I bought 2 of the cream ones a little over a year ago' been using them in stero. For a stereo rig $500.00 is a deal especially for how good they sound.
These are my favorite HP videos. I love the way you inspire me to play. Side note: I DID finally rerecord the vocals and the lead guitar track on the song I wrote from the PodGO competition. It sounds much better. Thanks for the inspiration over the years Henning! Love ya, pal. Get out there and play everyone and have a great weekend!
Music production community needs more videos like this. 💙 100% sure, if you would send these 3 songs to any big producers in the world, they wouldn't call you back asking you why you used a cheap amp and guitar. No one can tell what's in a music production after is done.
This is not just a recording setup, with a gig bag and some backup cables this setup can probably survive some bar gigs, this Blackstar is actual loud as hell! But for pure bedroom player like me (for now) I think it is better to just plug straight into the interface and using high quality plugins, the micing process is a slow and painful one for me to figure out the sound that I want, but I guess that's the fun part!
Sometimes, low budget gear is kind of the point. There are styles of music you can be creative in, where lo-fi sounds actually help you. Whether it's punk or black metal, or it's even a lot of early classic rock, the "ugly", harsh sounds from cheap gear can help shape an entire style of music. With the proper creative inspiration, you can use any gear to make music.
Great concept! That's sort of my philosophy too. I don't need to have expensive stuff, but if I can afford that little something special, I'll go for it. I've got only two amps, a Blackstar Artist 15 and a Marshall DSL20CR. I prefer the Blackstar, because it's fricking loud! And it has a beautiful punch, the string attack is so good on it! I've also built a pedalboard with not too expensive pedals. The Boss IR-200 is the most expensive pedal, and most other pedals I've bought have been new or used for 100-200 Euros. My complete pedalboard cost probably around 1,500 Euros. So it's not cheap, but it was an investment. I sold some stuff, like my Blackstar HT-20 (MK 1), my Boss GT-8, my Line 6 Pod HD Pro, some guitars and pedals have come and gone and I've lost some money on all that, but now I finally have a rig that I'm actually playing instead of just tweaking sounds. The music I'm making doesn't suck either, it's sort of a spacey, shoegazey rock. Henning's let's talk song videos have helped, and also that other guy's ... Whatever his name is (sorry I forgot). I'll buy the course that will soon be released. The important thing is just to play your music with what you've got. You might need to change things up, but don't obsess about expensive gear that's all top of the line.
Damn it, you’re right. Somewhere along the line, I forgot about the whole point of picking up the instrument in the first place: making music. I’ve wandered off into technique for technique’s sake for too long. Thanks for always giving me a kick in the pants, Henning. (Damn it.)
Nicely put together. I have some "nice guitars", but I also believe in finding the best value when I'm looking for "that different sound" in my guitar tool kit (12 string...I found a very nice used one, Baby Sitar, baritones, bass, and my latest... an 8 string headless fan fret guitar...never imagined that I would own something like this!, semi hollow body, smaller sized full hollow body guitar... you get the idea...)
Thats definitely a more interesting video idea than just an amp review. That Ibanez color is sooo good! I stick to my harley bentons though since I use high gain plugins so I wont notice the difference anyways ;D
I have the KT88 version of that blackstar and it’s genuinely my favorite amp ever. I run it into a creamback loaded cab and it absolutely slays. Blackstar stuff is way better than its price point suggests
I've made music with as little as ~250 bucks of total budget (excluding an old laptop). Now that I have a lot more and more expensive gear, I make less music.
I started with an old tube radio receiver as an amp, slightly modded so you could connect a guitar... Of course, the occasional electric shock was part of the game :) These times are so great for (young) musicians, that only older people like me can really appreciate it. I'd still prefer a Katana over the Blackstar for live playing and forego the computer interface until later.
@@kimhoffmannandersen5477 That was in the 60's or early 70's, and we didn't care how it sounded. Probably awful. What I meant was, if you wanted to play drums but hadn't any, you'd use the pots from the kitchen. Anything to make music (or noise, as our parents called it). Quite a stark contrast to today's possibilities.
