Is this THE ONE? Blackstar Amped 1
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- Опубліковано 12 лип 2024
- At 499,- the Blackstar Amped 1 has little to no competition with its great set of features... but do all of those features deliver? We'll check out everything in THIS video!
EDIT: The 9V outs are isolated but the load should exceed 500mA, so you CAN use them with digital pedals, no problem.
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0:00 Slideshow
1:55 Full Song - I don’t love you anymore
6:44 Introduction
8:53 The Amp
12:49 A boatload of honesty
16:30 Sounds (DI)
20:18 EQ
21:47 Power Amp
22:36 DI OUT Placement
23:18 Power Amp Settings
25:23 Power Amp Settings Distorted
27:15 Let’s make a Preset
28:10 With a Drive Pedal
35:21 With a Real Cab
40:25 Architect Software
46:07 Reverb Settings
47:55 The Cab Editor
53:00 MY2CENTS
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Man, you definitely are my #1 Reviewer on UA-cam. Love the detail-oriented and critical approach (and the good laughs in-between), it is really guiding me through the jungle of gear and reviews that's out there, so thank you for what you do!
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Really enjoyed this video, objective, to the point and funny, plus animals at the end! Great work as always!
an excellent review, I've got an ID:Core 100 and love it, but I am really interested in this. Thanks for the very detailed examination and caveats.
I knew a session player who was big on amp modelling. He said he wanted a flat response from his amp so he could then 'model' his sounds accordingly. Makes sense.
Really enjoyed your explanation! I laughed out loud on your "colorful " words as usual. Merry Christmas amigo!
Epic track Henning!
The simplicity of this amp makes it the ideal pedal amp ,I’m torn between amped 1 & 2 , I like that the 1 has two more valve sims which is a plus for pedal platform , it’s a matter of which one I buy first,when faced with hard decision I buy one then the other
H buddy the intro is the pups nuts+1 the work, time, and thought that went into it wasn't a minute, what's not to like about a fella that shoots from the hip. Thanks. 👍👍👍👍👍🥃Respect to you mate.
thanks for recognizing the work…. yes, it is a lot of it!
Great review. I find the product name too close to Blug’s Amp1, too.
When they send you the box of tomatoes I want to see a video of that 😅
great review but.... you keep on complaining about bass being too "boomy"... and yet you keep on playing the whole time with EQ section boosting bass.... maybe you just should have been tweaking more with EQ
I love my Amped 1 but thank you Henning for saying how dumb the XLR placement is!!
One of the main uses for this product is with a modeller such as Helix. Most demos have included this, that's what the linear settings are for.
I knew a professional session player who did exactly that. Together with a Godin SA. Worked pretty well.
It's not just for the Helix... it's for any pedal setup lol. It's just a clean, blank slate pedal platform with tons of headroom at 100w.
I've had this for about a month and here's my experience with it. First it does need some kind of pedal in front of it. I play in a loud rock/metal band and initially I tried a Friedman BE OD in front but there was a midrange thing going on between the two that I didn't like regardless of settings. So then I tried the old school thing, cranked the gain on the UK setting and boosted with an SD1 and that works well but it doesn't quiet react like a 800 or plexi if you do this, you have to add more gain from your pedal than you normally would. The 20 watt setting sounds good but it's not loud enough to keep up with my drummer through a 2x12, which sucks because the UK setting on 20 watts with everything on 10 and boosted sounds awesome. I didn't buy this to record with, I just wanted to have something consistent to run to the soundboard at gigs because I've had too many sound guys mess up mic placement on my cab, but the built in cabs definitely need help. I ended up putting a high pass/low pass and boosted the upper mids, might have taken some bass out too but I don't recall but now it sounds good. So the rig now is the new Jeff Loomis Devil's Triad boosting the UK setting on 100 watts and I'm very happy with it.
Update: the 20 watt setting with everything on 10 boosted with the Devil's triad with its volume on 10 is loud enough to hang with my drummer after all.
Thanks for this. I am too looking for a pedal amp and this looks like a god option. What else where you considering? Would you try anything else?
@@spiceybadger I'd like to try the Amp 1 Iridium since it is has amp options that are dirtier than what this one can do.
@@spiceybadger so I tried something different that I'm really liking. Keep in mind I play heavy rock/ thrash metal kind of music but I put a low gain pedal in between my Devil's triad OD and the Blackstar and it sounds much better. I used the low gain pedal essentially as another gain stage and backed the gain down from the amp a little bit. So it really seems to like stacked pedals in front of it
@Gabriel Stevens thanks for sharing. I'm currently running a setup w8th the yamaha thr100hd which allows me to run an ehx mel9 into the second amp so I think I'll stick with that for now. But this looks great as a decent volume amp with a di out.
