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Phil Barker
“A cost-effective way of accurately amplifying your modeled tone, which is exactly what many guitar players need”: Blackstar Artist FR Special review

By Pete Emery Published

Bypassing some of the fancy features of other FRFR cabinets, Blackstar gets straight to the point with a no-frills solution for amplifying your modeled guitar tones

Speaker Cabinets
Blackstar ID:X Floor Three
“Amp and cab models that surpass some expensive units from bigger brands”: Blackstar ID:X Floor Three review

By Matt McCracken Published

Blackstar swerves the touchscreen for a tactile, amp-style workflow

Effects & Pedals
Blackstar Beam Mini
Blackstar launches the Beam Mini – the world’s first amplifier to natively support Neural Amp Modeling

By Phil Weller Published

The potentially game-changing practice amp grants players access to over 35 amps and cabs – as well as Tone3000’s massive user-generated tone library

Desktop Amps
Two of Blackstar's new Artist FR amps, sitting on a carpet
Blackstar unveils Artist FR series of compact, competitively priced FRFR speakers

By Phil Weller Published

These lightweight 1x12s boast onboard EQs and 50 or 100 watts of power – and they could be your modeler's new best friend

Speaker Cabinets
blackstar ID:X Digital Floorboard series
Blackstar unveils a high-powered floor modeler series with “insane versatility”

By Phil Weller Published

Packed with tone-sculpting features and a focused amp collection for electrics, acoustic, and bass, the British amp firm is bringing its firepower to the modeler market via the new ID:X Digital Floorboard series

Amp Modeler Pedals
Best practice amps 2026: hone your chops at home

By Matt McCracken Last updated

My tried & tested pick of the best guitar practice amps to get your playing up to speed without any noise complaints, plus video demos of my top choices

Guitar Amps
A Blackstar Beam Solo headphone amp for guitar plugged into a Stratocaster with a pair of headphones
“One of the best-sounding headphone amps for guitar I’ve had my hands on”: Blackstar Beam Solo review

By Matt McCracken Published

Blackstar enters a very busy market with their take on the ubiquitous headphone amp for guitar

Headphone Amps
Blackstar Fly 3
A major life change made me realize I need a mini amp – and this is your last chance to bag one for as little as $36

By Michael Astley-Brown Published

2025 was the life I re-embraced mini amps, and I’m convinced every guitarist should do the same – especially at these prices

Desktop Amps
Jared James Nichols performs onstage at the GIBSON NAMM JAM Opening Party 2020 at City National Grove of Anaheim on January 16, 2020 in Anaheim, California
Jared James Nichols owns a few vintage amp gems – but here's why he still prefers Blackstars

By Janelle Borg Published

Nichols and Blackstar have collaborated on a handful of signature amps over the years

Guitarists
Doug Aldrich's signature amp, the Blackstar DA100, is photographed in moody low-light situations.
“A new benchmark for heavy guitar sounds at a relatively accessible price point”: Blackstar DA100 Ruby review

By Martin Smith Published

Blackstar created this fire-breathing signature head for guitar icon Doug Aldrich. But does it rock our world?

Guitar Amps
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