Someone's probably going back here to the happy times when we just wanted to play and nothing else, no money, fame and commerce in it, just being happy to play and feel great
I've been using 2 in stero for a little over a year now' small gigs' no problem' medium gigs 5000/6000 attendance without going into the board' anything over that' you'd probably want to run it to the board.
Love this video Henning, thank you! Videos like this one make me appreciate and value my gear more. Whereas when I'm watching the latest namm footage, it's the opposite, it makes me wanna sell everything I have. There's one aspect you left out tho: The DAW. Maybe it's just a standard prerequisite everybody's supposed to know about. I don't. Some interfaces come with a license for PreSonus Studio One or something else. But say I bought one of the cheaper interfaces that doesn't come with a DAW. Would you rather spend a couple of bucks on a DAW or use something free like GaragBand?
Almost two years ago I came to Germany for a business trip. I didn't take any of my guitars and that botheed me a lot, because I was planning to visit my country for a weekend in two weeks. I was lucky enough to buy second-handed Ibanez GRG250DX in a perfect condition for €150. It has Edge III tremolo which stays perfectly in tune like my Ibanezes Prestige. And it has not movable trust rod cover just like my Prestiges xD. I would advise beginner guitarists to buy used gear if they know someone who can tell if everything is ok with it.
Ha, good lesson. Even if I won't buy anything of these items - I learned a lot. And believe me: I bought a lot of things Eytschpi recommended in the last years🎉. He's guilty of bringing my GAS to life...😂.
...and you don't need to buy a (cheap 30 euro/dollar) stand for the mic either, you can hang that it off center over the amp itself. Because we know there will be people that go; "But Henning, you forgot the stand!"
@@EytschPi42 There was this guy, buying and selling expensive vintage guitars, demoing them on UA-cam. He always had his mic in front of the amp resting on a teddy-bear! Sadly I can't remember his name, no idea if he's still making videos.
Not expensive as often you are paying for the brand name and not quality gear. Not dirt cheap as you end up paying twice for crap. Something in the middle. Not everything that is expensive is of good quality. .
For me that's a problem with all the gear they have nowadays, whether it's cheap or expensive It detracts from the point of it all which is JAMMING AND MAKING MUSIC! Like you always say and I agree if it sounds good it sounds good. If the notes are there and the songs are good, You might have something! If you're playing something slow and really clean you might be able to tell if the gear is Good or not. As a musician we forget that everybody else isn't a musician. They're just listening. The metal song sounded really good, The song was very fast or had an up-tempo beat it's a lot harder to tell if it's cheap equipment and like I said only a musician will pick it apart! ONE OF YOUR BEST RECENT VIDEOS! See you on the next one Henning...😊
Yeah, sometimes getting new gear, making music on your own and practicing is all about not feeling you're good enough, it's about low self confidence. I started a band in September, and it's been tough to find a drummer and a bassist, but we've at least landed a drummer this week. And possibly a basist too. And it feels great! The change for me came when I started building my first real pedalboard in 2021. I've just been playing so much more, even though it was mostly through headphones, but I've been using my amps more too. Just go out, look for people to play with and play live music! At least in a rehearsal room.
@@EytschPi42Thank you for your feedback. I had been really thinking about picking up a StompMan after your high praise review. Did you ever try out the Quilter Superblock pedal amp? I was interested of how they compare with the StompMan 🤔
Using a mic on a cab is still the best way to record a guitar. if you have higher end gear, the DI outs and IR loaders are good, but an amp like this doesn't have that and the headphone out is NOT what you want... with a bigger budget you could use a whole lot of different gear...
@@EytschPi42 I mean why not plug the guitar into the audio interface. Maybe that's stupid to ask, because the answer might be, that the audio interface can't handle the instrument signal of the guitar. Anyways, thanks for the answer and keep up the good work.