I love that you've used a Quireboys tune!
because good music is pretty good!
I remember that you did also a video with Hughes Kettners Ampman. Between the amped 1 and Ampman, which one you think will be better? Thank you
Ha ha, I find the name perfect. Amp + Pedal. They just should have avoided the "1". We all know Thomas (Blug's) stuff is fantastic. Just sayin'. HHH, Happy Holidays, Henning
I've gigged both the amp 1 lasted one gig didn't push air sounded fizzy, the amped1 reacts like a good amp no it's not a marshall or a fender but it gets close!
i had an ID Core 100 before and it was very digital sounding, is this much better? not sure its going to compete with my HT20RH valve amp but i like the idea of a small portable amp on the pedal board.
The trouble with all these pedal amps is they have too many features spread over their price point. All anyone needs is the power in this pedal that covers any situation. One can always turn down on a type D amp as it does not effect the tone at any volume only the preamp and speaker do that. A silverface Fender sounding pre is perfect for pedals. Then you have a simple usable pro amp instead of gadget ridden toy. The Duncan is OK but it is overpriced.
that's why I love the uafx dream (perfect pedal platform), the ruby or the woodrow. only one amp in a pedal with manageable features and they all sound very much like the real amp model 😉👍
Have one and I love it, I think you could send midi messages to change individual settings all at once so you could have different "presets" on your controller, hence the one preset on the amp itself, can someone corroborate or correct me if I'm wrong?
Thomas Blug completely roasted that thing on his channel last week.
yes he did, but he's also a bit biased. His amp is supposed to work stand alone and it does a great job.. This here is a vehicle for pedals and it does it rather well. It has more features and costs half the price. Not a fair comparison.
Ironic given what his signature guitar looks like.
@@EytschPi42 the Amp Section should be totally copied i.e. stolen according to Thomas. But independent from that i was not really convinced neither by the Sound nor the Concept of the Amped1. I have a video on that matter on YT.
@@Worlds_Worst_Guitarist Blackstar says it was totally developed in house. I think if he really thought this was true he'd be talking to lawyers, not mouthing off on UA-cam.
@@grumpyrocker He doesn't need to do anything ,really. Once the AmpX is out it will be pretty clear who's innovating and who's walking the known path.
Funny, the namimg kinda reminded of a very nice amp head; the Amp One from Ampete. I know they are two totally different beasts.
Could you use this with 2 cabs with a Y cable? I have 2 x 12 8ohm vintage 30 cabs and was hesitating on this vs something with 2 output jacks like the pedal baby or power stage.
I agree with your points on the inbuilt Cab Sim, takes too long to get the sound you’re looking for. Not sure why they didn’t allow us to use our own IR's instead, as in give us the option of both built in or upload your own. My biggest criticism is how bad the recording is in windows, it has USB C but no driver so the recording experience in windows is just awful. I tried the ASIO4ALL and it’s just not a good experience, Blackstar should have provided a windows driver so the DAW recognises it and you can have the same features you get on a Mac.
Sounds good live though, especially through a nice 2x12, but really disapointed with the lack of windows support !
I really need a boss katana but floor model, can drive a cab, go di, all effects, channels, switches, aux, loop etc
I would love to hear your thoughts on their Department 10 stuff. I own the Boost and I actually really really like it
haven’t played it
Bought the Dept 10 Boost, hated it. Crazy drop in volume going from crunch to clean. Emailed Blackstar 'Support' and got useless responses, very poor. Flogged it on Ebay. I'm very leery of Blackstar stuff now. I didn't hear a single usable sound in this video.
Do you reckon this could cut the mustard performing with a heavy metal band during rehearsals and gigs without being microphoned up?
Love the track. At that price I’d just buy a katana but each to their own.
Blackstar has an issue with cabs for some reason- I have their Club 40 tube amp- sounds like crap when you first get it but, if you put a cream back 75 in it- it's a whole different amp, sounds amazing. It's too expensive to do that if you buy it new- but if you can find it for 350$ or so used (and you can)- then it's worth doing. That said- the OD and the reverb are digital- so I don't use them- I use it as a pedal platform.
