excellent tutorial man, really wanted to go back to real amps for my live setup after using amp sims but wanted something with a DI for my IEM system without needing to have our own mics. Being able to monitor with the speaker on at the same time really makes this 5 watt something special. Cant wait to pick one up!

Useful video, thanks. I just got a cheap wiring loom and it's all presoldered... great... but I have to de-solder a few bits to get it in. No short cuts! Keep rockin' 🎸

And how about the nut? Do you have any idea what the nut size is? 42 or 43 millimeters? I bought a Harley Benton TE-25TH and the nut is 42 millimeters. For me, the neck is too thin. I also bought a Harley Benton SC-450 plus. The nut is 43 millimeters and, for me, it is the right size. It's incredible how a difference of 1 millimeter in the nut makes such a difference. On the Thomann website it says that the HB-35 plus has a 42 millimeter nut. If it has that measurement, I won't buy the guitar. But if I knew for sure that the nut of the HB-35 plus was actually 43 millimeters, I would definitely buy a guitar.

Thanks! Thinking about an HB35 or perhaps an epiphone ES335 if I have the patience to save for it 😂…

I have been working a fair amount on the harmonic minor scale lately but had been mystified as to how to move it up the neck efficiently. Then I discovered this video. Very helpful! This is an excellent guide. Thank you!

Great vid, thanks for the help brotha!

I really like your laid-back style.

Please show us how to lower the action.

My question regarding the XLR out. Can I use the amp as a monitor while running direct into a board?

I’m a little confused… I take it the emulated output bypasses the amp’s reverb? So the overall lesson is… if you’re going to DI, simply use the amp with pedals as you normally would?

I have a Crate VC-508 valve amp. I have to agree, 5 watt through a 8 inch speaker is great to play at home or in the studio. The BlackStar looks like it had the good! May be my next amp! Thanks for the review, can’t wait for your next review.

How much does it weigh?

And reverse it for A instant!

I just bought a HT 20. it's fantastic.

one of my favorite colors of these guitars

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Great video, how do I use the Pre Amps in the Gt-100 instead of the amp that im plugged into? any idea?

Anybody here know what could be the problem with my HT5R having volume dropout all of a sudden? Could it just be a tube needs replacing or something more serious?

I bought one back in January this year. Had to adjust the intonation a bit but otherwise it was very playable from the start and I was enjoying playing it a lot..! Until today! Somehow suddenly there'no signal coming from the guitar so there must be something wrong with the wiring (no idea what happened, I didn't drop it or anything). Ordinarily this shouldn't be such a big problem... but I have no idea how to get to the wiring! There's no backplate, and taking off the scratchplate indeed didn't reveal any easier access to the wiring... if anyone has any ideas on how to get inside to do some soldering, please lmk. Major design flaw from what I can tell, because I don't see any way of getting into save from actually taking apart the guitar which I suspect may cost close to as much as the guitar itself...

Ht5/20 questions blackstar: I m Sorry DO I NEED A LOADBOX FOR LISTENING the sound' s amp THROUGH THE HEADPHONES IN A HEAD HT 5MKII?AND WHAT DOES IT CHANGE WITH NEW VERSION mkiii? I d like tò know if i can buy a head and listen without buying a CAPTOR for the load because i know tube amp broker themself .

I think a looper pedal is something all guitar players should all have - what d'you think?

Just got their take on a vintage Tele . It's my current favorite .

Hey Dave. Thanks for the video. I have a lekato ws-50, the 5.8ghz version, and I do find that it's really cool. No tone change, no latency, etc. I was wondering about these cheaper L6 ones to use to go from the mixer to active speakers in a gig, have you tried anything like that? Do they affect the tone adversely?

How do you approach building solos?

Can you try USB out please? I cannot get this to work. The signal is too weak.

I recently acquired this guitar and I have to say it’s leaps and bounds better than I ever imagined. While waiting for delivery I already planned on what I was going to swap out. But honestly I don’t want to change a thing!! Even the strings it was shipped with didn’t need changing. I know I should get a set up, but I like how it is now It’s a long story but this guitar cost me NOTHING.

Had mine for 7 years. it's my go to guitar, I have Gretsch fender and rick's, only changed tuners for Wilkinson's.

