This guitar is seafoam green, but I do infact have a surf green guitar that will be here tomorrow ( from FedEX which means it will actually arrive on time ) that will be truly overkill haha
Hello friend, Did you try the EL34 version???? Im having trouble picking between it and this 6l6 one.... I usually play a HSS or HH and mainly modern pub rock stuff.....
@@AudiomoMusic Cool, its so hard to decide which to get ay... I cant get into a store to try one so I have to order online. I did phone a store and he told me to go for the HT-20 MKII but gee your studio 10 looks and sounds great. He said it wouldnt ge loud enough to gig in a 4 piece ... But I wonder if he wasnt just trying to up sell me casue the studio 10 was $100 less.
aloha, I have one of these and love it have used it for several gigs and primarily in my studio. i swapped out the speaker for a NEO Creamback. its so light its gloryous. has anyone else done speaker upgrades on this? thanks
I'm noticing at higher volumes this speaker is pretty weak in the low end which is expecting and am also looking to swap the speaker. Not sure what I'm going to end up with but I agree with you about how light the amp is, and throwing in a speaker with a smaller magnet will make it even lighter!
@@AudiomoMusic . the creamback gives it some nice low end. I think the fact that its an open back is gonna make it hard to get a really clear bottom end.
Haha it's funny you say that, I didn't buy the MK1 with the white toilex and red grill because I felt the same way you do about this ones looks. That's personal preference for ya!
I'm looking for a jazz amp. Oh man, this sounds good and has an effects loop! I was about to get the Blues Junior IV, I went with this. An EQ pedal can make it sound like other amps too. Great demo btw.
If I can find another one of those locally I'll rebuy it, I just didn't want to deal with shipping it since we were flying not driving and were very limited on what we could bring with us
Great review. Short, sweet, and to the point. Big Plus.....you even threw in some surf to demonstrate the clean with the reverb. I wish more reviewers would do the same.
Anyone who doesn't like a little bit of surf music is someone I don't know if i can trust 🤣 I played in a surf band for years, it never leaves your blood. Thank you so much for the compliment Bob
I have one of these and I love it. I have no problem with the reverb. My only minor gripes are that the speaker emulation on the line-out, although very good, can't be switched off and I sometimes find it necessary to insert an EQ in the loop to get more tone control.
I really would love for it to be a pure DI out over the built in emulation, could load in whatever you wanted and go from there with an IR of your choice depending on the song
Got one in surf green. Matches my Tele. I use an EQ pedal too. I think in makes it even better.👍 Not on your games as far as playing? Sounded good to me!
I LOVE the super sonic 22, the 60 not so much because it's overkill but the 22 has a great dirt channel. The only problem I've seen with those is for whatever reason they seem to need work more often than most Fender amps. I know a guy that's had his for nearly 20 years and it's in the repair shop at least once a year ( he gigs regularly but this was still concerning enough for me to not want to depend on one as a main gigging amp ). If you can get one of those used for around 600$ USD, then I'd say go for it if you can deal with a repair here and there.
I have the red velvet cake version. I was in the same situation as you...that or the Fender Blues. I chose Blackstar because of the price and I don't regret it. However, did you notice any rattling with yours? Mine rattles on certain notes especially a low E after it has warmed up a bit. I can't really pinpoint if it's a lose component or a lose tube....
I've done it quite a bit even gigged this amp with a strat, it works great with low to mid levels of drive pedals, the FX loop has two level settings so anything time based is going to work great. This really is a Fender style design of amp at the core of it, so I feel it works great with any single coil instrument not just a strat.
I really like this amp. It has just about the perfect amount of low mids and high end . I own a few other blackstars and a big marshall But this one sounds the most well rounded to me. Iv found a few at stores that sound like they have no distortion, idk if they had bad tubes but the one I have and yours seems about the same. The clean crunch is very enjoyable and the gain is just about all you need most of the time. The tone I keep around the middle . I would prefer more flexibility with that but in the middle is usually fine. Especially with a p90
This amp just sounds great. It does a few things really well, and after I put in the Jensen C12Q it became even better, a truly worthwhile upgrade that made the overall fidelity of the amplifer excel even further
Cool vid! I have the seafoam green as well. All of these are 1 channel amps and are meant to be used that way. The jump in volume going from extreme clean and kicking in the od is not how this type of amp should be used. For that a multi channel amp is better. With these Studio 10 amps it’s best to keep clean for say a jazz sound OR increase the gain for rock/blues turning down the guitar’s volume for a cleaner sound. When you use it in this manner there is only a minimal jump in volume when kicking in the od circuit. I can also get a nice metal sound by turning gain up, kicking in od circuit and using a compressor pedal for that extra sustain and sensitivity.
