Anyone got a Blackstar Fly yet?

not_the_dj

If so are they any good? Fancy one for battery powered quick noodling. Currently borrowing my son's Orange Micro Crush CR3, but the demos of the Fly sound a lot better.

dindude

There's a similar thread here so best to combine them I reackon. 

http://thefretboard.co.uk/discussion/26643/blackstar-fly-3-mini-amp#latest

But in short, yes I think it's really rather good and a definite step up from most micro amps.

 Been having fun with it and my new Mando Strat today, they go very well together.

 http://i1137.photobucket.com/albums/n505/dindude/ce419d24588a89863de20d2baa3667fb_zpsbd926128.jpg

not_the_dj

Cool, thanks. I did a search but missed the end of that one thinking it was another "looks what's coming" thread rather than a "look what I've got" thread.

ThePrettyDamned

@dindude that's a cute little set up, there.

How's the mando strat?

dindude

ThePrettyDamned said:

@dindude that's a cute little set up, there.

How's the mando strat?

It's great. Well built and good fun. Sounds sweet with a bit of gain on it, you can do all the usual mandolin stuff on it, ok so it's missing 4 strings but it still sounds like a mandolin, but you can also riff out on the lower strings or do runs on it, it's brill fun. And although it's somewhat novel, unlike the Awefull Stagg acoustic mandolin I had a few years back, it stays in tune and you can actually play the neck (very nice V profile with a low action).