Blackstar AMPED-1 - 100w Pedalboard Amp Packed With Unique Features!

[@bradleyclosson5042]

BlackStar makes awesome stuff. I love their tones and versatility.

[@mikfenn]

@@TheBoss0Time Exactly

[@Deepseaotter]

Love the way you play ❤😊 That Blackstar sounds amazing🎉 Bought a Blackstar Fly3, after watching your review on the sweet beast. It’s just what I needed for a practice amp, all the sound without too much loud, since the neighbors might blow a head gasket! Such is life…

[@TheSavagederek]

The little 3 watt Orange micro Crush is awesome as well. Tiny and also works of a 9v battery, and it has a speaker out, so you can plug it into a 2x12 or even 4x12. Seriously brilliant little thing for 40 bucks.

[@jamiedaniels6826]

Dagan plays better with one hand than I do with two.

[@JudgeFredd]

or even with three...

[@teezer123]

The guys at blackstar should have you as their demo guy as no one makes their products sound as good!

[@RickordProductions]

I bought one yesterday and I love it! This is definitely a game changer for me.

[@GaryWilkinson-z7h]

Another cracking demo, Dagan, cheers. Hope they're paying you well! I've gof Amped 1 and 2. Both sound great but I prefer the smaller Amped 1 with couple of my own pedals for the same space on a small board.

[@larryb3946]

Dude you made that fun! I'm waiting for mine, Sweetwater told me mid November... sounds like it's worth the wait.

[@hmmurdockofids]

Oooh this is gonna be a purchase down the line for me. Already loving the tones you can get out of Architect with the ID Core 40. Maybe once I manage to concentrate on the actual lesson book instead of screwing around looking up tabs and fiddling with sliders I can justify it ;)

[@elliottbarcus6408]

I like your watch, you bad lad… that thing has a lot of functionality. “Does what it says on the tin”. Love it.

[@johnsmith-ug5tp]

Impressive! I`m glad this hit when it did. I planned on buying a $1,500 tube amp this Friday. Not anymore. 😉🤣 Great demo Dagen. 👍

[@danielsaturnino5715]

So a class D amp signal with digital processing from your tone fingers into our lovely ears. Lovely. I better get my tube headphone preamp to enjoy the harmonic rich experience straight from youtube compressed audio through my digital made in china smartphone. What the heck am I talking about? Rock on Dagan! :)

[@martinclayton7260]

I love that Strat!

[@TheSavagederek]

It's a Kramer.

[@TomClarkSouthLondon]

@@TheSavagedereknot at the end, better watch again😊

[@Rocktalk101]

I am a big fan of blackstar so I am definitely going to have to check one of these out.

[@leehenderson8132]

Got mine yesterday,love it.

[@diodesDankessAndDives]

Solid demo 👌

[@rezner101]

I take it, it's mint. 😉😁 Great stuff Dagan.

[@chopyouraxx9627]

Awesome I'm in.

[@emmanuelleroy2915]

Looks like this pedal made it to my list 🔥

[@ernietapales477]

Awesome! And Impressive the blackstar sounds amazing into my ear's and i am definitely made it to my list

[@TheSavagederek]

So I take it this can go straight to a desk or PA? So you rock up to the venue with that and a geetar and bang, your sound, without lugging amps around, or playing through the venues crappy amps.

[@KM-302]

Yep

[@jimmyjimmy951]

Nice bit of kit. Suspect it is more gigging musician focused with its feature range, rather than a ‘Jimmy bedroom concert’. 👍🇦🇺

[@jollyradtv9941]

This is game changer for sure!

[@RobG-KD9YBZ]

Seems very similar to the BluGuitar Amp 1

[@anxose]

enhorabuena Mr Dagan!..que paciencia tienes!👏👏👏👏👏

[@jakedibiase7404]

Looks like UK setting is actually based on the Vox AC30, not a Marshall. From the manual: "UK - ‘Classic’ valve preamp based on a much-loved British Class A amplifier of the early ’60s. A low to medium gain preamp that can be used clean, warm or mildly overdriven. Popular choice for a ‘pedal platform’ or as a responsive crunch tone" Hopefully they come out with a high gain version for more modern styles.

[@Curt.dammit]

I might sell my Orange CR120 head for this. It seems like a more practical option for a backup amp.

[@zeeceefourovksk2837]

I didnt know Hellhammer of Mayhem know guitar that well. Lol. Anyway, Amped 1 is an interesting product. I use modellers but never get the chance to blast the sound at full 100w volume.

[@KalJoao]

Where is your cool little desk-top pedal stand from?! I need that!

[@user-vr2if8ug2m]

Absolutely amazing product Just wish vox would make something like this

[@Stratisfied22]

Check out the Quilter Super Block UK.

