I like them but I actually think they’re a bit over rated. Their marketing department lean too hard on the fact they used to work for a more famous amp company, they have some really shitty products in their range, some of which seem to be made by others and just labelled blackstar to pad out the range, etc. There seem to be two sides to blackstar - a team of amp builders who do genuinely care about what they do, and a corporate team out to put profits before all. It kind of feels like a team of engineers went into partnership with a former exec of McDonald’s or something sometimes.
This studio is so much better. That sofa setup make my back hurt just looking at it. You also can't really see the guitar since it needs to be tilted so bad.
Reconsidering the Dept 10 Dual Overdrive for direct recording. This is one of the few demos where the pedal and the USB out don't sound horrible. The USB out with the cab rig sounds pretty righteous to my ear. I actually hear less "fizz" than I do in many of the other amp sim platforms. I won't know till I play one if the tube adds that mysterious "feel" factor, but seems to me that unless you need particular amps modeled, the Dept 10 might be a cool recording tool.
These videos are so much easier to sit through now! The Captain and Pete are a perfect team. When I say this, it isn’t meant to bash R.C., it’s just that when you two have your little jams, you guys play off each other so well. The humor is off the chain too. Great job as usual!
The USB B key was intended for receiving devices only. It's more robust by accident but that's probably why they used it because it can take a beating, where a micro USB will break by blowing at it
I still want Andertons to shoot some IRs and sell them, the room sounds are always BRILLIANT and it's amazing how rarely you demo a product with better-sounding IRs than just the mic sounds you get off the cabs.
@@Floortile83 tl;dr: Impulse response simulates a cab. It's basically a sound file which accurately models how a cab sounds through a mic. They're created by sending a very short impulse of white noise through the cab and recording what comes out - hence impulse response. Many devices and softwares support IR files so you can recreate the sound of a cab/mic configuration digitally without having the cab, mic or expertise to set them up. You can buy IRs (often as packages with different microphones and different microphone placements) and mix them together as you like. You can also get them for free.
The dude who must have the same kinda party we use to have while in college in our apartment with friends in summer evening. You know, no need to drink so many beers, just having light and funny discussions.
Yes! More great pedals.. It seems it is difficult though ,to bring something new to the table. So many sound so fantastic yet so similar to other competing products in this golden era of musical equipment.
@@ledhendrix5054 We really respect Josh and JHS, his videos are always super informative. In Dept.10, the valve is used in exactly the same way as would be in a traditional valve pre-amplifier. The two sides of the ECC83 dual triode are cascaded together (i.e. one side feeds the other) to provide the high gain required to generate the desirable harmonics and overdrive. As with all Blackstar products, the valves work at proper HT voltages, they are not a gimmick and we would strongly (and seriously) recommend not attempting to replace them with transistors - this would be very dangerous.
Pete, USB B is used because it is the most robust of USB connectors and used in music equipment long time. It is not fun to replace broken USB micro or C etc port.
In 2021 anyone fitting micro B better have a damned good reason to avoid the firing squad tbh. For basically it’s entire life micro B was a fiddly, fragile SoB we put up with just because it was what it was. For space savers, usb-C only, for toughness USB-B aka ‘the printer cable’ … this should be some kind of law.
@@Bobby-wn5yr Why wasn't C the first and only ? Someone must have thought, " How hard is it to flip a plug 180° ?" and didn't wait for the " Its more a hassle than you're thinking" reply
Bring Back Sounds like (or something similar) with Matt & Rabea. Would be cool to incorporate the Bass & Keys guys into too. Remember your viewers love music, you dont have to keep your instruments segregated all the time. I've bought guitar amps, pedals and two pianos from you. Not because of any specific video, but because you're at the forefront of my mind when I go shopping. Keep doing the demos, but ultimately entertain us with great content. You've got a great team and the facility to make amazing videos. How many commercial enterprises get customers asking them to push more marketing, you've gotta be doing something right.
I believe they don't include normal REVERB because it is IR player (I suppose). IR technology with short WAV files can store a relatively short room reverbs, not more. So, don't ask too much, it is already heavily loaded with features and tones for the price!
