I tried it about a year ago, really hated it. I tried it with a boost, without a boost, 6 and 7 strings, played with the settings for a good 20 mins, at all manor of volumes, and I just couldn't get it to play nice. It was "good" but not anything that made me think I could use it for heavy music. I just couldn't get that 'push' out of it.
However, I had some spare time today and was in the shop again where they stock them, and bumped into my other guitarist. We hung out for a bit and tried out some guitars/amps, he's currently looking for a rig. He said he wanted to try out the Blackstar and I told him not to bother. He figured fuck it, I'll try it anyway...
At the time we were jammin on an old Yamaha Blues Saraceno sig (fucking AMAAAZING guitar, love this thing!). We plugged it in, and after some tweaking I nearly shit myself.
I don't know what I'd done wrong before, or if I was having a bad-ear day or something but I was really really blown away by it this time around. It was smooth, clear, dynamic, punchy... It's not the sort of amp you could imagine cranking out some Decapitated on, or anything that aggressive/saturated/pushed, but for a crystal clear modern metal/metalcore amp it was an absolute winner. Very articulate, and clear, I urge anyone to try one if you can!
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However, I had some spare time today and was in the shop again where they stock them, and bumped into my other guitarist. We hung out for a bit and tried out some guitars/amps, he's currently looking for a rig. He said he wanted to try out the Blackstar and I told him not to bother. He figured fuck it, I'll try it anyway...
At the time we were jammin on an old Yamaha Blues Saraceno sig (fucking AMAAAZING guitar, love this thing!). We plugged it in, and after some tweaking I nearly shit myself.
I don't know what I'd done wrong before, or if I was having a bad-ear day or something but I was really really blown away by it this time around. It was smooth, clear, dynamic, punchy... It's not the sort of amp you could imagine cranking out some Decapitated on, or anything that aggressive/saturated/pushed, but for a crystal clear modern metal/metalcore amp it was an absolute winner. Very articulate, and clear, I urge anyone to try one if you can!
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