Epic Deals - Blackstar HT Valve Pedals

[@failgun]

I bought a HT drive a while ago. I didn't get much that was 'unique' out of it when I plugged it into my main amp, but I found it did a really good job with my solid-state practice amp, made it sound that much more authentic. Good cheaper alternative to upgrading to a real valve amp if you're still at that stage where all you own is an entry level practice amp (cube, vypyr, spider etc)

[@thormusique]

Great reviewage, guys, thanks! As a player of Blackstar amps who's never played their pedals, all I can say is ... wow! These are some amazing pedals.

[@DanOughton]

Ive been using the HT dual since it came out; I try all of the new stuff and nothing comes close for me.. The DI is awesome, go to a gig/session without an amp and still have killer tone!

[@stirlingarcher2141]

I really enjoy the demo reviews by everyone at Andertons it must be great working there. And though I like to hear what an instrument, amp, or pedal etc might sound like before I might buy it, I never take too much notice of the sound coming out of my computers speakers. I mainly rely on the respect I have for the person doing the demo and take their opinion about its quality, value, best uses and the live sound they are hearing live while they demo it. Anyway I really respect you guys at Andertons and have splashed out and bought the Drive Pedal after watching this vid. The tracking says I'll have it delivered and in my grubby little hands over here in Australia next Tuesday, great stuff.

[@patchworkboy87]

Proud owner for an HT-DistX and still use it for home recording/extra layers to this day. It's a versatile little bugger when dialed in right.

[@PepinoMichoacan]

Hi ! How's the emulated output on these babies ?

[@patchworkboy87]

I think they're pretty decent. I have an old video on my channel that used the emulated output directly into my PC mic (bad move, I know) - they sound quite full and rounded, and even better when run into a cabinet simulator.

[@lancel3933]

Craig Whitehouse do you think i could acheive heavy metallica tones with the distx? like master of puppets tone ride the lighting AFJA black album and kill'em all? i have the esp ltd ex-50

[@kingstumble]

Never mind the pedals,I'm digging Pete's matching guitar/hoodie ensemble.

[@danishpete]

Know what I mean hahah :)

[@Bobo_Tapia]

"Cheeky licks in a really inappropriate place" - Bea 😂

[@Skeimag]

Still regret selling my HT-dual instead of keeping it, when I wanted to try something new. Best distortion I ever had

[@EdParker98]

Me too man....was heavy, but great

[@timbeaton5045]

Still have mine! Mwuaahhh ahahahahaha. (or words to that effect) And it seriously doesn't sound like poo, Gary.

[@bernardosanglard2048]

I own Distx and Boost, wich was a nice surprise. Tubescreamer is amazing for solos, but the HT-boost is a real part of your amp and upgrades my 50 watts to a full stack tone and headroom. Overall, I guess its more interesting than TS9. The Distx is much more clear than what this videos suggests. In fact the Dist is too much brighty and DistX looks like a JCM900 on steroids, but not a real extreme distortion, less gain than a Metal Zone. All blackstar pedals are very quiet and dynamic, but you cannot change its own tone using the gain knob, thus it will be always almost the same, just skinny to thicker, airly to solid notes... You find the halfway from the 10 to the 3 o´clock. Very important: all they will only work well on the bright input (or bright switch on); they are not preamps as well, just good gain pedals. Not for return input, not for thicker amps without bright switch, not to boost the dirty channel (except HT-Boost, of course).

[@jeremygoheen7023]

I like your presentation of the blackstar valve pedals... I'm wondering if you can use these baby's through a solid state amp or are they only made for valve amps? :)

[@Kothag]

I've had the HT-Dist for ages, and I've never really been that impressed with it. The pots got scratchy fairly quickly, and the overall tone is not anything to write home about. The emulated output is lackluster. The EQ section is probably the best feature of the pedal. I'd only recommend this if you have a clean amp with limited eq controls, say something like a Fender Pro Junior. These pedals are not substitutes for true pro tube pre-amps.

