Pleasing to see a review on the BT capable rechargable internal battery Charge version. However he made exactly the same mistake almost every You Tube 'instant expert' reviewer of the Fly 3 does -which tells me they have hardly actually used it at all nor comprehended the devil in the detail if having read the manual. i.e. 2.30, watch as he illustrates the ISF as British as turned fully to the left, the American as fully to the right. 🙄 That's incorrect (reversed). Also he gets it wrong having miscomprehended the manual (?) re the ISF somehow being intertwined with the clean/OD toggle which infers clearly said reviewer not having used the amp sufficiently to be aware that the ISF tonal signature dialed up is active whether the clean or OD (dirty) toggle is selected. Don't worry I went to check in case Blackstar had amended the function on the Charge version -they hadn't. As illustrated here, meviewers really need to reread the manual several times in between spending considerably more time first hand familiarising themselves with products prior to presenting. Fly 3 reviews about. We all know it's a fantastic amp in a tiny physical package at a killer price. Really just the BT function and internal battery performance of the Charge are the only things warranting anything fresh in the way of a review.
If you buy the ext cab then purchase a UK male/female telephone cable and you can extend the range between the amp and cab for a 'stereo' sound effect. I have this set up and the sound is fantastic.
Liked the review man. Ordered and looking forward to getting to use it camping, travelling etc. I really like that it could double as a portable BT speaker for music also.
@@MilesDoesMusicafter 2 months of use I can honestly say this is one of my favorite music purchases ever. Let's me play my electric guitar anywhere with good tone and functions very well as a Bluetooth speaker.
Just got one, thanks for the tips, my player strat gave me fits till i learned how to adjust the amp. I was about to return it. It does have some decent sounds. Subscribed. Great video.
Yeah, I have the special edition double amp combo version which has the same controls. I think these things sound much better than the positive grid spark go which gets a lot of air time in RUclips. No doubt you’ve done the best job of demoing all of its capabilities. But then you play really well. Thanks for giving it a great voice in the demo scene. Great video.
Wow! Nice playing! I just picked up an older Blackstar mini at a pawn shop. One of the best things about searching out reviews of gear is finding great new channels as well. I’m now your newest subscriber, for the moment. Keep up the good work!
Excellent. I have the mki with the extra cab and I use it every day at home (block of flats 5th floor). This thing 3 plus 3 watts stereo kills even my hifi. I tried to listen to music as well! Perfect!!
Well well well, in case you haven't noticed, not all the versions have the Bluetooth option and the rechargable battery, I'm checking (26-Jan-2025) what is on Amazon US and Amazon Mexico and they don't have the bluetooth one so, it seems that UK editions are different. I have found Bluetooth editions through eBay but the price goes to the roof. I would like a full edition because now feels not so convenient for the price. Great video, nice RATM section, cheers!
Really appreciate your time and examples of this version. I have the FLY 3 (no Charge). I wish you could show us the exact setting for each sound you are generating out of this amp. Thank you!
Noisy? you sound Sweet and Soulful. I will soon be checking you out on the various platforms. You know when someone hits three or more notes, and it raises your eyebrow? it's own. Big thanks.
I bought the two speaker stereo version of these, I'd like to also use them as PC speakers but I'm not sure what I need to add to do that, 3.5 jack to usb cable maybe?
There’s an 1/8” input next to the one for an mp3 source input. You’d have to get a 1/8” to 1/4” adapter but then you’d plug your cable from there into the interface you’re using and plug your guitar in the standard input as you normally would.
Great review! Can anyone tell me how long the internal battery in these amps takes to charge from a laptop USB? I mean from red LED flashing (power low) to red LED off (fully charged)...
As a monitor if it were at ear-level. In an un-congested room as far as sound, I think it’s surprisingly loud but like, once you add more elements into the surrounding environment, you’re always gonna lose clarity/volume
Great review. You had me hooked on Hey Joe. Subbed. Ps I’m a novice, as in really novice bass player looking to get a practice amp. Found this amp on eBay for pennies. Do you think it could handle bass as well as your guitar?
