BluGuitar Amp1 Iridium Edition review

Thomas Blug's metal-friendly Amp1 update is here, but how good can one 100-watt four-channel amp at your feet be?

BluGuitar Amp1 Iridium Edition review
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Guitar World Verdict

The Amp1 Iridium Edition delivers awesome high-gain power in a portable format

Pros

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    Great high-gain tones - crunch and cleans too.

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    Very portable.

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    Great value for money.

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    Footswitchable reverb and boost.

Cons

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    No onboard effects.

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    You might want to wait for the AmpX.

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What a time to be alive - amplifiers and cabs at our feet! Well, in modeled form, at least. But that counts for more now than ever, as the likes of Line 6, Helix, Kemper and Fractal have raised the game in recent years. 

BluGuitar’s first Amp1 impressed us on its release in 2014, but it was a different proposition than the modeling crowd in that it offered a tube-driven power section with an all-analogue signal path.  It’s the brainchild of German pro guitarist and former Hughes & Kettner engineer, Thomas Blug.

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