[@teunputker]

Wasn't there a valve delay as well? I thought I saw it in the America vs England guitar battle on Rob's channel.

[@RiffMusic1970]

Yes. Unfortunately, it doesn’t have a ping pong feature. Great pedal though.

[@DanOughton]

You both seem genuinely surprised by how good these are, im genuinely surprised that everyone doesn't already have one of these..

[@atishadipankara9138]

Super pain in the Arssee to change out the Tube.

[@colinsmith9202]

I play the HT drive into both a vox lil night train and a Marshall class 5 at home. It can give a killer preamp distortion when set correctly to push the amp tubes even harder at low(ish) volumes.

[@Thevitamindealer]

seems like a good way to boost volume for some live soloing

[@OllieShip]

The HTDUAL served me well for a long time. Great tones if used appropriately. (essentially a HT-5 pre: so run it through something high-headroom to elevate the compression). Heavy as hell though, and I soon migrated to a smaller board. These are good deals -- though!

[@bengalvin9932]

when i went to watch this i was thinking i was not going to like any of these blackstar pedals BUT they sound good the HT DRIVE sounded great! i was not looking to buy any new pedals and then you guys come along THANKS ALOT!

[@jdrum4371]

Great demo!! The bass rumble is a bit much which can be controlled. My second one on the way.

[@mattgilbert7347]

Hmm. I have a Strat and Bassbreaker15. Handy demo for me,

[@garrotjax1232]

If you were to put one of these pedals in front of a solid state amp, would you get a tube sound?

[@coucoman13]

garrotjax yes, i use the dist-x as the main drive if my rig

[@nivedan8]

that fender bassbreaker is amazing!!! i want one!!!

[@MetalHeadHippie]

I have the BS 260tvp 212 will it work well with that. Yes I imagine.? Or I prolly don't even need it. Can you do something like that using the pedals on the same amp like a non tube amp or a modeler.

[@melexdy]

A bit muddy ? I see ads for second hand HT Duals and ibanez Tkings for 110 euros all the time

[@andrewmoseley4029]

Damn I love epic feedback.

[@dubster82]

I use an HT-Distx in front of my 70's Selmer Treble n Bass (fender style circuit with El34's) and it sounds massive. I don't use a lot of gain because you simply don't need too. I bought a specific high gain amp and it just doesn't compete imo

[@everyinchtheanimal]

I love my ht-metal. I will however admit I rarely use the distortion channel

[@The10000lbGorilla]

So, I have a cheapo solid state amp (Blackstar ID:CORE 10) and i have been looking for an upgrade. Right now I can't really afford a full valve amp (not to mention I live in an apartment) so would putting a valve powered preamp pedal like this in front of my amp get me close to that sound or are they meant for a valve amp and this won't help?

[@AWsounds]

Use one of these (HT-DistX) in front of a solid state amp and it sounds massive. I've also DI'd into a PA as it has a great simulated output with good success, so definitely recommended if you want to go big tone without big price, go these.

[@The10000lbGorilla]

Aaron Ecks Thanks for the input

[@chrispygingerpie]

You could also get a second hand Blackstar HT 5, I have two of the head versions... one HT5R and the other the Metal 5. Which will get you these tones also. The main problem with the smaller amps is the speaker size, you really need a 12" speaker to get the tones. Although one of these pedals into a PA I agree would sound great!

[@bbnatedogg]

Get a ID TVP and put a have-way decent overdrive/boost in front of it. You won't need anything else.

[@TheDogPa]

Get any old lame little fender tube amp...just loud enough to leave headroom when you play in your situation...and use a EH Metal Muff. Save you a ton of money and headaches.

[@choowie92]

I wonder how reliable the tube can be on this pedal. I mean, I can stomp on a pedal quite harshly sometimes.

[@BREAKOUT444]

Any of these pedals good for getting a fender-y clean tone?