I'm curious if the USB connection can be used to charge other devices. For instance, i have an Arturia Microfreak synth that can be powered by USB. If I could power it off of this, then it would be completely portable.
hi! i bought this amp with my first electric guitar and haven’t been able to figure out how to make it sound more distorted. at first i thought it just wasn’t possible with this amp, but your sound definitely seems to have some distortion so it should be possible after all. how should i change my settings? i have a fender hybrid II stratocaster btw, if that matters (since there are also settings on that). thanks so much! :)
There should be a switch labeled “OD” on the control panel and that changes over from the clean to overdrive channel. Also make sure your volume on your guitar is up all the way, then use the ISF knob to sculpt your overall tone.
@@MilesDoesMusic i finally got it now !!! i already tried most of this but didnt think to turn up the volume on my guitar all the way and that ended up being the problem ;) thanks so much for the help!!
Thank you! From what I understand, they last for a couple hours with constant use, but I forget how long the battery is rated for. I’ve never charged it since the first time I turned it on though. I don’t use it all the time so that’s a factor but yeah, since that video premiered I’ve only charged it the one time when I first took it out the box
Good review. I knew I was going to like you from "Volume? Well guess what that does!" LOL. The only nit-picking I'd do on this video is, it would have been clearer what you were adjusting if you had included a shot of what the controls looked like each time you changed the settings. PS Love your opening salvo of the sounds section. Cool channelling of Hendrix. Have you got a lesson on Jimmy's use of chords?
Thank you, and I agree, I should have had a secondary camera set up to show what I was doing. I could do a video on “Hendrix chords” if that’s something you’d be into!
@@MilesDoesMusicI reckon a couple of lessons on how Hendrix used chords would be very popular. Us ordinary mortals may recognise we are never going to aspire to the heights of the solo in Voodoo Child (Slight Return), but we just might be able to give more flavour to our chords by aping Jimmy's rhythm guitar tricks, which on the brief evidence of that opening salvo, you have mastered yourself.
They’re both good options, I believe the katana comes in a bunch of different sizes/configurations so I think you’d be fine with either - I personally like the simplicity of the Blackstar. Not a bunch of build in effects and it’s portable and the battery lasts forever.
Hey man i hade my anp for like a year and now when i play the bright red light starts to flicker if i plat fast is that something i should look up o anything i should change?
Thanks dude! I’m using the Lewitt-LCT-240 Pro Large Diaphragm Cardioid Condenser Microphone: reverb.com/item/33982307-lewitt-lct-240-pro-large-diaphragm-cardioid-condenser-microphone-black?
@@MilesDoesMusic Woah.. I really really like it! especially the piece you played in this review. Are you, by any chance, willing to share the tab? it kinda got me inspired haha
Start with simple concepts (scales, single notes, etc.) and focus on that stuff until you’re confidently able to play it. THEN you can move onto more complex concepts.
Trying to pick your first amp is a right pain in the arse... I've found my first electric a sweet epiphone dot but the amp?... it's awkward...i hear good reviews about these practice amps then i have people telling me forget buying them spend some real money on a proper amp but then again i have neighbours to think about especially one miserable old bat who will report me to the housing if it's to loud 😂... gonna have to buy headphones... this is why acoustic guitar is much simpler... nice review by the way some tasty playin 🙏
Thank you for being the first RUclipsr to actually read the manual of any fly 3. I found this to be a great, helpful video!
Hah! Happy to help!
Pleasing to see a review on the BT capable rechargable internal battery Charge version.
However he made exactly the same mistake almost every You Tube 'instant expert' reviewer of the Fly 3 does -which tells me they have hardly actually used it at all nor comprehended the devil in the detail if having read the manual. i.e. 2.30, watch as he illustrates the ISF as British as turned fully to the left, the American as fully to the right. 🙄 That's incorrect (reversed).
