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So the Blackstar HT20 came in today. Not bad for just winning the auction on Monday. As you can see, it came in nicely packed in the original packing and complete with footswitch and owners manual.
This thing looks brand new. I couldnt find a scratch on it and barely any dust though inevitably it shows up in high res pics. Ill have to contact the seller about that.
Not even a crease in the manual.
I opened the cab to take a look inside. The 12ax7s are tucked inside, so I couldnt tell what make they were. I didnt feel like pulling one to find out just yet. Would be interesting to see though. I'm assuming replacing those would benefit. I've heard the Tung sols are good in those.
I took it for a test drive for about a good hour and a half, testing the EQ all over. The EQ set up a bit different than I thought I would like it at. I ended up on the USA side with the ISF and cutting mids slightly. I started at the opposite thinking thats where I would want it. Everything works nicely, including the effects loop and speaker emulated out.
First impression is I'm thinking the speaker isnt all that great. The magnet is so tiny. Reminds me of the burger king commercial and the guy with the tiny hands who had an inferiority complex eating the larger burgers. It says celestion on it so it has to be great right? Heh, marketing for you. Might try to sneak a used Eminence Governor or a Veteran 30 at some point.
Overall looks to be a good 300 bucks spent. Nice features with the effects loop and speaker options. 2 channels, footswitch. I also like to see combos where you can easily unplug the speaker like this one.
Original Box.
Owners manual even.
Celestion Rocket 50. Meh.
Tubes!
This thing looks brand new. I couldnt find a scratch on it and barely any dust though inevitably it shows up in high res pics. Ill have to contact the seller about that.
Not even a crease in the manual.I opened the cab to take a look inside. The 12ax7s are tucked inside, so I couldnt tell what make they were. I didnt feel like pulling one to find out just yet. Would be interesting to see though. I'm assuming replacing those would benefit. I've heard the Tung sols are good in those.
I took it for a test drive for about a good hour and a half, testing the EQ all over. The EQ set up a bit different than I thought I would like it at. I ended up on the USA side with the ISF and cutting mids slightly. I started at the opposite thinking thats where I would want it. Everything works nicely, including the effects loop and speaker emulated out.
First impression is I'm thinking the speaker isnt all that great. The magnet is so tiny. Reminds me of the burger king commercial and the guy with the tiny hands who had an inferiority complex eating the larger burgers. It says celestion on it so it has to be great right? Heh, marketing for you. Might try to sneak a used Eminence Governor or a Veteran 30 at some point.
Overall looks to be a good 300 bucks spent. Nice features with the effects loop and speaker options. 2 channels, footswitch. I also like to see combos where you can easily unplug the speaker like this one.
Original Box.
Owners manual even.
Celestion Rocket 50. Meh.
Tubes!
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