Love your playing. You should do "in the style of Euge Valovirta"
@Moirchester2 жыл бұрын
Excellent idea \m/
@mustangguy37062 жыл бұрын
I also like that idea!
@TheCyberMantis2 жыл бұрын
He does that on all his videos. LoL! ( Maybe he could do: "in the style of Pepita"! )
@victorgracia47542 жыл бұрын
Hahhahaha x2
@EugeValovirta230V2 жыл бұрын
Thanks! Guess I’m doing that every time I play but I hear you. Not a bad idea 😎.
@joelsmith4816 Жыл бұрын
4 months ago I was going to get the Blackstar. But, this video made me buy the Amp1. Thank you Euge. Love your channel.
@EugeValovirta230V Жыл бұрын
Rock on! Good choise! Thanks!
@SOAMLE10 ай бұрын
How did you end up liking the amp1?
@KM-3022 жыл бұрын
Interesting comparisons in the comments to the jcm800. I love the 800 too and gigged a 2204 for many years, never once to its full potential. I have played over 100 shows with my ht50mkii. It is the most predictable amp I've owned. Solid overdrive and wonderful cleans every night. It takes pedals with perfection, straight in the front including modulation.I always di direct to the pa, sounds just great.. The master volume is faultless, 5w option loud enough to gig or noodle at home. It's very light and small, looks great. It's not exactly the same as an 800 but it does all those other things the marshall couldn't do. I wouldn't change it for anything.
@EugeValovirta230V2 жыл бұрын
That’s the way man! 😎🤟
@adriancummings85812 жыл бұрын
Many thanks Euge I'm a massive Blackstar fan I thought it sounded great
@EugeValovirta230V2 жыл бұрын
You’re welcome! Thanks!
@Heatfarmer2 жыл бұрын
I play a JCM800 4010 myself so i am not biased. The Blackstar doesn't need an SD-1 in front. Take the SD-1 away from the 2203 or that AMP1, then your conclusions would be different. Or put an SD-1 in front of the Blackstar and compare with the 100w version.
@EugeValovirta230V2 жыл бұрын
Can’t argue about personal preferences. What works for one doesn’t necessarily work for the other 😉. 4010 is a bit different amp than 2203. Both are great and I’ve recorded albums with both 👌😎. Blackstars are good also but I’ve always preferred other amps in recording sessions.
@Heatfarmer2 жыл бұрын
@@EugeValovirta230V I understand where you are at, but you compared a Blackstar without an SD-1 against a 2203 with an SD-1. Just sayin' that with the SD-1 the Blackstar may have had some of the nice overtones that you missed there ;-) And as you say, the 4010 is rather different from the 2203, among others due to the power amp being a 50w 2204. That 100w power amp adds quite a bit to the sound too. Anyway, nice comparison. Have a nice day!
@EugeValovirta230V2 жыл бұрын
Likewise!
@AtTheSourceStudios2 жыл бұрын
@@Heatfarmer some good points there. If you're gonna compare compare apples to apples 👌
@jayteesgear2 жыл бұрын
Great demo playing and I really like this Blackstar
@EugeValovirta230V2 жыл бұрын
Thanks man!
@Moirchester2 жыл бұрын
Very nice sound :) Pepita keeps dancing :)
@EugeValovirta230V2 жыл бұрын
Indeed 😊🕺.
@tonycoleman84922 жыл бұрын
Always been interested in the HT series. Another great demonstration.
@EugeValovirta230V2 жыл бұрын
Thanks!
@chingersfreind Жыл бұрын
Man that intro song is my favorite out of all your intro songs. Great sound and those pinch harmonics are placed perfectly! Cheers from Los Angeles.🤘
@EugeValovirta230V Жыл бұрын
Glad to hear man! Thanks!
@madddog6920002 жыл бұрын
I loved the solo on the intro song, good stuff. The amp wasn't my cup of tea, but it's always interesting to hear new amps and to hear the comparisons back to back. Thanks for all the hard work playing all these amps and doing the comparisons. Have a great week 🤘 🤘
@EugeValovirta230V2 жыл бұрын
Thanks William and likewise!