I hadn't known that until the day after I shot this... it makes a lot of sense. Also explains why the EL version of this amp is favored by many, it appears that one has a boost built into it not a drive circuit ala this one. I don't need to use the second channel, I mainly intend on staying on the clean channel while using a morning glory for a little dirt and the quad cortex in the effects loop so I'm pretty happy with it. I bet a speaker change would do this thing wonders honestly.
The reverb and being a 6L6 tone, it's a really great overall country amp, as it is out of the box. Using a boost pedal can take you from clean to slightly boosted based on your use of the guitar's controls.
I’ll say I use this at home and it’s fine. But idk I don’t play at super quiet levels. I tend to keep it on lower volume For sure but it still sounds satisfying to me
A matching guitar amp and cable. beautiful!
This is one of the best sounding amps I’ve ever tried, I’ll admit it. Going to pick mine up today!
I have been playing it all day today with my mustang, I really love how good it sounds at the edge of breakup and clean! Congrats!
Today you answer the question 'is it possible to have too much surf green' with a resounding 'no you cannot'. Hope the finger gets better.
This guitar is seafoam green, but I do infact have a surf green guitar that will be here tomorrow ( from FedEX which means it will actually arrive on time ) that will be truly overkill haha
Hello friend, Did you try the EL34 version???? Im having trouble picking between it and this 6l6 one.... I usually play a HSS or HH and mainly modern pub rock stuff.....
I'd love to try the EL34, it's the only one I have not tried. I've done the el84, kt88 and this one. I'm sure it would be great!
@@AudiomoMusic Cool, its so hard to decide which to get ay... I cant get into a store to try one so I have to order online. I did phone a store and he told me to go for the HT-20 MKII but gee your studio 10 looks and sounds great. He said it wouldnt ge loud enough to gig in a 4 piece ... But I wonder if he wasnt just trying to up sell me casue the studio 10 was $100 less.
aloha, I have one of these and love it have used it for several gigs and primarily in my studio. i swapped out the speaker for a NEO Creamback. its so light its gloryous. has anyone else done speaker upgrades on this? thanks
I'm noticing at higher volumes this speaker is pretty weak in the low end which is expecting and am also looking to swap the speaker. Not sure what I'm going to end up with but I agree with you about how light the amp is, and throwing in a speaker with a smaller magnet will make it even lighter!
@@AudiomoMusic . the creamback gives it some nice low end. I think the fact that its an open back is gonna make it hard to get a really clear bottom end.
I have a Celestion V type in mine, same weight better sound by far.
とても解りやすい説明をありがと~♪日本語訳解りやすかったです。😃👍
Glorious 💥
Green IS glorious! ( the amp is pretty good too 🤣 )
Great video! Any idea if this american version supports 220v mains or just american 110v?
I dont believe it does but i can message Blackstar
@@AudiomoMusic I already did but yet to get a reply. I was hoping it was written next to the mains. Thanks!
Yeah great amp, not for the color? It looks funky . Greatings from Belgium.
The good news is I think they have about 3 total color choices if you don't dig the green but yeah man cool amp
Will it sounds good on super low volume?
I got ht1r and I think it sound a little bit too loud for me
I use it at low volume on a regular basis, still does sound pretty good indeed!
Dude I just bought the amp, it sounds good at super low volume, thank you
@@totokaura9166 Nice to know that. I'm looking forward to buying this.
What did they do to the 6L6. Mine is cream with blood red grill cloth. Gorgeous. This color combo is super ugly.
Haha it's funny you say that, I didn't buy the MK1 with the white toilex and red grill because I felt the same way you do about this ones looks. That's personal preference for ya!
I believe the overdrive is actually a black star overdrive pedal
The amp sounds really good, and the looks are great too!
I'm looking for a jazz amp. Oh man, this sounds good and has an effects loop! I was about to get the Blues Junior IV, I went with this. An EQ pedal can make it sound like other amps too. Great demo btw.
You nailed it with the EQ, the most overlooked and most powerful pedal you can buy regardless of what amp/guitar/brand you are using. Thanks!
Sad about the KT88 version. That speaker changed would've been epic like in mine. Been eyeing these 6l6 versions for a while now. 🎸
If I can find another one of those locally I'll rebuy it, I just didn't want to deal with shipping it since we were flying not driving and were very limited on what we could bring with us
Great review. Short, sweet, and to the point. Big Plus.....you even threw in some surf to demonstrate the clean with the reverb. I wish more reviewers would do the same.
Anyone who doesn't like a little bit of surf music is someone I don't know if i can trust 🤣 I played in a surf band for years, it never leaves your blood. Thank you so much for the compliment Bob
Brother likes the color green! I dig it! Great demo!
Im a colorful guy, thanks man for the kind words!
