NAMM 2023: Blackstar launches the Amped 3 pedal amp – featuring “one of the highest gain circuits Blackstar has ever developed” By Matt Owen published 4 April 23 Could this 100W triple-channel stompbox be the ultimate pedal amp for heavy players?
Best guitar amps for recording: five home studio companions that will help you achieve tonal greatness By Daryl Robertson last updated 23 March 23 Our pick of the greatest home studio amps from Boss, Kemper, Hughes & Kettner, Blackstar and Positive Grid
NAMM 2023: Blackstar unveils its most powerful entry-level amp yet, the Debut 50R By Matt Owen published 21 March 23 The $249 combo seeks to cover all practice and gigging needs
Best mini amps for guitar: power up your practice with these tiny towers of tone By Matt McCracken published 10 March 23 Short on space? Practice anywhere with these small guitar amps that pack a punch
Best acoustic guitar amps: let your acoustic guitar tone shine By Chris Corfield last updated 24 January 23 Our expert pick of the best acoustic guitar amplifiers for all budgets, from Boss, AER, Mesa Boogie, Fender and others
Blackstar delivers an entire guitar rig in a pedal with the Dept. 10 Amped 2 By Matt Owen published 24 January 23 Could this tricked-out pedal amp replace your pedalboard and amp head?
Best Blackstar amps: Everything from practice amps to studio quality gear By Richard Blenkinsop published 22 December 22 From digital to tube; traditional to modern, we look at the best Blackstar guitar amps currently on offer
Blackstar Dept. 10 Amped 1 review By Rob Laing published 29 November 22 Blackstar gets serious about scaling down with a pedalboard amp that has all the mod cons
Blackstar's new 100W Amped 1 might just be the pedal amp of the future By Matt Owen published 27 September 22 The next-gen Dept. 10 unit features five different power valve responses, onboard reverb, a trio of preamp voices, Cab Rig technology and more
Blackstar adds “the world’s lightest” 2x12 combos to its St. James tube amp family By Matt Owen published 9 September 22 Weighing only 37lbs, the two new offerings feature custom Celestion Zephyr speakers, lightweight candlenut exteriors, 6L6 or EL34 tubes and Cab Rig compatibility
Blackstar St James 50 EL34 Combo review By Nick Guppy last updated 26 August 22 Blackstar claims its latest release is “the lightest 50-watt all-valve combo in the world”. Is this really the future for tube amplification? Time to plug in
How Blackstar’s St. James series made tube amps lightweight without sacrificing tone By Jamie Dickson published 11 August 22 Tube amps are old hat, right? If so, Blackstar didn’t get the memo – the St. James series transforms 50 watts of classic tone into a tech-enabled tour de force
NAMM 2022: Blackstar unveils the CV10, a 10-watt version of Carmen Vandenberg's signature amplifier By Jackson Maxwell published 7 June 22 Based around a 6L6 power tube, the CV10 features a 12" Celestion Seventy-80 speaker and built-in 'drive circuit
NAMM 2022: Take an in-depth tour of Blackstar's ultra-lightweight St. James valve guitar amp By Jackson Maxwell published 6 June 22 Learn why Blackstar wants guitarists to think of the impressively-spec'd new model as a Formula 1 car of sorts
NAMM 2022: Blackstar debuts all-new St. James amp series, featuring “the lightest 50-watt valve guitar amps on Earth” By Matt Owen published 17 May 22 Comprising two combos, two heads and two cabs, the St. James range offers ultra-light designs, Cab Rig software-powered sounds and new Celestion Zephyr speakers
Blackstar Dept. 10 Boost review By Rob Laing published 7 February 22 How much difference does a tube make to a boost pedal?
Blackstar Dept. 10 Dual Drive and Dual Distortion review By Rob Laing published 6 January 22 A truly expanded tube preamp experience in a pedal? Blackstar has nailed it
Watch Paul Riario unleash tube-tone gold with Blackstar’s new Dept. 10 Dual Drive and Dual Distortion valve pedals By Guitar World Staff published 26 October 21 Sponsored “The world’s most advanced valve pedals” offer up ECC83 triodes, over 200V of power, Cab Rig sim and more
Bruce Keir, co-founder and Technical Director of Blackstar Amplification, dies at 60 By Jackson Maxwell published 21 September 21 The technical innovator – who also worked at Marshall for a number of years – had been suffering from early-onset Alzheimer’s
Blackstar ID:Core V3 Stereo 40 review By Nick Guppy published 11 May 21 Blackstar’s upgraded entry-level practice amp delivers great tone and features – plus, it's a serious steal at this price