@@ledhendrix5054 I seem to recall Josh's points about valve pedals being dodgy in their design were based on the idea they're driven at 9V and used essentially as clipping diodes rather than amplifying elements; the description of these pedals says, "Driven by an ECC83 triode valve running at more than 200V internally" so I don't think that generalisation holds here. I don't particularly buy into the whole "valve-sound" idea, but BlackStar do at least appear to be doing it 'properly', for what it's worth.
@Mark Seymour I own lots of Digital gear from Roland Recording studios , an 8 track and 16 track which I purchased in the 90s , and I have just purchased a Boss gt 1000 , and I might get a Helix , having used my older brothers Helix I quite like it. So please leave me alone I have things to do , I'm really quite busy watching a film with my girlfriend. Valve Guitar pedals are gimmicks and for vulnerable people to purchase. Cheers. Dont bother to reply it will go straight to bin .
Captain turning the isf knob, nothing happens, and captain looks confused haha. Thats because the ISF knob detrmines the frequency peak of the mid knob, as long as the mid knob is on 12 the isf knob does nearly nothing, only if you push or cut the mids will the ISF knob have any real effect.
Very nice. However, these things that want to replace the back end and goto a PA and/or audio interface really need stereo returns for the fx loop and then stereo outs.
So what yuo're doing is just running an XLR cable from the stompbox to the audio interface? Sounded good to me. Seems like it might be a competitor to the new Boss IR pedal
Every time I see these pedals with their mil-spec miniature tubes, I realize I went in the right direction 10 years ago. Long live Seymour Duncan and the Twin Tube.
Love the bloody memes! How hard would it be for me to be a keyboard demonstrator with yo online. I did, after all buy my Tyros 5 from you. Love it btw. Tnx capitan and the dane
Josh Scott at JHS did an episode on this ‘tubes in a pedal to sound like an amp’ debate… turns out ‘valve pedals’ are a gimmick and if you remove the tube, and replace it with a transistor…it just sounds the same, because tubes need a lot of heat to sound different, … and they need way more power to sound different also, way more then what a pedal can safely provide.
I had one of the old Blackstar Valve Pedals (Valve Filth ) and it took quite a bit of power , it had its own power supply which was 18v , I wish I still had it because I would've tried removing the Valve and put a trans in place
I had one of the old Blackstar Valve Pedals (Valve Filth ) and it took quite a bit of power , it had its own power supply which was 18v , I wish I still had it because I would've tried removing the Valve and put a trans in place
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Good point. This pedals use a 9V/500mA power supply. The previous line of Blackstar valve pedals was the HT series. The first version ran on 16V/800mA AC power supply and the second on 22V/1.1A DC supply. Using the Ohm law, even the new 9V pedals have enough power to be able to transform the voltage to 12AX7 plate voltages(max 250V) without dropping under the plate current (1.5mA) characteristics. Physics work, but there is a question how the circuit is designed and the tube really get the correct voltage. Form my personal experience, I own a first generation HT drive pedal. The biggest difference I see is in the dynamic response. The valve reacts differently to the pick attack. If I missed something, please let me know, I like to learn :)
I'm no expert in electronics, but from my understanding valve pedals are a gimmick due to the fact that running a valve at low voltage is senseless. But Blackstar claims that the internal circuitry runs at 200V so it might be a bit different than your usual valve pedal.
As I remember it Josh Scott’s rambling 2hr discussion concluded that the value of having a tube depends entirely on the circuit it is used in. So ‘some’ tube pedals are awesome and others are a gimmick. Overall he seemed broadly indifferent personally to the tone and feel of tube pedals generally.
Cool demo. As always. Question, neither one of the dual drives will "store" or remember the settings when switching back to the previous side of the pedal correct?
Interested with the pedal, new with valve pedals, how long does it take to change the valve in the pedal overtime if you use the pedal everyday? Is there a beed to change it overtime? Thanks
Really great sounding pedals 😮. I wonder why Blackstar didn't add the ISP circuit to the Boost pedal? That would have given it an edge, I think. However; if it operates on 200v internal, it could add headroom to any set up.
