Introduction
Thank you for purchasing this Studio 10 6L6 amplifier.
Like all our products, this amp is the result of countless hours of painstaking
Research and Development by our world-class design team. Based in Northampton
(UK), the Blackstar team are all experienced musicians themselves and the sole aim
of the development process is to provide guitarists with products which are the
ultimate tools for self-expression.
All Blackstar products are subjected to extensive laboratory and road testing to
ensure that they are truly uncompromising in terms of reliability, quality and above
all TONE.
Influenced by historic American amplifiers, this 10 Watt single-ended, Class A valve
combo gives you all the tone and feel of a classic 6L6-driven amplifier in a compact
format, perfect for the home, studio or smaller live performances.
If you like what you hear and want to find out more about the Blackstar range of
products please visit our website at www.blackstaramps.com.
Thanks!
The Blackstar Team
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Features
This Studio 10 6L6 is a dynamic amplifier with extended highs and lows, which uses
an ECC83 valve in the preamp stage. A harmonically rich overdrive can be engaged
– either via the front panel or the included footswitch – which can take you from a
dynamic crunch to singing, smooth legato.
Much of the distinctive character of a single-ended valve amp comes from the way
its power stage clips, bringing out the nuances of the chosen power amp valve. This
Studio 10 amplifier features a 6L6 power valve – influenced by classic American
amplifiers – which produces a characteristically bright clean sound and a hot lead
tone with natural compression when pushed hard using the Master Volume. The 10
Watts of output power driving a Celestion speaker makes this Studio 10 6L6 the
perfect amp for practicing and recording at home or in the studio, and for smaller
live performances.
Professional features such as a specially-voiced reverb, footswitching and an effects
loop augment the sonic experience, making this amplifier fully equipped for today's
exacting performance requirements.
Completing the versatile feature set, a cabinet emulated line output is included for
silent practice, recording or for supporting your live sound into a PA. The signal for
the emulated output is taken directly after the power amp to ensure that you can
capture and record the tonal characteristics of the Class A configured 6L6 power
valve and output transformer being pushed into saturation.
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