[@TheChicagoTodd]

Nice product......does that Kramer have some scalloped frets in the upper registers?

[@Sugarhilljah]

i want....perhaps the next version will have more presets? better reverb?

[@marshwitch9610]

Where is the send return for the effects loop? I see In and Loop.... shouldn't there be three jacks?

[@PMTVUK]

It's a dual 1/4 stereo jack. It comes with a Y-Cable to use for the effects loop.

[@jackfryer3617]

Can you turn the fx loop off in the preset mode. So say have a ksr ceres preamp in fx loop with it set to flat and linea then hit preset to activate a fender clean sound?

[@stormblessed1794]

The name and design remind me of BluGuitar Amp1 way too much... (Though Amp1 is all analog with digital reverb).

[@thesteamycreamofdualjabbar6486]

I've noticed that the pedal used in this video has the input on the left and loop on the right, but on the blackstar website the input is on the right and loop is on the left?

[@jaydeluco4006]

It's a great time to be a guitar player if you're not married to valves. 👍

[@TomClarkSouthLondon]

My valve run off with another guy, so I have revenge sex with her transister😊

[@zoso2850]

It's mint .cookies are mint...ice cream is mint ..that guitar is mint..my car is mint ..everything is mint

[@tommywallberg]

I just can’t read all posts 😢 Is this amp pedal strong enough to push a passive cab for a live gig?

[@bendavies9157]

100W resistance-matched (full power output) for 8 and 16 ohms. So yep, pushing a guitar cab is exactly what it's designed for.

[@phil.7064]

Serious terror stamp vibes

[@davidramos4317]

Damn I want one

[@darrenbrady2808]

Bloody awesome ,know what my next amp is gonna be , want one , what's the cost man ?

[@craigtodd8297]

Dagan at your age you should be settling on semi hollows by now.

[@freeguitar84]

Hey Dagan very interesting demo. What is the model of that Kramer? Please.

[@PMTVUK]

It's Dagan's modded Kramer Pacer 🤘

[@freeguitar84]

@@PMTVUK Thank you!

[@davidramos4317]

Damn too bad I already purchased my Nux. I would have spent more for this but then again the Nux mg30 is good too…

[@KeithKemp]

Anybody know what Blackstar cabinent he is using??

[@dodr788]

Great review! May I know the model of that cab?

[@christianspanring7680]

St James Blackstar

[@GuitarBailey]

So basically this just goes into a cab? It's solid-state correct

[@TheSavagederek]

It's solid state yes.

[@christiansectas]

I got this last night and I totally love it but I’m getting this horrible ground hum noise coming out of the xlr output, don’t know what to do :(

[@christiansectas]

I returned it and got it replaced and it works perfect.... Bye bye Tube amps, this is crazy!

[@christiansectas]

@TheBoss0Time hahaha not getting rid of my tube amps hahaha no way BUT this is truly doing an amazing job I honestly think they found the missing link between tubes and solid state amps

[@KM-302]

@Christian Lee Vasquez It's the first solid state amp/pedal that feels like a tube amp under the fingers. I've done all the comparisons, and it has the feel and touch at last. I've used mine live since they came out. It is a great product to use and mega easy to set up and tweak if you need. The cab rig simulated sounds through a pa are excellent.

[@christiansectas]

@@KM-302Yes!!!! I played it live already and it was like playing through my tube amp, i actually played it against a full stack mesa and the AMPED 1 cut through the mix better than the mesa, it was truly crazy !

[@StratsRUs]

Blimey !

[@colboysigmax]

Just when you thought you didn't need anything more...

[@taurushamilton2739]

I KNOOOOW🥲

[@loukasavgerinos3990]

You can drive this pedal, direct to an amp? 4x12 or 2x12? If yes, I can say, i bought it!!!!!

[@PMTVUK]

Yep! Either straight into an amp or into a cab 👍

[@davidpaul6656]

One question: Does it actually have micro tubes in it?

[@DaveBarlowGuitar]

no

[@tobysmith8117]

How loud can it get, and how noisy is it loud?….

[@sweetmamajammasmojojuice]

Pedalboard friendly???😎 I am living in 2022, and you?

[@NotAnotherSatchFan]

XLR out should be on left, other than that, it seems a great product

[@ThomasMetal75]

"Chuch" responsive?

[@DaveBarlowGuitar]

Much respect for you mate but not on this one 😔

[@jimshea9248]

Why are so many KZbinrs acting like amps such as this have never existed before this???

[@blakjack3053]

TAKE MY MONEY DAMMIT!

[@davengeance4811]

Blackstar done do it again.....how much is it?

[@mr.d.572]

It's like $500 last I checked.

