Blackstar ID:Core~ FULL-ON Demo & Review with INDEX : Stereo 20
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- Опубліковано 5 вер 2024
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FULL-ON Demo & Review of the Blackstar ID:Core Amp.
1:54 Clean Warm
2:51 Effects
4:21 Clean Bright
6:45 Crunch
8:49 Super Crunch
9:58 OD1
11:33 OD2
14:13 Picking Favs
15:05 Super Wide Stereo
21:48 Tuning
23:07 Saving Presets
25:19 Super Wide Stereo Continued
26:45 Final Thoughts & Wrap
Features : Super Wide Stereo, ISF (Infinite Shape Feature for British / US Tones), 6 Voice Options & 12 On-Board Effects.
You can get more detail on the ID:Core here:
www.blackstaram...
Stereo 20 2x10 Combo Amp details here:
www.blackstaram...
INSIDER Software here:
www.blackstarin...
From the Blackstar Website:
ID:Core Stereo 20 Overview
• 2x10W programmable combo
• Super Wide Stereo
• EQ with patented ISF
• Voice - select from 6 classic channels
• 12 Stereo Effects
• Store up to 6 of your sounds
• Free INSIDER software
• USB audio for pro recording capability
• Stereo MP3/Line In for great sounding jamming or listening to music
• Speaker Emulated Line Out for silent practice or recording
• Stereo speaker configuration
• Mains powered via a separate PSU (Included)
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Back in Blackstar once again! These are killer little amps. What a great honest review. Good job TK!
I bought this because this was a super well done video never forgot it! I bought this same one after a year. You taught me what crunch is. Thank you I love it
Amazing sound in a very small package. What sold it for me was the on board tuner and stereo sound. Thank you.
I have the 20 and think it sounds way better than what we are hearing from this video.
sounds like he s di d into a daw which always sounds fizzy and ghastly. Do you always mic up to record? I know I would
He does that on purpose because he is funded by peavey. He did the same to the katana
@@jd426 he did what on purpose?
This video makes me want to play my ESP LTD M-17 7 string. I give props to the tone king, because his videos are incredible, and put me in a practicing phase. I'm glad I continued learning the guit, and I will not give up that hobby.
INCREDIBLE demo and total review on this Blackstar ID:Core Amp. This thing is awesome. My understanding is that with the software that you show on the computer screen that there is even a section where one can put in either a Wav or Mp3 file of a favorite song and slow it down so it's even easier for the player to learn the song. I also love that the effects can be adjusted via the software for the player to get finer tuning of the effect that they may want to hear.
Thanks for doing this one TK hope I can perhaps purchase one of these in the near future to add to my array of gear.
I use an ID CORE 40 for the head phone practice amp. Thing is amazing. I swear playing open it sounded like it was coming from behind me.
Hi I have a question, these 2x 6.5" speakers can have enough basses like one 8" speaker in the room? I want to buy 20W version with 2x 5" and I want to know if basses sounds better in small room or worse. thx
I have ID core 40w but I don't think the speakers in it sound that great or even good enough.
I sounded to me less than the average speakers available in the market by renowned companies.
Nice playing on the stereo part, TTK!
Wow, great sounding amp! And I love that you're playing an Ernie Ball Music Man. Thanks TK.
Love the breakup on the Clean Warm channel when you get that gain "just right".
You do such a great job in your demos - thanks for doing!
Bought one 40w,just amazing....sound,feel,dynamics...incredibile powerful and fat sound coming from that small box!True British vintage,but versatile for any kind of music!Price is more than a good one!Soon if I catch time,must make some rewiew if amp in AC/DC manner!
The 60 version is amazing...and I have been a Mesa fan for over 25 years!
tone king master you kick ass just amazing demos, great review and the amp sounds great to me distortion is my thing to love it.
Great review, bought one id core v2, makes my 40 years old guitar sound better than many new ones..big woow
Great demo King, that thing sound killer!!!
Seymour duncan blackouts and this amp is perfect! I mostly use the Super crunch for metal actually. Gives me that Dimmu Borgir sound.
Very in depth many thanks will return again again for inspiration 👍😀
ID Core has 2 adjustable noise gates so no worry about hissing. By the way, each amplifier is a source of noise if your guitar is too close to it. This is the only combo playing stereo MP3 backing tracks via 2 speakers, which is good for practicing. Emulated stereo guitar is just a bonus. More over, you can connect your combo to a PA system without micing and including emulation of cabinets. Unfortunately the sound from this combo is turned off in that case.
are there noise gate knobs on amplifier? I guess they are not on amp but on the software. Don't know if I am right or wrong?
What is Emulated stereo guitar. How do I use it?