Also he gets it wrong having miscomprehended the manual (?) re the ISF somehow being intertwined with the clean/OD toggle which infers clearly said reviewer not having used the amp sufficiently to be aware that the ISF tonal signature dialed up is active whether the clean or OD (dirty) toggle is selected. Don't worry I went to check in case Blackstar had amended the function on the Charge version -they hadn't. As illustrated here, meviewers really need to reread the manual several times in between spending considerably more time first hand familiarising themselves with products prior to presenting.
Fly 3 reviews about. We all know it's a fantastic amp in a tiny physical package at a killer price. Really just the BT function and internal battery performance of the Charge are the only things warranting anything fresh in the way of a review.
Great video, I’m taking the plunge and starting to learn guitar at 43, and you just helped me make up my mind on a practice amp. Thanks!
Happy to help! I have lots of videos to help you get started, but if there’s anything specific you’d like to know about let me know. Good luck!
Good luck! Don't get discouraged if it seems overwhelming sometimes.
This is freaking awesome. I love that it has the built-in battery and you don’t have to use like 10 AA’s.
Yeah but it's not rechargeable tho? Is it?
@trackxwd3480 of course it is!
How an internal battery wouldn't gonna be rechargeable, you dumby?@@trackxwd3480
I gave my best friend this amp when he moved to michigan. Best bro ever.
This amp is a blast. I throw it in my gig bag, go to the park, Bluetooth RUclips backing tracks and play along. It sounds awesome!😊
If you buy the ext cab then purchase a UK male/female telephone cable and you can extend the range between the amp and cab for a 'stereo' sound effect. I have this set up and the sound is fantastic.
Liked the review man. Ordered and looking forward to getting to use it camping, travelling etc. I really like that it could double as a portable BT speaker for music also.
Enjoy it dude!
@@MilesDoesMusicafter 2 months of use I can honestly say this is one of my favorite music purchases ever. Let's me play my electric guitar anywhere with good tone and functions very well as a Bluetooth speaker.
Just got one, thanks for the tips, my player strat gave me fits till i learned how to adjust the amp. I was about to return it. It does have some decent sounds. Subscribed. Great video.
Thank you!!
sold. Cheers for the review - your play style showed me what I really wanted to hear out of this before buying it. 🤘
Happy to help! Enjoy!!
Yeah, I have the special edition double amp combo version which has the same controls. I think these things sound much better than the positive grid spark go which gets a lot of air time in RUclips. No doubt you’ve done the best job of demoing all of its capabilities. But then you play really well. Thanks for giving it a great voice in the demo scene. Great video.
Thank you!!
Thanks a lot for the review, it's really helpful that you actually showed the dashboard of the amp, some skip this part for some reason
Thank you! Yeah, I try to model my demos around what I’d want to see if I was watching 🔥
Thorough and informative review. Excellent. Thank you!
Thank you!!
Wow! Nice playing!
I just picked up an older Blackstar mini at a pawn shop. One of the best things about searching out reviews of gear is finding great new channels as well.
I’m now your newest subscriber, for the moment. Keep up the good work!
Thank you!
5:53 sick swancore riff
Great review 🎉 Thank you so much for your thorough review. It really helped me a lot. And your play is also awesome! :)
Thank you! Glad I could help 🤘🏾
Excellent. I have the mki with the extra cab and I use it every day at home (block of flats 5th floor). This thing 3 plus 3 watts stereo kills even my hifi. I tried to listen to music as well! Perfect!!
I really wish I had bought those way back in the day when they were cheaper and no one was buying them. They really do make a perfect porch amp.
Dude you are a proper smooth player very tastefully done. Nicely done.
Thank you!!
amazing review! just getting back into music and i will definitely be subscribing and binge watching since you mentioned music theory as well lol.
Your song choices were good. Loved the Killswitch Engage! Good demo!