There is something about them running 200V internally. Im no expert so i have no clue what it means but i suppose thats where the valves get their headroom somehow. All pedals sounds amazing to me so Its probably not voodoo
Hey Nomlas! The 9VDC supply voltage is increased to over 200VDC by an internal boost circuit. The reason we have used a 9V supply is because this was the most popular request we had from guitarists for improvement of the original HT pedals. This is because 9V supplies are already on most pedal boards. Also, original the 22V power supply was difficult to source for musicians if a spare was needed. In Dept.10, the valve is used in exactly the same way as would be in a traditional valve pre-amplifier. The two sides of the ECC83 dual triode are cascaded together (i.e. one side feeds the other) to provide the high gain required to generate the desirable harmonics and overdrive. Hope this helps!
@@danishpete That's awesome! Whatever mind state you were in your playing sounded awesome and you seemed to have the mood to boot. I'll keep trying with coffee... and more practice. :D
I have a problem with this product, where should I put the output to the return amplifier, to the OUTPUT SECTION or to the CAB RIG? I want to use it instead of the preamp in my tube amplifier if I enter it in the OUTPUT section, the 3 channel CAB RIG switch feature doesn't work on my amplifier
I dinnae think you can poower a pre amp tube off 9 volts, its more like a lightbulb however it still has a bonnie tone for yon heavy mental music and twiddly type shennanigans.
I'm glad you commented. I read all about people claiming they could get great metal tones out of the HT amps before I bought my HT20 and I've never been able to get a good metal tone. I was thinking I was crazy or maybe I needed to get the club 40 to get the good metal tones.
@@DKprojects9 id just go for a 6505 or an EVH5150 unless youve got Friedman JJjr money or an Engl Fireball 25 for the Marshall vibe. BS made an HT Metal but must be rare bc Ive never seen one in person so cant comment.
Is it better to by the blackstar dept 10 and put it into a cheap Amp like my fender champion 100 or to spend more money and buy a marshall Amp? Greets from Austria
Is this going to be the ts killer? Asking seriously. I have blackstar one 200 and was about go and buy a ts for it to squeez even more from my one. Now im wondering if i should go for this brand new thing from BS instead. I dont really have any pedal experience. Used to be a classic pure-marshall+gibson type of guy. Any thoughts, advice
XLR and usb seem to be at the back so won't matter where you 'd place it. However, on the left it has the output and the cab sim output, so if you wanted to use both at once -one going to the amp the cab sim to the pa, you 'd need free space on the left, so it should be on the far left. And reverb, delay or mods to it's effects loop
Holy hell, i have never seen a comment section so salty, irrelevant and downright strange. These pedals aren't for me but there will be people who enjoy them.
Hey Marcos! They can be used as a traditional preamp pedal making turning a single channel amp into a three channel amp, or in place of a standard overdrive/distortion. Hope this helps!
small aside but I have the exact same frustration that Pete has with those USB jacks. Worse are when they use something awful and rare like micro or mini usb. These hardware manufacturers really need to jump on the USB-C wagon
Hey! In Dept.10, the valve is used in exactly the same way as would be in a traditional valve pre-amplifier. The two sides of the ECC83 dual triode are cascaded together (i.e. one side feeds the other) to provide the high gain required to generate the desirable harmonics and overdrive.
@@Blackstaramps I'm sure you guys know, as amp manufacturers, that there's much more to the sound of a valve amp than that. And I do own a fair few of your products, so I'm not just trying to slam your company. But nevertheless.
"Ok master, Dobby will play the PRS now"
Dobby is free..
Not overwhelmed by the gear but you guys are smashing it for entertainment value!
Love blackstar, i think they have the most underrated guitar amps around.
Pretty good amps but their pedals suck garbage.
I never set out to play Blackstar but I got 2 of their amps at prices I couldn't pass up!
Yeah they are great 2nd hand bargains and externally built like tanks and sound ok..... Until you are playing with someone with a great amp.