Oh a fellow Scot 😀.. hello all the way from Glasgow

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Can existing user patches be used as long as you turn off amps in gt-100?

i watched the same reviews and bought the same and loved it

I use a Boss GT1000 core. Great for live or studio. You know it's awesome if Nita Strauss uses it live too.

Cool set up behind you . . . but the camera seems a bit far away. Somehow it makes the lesson feel less intimate. Perhaps experiment with different camera placement, and add close up shots if you can. One thing I'm sure of . . . that attic is the coolest place to hang in the house!

I hope you still have Stewarts’ note. That would be fabulous.

I'm finding this really helpful. As a steady learner but already composing and writing, I know my limitations but this has already triggered some interest in theory...which I've been avoiding...I think some knowledge of scales is essential as I use my vocals as the main driver of where I want a melody to go! Many thanks.

I almost bought one of these guitars. I have been looking at it for three months now. I still like this guitar very much. But HB caught my eye with another model I hadn't payed much attention to. The model name starts with an A, Aeola or something. It's a semi hollow, single cut with some upgrades. So, back to the drawing board...

HB 35 is based on Gibson E35. The guitar Puddles plays is a full hollow body guitar.

Are you scottish pal?

Awesome! give us so much reassurance! in the process of getting the GT100 as my KORG AX3000G wasn't quite working with the 4 cable method.

Great video! What’s the difference between Plus and the cheaper Vintage series?

Nice honest review., thanks. Mine arrives tomorrow

Does it sound like a $3000 handwired tube amp? No. Does it make your Strat sound decently like a Strat for $500? Yes it certainly does, and along with a lot of options like the .5 watt low volume thing, FX send and return and a bunch of other useful stuff including a 12" speaker which I would say is really important to making a "small" amp sound good. Nice demo that really shows what this amp is about. Calling this a tube amp with a transistor overdrive built into the front of it doesn't exactly tell the whole story properly though. While this amp does have an actual preamp tube and a small power tube actually driving the speaker there are a lot of opamp and FET stages along the way. Calling it a hybrid amp is accurate but still a bit confusing as it does have a tube preamp section and a tube power amp section but I can understand to a degree why some claim that this is not a "real" tube amp. If the amp makes sounds you are happy with it certainly offers a hell of a lot of options to fairly low cost low volume playing that can sound pretty decent. Here is a schematic of the amp for anyone interested in what is going on inside this rather complicated little beast: www.fixguitaramps.co.uk/blog/download/blackstar-ht5r-schematic/?wpdmdl=168&refresh=65a8066dd557c1705510509

Thanks for this excellent video review! I got the same Vintage Burst model a couple of weeks ago and I have the same reaction/impressions that you have. I got it for $229 plus $90 shipping from Germany - amazingly it arrived in 24 hours to my house in Brooklyn, NY! It's quickly becoming one of my favorites in my collection. I might, as you suggested, upgrade the tuners or the pickups, but it's not necessary, as far as I can tell. Maybe after a year of playing it, I'll think differently - maybe! I don't use coil-splitting much, but it's nice to have the option, too…For now this is a very nicely built, fun to play, versatile guitar that sounds as good as it looks, at a price that's hard to believe!

Can you listen tò a good sound from the headphoines? I don t understand english very well so j can t understand all:)

I’m not trying to sound like a dick here but with the clearing of the throat, the swallowing every 30 seconds it’s really disgusting and it’s really miked up very loud so I can hear all of the dry mouth and it’s really unpleasant so that’s all I can say other than thanks for trying with the information, but I can’t watch the rest of this.

Thanks man 👍🏻

Guitar Sounds great man!

Hot Dave!!!

Great video! You hit the target for many "bedroom" players. I'm just getting comfortable with the HT-5R MkII, as my first valve amp. So I am a noobie. I had a feeling the amp had more to give and your video confirmed it. Thanks. There are a few baby steps that you skipped that would help viewers to succeed in pursuit of tone and avoid disaster. I am thinking of the caution bubble about keeping a load on the amp if unplugging the speaker. (solid state guy here). Please consider a more granular look at the details of the setup in a future video.

hey man, do you know if the speaker cloth can come off and be replaced easily? thanks