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Great little amp. Well built and very versatile. Gives awesome British style tone and can go to Metal to Blues. Initially I found the amp"s tone to be a little dark for my tastes with humbucker pickups. I was using Gibson 50 tribute PUs. It can be brightened up with the tone shaping and eq controls. Great sounds for Hard Rock and Metal. Slightly aggressive for Blues. However the amp. really shines when using single coil Pups. Blues tones abound. Eventually I changed the tubes from SOLs to Electric Harmonics. That totally changed the character of the amp. It now will go from a Marshal Plexi tone to a Fender Blues Deluxe or Hot Rod series at will, and with little tweeking. The amp sounds like a million bucks with a Les Paul or a Stratocaster. Fantastic amp for the bedroom or small venue and can drive two 12" speakers with ease.Read full review
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I bought this amp for two reasons. The Blackstar tone is nice and I knew I would get the HT series preamp tone from it, but I also wanted the 5 watt power section. I have a lot of high power tube amps and this is something different. I can mix and match preamps and power amps using the effect loop ins and outs. There are a couple of issues with this amp. For some reason when I turn the high eq knob all the way up, the sound cuts out. The other thing is that I can't get my g major unit to switch the channels and a foot switch didn't come with the amp so I have to switch by hand. On the whole, I think this amp is very versatile. The overdrive section tames very nicely at low gain settings and has a spank to it. The clean tone is very crisp and mostly clean. The ISF knob works well for panning between the "American" and "British" style tones. Volume-wise it can get loud enough to be heard with a drummer when turned all the way up, and it is a pleasure to turn it all the way up. The 5 watt tube saturates nicely. If you are looking for a low wattage amp, I highly recommend this one. It's cheap and sounds good.Read full review
Great little head for the price! Plenty of power for the bedroom playing & even small gigs as long as you don't have my drummer! The speaker emulation is an amazing feature for studio use, flip between a 1X12 & 4X12 with the push of a button! This comes in very handy for re-amping or plugin right into the board. Definitely one of the best bang for your buck amps on the market right now! When I run it through my 1X12 Greenback loaded 1/2 back cabinet it just roars!!!
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Only things I don't like about this amplifier are that it has no built-in reverb and that it's not 400-watts. This one is 5-watt and I can't get enough of it...It drives (2) 10" Celestion speakers just fine. Mine came to me in beautiful condition in original container w/footswitch (big +++ in my book), not a mark on it. The SOUND is incredible! At low volume, it has the same growling sound of a much larger amp at med/high volume...the dynamics are wonderful.(didn't you always really want primo sound at low volume while you were practicing?...not some "tinny" little transistor radio-thang chirping at you.) I play with gain mostly, but the clean sound is rich and pleasant. This amp just plain sounds right to me...what an amp SHOULD sound like. Sometimes I avoid playing it...go through other amps just so I can put in perspective how GOOD it sounds afterward. I want a bigger louder one...if these guys can do this much with 5-watts, I GOTTA hear what they can do with 100+. Only 5-watts, but the real thing. If mine was stolen or something, I'd HUNT for another one...highest priority. I'd get one for my cheapskate other guitarist, but this is my edge. This thing doesn't sound pitiful like a Line 6 or a Crate. I sold a 100-watt Fender amp to get this one. TRY ONE!!!!!!Read full review
The Blackstar 5 amp is the perfect home amplifier . This amp does a very good clean and a amazing distortion and plenty loud ! . Great product .
Verified purchase: Yes | Condition: Pre-owned