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Forum Ringside => Guitars, Amps and Effects => Topic started by: MrBump on October 04, 2008, 02:41:50 PM

Title: Blackstar HT-5 on Thomann...
Post by: MrBump on October 04, 2008, 02:41:50 PM: http://www.thomann.de/gb/blackstar_ht_5_head.htm (http://www.thomann.de/gb/blackstar_ht_5_head.htm)

Interesting... very interesting...
Title: Re: Blackstar HT-5 on Thomann...
Post by: _tom_ on October 04, 2008, 02:50:02 PM: Cheap! What sort of sound do blackstars get? I dont think I've ever heard them.
Title: Re: Blackstar HT-5 on Thomann...
Post by: Twinfan on October 04, 2008, 03:01:16 PM: That'll sound just like an HT-Dual I reckon ;)

They're sort of modern Marshall-y Tom. That'll be a nice cheap practice amp. I was telling MartinW the other day they'll sell a SHEDLOAD of them.
Title: Re: Blackstar HT-5 on Thomann...
Post by: _tom_ on October 04, 2008, 03:09:48 PM: Quote from: Twinfan on October 04, 2008, 03:01:16 PM
They're sort of modern Marshall-y Tom.

Ah, probably too similar sounding to my Laney to justifiably gas for then? :P
Title: Re: Blackstar HT-5 on Thomann...
Post by: Twinfan on October 04, 2008, 03:13:50 PM: I'd say so :)
Title: Re: Blackstar HT-5 on Thomann...
Post by: MrBump on October 04, 2008, 03:27:45 PM: Quote from: Twinfan on October 04, 2008, 03:01:16 PM
That'll sound just like an HT-Dual I reckon ;)

They're sort of modern Marshall-y Tom. That'll be a nice cheap practice amp. I was telling MartinW the other day they'll sell a SHEDLOAD of them.

I want to try one.

I'm not sure that they'll sound like the Dual; I couldn't see the ISF thingy in the spec list. I'm hoping for a good, clear low powered valve path... that'll make me happy.

Mark.
Title: Re: Blackstar HT-5 on Thomann...
Post by: blue on October 04, 2008, 06:58:52 PM: the isf thing is beside the three eq knobs, so it does have it.
Title: Re: Blackstar HT-5 on Thomann...
Post by: hunter on October 04, 2008, 09:59:05 PM: The fullstack is pretty awesome
http://shop.kirstein.de/shop/default.aspx?TY=item&ST=1&IT=7744&CT=1663
Title: Re: Blackstar HT-5 on Thomann...
Post by: MrBump on October 05, 2008, 08:26:20 AM: Quote from: blue on October 04, 2008, 06:58:52 PM
the isf thing is beside the three eq knobs, so it does have it.

Ahhhh... well spotted. Didn't see that.

That kinda puts me off a little, for some reason. Maybe it WILL sound just like the HT Dual?
Title: Re: Blackstar HT-5 on Thomann...
Post by: varkunus on October 05, 2008, 09:26:15 AM: the one i tried at music college sounds a bit like a vox ac to me. But not bad amps at all
Title: Re: Blackstar HT-5 on Thomann...
Post by: Matt77 on October 12, 2008, 10:16:31 AM: They are having a product launch event in Sounds Great Music on October the 30th.
It's ticket only but tickets are free. I think I'll go and check them out
Title: Re: Blackstar HT-5 on Thomann...
Post by: Groove Cartel on October 12, 2008, 11:22:34 AM: I really like the Blackstar stuff. I had been waiting months for the Vox Satchurator to come out (still not available anywhere!) and tried some other pedals at a show in Leeds. I picked up a HT Dual, to run into the clean channel of my Lonestar. Its a really versatile pedal and turns my clean channel into three channels, I dont even us the drive on my Boogie anymore.

I have posted a few clips of the pedal, used with a set of Crawlers, in a Vanquish Legend here

http://bareknucklepickups.co.uk/forum/index.php?topic=14434.0

I am really tempted to try one of those 5w heads.
Title: Re: Blackstar HT-5 on Thomann...
Post by: Pete24v on October 12, 2008, 11:42:39 AM: little cheaper at PMT

http://www.pmtonline.co.uk/amplifiers.asp?oid=2553