Thank you!!
Thanks a lot for the great review, it was very useful!
Thank YOU!!
Thank you! Think I will pick one up now!
You won’t be disappointed!
Good video, I purchased one today! Thanks Miles.
Thank YOU! Hope you enjoy!!
Good review. Very eloquent in describing the product.
Thank you!!
Excellent video
Thanks for this
Thank you!!
Well well well, in case you haven't noticed, not all the versions have the Bluetooth option and the rechargable battery, I'm checking (26-Jan-2025) what is on Amazon US and Amazon Mexico and they don't have the bluetooth one so, it seems that UK editions are different. I have found Bluetooth editions through eBay but the price goes to the roof. I would like a full edition because now feels not so convenient for the price. Great video, nice RATM section, cheers!
Very informative. Thank you 🙏🏻
Sure thing!!
ok holy fuck i just finished the review and i NEED ONE this is so perfect for apartment guitarists!!! (yours truly)
Glad I could help!
I thought I heard Jimi coming through that tiny speaker. Liked and subscribed!
Thank you!
great video! you made sure to review the product"s full capability which I really appreciate
I aim to be informative! Thanks!!
I'm thinking about to get the blutooth stereo pack.
Perfect for my tiny home and i can play along my own music
Price/Performance ratio is great.
I got this sunday at a fleamarket for $5. I never used any Blackstar products but this seems nice!
Really ??? $5bucks huh ?
@@anthonycruz6909that’s awesome! And $1500 in gas haha. But yeah great deal!
Yo this is a good review and awesome polyphia song good job
Thank you!
Great video man thanks! I’m going to get one tomorrow! Lol
Really appreciate your time and examples of this version. I have the FLY 3 (no Charge). I wish you could show us the exact setting for each sound you are generating out of this amp. Thank you!
Great review! Sold me on one
Nice playing man 👌🏼
Thank you!!
Love that Freedom lick. Gonna have to learn that. Nice playing and demo. 🤌
Got you: ruclips.net/video/B_CeoLb24Hs/видео.html
Nice❤
Noisy? you sound Sweet and Soulful. I will soon be checking you out on the various platforms. You know when someone hits three or more notes, and it raises your eyebrow? it's own. Big thanks.
Good Review and very good guitar player
Thank you!
Cool hearing you playing whilst using the amp.You play so well
Thank you so much!
Nice playing wow!
Thank you!
Thanks for review...gonna ordeer one...
Enjoy!!
Sold...gotta get one...thanks.
Happy to help!
I wanna a low amp for a lil bedroom
Would u think the boss mini katana is good for me or this one
This one is great for that scenario!
@@MilesDoesMusic
Ty homie
I bought the two speaker stereo version of these, I'd like to also use them as PC speakers but I'm not sure what I need to add to do that, 3.5 jack to usb cable maybe?
That I don’t know - you’d have to reach out to Blackstar about that
@@MilesDoesMusic probably a good idea, thanks for the reply. 🙂
OMG. great video. thanks man. So frustrating on youtube when trying to check out nee things.
Happy to help!
pleas, could explain more how do you plugged the amp to the interface?
There’s an 1/8” input next to the one for an mp3 source input. You’d have to get a 1/8” to 1/4” adapter but then you’d plug your cable from there into the interface you’re using and plug your guitar in the standard input as you normally would.
@@MilesDoesMusic thanks. I'll try it when get my amp
Great reviw Miles! Can you also connect a normal pedal into it? So you can have variety of delays and reverbs and effects?
You can run a pedal through it, I think time-based/modulation effects would be the best options.
@@MilesDoesMusic thank you much mate!
@TalkNRock sure thing!
Thank you Miles for best review,I ask you if is possible add pedal effects!!!?
Thank YOU! And yes, you can run effects in front of it
Bonus points for playing polyphia on it lol, probably gonna buy it now
Great review!