Anyway- my point is- it has emulated output on the rear, for running straight to a recording interface, headphones, an FRFR speaker, etc. and is supposed to have a cab sim installed- so you don't need a cab box. But guess what- you need a cab box, because their cab sim sucks- it's great if you stay clean and don't kick on any fx- but anything else sounds absolutely horrible. I will say though- since installing the cream back I've had lots of ppl be like "Man, that amp is amazing." It sounds great as pedal platform now. But I don't use the digital output or any of that stuff- I run it like any other tube amp. It doesn't have a solidstate preamp in it- ppl seem to think it does, but it doesn't. The preamp runs on two ECC83 tubes, the power section runs on two EL34s. It's the OD and the reverb that are solid state.
My biggest flaw with this unit and why I'm trying to find something different is the lack of aux. I would really want something similar but with aux
Hey! You've said something really important for me there. I didn't even think about that.
perfect amp for me, because i like to run all my pedals through it.
So first it depends what you expect.499$for a digital amp.that sounds amazing,and has the feel and sag of a tube amp.i have one and find it a very useful tool.i don't use it as my front line or main amp.BUT THIS THIS KICKS ASS,OFFERS ALOT AT ITS PRICE POINT.the analog floor board amps.are twice the price and I don't believe they sound worth twice the price.Victory,Milkman,by the way I have a Victory Dutchess which is nearly perfect.But listen to your ears and trust your hands,this thing can't be beat for $499.
One thing i dislike is that the DI and Line-Outs are on the right side of the pedal. Most people would run this at the end of their board, therefore most likely on the left side of their pedalboard.
I say that in the video
@@EytschPi42 Great! Must have not been at that part yet.
Yeah I own one and like it but I've had to do some funky arranging of my pedals so there's access to the xlr.
EytschPi would probably manage to get a decent sound out of a trashcan. 😅No friend of Blackstar to be frank. I once ordered one of their amps, send it immediately back, when it finally arrived. For almost the same price of the pedal you get a Fender Tube amp. The 12 or 15 watt of the amp are sufficient for a rock band with 5 players in a average sized club.
I think The Fredrick is a winner
Hmm i kinda already think of blackstar as the "cheep" version. So right now i want the milkman that looks very similar. I am strapped for cash like everyone in the US (more like 75 percent) so im looking at this. Class D tends too bassy. I gotta say when i hear "good for the money" i hear not good
I´m in love with my tube amp.. theres nothing that can beat it..
I hate to be the one to inform you, but I saw your tube amp out with another guitarist, and they were making sweet music together!😮
@@TomClarkSouthLondon and it already blew the everliving crap out of her tubes.
I feel like Blackstar is going through digital growing pains like Line6 used to. Since it’s digital based they can improve the software and get much further with the same device. Personally I think you guys are stuck on your preconceptions of what is good and what isn’t fir guitar tone. Granted you have great gear to compare to but still. I bet they A B 1st impressions with average players who like the woofy patches. Patches is especially something Line6 gets criticized for but are figuring things out with software updates. Blackstar has the same potential in theory. I would bet I would enjoy this device quite a bit.
OK... Bin ja mal gespannt auf " nachher" wenn meiner kommt. Bei @bonedo hörte sich das alles anders an 😞
Kann dein Review so in der Form nicht nachvollziehen aber was weiß ich schon 😄 Ich finde das Teil gut
Amped 1 versus Quilter Superblock US? Purely for 'F' tones..? I know Blackstar has more features but I have a lot of blackstar gear and tripping over pedals already 😄
it’s funny that they didn’t listen to you because they came out with a second one called Amped 2
I mean if you name your product "Amp 1", you will see in the future that some products will be named similarly. I mean that is not very innovative name for an AMPLIFIER. I would understand the naming problem if the Amp 1 would have a unique name and not the most generic name you can name your first amplifier product.
Edit. would like a comparison between this and hughes&Ketner ampman or stompMan
lol the name complaint is so stupid, and you can't copyright a product name. You can trademark it, which I'm sure neither did, because there are strict rules about how generic the name is. Who cares either way, seriously?
isn't the purpose of your video so I DON'T have to "LOOK IT UP"? (you keep telling us to "Look it up".
You sir are a nit picker,you worry like and old woman.if sounds gucking amazing,and feels like an amp.IT ROCKS.AND THOMAS BLUG WHERE IS YOUR AMP.?
it is called a review... it is LITERALLY my job to be nitpicky and compare it to other products on the market. This is why they hire me!
since i got not one, but TWO HT-40 amps damaged i stopped liking blackstar... sorry blackstar but ALL YOUR AMPS SUCK...