Blackstar Series One 45

Introduction

Made in 2009 this 45W 2x12 combo is designed and engineered by Blackstar Amplification UK, built in Korea.

This is done to ensure a fair retail price. The price ranges from ~1300-1500€.

Features

- 3x ECC83, 1x ECC82, 2x EL34 valves

- 2x Celestion custom designed Neo 12" speakers

- 2 channels (Clean/Overdrive), 4 modes (Bright Clean/Warm Clean, Crunch/Super Crunch)

- Dual Patent Design:

 - ISF, Infinite Shape Feature
 - DPR, Dynamic Power Reduction (We will get back to these later)

- Emulated Line-Out

- FX Loop

- MIDI switching

Comes with a 4-way footswitch for changing between the 4 modes.

Sound

Realiability

Overall Impression