You are correct. ' OFF', 'LOW' and 'HIGH' .settings are accessible only in Insider software configuration. Mono guitar signal processed in ID Core can be sent to 2 built-in speakers or to recording system as emulated stereo.
is there any line out which I can connect to other big amp for more sound output?
Plz help me by answering this.
I was really getting into that stereo part! 16:48 Leads were awesome but tonight I am Love-in those rhythms especially!
Leads? That was 'lead' playing? 👀 😲 🤔
@@wecanonlywish9194 I was referring to the video as a whole! Not just the one jam!
I Just Purchased, the Blackstar ID Core Stereo 40W WOW!
Outstanding amp, especially for only £60.00, mint Condition............ 😉 🤙 🤘 👍
Nice review! Now I'm really in doubt, wait for the ID:core 20 or go for the ID 15TVP as my new practice amp.....
I have also Fender Mustang 100 v.2, which benefits from emulation of many favourite pedal clones, amps and has Celestion speakers. Blackstar lacks this features so I use different pedals to enrich its sound diversity when practising or recording. Though Celection speakers sound excellent with guitars, Blackstar sounds better with backing tracks.
PS. Best review I could find on this amp series, shame the hiss wasn't advertised as normal... My first impression on buying this amp was that it was broken and how can I return it. Besides that, nice job.
The hiss is NOT normal. Many ID Cores don't suffer from that. Many do. But that's definitely not a "feature". It's all well documented on Blackstar official forum.
I just bought one of these and everything is working perfectly including speakers and firmware update but personally I think it's cheesy sounding and just fairly decent through head phones so I sent it back. The online community library is a ghost town. My Vox VT20+ Valvetronix is way better and was only 20 dollars more, a much better deal. Not sure about the Blackstar 100 and the 150 since they haven't been released yet.
ruby kaufman how are the added effects on the vox? im stuck on either getting one of these, the Vox valvetronix or a fender champion.. would love to hear some suggestions!
This is a great amp I have one myself I only have two things I would like the change,the could make an app so you can change your setting or even have but the bass middle treble buttons on the amp.
+peter wise Download the INSIDER software, dude!
I have the ID core 100. Great amp but it seems that the clean sounds a bit mudy, like the tone is turned down on my guitar when it's not.
I wish you would play an mp3 through it, since Blackstar claims it sounds better than through a regular amp. It would be more perfect if it had a flat setting for bass and acoustic like the Yamaha thr.
How to use the Eq knob? There's no low, mid, treble option. Just one knob for eq. What do I do with it
Buying a Blackstar ID:Core series is a HUGE guess. Many of them have defected speakers that give serious hissing problems . All of this is well documented online and right in the Blackstar official forums.
Hoping to find a Core 20 without any issue, I went to a local store and I contacted a guy who was selling one that he bought only 5 months ago. Guess what? In the store I tried a 10 and a 20 and they both had the hissing issue. The used one from that guy had the issue too. 3 out of 3. I mean, come on!
A few days ago I was almost sure to buy a ID:Core 20 because on paper (and according to several reviews on UA-cam) it was the perfect amp for me, but I changed my mind big time after a more serious research.
Even if you are lucky enough to find one without the hissing problem (and that seems to be hard to do), you still have the firmware upgrade matter: many ID:Cores just die after you upgrade them via the official software. This, too, is documentend on the official Blackstar forum and in many others.
I have an ID:Core 20. Does my amp have hiss? It's not high pitched, but it's just a quiet white noise. I'm not sure if this is hissing or not. Is it supposed to be completely silent?
Just adjust the noise gate. No amp is perfectly silent.
Great review!
I just bought one, anybody noticed a hiss in the background?
Mine has constant hiss even when the volume is set to zero and no guitar is plugged in..
Cherrs
Mine had also loud constant hiss.
But when I adjust the the guitar cable near the guitar hole where you insert that cable, there is no noise. I don't know if there is something wrong with the cable or with the guitar hole where you insert the cable. If anyone has such issue and know how to fix it please help me out.
I bought one of these amps. Id core 20. not too bad was happy until I tried the insider software. Apparently it's a common fault, amp switches off and that's it. ....DEAD
got a replacement but I dare'nt connect it to the software again too much trouble. will be getting the yamaha thr10c instead or fender blues junior when I've made my mind up. btw this amp hisses on clean setting aswell
It seems as this amp has much hiss when playing through speakers :( I realy dislike hiss and am searching for a stereo combo without hiss. Any ideas?
I was able to get some of that hiss out by lowering the mid and a little off the treble on the Od 2.
appreciate your effort
Awesome and thanks
i have the 10, why doesn't mine sound this good
Whats the problem? Not enough heavy?