I like them but I actually think they’re a bit over rated.
Their marketing department lean too hard on the fact they used to work for a more famous amp company, they have some really shitty products in their range, some of which seem to be made by others and just labelled blackstar to pad out the range, etc.
There seem to be two sides to blackstar - a team of amp builders who do genuinely care about what they do, and a corporate team out to put profits before all.
It kind of feels like a team of engineers went into partnership with a former exec of McDonald’s or something sometimes.
They sound good but made like crap...flimsy circuit boards, cheap components is a nightmare for amp techs!
This studio is so much better. That sofa setup make my back hurt just looking at it. You also can't really see the guitar since it needs to be tilted so bad.
I agree, the couches don't do it for me.
They said they are really comfortable sitting of the sofas
The couches should be used for cigar, booze and viagra infomercials. Not a serious setting for gear demos. Just my 2 cents.....
It's a nice feeling having a dual drive in the post as of five minutes ago.
Brilliant gear investigation and demo as usual, thanks guys.
Reconsidering the Dept 10 Dual Overdrive for direct recording. This is one of the few demos where the pedal and the USB out don't sound horrible. The USB out with the cab rig sounds pretty righteous to my ear. I actually hear less "fizz" than I do in many of the other amp sim platforms. I won't know till I play one if the tube adds that mysterious "feel" factor, but seems to me that unless you need particular amps modeled, the Dept 10 might be a cool recording tool.
These videos are so much easier to sit through now! The Captain and Pete are a perfect team. When I say this, it isn’t meant to bash R.C., it’s just that when you two have your little jams, you guys play off each other so well. The humor is off the chain too. Great job as usual!
The USB B key was intended for receiving devices only. It's more robust by accident but that's probably why they used it because it can take a beating, where a micro USB will break by blowing at it
Totally… I’d love to see the reaction to a pedal with only micro jack as a guitar input. Yes the 2,5mm one.
Lee looked thrilled by the metal at the end. 😂
I still want Andertons to shoot some IRs and sell them, the room sounds are always BRILLIANT and it's amazing how rarely you demo a product with better-sounding IRs than just the mic sounds you get off the cabs.
If they did an IR capture on Pete’s victory cab I would buy that instantly
What does IR mean?
@@Floortile83 impulse response
@@Floortile83 tl;dr: Impulse response simulates a cab.
It's basically a sound file which accurately models how a cab sounds through a mic. They're created by sending a very short impulse of white noise through the cab and recording what comes out - hence impulse response.
Many devices and softwares support IR files so you can recreate the sound of a cab/mic configuration digitally without having the cab, mic or expertise to set them up. You can buy IRs (often as packages with different microphones and different microphone placements) and mix them together as you like. You can also get them for free.
@@Zolbat this was incredibly helpful. Thanks.
Well, I'll save my distorted play for recordings and gigs when I have too. Would have been good to hear clean play, pedal vs. SS amp along with this.
The dude who must have the same kinda party we use to have while in college in our apartment with friends in summer evening. You know, no need to drink so many beers, just having light and funny discussions.
Yes! More great pedals.. It seems it is difficult though ,to bring something new to the table. So many sound so fantastic yet so similar to other competing products in this golden era of musical equipment.
Gentleman that red pedal is brilliant
I now need to save ( again)
Thanks for the usual mad entertaining demo
Ps the knomes are watching
Take alook at JHS Vids before you part with money for a so called Valve powered pedal
I don't gnow about that...
@@ledhendrix5054 We really respect Josh and JHS, his videos are always super informative. In Dept.10, the valve is used in exactly the same way as would be in a traditional valve pre-amplifier. The two sides of the ECC83 dual triode are cascaded together (i.e. one side feeds the other) to provide the high gain required to generate the desirable harmonics and overdrive.
As with all Blackstar products, the valves work at proper HT voltages, they are not a gimmick and we would strongly (and seriously) recommend not attempting to replace them with transistors - this would be very dangerous.
