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(More customer reviews)While I don't own this amp, I did have the opportunity to put my friend's amp through its paces yesterday, and I thought I'd share a few thoughts as no one else has written a review of this fantastic little practice amp. This is a 1 watt tube combo amp with an 8-inch speaker. The first thing you should know is that a 1 watt tube amp is suited for practice and small-time jam sessions only, though I suppose if you threw a mic in front of it you could play a small gig. The second thing you should know is that, for the money, this is probably the best sounding practice amp on the market. Seriously. You can dial in a surprising range of tones through this amp; the clean channel can be very clean if you keep the gain low, but the audible volume will also be pretty low. But lets be honest, you don't buy a 1-watt tube amp for the clean tones. If you dial up the gain on the clean channel you get a very crunchy tone that's perfect for classic rock. Switch over to the drive channel and keep the gain low and you're still in classic rock territory. Start cranking the gain and you can get some pretty hard rock tones; not ultra high gain, but enough to get some good chug out of your palm muting. The most unique aspect of this amp is the ISF (Infinite Shape Feature) knob. This knob replaces the standard tone control, and rather than simply adding or taking away bass or treble tones, rather it "shapes" the qualities of the tones between an "American" sound and a "British" sound. Essentially, the American sound involves a more pronounced bass and low-mid response, with very smooth highs. The British sound has a little less bass and a more pronounced midrange and cutting highs. What's so unique about these blackstar amps is that you can mix the two different sound types to find the middle ground that sounds best to you. In addition to the control for the two channels, this amp also has an output for direct recording, and an input for your ipod or cd player, both of which are features you rarely find in an all-tube amp at this price-point.
To conclude, I plan to buy one of these amp as soon as I have the finances to do so; there's no replacement for pure tube tone, and while modelling technology is steadily improving, it's nice to see such a great sounding all-tube amp for such an affordable price.
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