight. Still heavy, both of them, but yeah. Theres other stuff im missing im sure.
@@Thejayfrancis think u buddy!!
Does this guy only own one shirt, or does he have several that all look the same? I can’t tell. Nice amp. I miss mine
Jim Plays Music for a living. He only owns one shirt....
Lucky! Back when we played music for a living, us band mates had to share a shirt. We dreamed of affording each of us a shirt.
Mark Kozielec Perhaps he does several demos a day...
Saitama 🤘
Ya know what they say.. you can always trust a bald guy! :)
Great amp. Even more so when I picked it up for 499 brand new when it’s 899 everywhere else currently. Anderson’s mega bargain.
Price dropped because Blackstar was rolling out the Mk III models at that time, which are even better.
@@tjborekvideo No one else was selling them cheap. Only Andertons. So can't have been that much of a clear out if no other retailer in the UK was discounting them at time of purchase. Obviously I checked.
Sounds alternatively like 70s Who & 80s Ozzy.
Wow!
The mine even in 4w sound pretty luoud, i never put the master and the volume to more than two.
These demos don't this amp any justice at all. I can't wait to make mine. Mine slays. Huge monsterous gain if I want it
You make a video yet?
@@jeremybeavin9737 absolutely. All over my channel. Check out the first video. You won't be disappointed
@@jeremybeavin9737 th-cam.com/video/gDf_qDFt9bo/w-d-xo.html I sure did. Here's one of them. Through a BLACKSTAR HT CLUB 40. The old one as well. Not the newer one .. Andi tell you the line 6 bogner. Gets also a fantastic strat Stevie ray/Hendrix/ Blackmore any serious strat sound u looking for. Yngwie etc. It really does the line 6/bogner. Have used them for years on a budget for a killer strat tone
Cool videos but I wouldn't say they are reviews of this amo
@@jeremybeavin9737 no I didn't review it I just rocked thru it. With each guitar. A strat a Jackson a Dean and a Les Paul. But thanks. All I said was this video doesn't do it any justice in tone dept at all. I using my volume knob for gain. And just bending like a fiend. Sustains for days. On this amp. It kills. Don't u think so.
if i want only clean and headroom , how does this compare?
I don't know if you're still in the market... But, if you keep this amp set in the F-type clean voice on channel 1, you have as good a pedal platform as a Fender twin: loud and clean. To my ear, the Blackstar isn't quite as mid-scooped or trebley as a twin. Which, for me is a plus. But that is a matter of taste; lot's of people love the twin. If super clean / pedal platform is all you want, your best bet might be to look at used Fender amps on Reverb.com or your local music store. I believe this amp would work for you, but you might end up paying for 4 channels and never using 3 of them. I actually played for several years with a used bass amp which I got a ridiculous deal on (and an eq pedal to force the voicing that I wanted). It was very clean throughout the entire volume sweep and louder than I ever needed! I had a couple of pedals that took care of my OD and reverb, so that wasn't a problem. If you see a good deal on a used bass amp, that might be something to consider too.
@@matthewcoenen6957 What Matthew said. I really like the cleans on this amp. Modern setting on clean has tons of headroom. The Boutique setting breaks up nicely.
@2:42 you've mixed up the -/+ dB
Nicely done.
Second voicing is much more Fender than the vintage voicing.
It doesn't have 12AX7 tubes. Per the link you copied below it has:
2 x ECC83 and 2 x EL34
12AX7 and ECC83 are the same tube. Just different names based on geographical region (UK vs US). I know though, it gets confusing. I didn't know that until somewhat recently.
weird way to play smoke on the water in the beginning
What happened to the old bald guy?
...They found a new bald guy
PixieintheMainframe 😂😂😂😂
At some point one has to be replaced by other..its the way of the bald guy..the tourch has to be passed!! 😆
50 lbs? Damn
6505+ Peavey is 63 lbs!
Ouch
Why no presence?
Will Jones thx.I will check this one out.