Pete, USB B is used because it is the most robust of USB connectors and used in music equipment long time.
It is not fun to replace broken USB micro or C etc port.
In 2021 anyone fitting micro B better have a damned good reason to avoid the firing squad tbh. For basically it’s entire life micro B was a fiddly, fragile SoB we put up with just because it was what it was.
For space savers, usb-C only, for toughness USB-B aka ‘the printer cable’ … this should be some kind of law.
@@Bobby-wn5yr Why wasn't C the first and only ? Someone must have thought, " How hard is it to flip a plug 180° ?" and didn't wait for the " Its more a hassle than you're thinking" reply
Best demo I've seen of the dual drive so far. Kudo9s lads
That tone at 22:32??? YES PLEASE!!
I like that treble control on the dual drive. I can use that!
(:
Was that a Hoovie's Garage namedrop in the intro?? Nice.
“Welcome to Hoovie’s Garage, the DUMBEST automotive channel in ALL of UA-cam…” YES!! Great channel and love the self-deprecation! Great shout out!
Sounds cool! I stilll think the older tube blackstar have the best Distortion out of any pedals I tried.
Try a Guv'nor if you can find one (or the Angry Charlie clone). Based on a couple LEDs and it blows these away.
@DP That particular USB port and plug are the most rugged of all the USBs, I'm sure that's why they used it Pete. May I call you Pete, Sir? LOL
You may :😂😂 But still don’t get it, even if it supposed to be the most rugged, probably because I can never bloody find one of those cables 😂😂
@@danishpete I have that problem with ALL my cables! lol
I believe in this video he was known as the captain of crunch.
Bring Back Sounds like (or something similar) with Matt & Rabea. Would be cool to incorporate the Bass & Keys guys into too. Remember your viewers love music, you dont have to keep your instruments segregated all the time. I've bought guitar amps, pedals and two pianos from you. Not because of any specific video, but because you're at the forefront of my mind when I go shopping. Keep doing the demos, but ultimately entertain us with great content. You've got a great team and the facility to make amazing videos.
How many commercial enterprises get customers asking them to push more marketing, you've gotta be doing something right.
I believe they don't include normal REVERB because it is IR player (I suppose). IR technology with short WAV files can store a relatively short room reverbs, not more. So, don't ask too much, it is already heavily loaded with features and tones for the price!
Speaking of overdrive/distortion pedals, Orange should make the Super Crush OD channel into a pedal. That thing sounds incredible.
These are perfect for me! Thanks for the killer demo. Looking forward to experimenting with the software too!!
Before you part with money for one of these so called Valve powered pedals , take alook at JHS and Josh explains how these pedals all work
@@ledhendrix5054 I seem to recall Josh's points about valve pedals being dodgy in their design were based on the idea they're driven at 9V and used essentially as clipping diodes rather than amplifying elements; the description of these pedals says, "Driven by an ECC83 triode valve running at more than 200V internally" so I don't think that generalisation holds here.
I don't particularly buy into the whole "valve-sound" idea, but BlackStar do at least appear to be doing it 'properly', for what it's worth.
@@davidf2281 I still haven't had the same feel and sound from a Pedal like I get from my Valve Amps never .
@@ledhendrix5054 Yep, fully respect that plenty of folk have different opinions than mine on this 😃
@Mark Seymour I own lots of Digital gear from Roland Recording studios , an 8 track and 16 track which I purchased in the 90s , and I have just purchased a Boss gt 1000 , and I might get a Helix , having used my older brothers Helix I quite like it.
So please leave me alone I have things to do , I'm really quite busy watching a film with my girlfriend.
Valve Guitar pedals are gimmicks and for vulnerable people to purchase. Cheers. Dont bother to reply it will go straight to bin .
Pete, it is Hoovies Garage on you tube. Great car channel.
Why not demo it as a preamp
Into the power amp? (effects return)
With the tube and high voltage it's atleast what I'm interested in 🤔🤔🤔
Captain turning the isf knob, nothing happens, and captain looks confused haha. Thats because the ISF knob detrmines the frequency peak of the mid knob, as long as the mid knob is on 12 the isf knob does nearly nothing, only if you push or cut the mids will the ISF knob have any real effect.
