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Published on 06/08/11 at 15:39
Like all the other Blackstar combo amps this one is basically about the same thing. It has a distinct tone and character that transcends through the amplifier line. These series is a bit more in price than the HT series, but to me doesn't really sound all that different.

Blackstar Series One 45 Features at a Glance:

45-watt, 2x12" combo with built-in DPR power reduction
1 x ECC82, 3 x ECC83, 2 x EL34 valves
Clean channel with Warm (Plexi) and Bright (Class A) type modes
Overdrive channel with Crunch and Super Crunch modes
ISF (Infinite Shape Feature) equipped tone control section
Presence control
Master Volume
Series effects loop
MIDI switching
Speaker-emulated output

UTILIZATION

Details
Type Tube
Number of Channels 2 Channels
Power 45W
Speakers 2 x 12"
No Effects
No Reverb
EQ Trreble, Middle, Bass, ISF, Presence, Resonance
No Amp Modeling
Preamp Tubes 1 x ECC82, 3 x ECC83
Power Tubes 2 x EL34
Inputs 1 x 1/4"
Outputs 2 x 1/4" (Speakers), 1 x XLR (DI), 1 x 1/4" (DI)
Footswitch I/O
Effects Loop
Height 21.69 inches
Width 27.9 inches
Depth 11.88 inches
Weight 64.15 lbs.
Notes MIDI In/Out

SOUNDS

This amp is a classic Brisitsh style amp with the character style of voicing and distortion grind. What is unique to BLackstar is their ISF control that shapes the overall EQ of the amp to give a more Brisith flavor to a American metal flavor. So if you take the control all the way to the right you will get a woody British tone and if you take it down to zero you get a tighter more American sound.



OVERALL OPINION

This amp is a bit up in price from the HT so be prepared for that. At new these amps come in at around $1800. Almost double the HT series amps. To me there isn't enough difference in tone and features to get me to shell out twice the amount.

These amps are great for recording silently with the emulated speaker output. I would never recorded that way but helps for jotting down ideas late at night in a uncontrolled room.