Careful with opening that Pandora's box right there ; ) But seriously, it sure is the usual way to record with a mic, although the differences with modern emulations and everything else get smaller every day and for quite some time now even a lot of professionals actually use ampless rigs live, some maybe in the studio as well. Henning said he wanted to have it tactile and old-school here, otherwise spending the same amount of money on a direct setup may have some advantages.
No, but their music could have hurt them when people threw things at them at a festival. I'm not a fan of the band, but I say let them play. I don't have to listen to them. They're streamlined, but they do that thing well. It doesn't rock my boat, but I don't like talking shit about other artists or bands.
@@nedim_guitar i just picked them off the top of my head because i know a lot of people don't like them, the joke works with any bad or widely disliked band.
Biggest problem with that amp is trying to find in stock, they seem to be selling out fast ,I’ve got a 15 watt Blackstar which I don’t think they make anymore , I think they put to much good stuff in it ,I’ll keep checking Sweetwater till it comes in
The unboxing music is soo casual Pokemon, and I honestly wouldn't want it any other way. I will say that... From what I've been able to gather about the new Blackstar Debut 50r? Clearly based on it's price point first and foremost? It just knocked out the original Boss Katana 50 with it's FX loop, and the only solid state "beginner" combo I can think of with an FX loop within this price point is the Orange 35RT. They already had me at Mosfet tho. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ My hypothetical is this.... Let's say you perhaps already have invested in a Laptop+interface, Tonex pedal, or some other more expensive high end modeler? Buy two of these. No shit ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ It's seriously an all analog capable dual 1x12 "giggable" combo (wet/dry) action bang around option for what? A cool grand? Not too shabby IMO. To be completely honest? The feature announcement of this amp impressed me more than anything St James had for months. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ I hope what Blackstar is actually offering here competitively registers with some viewers. Only because the only other solid state combo amp within this MSRP with an FX loop? The Orange 35RT 1x10 ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ On stage? I'd rather have a pair of these Blackstar Debut 50s! You always raise the freakin' demo/review bar Henning, and I think that's why Oscar loves you so much. 🙌 Cheers!
@@ragnadrabinowitz7629 Do you know Mike Ness and his band, Punk Rock legends Social Distortion? Last year Gibson released his signature '76 Les Paul and I'm pretty sure I saw it for around 6000€ ...looked it up again just now, seems it's actually 9000$ ; )
It's all about the skill, talent, and quality of the songwriting. The gear itself makes very little difference, though it can serve to inspire.
You can get very inspired by guitar pedals. And it can become expensive. But I've got that under control. 😄
I agree to an extent. Sharp fret edges can be a hindrance, as can crappy sounding pickups and speakers.
yesss..the best production in the world.... for the money!...
i ordered the 50 r crème..thnxx🎉😊
I bought 2 of the cream ones a little over a year ago' been using them in stero.
For a stereo rig $500.00 is a deal especially for how good they sound.
These are my favorite HP videos. I love the way you inspire me to play. Side note: I DID finally rerecord the vocals and the lead guitar track on the song I wrote from the PodGO competition. It sounds much better. Thanks for the inspiration over the years Henning! Love ya, pal. Get out there and play everyone and have a great weekend!
Music production community needs more videos like this. 💙
100% sure, if you would send these 3 songs to any big producers in the world, they wouldn't call you back asking you why you used a cheap amp and guitar. No one can tell what's in a music production after is done.
the fact you create songs around these products is amazing. this video rocks!
This is not just a recording setup, with a gig bag and some backup cables this setup can probably survive some bar gigs, this Blackstar is actual loud as hell!
But for pure bedroom player like me (for now) I think it is better to just plug straight into the interface and using high quality plugins, the micing process is a slow and painful one for me to figure out the sound that I want, but I guess that's the fun part!
Sometimes, low budget gear is kind of the point. There are styles of music you can be creative in, where lo-fi sounds actually help you. Whether it's punk or black metal, or it's even a lot of early classic rock, the "ugly", harsh sounds from cheap gear can help shape an entire style of music.