Reminds me of the old Damage Control pedals from 15 years ago.
So if you like you're pedals at 12 o'clock, that would be 1 o'clock here in Europe and 7 a.m in New York😀
I was sold in the intro ! aha
Very nice. However, these things that want to replace the back end and goto a PA and/or audio interface really need stereo returns for the fx loop and then stereo outs.
So what yuo're doing is just running an XLR cable from the stompbox to the audio interface? Sounded good to me. Seems like it might be a competitor to the new Boss IR pedal
Check out "Kingsley" valve pedals like the Maiden or Squire
That intro though 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
Great sound ! ❤️
Pete sounding great as usual. Being of a certain vintage myself, I hear a little bit of "Black Betty" around 7:30 on. Great.
Gods, sometimes I think the best thing to ever happen to this channel was Pete coming on to demo the Cab Clone ...
Right!!! Probably wouldn’t have 740k subs if it wasn’t for that faithful day 😜
@@danishpete Well, I guess Lee has done a little to make it what it is. ;)
The Danish Pete is just that push over the edge!
Every time I see these pedals with their mil-spec miniature tubes, I realize I went in the right direction 10 years ago. Long live Seymour Duncan and the Twin Tube.
Sounds so good
Did they come back to the old studio? (Anyway I like this setup much better.)
Or it was filmed weeks ago pre-refurb and held back til the press embargo / launch date arrived.
They're different rooms. The one with the couches is not new; it's where they normally do the keys/synths and drum videos.
Love the bloody memes! How hard would it be for me to be a keyboard demonstrator with yo online. I did, after all buy my Tyros 5 from you. Love it btw. Tnx capitan and the dane
Josh Scott at JHS did an episode on this ‘tubes in a pedal to sound like an amp’ debate… turns out ‘valve pedals’ are a gimmick and if you remove the tube, and replace it with a transistor…it just sounds the same, because tubes need a lot of heat to sound different, … and they need way more power to sound different also, way more then what a pedal can safely provide.
I had one of the old Blackstar Valve Pedals (Valve Filth ) and it took quite a bit of power , it had its own power supply which was 18v , I wish I still had it because I would've tried removing the Valve and put a trans in place
I had one of the old Blackstar Valve Pedals (Valve Filth ) and it took quite a bit of power , it had its own power supply which was 18v , I wish I still had it because I would've tried removing the Valve and put a trans in place
Good point. This pedals use a 9V/500mA power supply. The previous line of Blackstar valve pedals was the HT series. The first version ran on 16V/800mA AC power supply and the second on 22V/1.1A DC supply. Using the Ohm law, even the new 9V pedals have enough power to be able to transform the voltage to 12AX7 plate voltages(max 250V) without dropping under the plate current (1.5mA) characteristics. Physics work, but there is a question how the circuit is designed and the tube really get the correct voltage. Form my personal experience, I own a first generation HT drive pedal. The biggest difference I see is in the dynamic response. The valve reacts differently to the pick attack. If I missed something, please let me know, I like to learn :)
I'm no expert in electronics, but from my understanding valve pedals are a gimmick due to the fact that running a valve at low voltage is senseless. But Blackstar claims that the internal circuitry runs at 200V so it might be a bit different than your usual valve pedal.
As I remember it Josh Scott’s rambling 2hr discussion concluded that the value of having a tube depends entirely on the circuit it is used in. So ‘some’ tube pedals are awesome and others are a gimmick. Overall he seemed broadly indifferent personally to the tone and feel of tube pedals generally.
Cool demo. As always. Question, neither one of the dual drives will "store" or remember the settings when switching back to the previous side of the pedal correct?
Pete's dobby sounds more like an excited yoda
Has Pete been drinking? He seems exuberant as a newt.