Dude is that like a guitar demo or an amp demo dammit?
Augmented Cheesus What do you usually play through guitar amps?
I just got one of these and the treble is insane. I can't tame it. This is the brightest thing I have ever heard and I hate it. something must be wrong with it
I got rid of mine after a week. It sounded too much like a SS amp/distortion pedal. Then I got wondering... two preamp tubes, that much gain, and an artificial tone. What gives. Research...hybrid. Ordered a peavey 6505+ combo.
@Leigh Duxbury you right in some regard. i just didn't like the fact that i paid a grand to get two preamp tubes and a tube screamer. i wanted pure tube high gain. they promote it as that, more or less.
MJ Millar How you liking the 6505 combo?
Thank you I was about to purchase the ht club 40. The 6505 doesn’t have a master volume :( do you recommend an EVH 5150 combo and a Marshall dsl 40cr? Seems like both have 4 preamp tubes
Wow the 5150 combo has 7 preamp tubes
@@jorgeguitar2540 correct. 6505+ and old peavey 5150 have 5. five is plenty. some mesa's have like 8.
You are joking right? Your tripping out in my opinion, this sounds nothing like a SS amp. It's full power tube output tube with 2 pre tubes with assisted gain circuit. The thing that's stupid is if it just had the 2 pre tubes minus its gain circuit and you put a tube screamer (gain circuit) in front of it then you'd be happy, all they did is put the pedal inside of it (no different to a pedal) and they did a cracking job. People spend $4G on Kempers and AxeFX and they are modelers (virtual gain circuits) and then put it through the clean on a tube amp that uses very minimal of the preamp tubes and people gush over them. Some people just trip on their own thoughts and convince themselves that something isn't right when majority of people love it. These amps are worth more than the asking price and are giant killers in the amplifier market as the sales numbers speak for themselves as these blackstars have a reputation of great tones for the buck. Put a V30 and JJ tubes in this HT40 MkII and it's will keep up with anything on the market and I mean anything. Peace to you my friend and just my opinions : D
Modified smoke on the water intro?
@Augmented Cheesus You mean Cat Scratch Fever?
More like cat scratch fever
You need a haircut Dude.
Joe Satriani clone
Beat me to it , if he had the shades on and an ibanez
Jesus, what ever happened to pick attack clean to dirty demos??
Ugh. The cleans leave much to be desired. Like a weak fender. So tinny. Sigh. The search continues.
dude. who cares about cleans? just add some chorus and delay to pretty us the cleans.
MJ Millar even if you are a 15 year old that only plays with distortion, the cleans still matter. Everything is built off the cleans. If they don’t sing out of the amp in a strong, soaring way (without clipping too early) its a bad sign. Also chorus and delay only work if I want to sound like chorus and delay. I don’t.
@@fairweatherfriends. to each his own. ive never cared much for clean sounds or blues.
Hi, I have the MK 1 and can assure you that the cleans sound much better in person.
@@mjmillar452 some people care about cleans. You probably haven’t played an amp that does cleans well, hence why you don’t care for good cleans. Once you get a good clean tone, you’ll never want shitty cleans again.
This is the old Mark 2 with EL34 tubes, The New Mark 2s are out now. Done away with EL34s
What does it have now?
Website still lists EL34’s
“2 x ECC83 and 2 x EL34 valves”
Not quite. This amp still has EL34s they just happen to be offering a version with 6L6s
Start off with noize....you get thr wannabe rockstar thumbs down!!! Everybody dont wanna hear that!!!
You seem to post the same comments to each video. Lack of imagination. If you have a better video, post it rather than trying to badmouth others!
Can i plug into an interface not using the usb. Does it have a built in attuenator?
I have no use for a channel with distortion. I get my overdrive from my favorite pedals.
When you use the line out for the PA does the amps speaker still work??
Yes it does
Yes but the direct out doesn’t recognize the master volume, only the channel volumes. So if you switch between channels it’s gonna be really noticeable. Especially if you use the volume to drive the clean channel