Blackstar ID:Core Stereo 10 Guitar Amp

[@evilN.J.]

i picked up this amp last week and i love it. its a great little practice amp.

[@LegendMathai]

+mike l Does it have a nice deep bass ?

[@evilN.J.]

+Legend Mathai it's a little practice amp with 3 inch speakers the bass is ok but who cares. it's not an amp you would record with. It's just for practice

[@jhivefg]

Picked this amp up few days ago really worth the buy!

[@MarkH457]

Bought one today for a practice/grab and go amp for when my 60 watt tube combo is just too much. I was skeptical but have to admit it's pretty damn good for a small, portable solid state amp. Well worth the price.

[@dekubutler1702]

I just got this Amp. I wish the overdrive/gain/distortion was much more crunchy and deep. But for 99 bucks I couldnt pass it up

[@malamute8257]

I like how they took the modeling route but didn't sacrifice tonal quality for quantity of modes/effects like Roland, Peavey, Fender, etc.. This kicks the ass of anything else in the ballpark.

[@tonepimp1431]

+malamute hamscone yup this little amp even Djent without external pedals or stuff

[@MasWardoyo23]

Thanks for the review Mr.

[@ofircarmi]

man... your playing...simply awesome

[@andreapasillas8478]

That's it. I'm going to mail Paul a comb at Guitar World !!!

[@evalex71]

Go for it -- I'll send the hair gel

[@classicartfoundation639]

@@evalex71 and I'll send him a bathroom to apply the gel and comb his barnett

[@titosandoval5275]

I have the red one and is amazing

[@BarcaPatrick9]

so in love with amp...i got some great Red Hot Chili Peppers tones out of it...and the chorus effect on this amp is to DIE for lol the distortion tones are pretty good...but i never go past super crunch 😂😂😂 all in all this amp is BRILLIANT...hands down the best amp for under $150

[@Wild1990Child]

shiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiit all of that out of a 10 watt solid state? damn!

[@sweetguy19762]

This video is recorded, and edited to sound better

[@PhillRobinson]

Yea right and whats it microphoned up to?

[@lil_weasel219]

its a combo

[@LukesVintageRC]

Just discovered this lil guy and it’s a great sounding one I highly recommend it. Ten is great sized too for taking places for practice. Light too.

[@gw2031]

Fantastic playing at the beginning !! Great wee amp as well !!

[@fransvenrooy4760]

This is a damn fine product!! I have a Boss Katana 50 amplifier and I'm very satisfied, but this amplifier works like a magnet on my interrest organ!!! Next amplifier has to be a Blackstar!!! Man those mysterious black boxes drive my curiosity wild as hell!!!!!!

[@a2zonlineunboxing873]

Outstanding ❤ Blackstar id core 40 Vs boss katana 50 which is better to buy? Im confused. Pls help🙏 Thanks in advance

[@TheKaneDestroyer]

I'm getting that amp for Christmas.

[@ManosRK]

Sounds good!

[@TNungesser]

Paul, I always love listening to you. You remind me of Michael J. Fox in Back to the Future film (that's a compliment) when he blew everyone away with his guitar solo. You even kind of look like him. I wish I know what your patches are that you used for this amp ESPECIALLY AROUND 4:01 and at 4:44. They sound great! Of course, part of it is the pro playing the guitar too.

[@Bobo-ww1hu]

Exelente amplificador muy potente

[@OrangeJackson]

Paul does a good job. I would like to hear what it sounds like out of the line out.

[@jamdalf4343]

Probably way better through headphones or DAW.

[@jonmorris4034]

Thanks for the awesome to the point good playing nice demonstration just pick this thing up and I really like it I have tinnitus and you can get such a good sound at a quiet level that it's really awesome the 3-in speakers don't leave much in the way of buzzing it's just the quality of the sound is so good you can tweak it to so many different sounds thanks Black Star and thanks Guy for the video

[@DavidWrightmusician]

I played a tube version of Blackstar's amps. The ISF control is impressive. With the tube amp, I got a great bottom end tone. I play with a powerful bottom end sound. My quest and question is if the distortions are actually metal? Not another muddy or almost great sounding amp. With solid state, I yet have not tried a stereo sounding solid state. Perhaps it might hit my tone goal. \m/

[@danageberten]

I love the Charvel :D

[@sahruzvanhalen]

lan sen

[@drakemaxwell5658]

THIS AMP FUCKIN ROCKS !!💀💀

[@emmetarnett4903]

wish I had some of his settings on those lead tones.

[@willb3698]

Very er....incredible. Back in the day we had....well, we had crap basically. Only criticism - a clean example.

[@mrlocorio4291]

For anyone that owns a Line6 Spider, or is thinking about choosing between Line6 and Blackstar (budget/practice amps), everything everyone says is true, spiders are shite compared to these little amps, the tone comparison is actually fucking ridiculous, its miles better in every way, if you own a spider get rid of it and buy this its only £100. FYI I play metal.

