Blackstar ID series amps... any good?

bignorm

any views on a Bogner Alchemist amp?

ThePrettyDamned

If it was just the noise gate that really ruined it, use the software

Bognor alchemist sounded alright, but to be honest, it wasn't a shade on the 6505+ combo.  It's quite geared for rawk.

ICBM

bignorm said:

It was a 1x12 combo, but to be honest the big no no for me was the stupid noise gate.
I didnt expect the ID60 to be comparable to my valve rig, i just didnt expect to struggle so much to coax a usable sound out of it.

That's odd - I hate noise gates and I'm very sensitive to them, and I didn't notice it at all. I wonder if yours was actually faulty? I found it very easy to set up too - at least once I'd worked out that the 'True Valve Power' button is off as default... one of the more stupid design decisions in it.