[@sn95_mustang_garage]

Wow, almost blew my headphones out.

[@anthonybymallia7067]

they r nice with booster they sound awesome

[@khabilahstudio6744]

-Helo can i combine or stacking pedal blackstar ht metal+ht booster?actually i have blackstar ht metal but not enough bite for my ears.

[@phenixreturns]

best pedal for a daw

[@zomesargentina]

awesome pedals man!

[@Severinate]

Love to hear/see an EHX Magnum (power amp) - one of these - 1x12 cab.. Just for kicks....

[@SoloC350]

killer playing!

[@bartlomiejwinter6471]

great pure valve overdrive!!

[@pooritech]

What's the riff at 13:54 after Metallica?

[@needabassist]

Blood and thunder

[@pooritech]

+needabassist thx man

[@noiselabproject9659]

I was just wondering that too, yeah Mastodon now I remember

[@pmckeown40]

Oww, I love you Bea but those squeals are kinda painful, maybe just a bit lower...

[@Chudhole]

I liked the 1st and 3rd.

[@mynameisnotjosh1]

should try a cheap solid state amp and see if I can sound good

[@richardsteffens6159]

I use a Le Lead from two notes in front on a behringer combo , trust me good tones are possible!

[@filip.v]

put it in front of Fender Rumble, bass amp. Killer.

[@mikey380sx]

I’ve got the HT-Dist. I’ve run mine through a solid state Marshall in the past. It won’t fool a pro but it’s not half bad!

[@DimiLeventis]

With a good speaker, you can totally "bypass" the solid state section from the amp, and use it just as a cabinet

[@DimiLeventis]

@Ric Perry Probably, yes, on most amps at least.

[@PrimalScream91]

Does Pete's pick say "Danish Pete" on it? And if so, how do I get one?!?! haha!

[@danishpete]

It's does ;-). Mail the store, they might be able to sort it out .. Best. P

[@PrimalScream91]

Thanks mate, I will definitely do that!

[@danishpete]

Brilliant man... Awesome picks...

[@carlosvilla4710]

Do a how to sound like The Smiths without busting the bank!

[@jcmoochy1604]

Hey Pete, whats the brand name of your watch

[@danishpete]

Hey John. Good old Seiko 5 Sports watch. Best. P

[@jcmoochy1604]

Sweet, Thanks man!

[@keithstoltzfus645]

Id like to punch the guy turning the knobs lol

[@andertons]

Pop in on Monday, he will be around... Say 10:30? ;-)

[@bobhp2651]

Good price for the sound.

[@dejct]

I found the volumes way too inconsistent in this video, half the time I couldn't hear shit lol

[@bobmcquier2001]

Prolly your headphones bro

[@elonmush4793]

I hate that everyone is demoing pedals like this into a valve amp. Can't you use a solid state??

[@super_guitar_dude7954]

everyone i know that bought these, returned them :( the blackstar LT (without the valves and without the weird PSU) are amazing however

[@burt2800]

Yeah, I've got an HT metal and it's not great. Plugging it into a solid state amp is quite nice but it takes a lot of tweeking on a valve amp to get a good sound. It's a bit better used as a pre-amp.

[@Sean1547]

I got a ht-blackfire like 4-5 years ago as my first forlay into valve sound, it was really fantastic into a solid state

[@Sean1547]

I got a ht-blackfire like 4-5 years ago as my first forlay into valve sound, it was really fantastic into a solid state

[@patchworkboy87]

I still own my HT-DistX and get a lot out of the bugger. They're more designed to turn a solid state amp into a valve-like beast, if anything. I do agree the LT pedals are delicious too :D

[@aleksej79novosibirsk]

Leonardo di Caprio :)

[@JamesRussoMillas]

Damn the volume was all over the place in this video...

[@ajpeagle]

I love the orange LED behind the valve in these poor sounding pedals.

[@atishadipankara9138]

300 VDC Volts DUH!!!

[@AlexMcDougallPhotography]

Tried the drive pedal. It sounded like it was being played in a cupboard.