[@davengeance4811]

@@mr.d.572 Thanks 👊🏽

[@sid35gb]

Oh dear Blackstar have managed to squeeze a Boss katana into a pedal……….. do your self a favour just get an AMP1 instead

[@DutchGuitarDude]

Amped1???? Sounds a bit too much like Amp1! And by the features looks like a copy too! I love my Bluguitar Amp1!

[@georgesabitpol]

Yep. This just shows even more how Thomas blug is a genius

[@mattchurchill]

Yes, a bit cheeky of Blackstar.

[@paulheavenly]

I love my Quilter Superblock UK. I don't need this big box.

[@idanshahar]

OMG why did no one behind the camera say anything about the non tuned guitar? Great vid as always, regardless.

[@johnsmith-ug5tp]

I hear L.A. Guns-Sex Action.

[@fuegosatsuma868]

cool little pedal but sent mine back the balanced output is on the wrong side for a pedal board ... ingeniously pointless

[@TheCyberMantis]

The problem with all these things is: they cost more than a Boss Katana head. And they have a fraction of the features. The Katana head is still the king.

[@DazeD1983]

Depends. Had the Katana artist mk2. Not impressed of the overall plastic tones.

[@prosperguitar]

Bluguitar amp-1 did it 10 years ago and better...

[@rayprevailer8454]

Yup, exactly.

[@johnsmith-ug5tp]

Just looking at the latest control layout of the one he demoed at namm 2022 gave me a headache. ha

[@marcinjulius]

Taurus does it since 2009 and they even put valves into the power amp section.

[@johnsmith-ug5tp]

@@marcinjulius Such a smashing hit, i never heard of it. haha

[@bbb633]

A lot more wallet friendly here though, but genuinely interested in what you mean by “better”.

[@myuncle2]

Meh, Dagan, why do you like it? It has no character, it's the same old digital/synthy sound.

[@mr.d.572]

It's not superb but it sounds a lot better than most of the other Blackstar products.

[@greevar]

Tubes don't have tone. So it's absurd that it has different "tube" settings. This reinforces that false belief. The difference between a Fender and a Mesa amp is not the tubes. It's the EQ circuit. What's even more damning, is that you can flatten out the amplification curve to on several amps so that they sound exactly the same outside of volume.

[@bradatherton9369]

Sorry but you're way off. I've spent the last 10 years studying the difference of various power tubes and they absolutely influence the end result. And by 'study' I mean performing frequency response and THD measurements. Even a different cab or speaker in the cab changes the reactance which impacts the performance of the tubes and the end-resulting sound. It depends on the amp design, too, of course. The 'feedback factor' is usually 10-20 which flattens the FR out somewhat, but when presence is introduced it changes the FR and THD a lot. Presence is a deliberate bypass of the negative feedback, usually around 400-500 Hz so that the low end stays tight while the midrange and top end are enhanced by harmonic components which gives that 'sparkly' tone that you can't get by EQ alone. I'm sorry but I think you're stating what you wish was the case versus the reality of things. For simplicity's sake I wish you were right though!

[@F3CHT3R]

Bluguitar‘s Amp 1 is the better amp and the original to that Blackstar copy……

[@scottstanley8370]

Cut the crap….. you ain’t Phil-x

[@jaden.wright]

While this looks like yet another nice take on the pedal board amplifier, it is insulting to me that Blackstar felt it necessary to steal the name, marketing (100 watt amp in a box), shape, chassis, and whatever else from another man's product. Would it have killed them to come up with an original name?

[@tmoss89]

It’s not the future look at Yamaha dg stomp

[@alex-martins]

Nothing to do with Yamaha Dg stomp which is only a preamp/multieffect pedal. This blackstar is a Preamp+100w power-amp+cab sim

[@jazzspecialist99]

put your DG stomp into this AMPED and into a cab / desk, would sound ace I reckon! this is a power amp, not a pre-amp.....

[@tmoss89]

@@alex-martins I’m sure there is a plug in for that

[@jimmywellroks]

@@tmoss89 yes the future of guitar amplification is a digital technology invented in the 90s. great stuff

[@johnsmith-ug5tp]

@@alex-martins I have noticed people turn off and don't even notice or care about the software capabilities.

[@DS-nw4eq]

Woah, how do we dumb it down more? Quality of life is really taking a nose dive. We can’t afford the real products, so we get to buy fake stuff. The electric guitar is a toy now.

[@GODZILLAmonsoon]

go to bed gramps

[@ericvinson4628]

If it’s not for you, jog on…

[@thesteamycreamofdualjabbar6486]

This isn't going to throw my shoulder out carrying it to every gig unlike most "real products"

[@emmanuelleroy2915]

It’s ELECTRIC that’s why it can use any damn thing with a circuit board…….. listeners can’t tell the difference between tubes, pedals or solid state

[@DS-nw4eq]

@@ericvinson4628 No. I’ll voice my concern over the obvious decline in standards.