With the proper creative inspiration, you can use any gear to make music.
So glad you made this video. It's so easy to get caught up in shiny new toys. I like really cool music no matter the budget.
The rock song segment, everything sounded perfectly acceptable guitarwise! \m/ Singer reminds me of Gillan!
This may be my favorite video you have.
great concept for a video series
If I had no budget, I'd still get that ibanez
Great concept! That's sort of my philosophy too. I don't need to have expensive stuff, but if I can afford that little something special, I'll go for it. I've got only two amps, a Blackstar Artist 15 and a Marshall DSL20CR. I prefer the Blackstar, because it's fricking loud! And it has a beautiful punch, the string attack is so good on it!
I've also built a pedalboard with not too expensive pedals. The Boss IR-200 is the most expensive pedal, and most other pedals I've bought have been new or used for 100-200 Euros. My complete pedalboard cost probably around 1,500 Euros. So it's not cheap, but it was an investment. I sold some stuff, like my Blackstar HT-20 (MK 1), my Boss GT-8, my Line 6 Pod HD Pro, some guitars and pedals have come and gone and I've lost some money on all that, but now I finally have a rig that I'm actually playing instead of just tweaking sounds. The music I'm making doesn't suck either, it's sort of a spacey, shoegazey rock. Henning's let's talk song videos have helped, and also that other guy's ... Whatever his name is (sorry I forgot). I'll buy the course that will soon be released.
The important thing is just to play your music with what you've got. You might need to change things up, but don't obsess about expensive gear that's all top of the line.
Damn it, you’re right. Somewhere along the line, I forgot about the whole point of picking up the instrument in the first place: making music. I’ve wandered off into technique for technique’s sake for too long. Thanks for always giving me a kick in the pants, Henning. (Damn it.)
Nicely put together. I have some "nice guitars", but I also believe in finding the best value when I'm looking for "that different sound" in my guitar tool kit (12 string...I found a very nice used one, Baby Sitar, baritones, bass, and my latest... an 8 string headless fan fret guitar...never imagined that I would own something like this!, semi hollow body, smaller sized full hollow body guitar... you get the idea...)
Damn right! Great video, and can't go wrong with Ibanezezezez
Thats definitely a more interesting video idea than just an amp review. That Ibanez color is sooo good! I stick to my harley bentons though since I use high gain plugins so I wont notice the difference anyways ;D
I have the KT88 version of that blackstar and it’s genuinely my favorite amp ever. I run it into a creamback loaded cab and it absolutely slays. Blackstar stuff is way better than its price point suggests
this is a solid state amp!
I've made music with as little as ~250 bucks of total budget (excluding an old laptop). Now that I have a lot more and more expensive gear, I make less music.
Nice shirt, with a cat daydreaming of Earth's demise.
I started with an old tube radio receiver as an amp, slightly modded so you could connect a guitar... Of course, the occasional electric shock was part of the game :) These times are so great for (young) musicians, that only older people like me can really appreciate it. I'd still prefer a Katana over the Blackstar for live playing and forego the computer interface until later.
@@kimhoffmannandersen5477 That was in the 60's or early 70's, and we didn't care how it sounded. Probably awful. What I meant was, if you wanted to play drums but hadn't any, you'd use the pots from the kitchen. Anything to make music (or noise, as our parents called it). Quite a stark contrast to today's possibilities.
I did the radio bit, then hacked a connection into a reel to reel, for a really distorted sound!
It was a few years before I got a real amp ;)
Awesome!
20:57 UFO green light near the Revv *Plays The X-files theme*
You can make the same amount of money as with expensive gear. Which is almost nothing anyway 🤣
true, but you get the point!....actually, if it's about making money, the less you spend on gear the more money is left
@@EytschPi42 exactly. Since as a musician you're not making money, young man, why not cut down on your expenses? It's a solid advice:)
😂😂😂
Someone's probably going back here to the happy times when we just wanted to play and nothing else, no money, fame and commerce in it, just being happy to play and feel great
After over 40 years the answer is never the kit it's all about the talent, which sadly I never realised I have never had 😂😂
what do you thing?