[@akwamarsunzal]

Massive through Fender, muddy through Marshall :-(

[@HermelJaworski]

Because the Fender has more headroom than the marshall and the valve are compressing the signal.

[@crazyjoe1540]

+Hermel J. 15 watt amp has more headroom than a 30 watt amp? I'd say it's more due to the marshall being massively mid scooped, whoever set that thing up needs to dial more mids in.

[@HermelJaworski]

Headroom doesn't necessarily depends on wattage. In this video, the fender is set really clean while the marshall is already crunchy, so the valves of the amp are already compressing.

[@everyinchtheanimal]

YES BEA! MASTODOOOOOOOON

[@georgebingham3307]

You guys seriously missed out when you didn't call your show Two crocs One fro

[@RabihSaadguitars]

2024 here... i bought the Xt Distortion for 50$ 😂

[@RubenLM96]

The boost sounded great, but the rest... nah

[@TheDogPa]

I've heard a ton of good sounds from you guys, but nothing here sounds even close to 'right'. Something is wrong other than the pedals, they cannot be that bad...

[@AlfaPegasii]

Listening to valve pedal reviews with crappy headphones. Sounds like a DS-1 to me, or a BigMuff, or a Penguin being sodomized with a microphone...

[@infinidominion]

you're also hearing it thru youtube's processing and should understand that using it in real life is the way to go.

[@oscarwahlberg1837]

Though about this so much. Amp> Speaker> Mic> PC> Video> KZbin> PC > Headphones What is even real man

[@AlfaPegasii]

Exactly.... maybe that warmth comes from how my PC sound card is interacting with KZbin?

[@mz2250]

Just to add a creep comment , you know Seals and sea lions rape penguings before eat it? So it sound like a penguing sodomized by a seal with a microphone ...ahah

[@chrisdaviesguitar]

you been watch tooo much penguin porn dude

[@gregg4164]

These reveiws are useless since you never actually set the pedal up to a point where you would actually use the tone. all you guys arew doing is show casing the levels of boost or cut of each function. Pointless.

[@martinscholes2795]

I've got the dual and it is amazing. This presentation was not a fair representation at all. Shame

[@MetalHeadHippie]

HA First. Look everybody im first im first look at me.

[@commentaccount7880]

proud of u

[@MetalHeadHippie]

Thanks Bromo means a lot.

[@Strabbs12345]

Guys you Gita stop doing these epic freaks, it's costing/saving me a fortune!

[@Ndlanding]

Useful reviews, but yer patter is like watter!

[@fantazia92]

hm I'm here early.

[@HarryAndAGuitar]

Foo

[@CNCTEMATIC]

I don't think these dudes are that comfortable with each other...

[@oscarwahlberg1837]

It almost sound to much valve haha.

[@pietronetutube]

That's too bad their potentiometers die after a while...

[@paqman78]

there's a reason why they' re selling these at a massive discount.

[@timbeaton5045]

they have been out for years, and i reckon there are some new pedals coming to replace them, maybe? And i still love the sound of my HT-Dual. Seriously better than my old Guv'nor, Ratt, and one or two other old pedals have lying around.

[@TheDogPa]

Now I remember where I heard such a terrible pedal before...a Marshall Gov'nor 2! I dug that useless old pedal out to be sure...and I was able to ruin my sound instantly to sound just like this vid...LOL!

[@fredjohnson7849]

120th view

[@gregg4164]

No one sets their pedals flat. Set it up to a useful setting and see what the fuck it sounds like then for fucks sake.

[@chrisdaviesguitar]

too much talking not enough demo

[@GazMoz78]

Hummm I'm not surprised they're being sold off, they sound a bit poo really. Love Rabea and Pete though :-)

[@valueofnothing3417]

These are fake.

[@georgebingham3307]

You guys seriously missed out when you didn't call your show Two crocs One fro