On the 2x20W ID core , is it rated in Wrms ? Does it have enough volume with low gain to play a small Bar Room gig ? What about the TVP ? Thanks TK
Tvp has more agressive sound,but shalow sound,id core 40 that I bought,sounds much better,deeper,worm,and acording to my opinion,it can bi used in stage without problems!Its loud devil,and sounds good even at max vol.
As a practice amp would you pick the Blackstar core:id10 or buy a four force em-1 with an inexpensive multi effects pedal?
When you are demo'ing the wide stereo, what are you playing through? A larger cab, your DAW?
Hi there I have a question. These amps don't come with a foot swtich pedal, right? But I can see the foot swtich I/O .. Okay so the thing is I believe these are lower priced blackstar series but like say if you spend $129 for this amp are you still be willing to spend another $60 or $100 for the foot switch only! Is there any alternative to that. I'm really looking forward to getting one these amps but I'm worried about the foot switch thing. WIll other (cheaper may be) foot switches work, if so can it toggle between channels like it used to do in the HT- series. Thanks!
Not sure if you found an answer to this question. The ID : CORE 20 and 40 are the only ones you can get a f.switch for. I believe the f.switch is £25 extra but well worth it.
Is the super stereo option only in super crunch mode?
Picked one of these up yesterday and for the money you can't beat it. Should have come with the footswitch and USB cable which I think is cheesy that it doesn't. But sounds great for the money. I got the 40... decent review of the features ... looking forward to downloading the software and playing around with it... after I go out and buy a USB cable for it ): id have to say though if you have a computer and your looking to manly use headphones or use software the guitar port for 99 bucks is the way to go... that's what id been using for 4 years. But wanted and amp now too
What do you mean by guitar port?
Google it. its by line 6.
beenay18 Google it. its by line 6. I don't think they make it any more. they now make pod studio. it connects to your computer using a USB cable and has lots of amp models
The clean sounds are nicely compressed is it the idcore or the recorder
oh man thats really remids me the line 6 spider series and i hate it
good review thu
Why are so many demos of this amp using same guitar?
Would this be able to serve as an amp for a basement band, or is it just a desktop, one-player environment, amp?
Does anyone know if I can use any USB cable ? Or just the one that comes with the amp? Help please
Complete noob to eletcric guitar/amp here. Connecting anything to FM Out & Phones sounds muddy and warbly with a noticeable hiss, far from what I expected from a set of stereo full range speakers. If you want to use the MP3/Line in plug to listen to music through this amp like I did, think about your set up again... this won't provide a studio monitor/headphone level of output. It's hilariously fun though if you want to use it to play your guitar through with all sorts of awesome distortions. ... TLDR: Vague audiophiles, don't think of using this amp as a set of MP3 speakers.
Would you still suggest this over Blackstar HT-1?
I watched this really hoping to like the amp, but I'm not at all impressed with what I've heard. I mean it's a really good video review but I thought that the amp didn't clean up very well and the distortion settings seemed very bland to me. I'm going to keep looking for my next amp. Leaning towards a Fender Super Champ XD, but personally I think the Peavey Vypyr beats out this one...
Hello, i have a question...i'm curious can you use in the insider the TVP? is it posible to use with the ID CORE 10, 20, 40? thanks and nice video
True and Im pretty pissed about that ! I was told it was available when I purchased my 10 -W practice amp . I feel duped !!!
Can you still use/turn on the TVP feature of the software?
question can you use third party software like ampertube
My Digitech RP70 sounds as good through the phones. I wish this amp sounded as good through its speakers otherwise why get it if there is hissing sound there and its not as wide stereo in the phones?
Hey TTK, do you have/reviewed the Line 6 POD HD PRO X Rack Mount? If not (Or if so), do you have an opinion on it? Worth the money? Better quality than JamUp Pro/BIAS? Comparable to an Axe FX 2? Thanks
I have heard UA-cam vids of both the Axe Fx and the Kemper and the line 6 cannot measure up to either one. But both units I mentioned cost over Twice the line 6 but you can also copy any amp you can get your paws on. So if your friend has a rare amp you can copy it :-)
Is the ID core series better than the ID ?
How does it stand against fender mustang 1 v2?
hello ... could help me to update the firmware of the amplifier, I have problems with that, not turn on or nothing happens, I would like someone to help me
I am very worried
sergio pichardo Download the Blackstar Insider software to your computer & install. www.blackstarinsider.co.ukConnect the amp to the computer with the USB cable. Turn the amp power on and open the software. It should install the new firmware after you accept the prompt. If it does not, you will probably have to send it to Blackstar for warranty repair. Good Luck!
known for playing out of tune! lol! thats one of the few dis-advantages to having a cool NY accent! your tuning your ayes to ahs! jk, seriously though your vids are awesome and the production quality is immaculate! i appreciate them greatly! (:~{D>
Cool.How much?