Can anyone tell me how long the internal battery in these amps takes to charge from a laptop USB?
I mean from red LED flashing (power low) to red LED off (fully charged)...
Is it loud enough if i want to use it as monitor speaker on stage in small setting room?
As a monitor if it were at ear-level. In an un-congested room as far as sound, I think it’s surprisingly loud but like, once you add more elements into the surrounding environment, you’re always gonna lose clarity/volume
Thanks a lot.
Great review. You had me hooked on Hey Joe. Subbed. Ps I’m a novice, as in really novice bass player looking to get a practice amp. Found this amp on eBay for pennies. Do you think it could handle bass as well as your guitar?
Thanks! Honestly, you’re better off getting the one specifically made for bass if that’s what you’re planning to use it for!
I'm curious if the USB connection can be used to charge other devices. For instance, i have an Arturia Microfreak synth that can be powered by USB. If I could power it off of this, then it would be completely portable.
hi! i bought this amp with my first electric guitar and haven’t been able to figure out how to make it sound more distorted. at first i thought it just wasn’t possible with this amp, but your sound definitely seems to have some distortion so it should be possible after all. how should i change my settings? i have a fender hybrid II stratocaster btw, if that matters (since there are also settings on that). thanks so much! :)
you mentioned distortion at the EQ slider button but that only slightly changes the sound for me and either way still doesn’t add distortion
There should be a switch labeled “OD” on the control panel and that changes over from the clean to overdrive channel. Also make sure your volume on your guitar is up all the way, then use the ISF knob to sculpt your overall tone.
Make sure the gain control is turned up as well!
@@MilesDoesMusic i finally got it now !!! i already tried most of this but didnt think to turn up the volume on my guitar all the way and that ended up being the problem ;) thanks so much for the help!!
Cool demo. Loved it. Gonna buy it! What fender is that, an American Standard?
Cool man, enjoy! As for the guitar, yeah standard!
I have a lefty American Standard in sunburst like yours but it has a white pearloid pickguard, love to see another lefty.@@MilesDoesMusic
What song were you playing when you first started recording into your computer?! Sounded so nice
That might have been one of my bands songs, but I’m not sure - gimme a timestamp of where you’re talking about!
Awesome review,in your case how long do batteries lasst?
Thank you! From what I understand, they last for a couple hours with constant use, but I forget how long the battery is rated for. I’ve never charged it since the first time I turned it on though. I don’t use it all the time so that’s a factor but yeah, since that video premiered I’ve only charged it the one time when I first took it out the box
cool shirt
Thanks!
Nice device, my Friend. hello from Ukraine)
Дякую тобі!
@@MilesDoesMusic 😍😍😍😍😍 I have my rewiev for Blackstar Fly, not charge, but with BT. I like this amp)
Bought it based on your review. Nice riffing too! Maybe i missed that info but did you play directly throught the amp? No pedal?
Thanks! And yes, all sounds are direct from the amp!
@@MilesDoesMusic thats fantastic. I already tryed it with my gibson les paul standard and looking forward to plug in drop D guitar. Excelent amp
Enjoy! I’m glad I could help!
Have you tried it with a 20db boost pedal?
Nope, I imagine it should work fine though.
Ok song @6:00 ? Not the song but what it sounded like. You say me.
Which song is the fingerstyle part ?
Polyphia - Chimera!
Good review. I knew I was going to like you from "Volume? Well guess what that does!" LOL.
The only nit-picking I'd do on this video is, it would have been clearer what you were adjusting if you had included a shot of what the controls looked like each time you changed the settings.
PS Love your opening salvo of the sounds section. Cool channelling of Hendrix. Have you got a lesson on Jimmy's use of chords?
Thank you, and I agree, I should have had a secondary camera set up to show what I was doing.
I could do a video on “Hendrix chords” if that’s something you’d be into!
