New amp range coming from Blackstar?

allen

Absolute Music are having a 'preview' event on 23rd May

https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/first-look-at-blackstars-newest-amplifier-range-featuring-toby-lee-tickets-338901953867?utm-campaign=social&utm-content=attendeeshare&utm-medium=discovery&utm-term=listing&utm-source=cp&aff=escb

relic245

Wish it was a bit closer I'd be interested in going to that. 

* By a bit I mean by about 200 miles

ecc83

If it were in July I would love to take my son, he is coming over from France for his sister's wedding. I would not drive it myself but I am sure I could bribe someone!

It is an even bigger schlep for ICBM which is a pity coz he might JUSt find a Blackstar he likes!

Dave.

thecolourbox

They're doing one at Fairdeal Music in Birmingham on the 16th May as well

EricTheWeary

Toby Lee is doing the FD one as well. I guess that suggests it's not going to be a modern metal type amp. 

Grumpyrocker

There's an event at PMT Leeds this evening. They've just shown a video of setting up on Facebook. Though the new amps were not shown - I guess they will be unveiled tonight. 

Grumpyrocker

Anyone heard anything about what Blackstar unveiled in Leeds this evening?

Grumpyrocker

Looks like this is it. 

https://www.thegearpage.net/board/index.php?threads/blackstar-st-james-50-el34.2360730/

thecolourbox

Good spot. From the marketing stuff on social media I had thought it would be some kind of hybrid amp, as they said something about the future of valve amps. But if it's that, then are they saying the future of valve amps is ... Another valve amp? Which has a clean and a gain channel?

Grumpyrocker

thecolourbox said:

Good spot. From the marketing stuff on social media I had thought it would be some kind of hybrid amp, as they said something about the future of valve amps. But if it's that, then are they saying the future of valve amps is ... Another valve amp? Which has a clean and a gain channel?

Odd isn't it. Unless there's more to it than that. 

Rocker

They might have a built in drum machine and an automatic bass generator thingy. 

DiscoStu

The new Blackstar logo looks a bit cheap 

ecc83

Hmm? The PMT blurb says "light weight", now the only way to make a 50W valve OP stage lighter is to use an SMPS instead of a power transformer.

I DID see some 'things' many years ago...

Dave.

StefB

A quick Google search suggests £999 for the 6L6 head at Bonners, but there's nothing there yet when clicking on the link.

Could be a tough sell at those prices for what, on the face of it, looks like an facelift of and extension to the Artist range, much like Silverline was to the original ID combos.

impmann

StefB said:

A quick Google search suggests £999 for the 6L6 head at Bonners, but there's nothing there yet when clicking on the link.

Could be a tough sell at those prices for what, on the face of it, looks like an facelift of and extension to the Artist range, much like Silverline was to the original ID combos.

Nope - nothing even remotely similar to the Artist range. All will be revealed tomorrow (17 May) but honestly, I can confirm that  not only is there not a single carried over part from that range (valves aside) but the design is not even in the same ballpark. Its not a re-spin of a previous product *at all*

impmann

ecc83 said:

Hmm? The PMT blurb says "light weight", now the only way to make a 50W valve OP stage lighter is to use an SMPS instead of a power transformer.

I DID see some 'things' many years ago...

Dave.

Those "things" from many years ago were shelved... as they didn't work properly.

Wait til tomorrow.

Fuengi

ecc83 said:

Hmm? The PMT blurb says "light weight", now the only way to make a 50W valve OP stage lighter is to use an SMPS instead of a power transformer.

I DID see some 'things' many years ago...

Dave.

That or helium filled cavities? 

ICBM

ecc83 said:

It is an even bigger schlep for ICBM which is a pity coz he might JUSt find a Blackstar he likes!

Controls on top. Fail.

CaseOfAce

ICBM said:

ecc83 said:

It is an even bigger schlep for ICBM which is a pity coz he might JUSt find a Blackstar he likes!

Controls on top. Fail.

I've always been a bit sniffy about Blackstar myself - everyone I've tried just seemed dead to me tonewise...

Having said that Waddy Wachtel went on the road with Stevie Nicks using an Artist 30 (after Leslie West recommended them to him) and he cranked channel 1 with master volume to taste.. 

It's the indian not the arrow right?

allen

Bit of googling yields this

Kalimna

allen said:

Bit of googling yields this

I do like those aesthetics. But i need another amp like a hole in the head!