@dickieradd2 жыл бұрын
Amazing how Marshall predicted the future needs of everyone so long ago. No one comes close to their crunchy brightness/presence
@EugeValovirta230V2 жыл бұрын
I agree.
@antoniomartorano71002 жыл бұрын
Hi, Euge. Congratulations on all your videos, they are exceptional!! You could make one on the Marshall AFD 100 (Slash Signature). It would look really cool. Thanks!
@EugeValovirta230V2 жыл бұрын
Thanks! If I get my hands on one someday then for sure 👌😎.
@chrisdaviesguitar Жыл бұрын
I have a Blackstar HT Stage 100 (mk1) and it's incredible.
@EugeValovirta230V Жыл бұрын
Cool!
@AngusClarkGTR2 жыл бұрын
It’s great to hear you had the exact same experience with this amp that I did (mine is a Mk I). Works great, super reliable, I like it. I even set the ISF the same as you: in between just a bit towards the British side. But it lacks character, I don’t love it, I’ll usually record with something else. Exact same experience. Nice demo.
@markkinney50302 жыл бұрын
The amp is not a true valve amp has a lot of soldstate in the way. the JCM 800 it just sounds so full and rich tone. And I love be 100 it sounds so good.
@davedobson98012 жыл бұрын
That is where I had the ISF on all of mine too! I think I liked my ID 100 better than the others, but still, that ISF drove me nuts. :)
@EugeValovirta230V2 жыл бұрын
Oh cool man! Thanks and have a great ongoing tour with TSF! 🤟
@markkinney50302 жыл бұрын
@Manley156 I wasn't talking about the rectifier tube I was talking about driver pre amp tube gone to solid state that is the v3 gone and to me the feel of the amp tone just not the same. So take a jcm 800 They have the V1 V2 V3 all in place like so many other amps have.the HT 100 mind does it wants the bias set hotter side and it sounds better I still wanting a better amp.
@Kai-ln9fg4 ай бұрын
Love the playing and sounds man!! Sub'd
@EugeValovirta230V3 ай бұрын
Thanks!
@MrEllgato2 жыл бұрын
i just got the blackstar ht 60 combo and it rocks oh yeah thanks bro!
@EugeValovirta230V2 жыл бұрын
Yeah man! 🤟
@Mojen_Marc_Music2 жыл бұрын
Kiitos Euge! Tulen aina tänne muusikin takia. Mutta heti kun sanot "Hi! I'm Euge Valovirta" musta tulee kova Suomi nostalgia! Onneks mä matkaan sinne lauantaina.... en tule takas Englantiin kuin vasta ensi vuonna 🤘🏻😈🤘🏻
@EugeValovirta230V2 жыл бұрын
Kiitos! Nasta kuulla!
@BenJ28272 жыл бұрын
I have the HT5 MK2 as a small gig amp and its superb without a pedal in sight! Great vid as Usual.
@EugeValovirta230V2 жыл бұрын
Cool & thanks!
@phillamoore1572 жыл бұрын
Tell you man….Euge and Doug Rappaport are the two hottest riff players on the planet. I know Euge is a lead player, but it’s the riffs that drawn me out rock-n-roll……always has. Those two guys not only get the absolute most form their amps, but play the perfect riffs when doing their demo’s.
@EugeValovirta230V2 жыл бұрын
Thanks man! 🙏🤟
@davedobson98012 жыл бұрын
I have owned several Blackstar amps over the years including the Series One 100 and 200. I ended up getting rid of them because I just never really bonded with them. For sure, the 800 and Amp 1 sound fuller and with more harmonic content. The HT sounded a bit flat.
@markkinney50302 жыл бұрын
I feel the same way
@EugeValovirta230V2 жыл бұрын
I agree.
