I agree with McFarland NOTHING can match a good tube amp for playin live, ss amps are okay for warming up or playing somewhere that would disturb neighbors…(that’s always been fun) but you can’t get the raunchy Judas Priest sound from a SS amp and if you try most likely about half way through your set the SS amp will probably go limp! I get my panties in a bunch with the sound from a correctly dialed in 100W Marshall “in my experience” Rock Forever!
Hey guys from Blackstar amps, In my first post “I in no way am putting down your brand of amps!” In fact ever since Jim Marshall passed away Marshall amps arn’t the quality that they used to be (in my opinion!) I’ve heard the sound from a Blackstar amp and dialed in right can get a guitarist a workable sound! But I’m from the old school of rock and I mostly worked with Marshall amps! Now days I can’t say with any certainty that SS amps will fail because my time has come and gone! I do know that no matter what brand tube amps will always be superior than SS amps! I just wanted to clarify that concerning my first post and I was just agreeing with another commenter!!! ROCK ON BLACKSTAR!
It sounds like what it is - a FET boost into a SS amp. Turn off the Reverb and it's Solid-state-ness will glare through. This Blackstar is a decent sounding amp. It'll do well for practicing. I wouldn't gig with it. Sadly, younger players, for the most part, don't know what a good tube amp can do. How it sounds, feels and responds. I know, I know. They're expensive. Well, I've had pro gear since I was 14, without parental help. A Gretsch Clipper and a Fender Bandmaster. I worked for them. (Example: at age 16, I saved and bought a Gretsch Tennessean. $4562.00 in today's money). I wanted good stuff. I had the privilege of playing through a brand new '65 Vox AC30TB when I was 13 and that did it for me. For myself, after 60 years of playing tube amps, I'll stick with them. I don't think I'll ever experience, in my lifetime, a Solid-state amp or modeler that will come anywhere near close to a tube amp. Also, all of these SS amp demos have reverb or other effects on during the demonstration, masking the true sound. Guitar and amp demos should be done DRY! Turn The Effects Off! Let the naked truth shine through! Show off the reverb or whatever for a bit, then turn it Off! Please!
With someone like you who's already made up his mind about solid state amps, what would be the point of turning off the reverb in demos like these? Nothing would convince you otherwise. Amps like this are clearly not made for customers like you, and that's okay. You already have your tube amps, why are you even checking out ss amps clearly made to cater to beginners or those on a budget? Personally I've had my share of using ss and valve amps. I'm in the camp of "as long as I can get a good tone, I dont care what kind of amp it is", and I have had a lot of great experiences with some ss amps. With how great sounding ss amps are becoming nowadays, there's practically no reason to spend on a $2000 tube amp that's hard to bring anywhere to maintain
You're not really the target market for these kind of amps tbh if that's your stance. No one is really forcing you to buy these. These amps are more focused on budget-oriented players who really can't afford to gig with a tube amp. as much as I agree that Tube amps are much more better tone wise, Solid state /modeling has come a long way for it to be a really viable alternative. If you can afford a $700-$1000 entry tube amp then good for you, but the majority of players would be fine with this amp for quite a while.
Audience would not care if you have Tube amp or SS... what they care about is how well you play and how well you utilize your effects pedals with whatever gear you have.
@@marks4553 spot on. Curiously, it seems like it's always the gear snobs that have nothing to show to prove how amazing their tone and skills are because of their expensive gear.
Try adjusting for inflation. The Gretsch Tennessean I bought when I was 16 cost $485 in 1967. Adjusting for inflation, the guitar would cost $7288 today. But you can buy one today for $2300! So... Who had to pay more? Us "Boomers", that's who! So don't cry to me about "It's too expensive!". If you look back at my earlier posts you'll see that i have talked about putting your big-boy pants on and work and get what you really want. Like everyone else I started with beginner equipment, but I didn't stay ther long. My first amp - a little kit phono amp I assembled myself. Age 13. First guitar - an archtop acoustic and an adjustable DeArmond pickup. All definitely not R'n'R. At age 14. I had busted my butt, earned and saved enough to buy a Gretsch Clipper and a Fender Bandmaster. Both used but I stepped up to professional gear and never looked. We all did it that way back then. No one who was serious about their music, even half serious, went on the cheap!
@@dver4624 That's Solid-state for ya! Only an unhealthy tube amp will do that to you. If your focus is on beautiful clean tones, find the tube amp that makes your heart sing. It doesn't have to be big or powerful. There are so many great overdrive and other dirt pedals out there. You should be able to create your favorite tones quite easily. I use a Marshall JTM45 and/or a Vox AC30 or 15 plus a few pedals to get what I want. A Deluxe Reverb will do it for you too. Speaker choice matters too. Most amps were designed to use a certain speaker. Both the JTM45 and the AC30 were designed around Celestion's first two speakers - the Alnico Blues and the G12M-25 Greenbacks. Since both amps are 30 watts, you'll need to tame them a little with an attenuator. A THD HotPlate will work great for both amps. I know! I've tried just about all of them. Good luck!
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I would've much rather heard the clean tones using the Strat and the gain tones using the LP!
I agree with McFarland NOTHING can match a good tube amp for playin live, ss amps are okay for warming up or playing somewhere that would disturb neighbors…(that’s always been fun) but you can’t get the raunchy Judas Priest sound from a SS amp and if you try most likely about half way through your set the SS amp will probably go limp! I get my panties in a bunch with the sound from a correctly dialed in 100W Marshall “in my experience” Rock Forever!
