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Review: Blackstar Amplification ID:100TVP Head

Posted 05/08/2013 at 11:36am | by Paul Riario

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The following content is related to the April 2013 issue of Guitar World. For the full range of interviews, features, tabs and more, pick up the new issue on newsstands now, or in our online store.

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Totally Gnarly: Five Modern Effect Pedals That Recreate Gritty '80s Sounds

Posted 02/13/2013 at 3:29pm | by Josh Hart, Damian Fanelli

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From bank-breaking record advances and extravagant arena tours to non-stop parties and girls dancing on cars, a guitarist's gear in the '80s had to be just as over-the-top as his look, whether he was sporting spandex or a nail-spiked armband.

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NAMM 2013 Video: Blackstar Amplification ID Series Guitar Amps

Posted 02/13/2013 at 12:03pm | by Guitar World Staff

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Here's a Guitar World video from the 2013 Winter NAMM Show, which took place January 24 to 27 in Anaheim, California. During the gear-filled weekend, we paid a visit to the gang at the Blackstar Amplification booth to check out the company's new ID Series guitar amps. For more about the series, head to blackstaramps.com.

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Review: Blackstar Blackfire 200 Gus G. Signature Head

Posted 01/03/2013 at 11:43am | by Eric Kirkland, Video by Paul Riario

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When Gus G. became Ozzy Osbourne’s axman in 2009, the Greek shredder quickly became as scrutinized as the celebrated guitarists that preceded him in Ozzy’s band, including Zakk Wylde, Jake E. Lee and Randy Rhoads. While his predecessors had relied on Marshall amps, the core of Gus G.’s sound came from high-wattage Blackstar Series One heads.

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Tones of the Beast: Five Essential Heavy Metal Amps, Part 1

Posted 08/15/2012 at 9:28am | by Josh Hart

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Tones of the Beast: Essential Metal Amps

Let's face it: there are a lot of distortion pedals out there aimed at metal players, but if you don't pick the right amp, you'll probably always be chasing that holy grail of the perfect tone.

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Review: Blackstar HT-Metal Pedal

Posted 06/08/2012 at 10:52am | by Paul Riario

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In the following video, Guitar World's Paul Riario reviews the new HT-Metal pedal from Blackstar, a two-channel, 12AX7-driven distortion pedal with a full EQ section, ISF midrange sweep control and speaker emulation output.

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Blackstar Amplification Announces HT-5TH Anniversary Amp

Posted 03/26/2012 at 12:59pm | by Guitar World Staff

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Blackstar Amplification is celebrating its five-year anniversary by expanding its popular HT-5 line of tube amplifiers with a very limited-edition anniversary model, the HT-5TH. The new 2x10 combo amp features custom cosmetics including cream covering, paired with custom colored grille cloth. The chassis top panel is marked as an HT-5 Anniversary Edition, and the 5th Anniversary logo is featured on the back. Only 2,500 units will be available worldwide.

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Contest: Enter to Win a Blackstar Amp and Cabinet Bundle

Posted 12/27/2011 at 9:24am | by Guitar World Staff

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We're giving away a special Blackstar bundle, featuring a Blackstar HT50CLUBH head and a Blackstar HTV-412 cabinet. Enter this contest right now!

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Video: Blackstar HT Club 50 Amp Demo

Posted 11/09/2011 at 1:12pm | by Guitar World Staff

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The HT Club 50 offers the same feature set as the HT Club 40 combo in a versatile head format. This two-channel head is equally at home in the rehearsal room, studio or club-size venue. With the patented ISF control, clean and overdrive channels ranging from "classic crunch" to "super saturated lead," the HT Club 50 head truly is the ultimate amp for the gigging guitarist.

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