I have one of these and I love it. I have no problem with the reverb. My only minor gripes are that the speaker emulation on the line-out, although very good, can't be switched off and I sometimes find it necessary to insert an EQ in the loop to get more tone control.
I really would love for it to be a pure DI out over the built in emulation, could load in whatever you wanted and go from there with an IR of your choice depending on the song
@@AudiomoMusic Exactly.
@@Twirlyhead can't you just use your send output for that matter?
Thanks for the great, straightforward review
Nah, thank you for taking the time to write a nice comment. Glad it was helpful!
Got one in surf green. Matches my Tele.
I use an EQ pedal too. I think in makes it even better.👍
Not on your games as far as playing? Sounded good to me!
You do same as my hobby playing in style with all in same colour, even cable :)
Wonderful playing. Have you by chance played a Fender supersonic 22? If so, how does this amp stack against it in terms of sound clean/dirty.
I LOVE the super sonic 22, the 60 not so much because it's overkill but the 22 has a great dirt channel. The only problem I've seen with those is for whatever reason they seem to need work more often than most Fender amps. I know a guy that's had his for nearly 20 years and it's in the repair shop at least once a year ( he gigs regularly but this was still concerning enough for me to not want to depend on one as a main gigging amp ). If you can get one of those used for around 600$ USD, then I'd say go for it if you can deal with a repair here and there.
I have the red velvet cake version. I was in the same situation as you...that or the Fender Blues. I chose Blackstar because of the price and I don't regret it. However, did you notice any rattling with yours? Mine rattles on certain notes especially a low E after it has warmed up a bit. I can't really pinpoint if it's a lose component or a lose tube....
Not with this one, but with the KT88 i had it absolutely felt like rattling... I took it apart and sure enough, it was a loose tube.
Does anybody know whether these amps are fixed bias or cathode?
Via blackstar they say Class A Cathode.
Has anybody tried playing single coil strat with Pedals on this amp? Please share the experience
I've done it quite a bit even gigged this amp with a strat, it works great with low to mid levels of drive pedals, the FX loop has two level settings so anything time based is going to work great. This really is a Fender style design of amp at the core of it, so I feel it works great with any single coil instrument not just a strat.
@@AudiomoMusic thanks man
Love that opening chord progression. Can’t quite place it. Original?
Thanks, yeah no idea i was just noodling around with the amp on and it just kinda came out 😅
@@AudiomoMusic Nothing wrong with noodling. The all time greatest songs and riffs came from noodling... or "borrowing".
I really like this amp. It has just about the perfect amount of low mids and high end . I own a few other blackstars and a big marshall But this one sounds the most well rounded to me.
Iv found a few at stores that sound like they have no distortion, idk if they had bad tubes but the one I have and yours seems about the same.
The clean crunch is very enjoyable and the gain is just about all you need most of the time. The tone I keep around the middle . I would prefer more flexibility with that but in the middle is usually fine. Especially with a p90
This amp just sounds great. It does a few things really well, and after I put in the Jensen C12Q it became even better, a truly worthwhile upgrade that made the overall fidelity of the amplifer excel even further
Cool vid! I have the seafoam green as well. All of these are 1 channel amps and are meant to be used that way. The jump in volume going from extreme clean and kicking in the od is not how this type of amp should be used. For that a multi channel amp is better. With these Studio 10 amps it’s best to keep clean for say a jazz sound OR increase the gain for rock/blues turning down the guitar’s volume for a cleaner sound. When you use it in this manner there is only a minimal jump in volume when kicking in the od circuit. I can also get a nice metal sound by turning gain up, kicking in od circuit and using a compressor pedal for that extra sustain and sensitivity.
I hadn't known that until the day after I shot this... it makes a lot of sense. Also explains why the EL version of this amp is favored by many, it appears that one has a boost built into it not a drive circuit ala this one. I don't need to use the second channel, I mainly intend on staying on the clean channel while using a morning glory for a little dirt and the quad cortex in the effects loop so I'm pretty happy with it. I bet a speaker change would do this thing wonders honestly.
Great video. Did you still have the amp and did you ever try the Jenson speaker in it?
I did! I even made a video comparing it with the stock speaker ua-cam.com/video/k8HK9oHnz5A/v-deo.html
The reverb and being a 6L6 tone, it's a really great overall country amp, as it is out of the box. Using a boost pedal can take you from clean to slightly boosted based on your use of the guitar's controls.
Absolutely, could 100% be a great country amp and has well enough headroom to manage that.
Gigging aside, which would be better for home use as well? Blues Jr or the Blackstar?
In that scenario neither, id fo for something 5 watts thats better than both. Maybe the new supro 64.
I’ll say I use this at home and it’s fine. But idk I don’t play at super quiet levels. I tend to keep it on lower volume
For sure but it still sounds satisfying to me