Hey guys from Blackstar amps, In my first post “I in no way am putting down your brand of amps!” In fact ever since Jim Marshall passed away Marshall amps arn’t the quality that they used to be (in my opinion!) I’ve heard the sound from a Blackstar amp and dialed in right can get a guitarist a workable sound! But I’m from the old school of rock and I mostly worked with Marshall amps! Now days I can’t say with any certainty that SS amps will fail because my time has come and gone! I do know that no matter what brand tube amps will always be superior than SS amps! I just wanted to clarify that concerning my first post and I was just agreeing with another commenter!!! ROCK ON BLACKSTAR!
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I'm very happy the amp works for you. For me, I'd go light with a Marshall SV20H & 1x12 Celestion NEO Cream 12" in a small open back. Sounds great!
Slight fruggin' price difference mate!
The SS amp I like best is an Orange Crush 100w.
It sounds like what it is - a FET boost into a SS amp. Turn off the Reverb and it's Solid-state-ness will glare through. This Blackstar is a decent sounding amp. It'll do well for practicing. I wouldn't gig with it. Sadly, younger players, for the most part, don't know what a good tube amp can do. How it sounds, feels and responds. I know, I know. They're expensive. Well, I've had pro gear since I was 14, without parental help. A Gretsch Clipper and a Fender Bandmaster. I worked for them. (Example: at age 16, I saved and bought a Gretsch Tennessean. $4562.00 in today's money). I wanted good stuff. I had the privilege of playing through a brand new '65 Vox AC30TB when I was 13 and that did it for me. For myself, after 60 years of playing tube amps, I'll stick with them. I don't think I'll ever experience, in my lifetime, a Solid-state amp or modeler that will come anywhere near close to a tube amp. Also, all of these SS amp demos have reverb or other effects on during the demonstration, masking the true sound. Guitar and amp demos should be done DRY! Turn The Effects Off! Let the naked truth shine through! Show off the reverb or whatever for a bit, then turn it Off! Please!
With someone like you who's already made up his mind about solid state amps, what would be the point of turning off the reverb in demos like these? Nothing would convince you otherwise. Amps like this are clearly not made for customers like you, and that's okay. You already have your tube amps, why are you even checking out ss amps clearly made to cater to beginners or those on a budget? Personally I've had my share of using ss and valve amps. I'm in the camp of "as long as I can get a good tone, I dont care what kind of amp it is", and I have had a lot of great experiences with some ss amps. With how great sounding ss amps are becoming nowadays, there's practically no reason to spend on a $2000 tube amp that's hard to bring anywhere to maintain
You're not really the target market for these kind of amps tbh if that's your stance. No one is really forcing you to buy these. These amps are more focused on budget-oriented players who really can't afford to gig with a tube amp.
as much as I agree that Tube amps are much more better tone wise, Solid state /modeling has come a long way for it to be a really viable alternative.
If you can afford a $700-$1000 entry tube amp then good for you, but the majority of players would be fine with this amp for quite a while.
Audience would not care if you have Tube amp or SS... what they care about is how well you play and how well you utilize your effects pedals with whatever gear you have.
@@marks4553 spot on. Curiously, it seems like it's always the gear snobs that have nothing to show to prove how amazing their tone and skills are because of their expensive gear.
You're overblowing the difference between those. I bet you wouldn't tell a difference through the same speaker.
Try adjusting for inflation. The Gretsch Tennessean I bought when I was 16 cost $485 in 1967. Adjusting for inflation, the guitar would cost $7288 today. But you can buy one today for $2300! So... Who had to pay more? Us "Boomers", that's who! So don't cry to me about "It's too expensive!". If you look back at my earlier posts you'll see that i have talked about putting your big-boy pants on and work and get what you really want. Like everyone else I started with beginner equipment, but I didn't stay ther long. My first amp - a little kit phono amp I assembled myself. Age 13. First guitar - an archtop acoustic and an adjustable DeArmond pickup. All definitely not R'n'R. At age 14. I had busted my butt, earned and saved enough to buy a Gretsch Clipper and a Fender Bandmaster. Both used but I stepped up to professional gear and never looked. We all did it that way back then. No one who was serious about their music, even half serious, went on the cheap!
Quilter. Just saying. This sounds like those 80s beginner abominations.
hardly. Sounds like 21st century imerovements.
Surprisingly good edge and drive tones, but those cleans are flat-sounding and crap.
@@dver4624 That's Solid-state for ya! Only an unhealthy tube amp will do that to you. If your focus is on beautiful clean tones, find the tube amp that makes your heart sing. It doesn't have to be big or powerful. There are so many great overdrive and other dirt pedals out there. You should be able to create your favorite tones quite easily. I use a Marshall JTM45 and/or a Vox AC30 or 15 plus a few pedals to get what I want. A Deluxe Reverb will do it for you too. Speaker choice matters too. Most amps were designed to use a certain speaker. Both the JTM45 and the AC30 were designed around Celestion's first two speakers - the Alnico Blues and the G12M-25 Greenbacks. Since both amps are 30 watts, you'll need to tame them a little with an attenuator. A THD HotPlate will work great for both amps. I know! I've tried just about all of them. Good luck!
What does flat mean?