Interested with the pedal, new with valve pedals, how long does it take to change the valve in the pedal overtime if you use the pedal everyday? Is there a beed to change it overtime? Thanks
Can you plug the boost into a solid state amp
Really great sounding pedals 😮. I wonder why Blackstar didn't add the ISP circuit to the Boost pedal? That would have given it an edge, I think.
However; if it operates on 200v internal, it could add headroom to any set up.
Promising.
@Pete: USB A is the mechanically most robust. I had micro usb ports being ripped off the PCB by not careful costumers.
So the same as the VOX COOTRON Pedals which are incidentally fantastic… 👍🇦🇺
Typo edit..
does the tube really do anything at 9v???
There is something about them running 200V internally. Im no expert so i have no clue what it means but i suppose thats where the valves get their headroom somehow. All pedals sounds amazing to me so Its probably not voodoo
DC to DC voltage multipliers are a standard approach.That's why the power supply has half an amp, as the volts are multiplied the amps are divided.
@@terryenglish7132 but does it do anything to the sound and or feel or is it a useless gimmick
Hey Nomlas! The 9VDC supply voltage is increased to over 200VDC by an internal boost circuit. The reason we have used a 9V supply is because this was the most popular request we had from guitarists for improvement of the original HT pedals. This is because 9V supplies are already on most pedal boards. Also, original the 22V power supply was difficult to source for musicians if a spare was needed.
In Dept.10, the valve is used in exactly the same way as would be in a traditional valve pre-amplifier. The two sides of the ECC83 dual triode are cascaded together (i.e. one side feeds the other) to provide the high gain required to generate the desirable harmonics and overdrive. Hope this helps!
why not 2 or more tubes 1 seems a bit dodgy...lol
holy shit! I want one
Any chances you could post a link to the coffee Pete had before the recording of this episode?
Didn’t have any. It’s all me baby… 😉
@@danishpete That's awesome! Whatever mind state you were in your playing sounded awesome and you seemed to have the mood to boot. I'll keep trying with coffee... and more practice. :D
Bad Cat Double Drive!
I have a problem with this product, where should I put the output to the return amplifier, to the OUTPUT SECTION or to the CAB RIG? I want to use it instead of the preamp in my tube amplifier
if I enter it in the OUTPUT section, the 3 channel CAB RIG switch feature doesn't work on my amplifier
It seems to me like your last few videos have had the left and right audio channels reversed.
I dinnae think you can poower a pre amp tube off 9 volts, its more like a lightbulb however it still has a bonnie tone for yon heavy mental music and twiddly type shennanigans.
Can you send this XLR direct out to the PA/FOH? No other gear needed?
Hey Kevin, you can use Dept.10 for exactly that!
I want the boost
Can you do the 4 cord method with these the same way you can with the victory
Blackstar, the guys who put pedals into their valve amps and valves into their pedals...
lol
“Sorry master, Dobby played it out of tune” worst Dobby accent ever but I just keep coming back to hear it 😂
These are good but man…..there are stacks of little known OD pedals for about $80 that kick ass these days.
Have you ever tested the Origin Revival Drive Hot Rod? Would love to know what you think about it compared to the Blackstar pedals :)
Would have been better to demonstrate these pedals into a solid state amplifier...imo
You would get a better idea of the pedals sound, but the high output overdriving the amp is part of its function, just like in SS distortion drives.
Take my money.
Sounds like the HT5R i couldnt get a metal tone out of before I traded it back in for a 6505mh and a v30 cab.
I'm glad you commented. I read all about people claiming they could get great metal tones out of the HT amps before I bought my HT20 and I've never been able to get a good metal tone. I was thinking I was crazy or maybe I needed to get the club 40 to get the good metal tones.
@@DKprojects9 id just go for a 6505 or an EVH5150 unless youve got Friedman JJjr money or an Engl Fireball 25 for the Marshall vibe. BS made an HT Metal but must be rare bc Ive never seen one in person so cant comment.
Pete stick to the guitar and not movie quotes lol , you the best !
Pete and The Captain can talk about bottled tap water in here and I'ld still buy it. Daaaang!