@Bridging_the_Political_Divide2 жыл бұрын
Same here. The HT100 I bought used was terrible to me. Beyond the mdf level construction, it has very odd tonal sweeps and sounded like a cheap distortion pedal. Of course Euge can make anything sound workable, but mine was awful sounding. Two preamp tubes with huge preamp overdrive...you know where it was getting it's massive overdrive....solid state distortion. Worst amp I ever had at my place. Sold it fast...
@gangrenebob72812 жыл бұрын
Nice, what's the tone like if you throw the boss pedal onto the blackstar so the pedal is used for all 3 amps?
@brookesprecision62722 жыл бұрын
If you get the chance, check out the blackstar kt88, sweet little rig with tons of gain,
@HammerFang2 жыл бұрын
Actually difference between iridium and blackstar was clear but I cant say which one is better. Marshall jcm was beefest and clearest of them for sure. You cant beat that :)
@EugeValovirta230V2 жыл бұрын
😎💪
@YigitTuncel10 ай бұрын
Hello Euge, I love your channel and I try to watch every video about amps. Your videos are fantastic 😍 Recently I've bought a Blackstar Ht Metal 5 watt head to use with v30 loaded Mesa cab. I wonder about your preference about the pedals to boost this amp. I mean, which one do you prefer with these ht series amps, boss sd1 or tube screamer? I have also ht distx valve pedal and mxr fullbore. Do they work as a boost pedal? Thanks for your great videos. Your tone is crushing 🤘
@EugeValovirta230V10 ай бұрын
Thanks really glad to hear! I just borrowed the amp to do this video and don’t remember what I used, or did I use any? But whatever it was it was probably my favourite 😎. I haven’t tried those pedals but I guess the only way is to try and see (hear).
@YigitTuncel10 ай бұрын
@@EugeValovirta230V cool, it was sd1 in the video. Then sd1 is the one 😊 thanks 👍
@JasperVelberg10 ай бұрын
Hey Euge, I'm looking into buying a Blackstar as a platform for basically any stylke of music I play, which is a lot. I got two questions if you don't mind: 1. During the comparison between the Blackstar and the JCM800 it sounds like the first time you played through the Blackstar it sounded way brighter than the second time you played the Blackstar during that section. You switch from the Blackstar to the Marshall, it sounds pretty dang close, and then you switch back and it's a dark muddy mess. Could you tell me what's going on there? and; 2. Would you say that the Blackstar would benefit from a presence knob? Like the one that is present on the 100 watt version of this amp? Also, great playing! You're one hell of a player. Thanks!
@thefinalsleepband62762 жыл бұрын
Really like your videos…always like the sounds you pull out of the demos you do. Question…ever try the mess triple crown? El34 based head that seems like it would be in your style of amp.
@EugeValovirta230V2 жыл бұрын
Thanks! I haven’t but I’d sure like to so hopefully I get my hands on one someday 🤟😎.
@wojtekn64112 жыл бұрын
Great amp
@charlesfick72911 ай бұрын
Lol, the last video I watched the guy said he can’t get the treble he would like, you proved that video metal star wrong. Amp sounds great.
@EugeValovirta230V11 ай бұрын
🤷♂️😎🤟
@phpimusique93732 жыл бұрын
Cool amp and vídeo.
@EugeValovirta230V2 жыл бұрын
Thanks!
@markkinney50302 жыл бұрын
I have the Blackstar HT Stage 100 mk2 and I like the ISF that is really cool! This is missing the tone i like. Marshall jcm 800 is the real deal for sure! I'm looking a better amp. As far a the amp its been a work horse for sure never been in the shop. I'm just not happy with the tone I wish at the time I got a marshall. That 5150 sounds really good. I know lots of people hate blackstar i don't hate i just don't like them any more I had my for 5 years now. Thanks for the tone test it helps me out all the time you love good tone and I love that. Rock on man!
@EugeValovirta230V2 жыл бұрын
Glad to hear! Thanks man!
@adamwatson69167 ай бұрын
The 800 is hard to beat for this type of tone.
@EugeValovirta230V7 ай бұрын
Yep.