2× debut 50r( stereo) with the boss me90..
for small/ medium gigs!??
thing = think 😂
I've been using 2 in stero for a little over a year now' small gigs' no problem' medium gigs 5000/6000
attendance without going into the board' anything over that' you'd probably want to run it to the board.
T-BONE T-BONE T-BONE... \m/
Love this video Henning, thank you! Videos like this one make me appreciate and value my gear more. Whereas when I'm watching the latest namm footage, it's the opposite, it makes me wanna sell everything I have. There's one aspect you left out tho: The DAW. Maybe it's just a standard prerequisite everybody's supposed to know about. I don't. Some interfaces come with a license for PreSonus Studio One or something else. But say I bought one of the cheaper interfaces that doesn't come with a DAW. Would you rather spend a couple of bucks on a DAW or use something free like GaragBand?
Almost two years ago I came to Germany for a business trip. I didn't take any of my guitars and that botheed me a lot, because I was planning to visit my country for a weekend in two weeks. I was lucky enough to buy second-handed Ibanez GRG250DX in a perfect condition for €150. It has Edge III tremolo which stays perfectly in tune like my Ibanezes Prestige. And it has not movable trust rod cover just like my Prestiges xD. I would advise beginner guitarists to buy used gear if they know someone who can tell if everything is ok with it.
Ha, good lesson. Even if I won't buy anything of these items - I learned a lot. And believe me: I bought a lot of things Eytschpi recommended in the last years🎉. He's guilty of bringing my GAS to life...😂.
...and you don't need to buy a (cheap 30 euro/dollar) stand for the mic either, you can hang that it off center over the amp itself.
Because we know there will be people that go; "But Henning, you forgot the stand!"
we ignore those people
@@EytschPi42
There was this guy, buying and selling expensive vintage guitars, demoing them on UA-cam.
He always had his mic in front of the amp resting on a teddy-bear!
Sadly I can't remember his name, no idea if he's still making videos.
No need to buy dedicated power adaptor for Volt 1, any old smartphone 5V/1A charger will do fine.
Not expensive as often you are paying for the brand name and not quality gear. Not dirt cheap as you end up paying twice for crap. Something in the middle. Not everything that is expensive is of good quality. .
For me that's a problem with all the gear they have nowadays, whether it's cheap or expensive It detracts from the point of it all which is JAMMING AND MAKING MUSIC! Like you always say and I agree if it sounds good it sounds good. If the notes are there and the songs are good, You might have something! If you're playing something slow and really clean you might be able to tell if the gear is Good or not. As a musician we forget that everybody else isn't a musician. They're just listening. The metal song sounded really good, The song was very fast or had an up-tempo beat it's a lot harder to tell if it's cheap equipment and like I said only a musician will pick it apart! ONE OF YOUR BEST RECENT VIDEOS! See you on the next one Henning...😊
Yeah, sometimes getting new gear, making music on your own and practicing is all about not feeling you're good enough, it's about low self confidence. I started a band in September, and it's been tough to find a drummer and a bassist, but we've at least landed a drummer this week. And possibly a basist too. And it feels great! The change for me came when I started building my first real pedalboard in 2021. I've just been playing so much more, even though it was mostly through headphones, but I've been using my amps more too.
Just go out, look for people to play with and play live music! At least in a rehearsal room.
Wo bekommst Du die schrägen Sweater her ?
Grüsse Robby
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Blue metal chameleon is such a cool color(s).
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Make the most with what you have!!! And if the songs are good it’ll pay for more gear 🤗
Don't you WISH your cyber suit could change colour like that hey ?
@@DMSProduktions yes I do 🤘🏽
no rock
solo????
Question: Do you put the Hugh’s & Kettner StompMan on a different level than this new Blackstar amp?
Yes… totally different product and application
@@EytschPi42Thank you for your feedback.
I had been really thinking about picking up a StompMan after your high praise review.