@@MilesDoesMusicI reckon a couple of lessons on how Hendrix used chords would be very popular. Us ordinary mortals may recognise we are never going to aspire to the heights of the solo in Voodoo Child (Slight Return), but we just might be able to give more flavour to our chords by aping Jimmy's rhythm guitar tricks, which on the brief evidence of that opening salvo, you have mastered yourself.
I’m debating between this and the boss katana mini. Thank you for your review!
They’re both good options, I believe the katana comes in a bunch of different sizes/configurations so I think you’d be fine with either - I personally like the simplicity of the Blackstar. Not a bunch of build in effects and it’s portable and the battery lasts forever.
Hey man i hade my anp for like a year and now when i play the bright red light starts to flicker if i plat fast is that something i should look up o anything i should change?
Reach out to Blackstar - they’d be able to give you better insight to your concerns.
Hello is this good for acoustic? Could this be consider to use? Thanks for the reply sir
Hi, I wouldn’t recommend this model for acoustic, however I believe Blackstar has a version that’s specifically for acoustic guitar!
Thank you for this wonderfull video. What microphone were you using to record the sound of the video man.
Thanks dude! I’m using the Lewitt-LCT-240 Pro Large Diaphragm Cardioid Condenser Microphone:
reverb.com/item/33982307-lewitt-lct-240-pro-large-diaphragm-cardioid-condenser-microphone-black?
@@MilesDoesMusic Very Nice! Thank you!
Can we connect zoom processor in this amp??
If it’s using a guitar cable to be connected, sure, why not
Thanks for the useful review!
what song is on 5:50 btw?
Thank YOU!
That’s actually a song I wrote for my band: ruclips.net/video/SDJVrxYtOZI/видео.html
@@MilesDoesMusic Woah.. I really really like it! especially the piece you played in this review. Are you, by any chance, willing to share the tab? it kinda got me inspired haha
Haha thanks man! Yeah, I got you: www.songsterr.com/a/wsa/our-fears-when-everything-comes-crashing-down-tab-s516029
@@MilesDoesMusic Thank youuuuu!!!
No problem! 🤘🏾
What sounds better this or super fly?
That’s for you to decide!
@@MilesDoesMusic I don't got none that's why
@thawthaw03 well, we know this one’s good!
Do you think its loud enough for a jamming session in a classroom?
If there’s no drums, yes.
@@MilesDoesMusic Thanks for your time, I appreciate it
Do you know any other cheap amps (cheaper than this if possible) that has gain/distortion?
Maybe the one from Donner?
@@MilesDoesMusic which model?
It’s like 3 watt amp, I forget the model it is.
Thanks for the warning, man. I almost opened up that pack and sprinkled it on my steak.
They'd have done better with a straight Tone control.
🤣🤣🤣
@6:09 its catherine?
Who’s Catherine?
What is the easiest way to learn to play an electronic guitar?
Start with simple concepts (scales, single notes, etc.) and focus on that stuff until you’re confidently able to play it. THEN you can move onto more complex concepts.
@@MilesDoesMusic thank you for the advice and your really good with the guitar your skilled !
Thank you so much!
Trying to pick your first amp is a right pain in the arse... I've found my first electric a sweet epiphone dot but the amp?... it's awkward...i hear good reviews about these practice amps then i have people telling me forget buying them spend some real money on a proper amp but then again i have neighbours to think about especially one miserable old bat who will report me to the housing if it's to loud 😂... gonna have to buy headphones... this is why acoustic guitar is much simpler... nice review by the way some tasty playin 🙏
Mid treb bass. If it ain't broke don't fix it. That's all i have to say about that..................
10:21
Wow you're a player bro.
Thanks man!
Does the charge still accept the aaa's?
The album is called "sorry" by Catherine. Something you played reminded me of that thing. I wish I could send you a link but you know right?
No, I don’t believe so
I don't know man, is very complex for me:-7
How do you mean
This amp sounds like tiny farts. LOL
Considering you’re gen X, I imagine your hearing is not what it used to be to.