@giuseppepratola57492 жыл бұрын
Hi Euge great demo as always!!!! I think the amp sounds great but lacks some of the Marshall's bite that we all love. It is an upper mid thing that immediately jumps out, is too polished I guess
@EugeValovirta230V2 жыл бұрын
Thanks! Pretty much like that yeah.
@drlove21122 жыл бұрын
The Blackstars have a scooped sound when played through anything but Celestion 70 80's. I think they voice them specifically for those speakers. I've noticed a big difference in them when playing through anything else and I've yet to find a higher end speaker that sounds as good with a blackstar.
@EugeValovirta230V2 жыл бұрын
🤟
@jantelega931010 ай бұрын
Try Creamback G12H-75. I use one with my HT20RH mII and it works pretty well, much better then Celestion 70/80. The cabinet is HTV-112 with open back.
@adamwatson69167 ай бұрын
@jantelega9310 Creamback H is a killer speaker for a 1 by 12 especially an open back 1 by 12. Creamback M for closed and H for open back although the Creamback M does surprisingly well in an open back 1 by 12 which surprised me because M speakers are usually not great as singles especially in open back. I love the Geenback M25 in 2 by 12 or 4 by 12s but in a 1 by 12 they sound awful to my ears especially in a 1 by 12 open back at least the modern ones. Maybe the vintage ones were better in open backs .
@adamwatson69167 ай бұрын
Blackstar has used V30s in their cabs . The Artisan and series one cabs had V30s . Blackstars don't sound scooped with V30s or G12H75 creambacks . They might have less low mids with those speakers but the upper mids increase with those speakers. It's the low mid emphasis and upper mid scoop that causes Many to try different speakers.
@SuperCMO792 жыл бұрын
Hey Euge And Gooday! I saw you were credited with doing some work with Einseferum which is a favorite band of mine for sure! Just wondering if you maybe used the blackstar there if you can recall! :) Saloo!
@EugeValovirta230V2 жыл бұрын
Hey and likewise! 😎 Like I said in the video that I’ve never recorded with a Blackstar 😉.
@SuperCMO792 жыл бұрын
@@EugeValovirta230V 😅Missed that my bad! :)
@tiga2612 жыл бұрын
I suppose the main difference in sound we hear here between BS/JCM/AMP1 comes from speakers or IR you have used. If you have treble set at nearly 3 o’clock there is something wrong here. With right speakers this amp barely needs more treble then set at noon. Much more than that and its high gain channel fails apart IMO. This amp with the dedicated HTV212 cab definitely doesn’t sound like that. I had AMP1 Iridium. It likes Celestion V30 speakers or similarly voiced ones. Blackstar connected to the same cab sounds muddy and undefined. And that’s what we hear here. Don’t blame the amp ;) There is a Sonic Drive Studio demo of this Blackstar. That guy used right EQ settings, right IR, and it sounds killer.
@EugeValovirta230V2 жыл бұрын
Can’t argue about personal preferences 👌😉.
@tiga2612 жыл бұрын
@@EugeValovirta230V Sure, that would be pointless. I'm just trying to draw attention to the fact that this amp is very differently voiced compared to most other amps. It needs specific cab/speakers to sound right. In this case the infamous Celestion 70/80 are a good match. As we all know they sound like garbage with most others amps, so there must be a reason… ;) Ola Englund has a funny review of the combo version of this Blackstar. There is a part when he changes internal speaker (70/80) for an external cab with V30. You can clearly hear how it shifts the voicing.
@jonathanortiz80072 жыл бұрын
Hey Euge, great video! Any chance you can get an Orange Dark Terror on your channel? :D
@EugeValovirta230V2 жыл бұрын
Thanks! Hopefully someday 👌.
@michaelmitchell59092 жыл бұрын
Euge man love those amp 1 pedal amps....I just put in gibson 498 and 490 pickups in my epi Les paul and they sound pretty bad ass thru my amp 1.....u ever try those?....theres also 500 and 498 ceramic magnet.......love your channel man.