Did you ever try out the Quilter Superblock pedal amp? I was interested of how they compare with the StompMan 🤔
Glenn is wrong
not always, but sometimes
Rats, I was wanting to say that!
😂😂😂
Is it the usual way to record a guitar wth a mike? I just wonder why not record directly.
Using a mic on a cab is still the best way to record a guitar. if you have higher end gear, the DI outs and IR loaders are good, but an amp like this doesn't have that and the headphone out is NOT what you want... with a bigger budget you could use a whole lot of different gear...
@@EytschPi42 I mean why not plug the guitar into the audio interface. Maybe that's stupid to ask, because the answer might be, that the audio interface can't handle the instrument signal of the guitar. Anyways, thanks for the answer and keep up the good work.
Careful with opening that Pandora's box right there ; )
But seriously, it sure is the usual way to record with a mic, although the differences with modern emulations and everything else get smaller every day and for quite some time now even a lot of professionals actually use ampless rigs live, some maybe in the studio as well.
Henning said he wanted to have it tactile and old-school here, otherwise spending the same amount of money on a direct setup may have some advantages.
These guitar's ratings xD
i'm pretty sure nickelback music has killed thousands.
naaaahhh
No, but their music could have hurt them when people threw things at them at a festival. I'm not a fan of the band, but I say let them play. I don't have to listen to them. They're streamlined, but they do that thing well. It doesn't rock my boat, but I don't like talking shit about other artists or bands.
@@nedim_guitar i just picked them off the top of my head because i know a lot of people don't like them, the joke works with any bad or widely disliked band.
Biggest problem with that amp is trying to find in stock, they seem to be selling out fast ,I’ve got a 15 watt Blackstar which I don’t think they make anymore , I think they put to much good stuff in it ,I’ll keep checking Sweetwater till it comes in
Henning, you should do the same video but with gear bought on kleinanzeigen!
but the results would be the same... gear would just be cheaper... and nobody would pay me to make the video... I kinda have to make money
german MFer!😅
How dare you to recommend a guitar which only has a 1 1/3 stars rating??? You devil! 😈😉
it's not the greatest guitar... but that is exactly the point... it works
@@EytschPi42 Absolutely. But debunking the mic myths must hurt some people 😁 Great video Henning!
The unboxing music is soo casual Pokemon, and I honestly wouldn't want it any other way.
I will say that...
From what I've been able to gather about the new Blackstar Debut 50r?
Clearly based on it's price point first and foremost?
It just knocked out the original Boss Katana 50 with it's FX loop, and the only solid state "beginner" combo I can think of with an FX loop within this price point is the Orange 35RT.
They already had me at Mosfet tho.
¯\_(ツ)_/¯
My hypothetical is this....
Let's say you perhaps already have invested in a Laptop+interface, Tonex pedal, or some other more expensive high end modeler?
Buy two of these.
No shit
¯\_(ツ)_/¯
It's seriously an all analog capable dual 1x12 "giggable" combo (wet/dry) action bang around option for what?
A cool grand?
Not too shabby IMO.
To be completely honest?
The feature announcement of this amp impressed me more than anything St James had for months.
¯\_(ツ)_/¯
I hope what Blackstar is actually offering here competitively registers with some viewers.
Only because the only other solid state combo amp within this MSRP with an FX loop?
The Orange 35RT 1x10
¯\_(ツ)_/¯
On stage? I'd rather have a pair of these Blackstar Debut 50s!
You always raise the freakin' demo/review bar Henning, and I think that's why Oscar
loves you so much. 🙌
Cheers!
more punk with less expensive gear.
Haha, tell that to Mike Ness, with his 6000 bucks signature Gibson ; )
@@DerEchteBold what the what!?!?
@@ragnadrabinowitz7629
Do you know Mike Ness and his band, Punk Rock legends Social Distortion?
Last year Gibson released his signature '76 Les Paul and I'm pretty sure I saw it for around 6000€ ...looked it up again just now, seems it's actually 9000$ ; )