The distortion sounds so digital...and hissy
How loud is this model of amp? If for example you were playing in a busy(ish) bar would you be heard easily?
It is loud for practice , but not loud enough for a bar..
immolation7 and do you think the 40 is good enough for play in a bar?
What i dont like about the blackstar id core series are the cheap input jacks for the guitar, headphone jack they keep shorting out on my id core 10. Its obviously poorly made i took the controls off the amp and all the jacks are shorting out some how. I had the amp for 3 years and it just started shorting out.
when do they come out?
Should I get the id core 20 or 40? For room practice only. I am a beginner.
Which one did you get?
@@Karan-iy5mz id core 20 v3
@@aurijitghosh4775 is it good bro? Would you suggest going for it?
@@Karan-iy5mz yeah its very good for all kinds genres... Plus you'll have a lot of options. So, you can definitely go ahead and buy it.
@@aurijitghosh4775 thanks
hellz bellz!
Played it today at Sam Ash. Sounded pretty good through super crunch. Both OD's sounded like pure fizzle to my ears even at the low gain settings. The EQ did zero to address the fizz or add low end. I played an MP3 through it and it was nowhere near what an average set of powered monitors can do. I'm hear to do more research. TK's OD demos were terrible. I wanted to buy this but think I'll pass.
you can hear the background noise in the video even in clean channel.
Once plugging guitar cable or usb cable, My Blackstar ID core 10 starts hissing even no gain and volume. very annoying. many reported the same hiss issue here.
www.blackstaramps.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=4242
My blackstar amp also produce hissing sound even on muted guitar. But at times hissing sound goes away and amp is silent when guitar is muted.
It turned out that something was wrong with the connection of my guitar and cable. I don't know if the connection is a bit loose or there is something else wrong. May be I should try new guitar cable. I don't know if the hole on my guitar where you insert cable is loose. please help me fix this problem if someone else is also having the same issue. Because my amp doesn't make noise when I pull or push my cable near the guitar hole to certain positions.
Hissing should dissapear immediatelly after pulling your guitar cable out of your ID Core input. (It is the same kind of muting like on your guitar - connecting your guitar signal to earth). If it does, you don''t need to check your cable or guitar further. Your amp is the source of hissing. Though USB cable, 9V pedal adapters or PC power supply of poor quality can be sources of hissing too. Try to disconnect also them to find the source of hissing if necessary. My ID Core 20 doesn't hiss at all and speakers in super wide stereo mode sound nice sound on a stage and at practising.
I don't have hissing sound when guitar cable is not pluged in the amplifier but there is loud noise when one end of cable is connected to amplifier and another end is not connected to guitar. Is it normal?
I don't get the point of these stereo amps because what comes out both speaker is the same so you don't get a stereo effect nor do you through headphones.
its just a gimmick
It's a recording amp.
Goosemeyer Its not, but lets say it really is, you still need to mic it with 2 different mic's to get the "stereo effect", and in that case you can just mic one speaker of a normal amp with two mic's.
Oh and by the way if its a recording amp you don't need it to be stereo, because in the studio you have the time to record everything twice, to make it real stereo.
For phasing effects and chorus you could have true stereo, also rotary speaker simulation works better in stereo. I have no idea if this amp does them, just saying :)
***** Chorus and flanger effects get their sounds from blending wet and dry signals, so it can just be used with a single speaker.
Two speakers might be good when using rotary speaker effect, but i don't see one on this amp, and of course i don't see any reason to buy this amp just for this effect.
whats the name of that guitar?
+samuel alfaro MARVIN
I'd be like a rapist in a poorly lit park full of joggers if I was in that room...ALL OF THAT GEAR!
This dude's audio is not so good, the Blackstar sound's Outstanding in person don't go buy this guy's awful video audio! 🤔😂 LOL
Бабушкин хлеб! Играть вообще не умеет! Тьфу!
worst sounding amp ever.
95.00 dollars to work on it, buy a quality amp. My cleans are good O.D. Voices are not so good.
“Tone” king is obviously a self proclaimed name.... his tone is painful.... way too much treble...sounds like a 13 yr old wannabe.
Played it today at Sam Ash. Sounded pretty good through super crunch. Both OD's sounded like pure fizzle to my ears even at the low gain settings. The EQ did zero to address the fizz or add low end. I played an MP3 through it and it was nowhere near what an average set of powered monitors can do. I'm hear to do more research. TK's OD demos were terrible. I wanted to buy this but think I'll pass.