@EugeValovirta230V2 жыл бұрын
Cool! Thanks man! I’ve been an EMG pretty much all my career and on some guitars I have some Duncans but whatever does the job the best is the best for that person 😎👌.
@artokorhonen49822 жыл бұрын
ISF potikka toimii paljon selkeämmin aktiivimikkien kanssa. Itselläni HT stage 100 mk1 ja vuosikausia soittelin passiivi duncaneitten läpi ja yllätyin, kun älysin kokeilla emg81 kanssa.
@EugeValovirta230V2 жыл бұрын
👌😎
@markn45262 жыл бұрын
Great playing as always! Blackstar amps always perplexed me. I've heard they originated by some Marshall techs who left the company to form their own amp company. I don't know if that's true. They ended up sounding like a hybrid somewhere between a Marshall and Peavey with none of the defining characteristics of either. To me, the ISF control when set at or close to either extreme is pretty much unusable so you end up someplace in the middle. So what's the point? I'd rather not have it and reduce the unnecessary circuits in the amp. It's an OK amp for the price, but I'd rather have one of the Marshall DSL's or even (way) better a Plexi or JCM800. Cheers!
@EugeValovirta230V2 жыл бұрын
To my knowledge that’s the case. Hard to beat a Marshall 😎🤟.
@renebauch93162 жыл бұрын
Hey euge, a really good video about the ht50. What about a comparison between a jcm800 and jcm900. For the fact that your marshall Videos are simply the best out there i think this would be a great Video. Cheers from germany and btw. Your new album kicks ass! Great stuff.
@EugeValovirta230V2 жыл бұрын
Thanks! As soon as I get my hands on a 900 👌.
@hendysetyawan60532 жыл бұрын
Is that tokai guitar that you used? What series was it? Looking good, and great playing
@EugeValovirta230V2 жыл бұрын
Yeah! I can’t remember the model but it’s a Japan made and very good 😎. Thanks!
@kralas11111 ай бұрын
I don't get it, at 4:15 the Blackstar sounds like a JCM 800 and at 4:42 it doesn't? Why is the sound suddenly much worse and under the blanket at 4:42? It's not a fair comparison then. You are switching nobody knows what and it is not at all believable. At 4:15 the sound is great and very similar to the JCM 800!
@EugeValovirta230V11 ай бұрын
800 sounds like an 800 and Blackstar like a Blackstar.
@kralas11111 ай бұрын
@@EugeValovirta230V You don't understand me. At 4:15 it sounds different (800-like) than at 4:42. Why?
@Matthew_Scan2 жыл бұрын
Blackstar lacks presence or something I used to own the mk 1 Ht 50 and was frustrated I couldn’t get it to sound bright like a Marshall, but at least you get get good cleans unlike the other amps
@EugeValovirta230V2 жыл бұрын
I agree.
@Matthew_Scan2 жыл бұрын
I saw someone asked Blackstar about their tone design not being as bright as Marshall’s for example, they said the to tone is designed as if is miced up
@johnlivingston8095 Жыл бұрын
Thanks!
@EugeValovirta230V Жыл бұрын
Thanks man! Much appreciated 🙏.
@KipCount2 жыл бұрын
Would you say you prefer the Marshall 20w Studio Classic JCM800 to the Blackstar Club 50? Both around the same price.
@EugeValovirta230V2 жыл бұрын
800 💪
@KipCount2 жыл бұрын
@@EugeValovirta230V I probably could have just guessed that correctly! But thank you for confirming that!
@eric_casper51502 жыл бұрын
The MK1 are built way better then the new Mk2 but the MK2 sounds a little better. I had 2 Mk2 HT 20 heads blow up in a matter of a month apart from each other. I’ll stick with a real Marshall instead. Great video as always!!!!
@EugeValovirta230V2 жыл бұрын
Thanks man!
@Greg-rd8qr2 жыл бұрын
I had a Blackstar Ht club 100 watt head, it was alright traded it for Marshall,
@EugeValovirta230V2 жыл бұрын
That was a good trade👌. I hope 😎.
@donciseau2 жыл бұрын
Great video!