Is it better to by the blackstar dept 10 and put it into a cheap Amp like my fender champion 100 or to spend more money and buy a marshall Amp? Greets from Austria
Can I plug headphones into the Cab Rig Output
The the software sounds like canned cheez 😳
Danish Pete on FIYAH in the intro....
Is this going to be the ts killer? Asking seriously. I have blackstar one 200 and was about go and buy a ts for it to squeez even more from my one. Now im wondering if i should go for this brand new thing from BS instead. I dont really have any pedal experience. Used to be a classic pure-marshall+gibson type of guy. Any thoughts, advice
Overplay!!
MORE comparison less concert please 😮
all that's inside these pedals is a bag of bird seed, a matchstick and a photograph of a Brazil nut.
Is the Brazil nut organic?
@@bpy4073 not sure, its a black and white photo so its hard to tell.
@@smalltown4855 Is it a digital or analogue photo?
@@bpy4073 its an acetate cell that has to be projected on a wall.
Those are cool, but you need to turn up Lee and turn down Pete a bit... 8) JMHO --gary
in a chain of pedals, where would I place the dual drive? if I were to plug in the XLR or USB
XLR and usb seem to be at the back so won't matter where you 'd place it. However, on the left it has the output and the cab sim output, so if you wanted to use both at once -one going to the amp the cab sim to the pa, you 'd need free space on the left, so it should be on the far left. And reverb, delay or mods to it's effects loop
Can't you plug the outputs into the Return of an FX Loop? I mean rather than going through the pre-amp of the guitar Amp? P.
I think you put it at the end as if all your pedals were going to your amp. Or use the effects loop
You could, it would be like having a different preamp. But overdriving the preamp or the preamp overdriving the effect in the loop adds to the sound.
Not a word on whether the valve offers improved feel under the fingers compared to digital … what a shame!
Love hoovies garage
Maybe the reason for the 12 o'clock phenomenon is because you're playing thru a tube amp🤔
Why does the software interface look like CAD software from 2003?
12oclock? The guys down the road seem to think its 2o'clock? They even changed their logo to prove it.
I work at a grocery store in America and I still haven't seen a dime of that toilet paper money
Holy hell, i have never seen a comment section so salty, irrelevant and downright strange.
These pedals aren't for me but there will be people who enjoy them.
What power supply do these Pedals take ?
9V vs 18V for the old version. Its near the beginning where its talked about. V is multiplied in the box itself.
Hey James! The Dept.10 Range all runs via 9VDC and runs at over 200VDC internally. Hope this helps!
Dobby, the IT clown, and Yoda all kinda have the same voice, they all sound kinda like Marge Simpson lol
Good show!
The difference is that runs on 200 volts. I think it's the only valve pedals that do that.
AMT Bricks run on +250…300V, and there are more on the market
what amp are they using?
I don't think they used any in this video, only pedal direct to interface
Anyone know if the usb is compatible with ios?
Would these be considered as a preamp then?
Hey Marcos! They can be used as a traditional preamp pedal making turning a single channel amp into a three channel amp, or in place of a standard overdrive/distortion. Hope this helps!
Would love to hear a rock and metal guy demo this. Pet is great at his thing but is not a metal guy.
small aside but I have the exact same frustration that Pete has with those USB jacks. Worse are when they use something awful and rare like micro or mini usb. These hardware manufacturers really need to jump on the USB-C wagon
The chubby kid on stand by me is Jerry O'Connell
>the sound of a valve amp in a pedal
X - Doubt
Blackstar stuff sounds good but I wish they didn't all market shit like this constantly.
Hey! In Dept.10, the valve is used in exactly the same way as would be in a traditional valve pre-amplifier. The two sides of the ECC83 dual triode are cascaded together (i.e. one side feeds the other) to provide the high gain required to generate the desirable harmonics and overdrive.
@@Blackstaramps I'm sure you guys know, as amp manufacturers, that there's much more to the sound of a valve amp than that. And I do own a fair few of your products, so I'm not just trying to slam your company. But nevertheless.
Hoovies Garage is very a very funny channel, stupid and tongue-in-cheek but very entertaining