and i have to say i bloomin loves it :-D
i needed to get some guitar stuff for my new gretsch electromatic G5422T that i bought last month and thought about looking for an affordable amp for it whilst in swindon.
was planning on going for another mustang 1 as i had a ver 1 model that i liked but there were none to be found in the shops unfortunately (i prefer to buy locally than online).
well i saw the blackstar for sale at £129. i was interested in the core 10 stereo as i have been watching a few vids on them after hearing good things about them.
unfortunately they didn't have the 10 but they had the core 20.
i didn't play through the amp myself (self conscious about playing in front of people/also crap at the guitar) i asked if the shop assistant could demo it for us.
man the sound he was getting from the amp was fantastic (and he was only playing basic chords e.t.c to demo the different amp/effects settings. you can really hear the stereo effect of the different delay/reverbs
also when he cranked it up i couldn't believe how loud it was considering how small the amp is (as a certain online retailer was demonstrating with a pick over the footswitch jack socket it would move the pick by the air from the speakers).
well i had to buy it :-D
i have been playing my new guitar through said amp for the past hour or so and am very happy with the sounds i am getting from them (and that's saying something as my playing is awful lol).
the only downside is that it doesn't come with a usb cable for the software that is included (can go deeper with effects settings and there is some software for recording i believe also).
anyhoo i will shut up now and play my guitar \o/
apologies i would take some pics of them but i have no camera unfortunately.
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The software (with the hilarious name Insider, Its nice to use inside-her etc) is very good and easy to use.
Great, great little praccy amps, glad you are happy with your purchase. I actually have two, a 10 and a 20, both are great fun to plug in and play.
Bit surprised B's did not pack one if a new amp? If used stock the shop was a bit mean not including one! Bog S USB cables are SO cheap.
IIRC the 'mini' end is a bit thicker than phone plugs, sort of double 'Z' section. Rockbottom.It's a Gift shop cables are perfectly fine.
Note, you need Msoft Silverlight to go with Insider.
Dave.
The cable thing is annoying, my FX8 didn't come with one.
I also went in to buy the 10 but the guy in the shop recommended the 20 so I tried both and the 20 sounded better so I got that
Sweet rock tones. I gather that the Blackstar design team used to work for Marshall but left because they felt they were in dead end jobs basically.
"The cable thing is annoying, my FX8 didn't come with one." Annoying indeed Ennspek. I think there 'Orta be a law'!
Even £2000+ TB interfaces are shipped without a cable and they are simply junk until you get one. The situation is akin to that which obtained with batteries many years ago. Little Johnny would open the prezzie of a model tank on Crimble day and find he could not use it until the day after boxing day at least because all the shops were shut.
It is rare these days to get a piece of gear that needs batteries not to have them included. Of course, the old Leclanche cells degraded fairly quickly and therefore could not be packed in kit that might be on a shelf for 2 yrs or more, but CABLES live forever!
Dave.
FWIW, I don't think mine came with a USB cable either, but I've got plenty of them anyway so it didn't bother me.
at least i can exchange it tomorrow from the shop as i didn't have a clue which one i needed lol.
Yeah it's a Mini USB cable, the same one they use for Playstation 3 controllers and old blackberry's
I sympathise! I am always hunting up a 'mini/micro USB cable for my camera or some 'king thing!
There are at least 3 variants that I know of (even more reason to supply one B!) Hopefully USB 'C' will solve all this except for the dinkiest of things. AHA! I remember now. I was surprised and a bit disappointed that Blackstar did hot use the USB 'B' connector. They are after all THE standard for Audio Interfaces and that IS what the amps boil down to.
Dave.