@EugeValovirta230V2 жыл бұрын
Thanks!
@linusheeda2 жыл бұрын
I like the sound of Blackstar but nothing comes close to Marshall 👍🏻
@EugeValovirta230V2 жыл бұрын
I agree 😎.
@Montyjke2 жыл бұрын
nice
@EugeValovirta230V2 жыл бұрын
😎🙏
@ramonespinoza7661 Жыл бұрын
probably "that thing" missing in the sound is because the bias adjustment is cold, I have a club40 mkll and I did several tests and the saturation of the power valves is almost non-existent
@EugeValovirta230V Жыл бұрын
Could be indeed.
@TheCyberMantis2 жыл бұрын
Blackstar gets a bad rap in the USA. I can tell by the sound of this one, it seems to lack those upper-mids. I hope you can get your hands on one of those new 5150 ICONIC amps. They look like a cheap imitation of a real 5150, but everyone is wondering how they will sound. Since you have a real 5150, you could show us the differences.
@EugeValovirta230V2 жыл бұрын
At least this one lacked quite a bit. As soon as MusiX gets those one is reserved for me to check it out 👌😎.
@TheCyberMantis2 жыл бұрын
@@EugeValovirta230V Okay, nice! I look forward to your video review on it. Thanks!
@Fallen_chains9 ай бұрын
What cab are you using here?
@EugeValovirta230V9 ай бұрын
Can’t remember but I think it was a Suhr or St.Rock reactive load with my signature IR ’Valovirtuous’ from Jens Bogren.
@vangimot2 жыл бұрын
Tokai love Rock?
@EugeValovirta230V2 жыл бұрын
Tokai it is but can’t remember the model anymore since I’ve had it for about 20 years. It’s pretty much a replica of G LP Custom but just quite a bit better than any of the Gs I’ve tried.
@vangimot2 жыл бұрын
@@EugeValovirta230VI think is from the old fuctory who made epiphone guitars in Japan with G. Parton and Standards more original and HQ from other replicas you have an exelent guitar imo 🔥
@NotAnotherSatchFan2 жыл бұрын
Hi, what 2x12 cab you think will work best on this amp?
@EugeValovirta230V2 жыл бұрын
I guess any good quality cab with your favourite speakers. Celestion Greenbacks tends to work with any style of music. V30s too but since they’re a bit more aggressive on high mids they sometimes can be a bit harsh. For more metal stuff they usually work really well. Or then get one of each and then you can blend those by mic’ing them both. I do that quite a bit.
@NotAnotherSatchFan2 жыл бұрын
@@EugeValovirta230V I have closed back Orange 212ppc but sounds too middy and dark on this amp so I use my spare Joyo112 loaded with chinese vintage30 and sound is more forgiving as it produces more highs. Wondering maybe a brighter amps or speakers works better on this amp though
@EugeValovirta230V2 жыл бұрын
If it sounds good it’s good 🤟😎.
@Marcelo_B_1592 жыл бұрын
feel like the blackstar is more for Glam rock 🤣
@EugeValovirta230V2 жыл бұрын
😁😁😁
@Hello-dy1gh6 ай бұрын
Love the reviews but Marshall reviews the most of all….!
@Mayamibera2 жыл бұрын
👍👍👍👍
@EugeValovirta230V2 жыл бұрын
🤟🙏🤟
@deleted0000ere2 жыл бұрын
so many amps EV
@EugeValovirta230V2 жыл бұрын
And I love & use them all 🤟😎.
@DaveF-qx4gn Жыл бұрын
👍🤙🍕🎸🎼
@monsteralex30982 жыл бұрын
HT Club 50 MK II sounds like cheap Chinese peace of .........................compared to JCM 800 and BluGuitar. It would be good to try some expensive British Blackstar models and compare.
@TheCyberMantis2 жыл бұрын
Maybe the same stuff Gus G uses.
@EugeValovirta230V2 жыл бұрын
It’d be indeed so as soon as I get my hands on those it’ll happen 👌😎.