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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
“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
The technical innovator – who also worked at Marshall for a number of years – had been suffering from early-onset Alzheimer’s

Late Children of Bodom frontman Alexi Laiho’s studio and stage amps and pedals are up for auction
By Richard Bienstock published
Items include heavily used Marshall heads and cabinets, Blackstar amps and a fully loaded pedalboard

New Year New Gear: Tascam introduces new audio interfaces, FU-Tone brings fully-loaded guitars and Blackstar unveils the ID:Core V3 amp line
By Richard Bienstock published
Bring your playing to life in 2021 with this top-notch equipment

Blackstar launches ultra-affordable ID:Core V3 series, promising huge amp tones from a versatile feature set
By Matt Owen published
Flexible amps feature six different channels, re-voiced effects, a next-gen cab simulator and live-streaming capability

Watch Richie Castellano use the Blackstar Live Logic USB MIDI Controller to transform his software amplifier into a “real amp”
By Richard Bienstock published
“It gives you more of that real feel,” the Blue Öyster Cult guitarist says

Blackstar and Gordon Smith/Auden announce plans to “demerge”
By Richard Bienstock published
The British companies will focus on their respective core businesses

Blackstar unveils Live Logic MIDI controller
By Sam Roche published
Pedal designed to offer quick and easy MIDI control over recording and performance environments
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