[@TheYoutoober11]

😂 I’m actually selling my spider 2 to put forward on one today

[@BlueXonar]

When you say the amp is stereo, I assume you mean it is mono, but has two speakers, since the output from the guitar is mono? I currently have a Line 6 Spider IV 15 as a practice amp, and even with a good guitar the sound it puts out is dull and muddy. Are those amps well known for being a bit rubbish?

[@tob2089]

line 6 spiders are known for being very rubbish

[@jamdalf4343]

@@tob2089 Yall just don't know how to use it properly because you suck!

[@mlasko74]

Man they had nothing like this when i was a kid, damn im jealous of all the toys kids today have got. We had those crappy Holmes amps, and were just thrilled it had o.d

[@30smsuperstrat]

Should have played some bark at the moon with that guitar.

[@bigfrank5]

Sounds good to me

[@gtrman12887]

It does...i wonder where all these bad comments come from. ..half these people are probably amateur players complaining for the sake of complaining. ..

[@sweetguy19762]

This video is recorded, and edited to sound better.

[@mrcommonsense9145]

Im super used to gain, treb, mid, bass etc. I don't get how this works in terms of shaping a tone. American to British and all that.

[@classicartfoundation639]

It's a glorified tone nob

[@rufusdaniel8424]

Wanted to know what he was playing at the beginning, felt like Indian classical kind of scale.

[@calebengland77]

This is a practice amp? I would use this to record!!

[@ColtraneTaylor]

If a practice amp sounds great then why is it not a good studio recording amp? I ask because I see people talking of great sounding 'practice' amps.

[@calebengland77]

ColtraneTaylor A practice amp is generally a cheap amp made to give you a sound that doesn’t completely suck. Mostly just used to “practice.” But most of the time, the amp doesn’t sound as good mic’d up as it would in a room.

[@ColtraneTaylor]

@@calebengland77 Ok, I know but this particular one IF it gives a good enough sound, should maybe be good to record as well?

[@calebengland77]

ColtraneTaylor if it gives you a tone you like, you could definitely use it

[@leodanryan966]

Why does everyone who reviews this amp mic it up? I'm not a musician, so I'm not trying to be smart. I'm serious. I don't know, but I kinda want to hear it from its own speakers. I have been trying to decide what amp to buy for a giveaway for my channel. So I hope to hear from you. Thanks in advance.

[@armandoblancopascul4542]

Muy bueno el vídeo...k guitar usas?

[@nbl23]

Is this supposed to be used by itself or can I use any other metal, overdrive or blues pedals with it?

[@gallaphcus]

I have this and I can only go to clean warm on the voice knob

[@bassa69]

i wish he show the settings he uses

[@DBHHellhound]

Barry Perry On the pc ?

[@bassa69]

setting of the amp he uses

[@DBHHellhound]

Barry Perry He showed it 30 seconds into the video. Also below the video you have his video on his settings.

[@bassa69]

yes at 50 seconds he went through the setting but when he was playing the guitar from a 1,30 i think he didn't show what setting he used

[@eugenemitchell4513]

fuck about with your own settings

[@furkanuyguc]

Can we use it as a sound card when we want to record something?

[@ciudadanovivanco1]

Nice amp for clean sound and humbucker ultra distortion. Nice effects, and all. Gets saturated if you pass half the volume. Not good for strat sound.

[@tonepimp1431]

+Juan Pablo Vivanco Actually i play with a Strat and ounds awesome

[@rrguitar1]

I just played it earlier with a Strat on the super crunch setting and it was very nice sounding.

[@robertocanas1425]

It sounds good with the strat he is playing.

[@alanndrake2619]

Robert O'Canas I would hope so considering that looks like the Jake E. Lee signature model.

[@jameslindstrom1127]

the only feature he forgot is this amp and the 20 and 40 watt all have a built in guitar tuner

[@alansolorio3463]

Where? I have one of this and never knew it has a built in tuner

[@MrGlasstech]

They all have a guitar tuner - but the 20 and the 40 come with a footswitch. Sorry not the 10.

[@pedraw]

The distortion is a tad to "grainy" for me. Cool concept though but I'm not sure I can get on board with 3 inch speakers however, I could be wrong.

[@MrDirtysteve75]

Some of the best bass cabs use 10 5inch speakers. Speaker technology has come a long way

[@addiegirixx7581]

I lost my power cable..what replacement cable and what volt can I use for it?

[@giosaka1618]

Is this portable ? what i mean is, does it use batteries or does it need to be plugged in ?

[@taking8614]

gio saka it needs external power, but the Blackstar Fly-3 os battery powered OR cord powered. The Fly-3 is one of the loudest small amps youll ever hear...TRUST ME! i absolutely love minr

[@giosaka1618]

Yeah i saw it used in the streets once and got interested. Thanks man

[@MasWardoyo23]

❤🤟

[@deonhooper1048]

Can you get a good country twang sound from this amp

[@nbl23]

how does being a stereo amp affect its tone and quality of sound and loudness, say if one were to compare this to a Marshall MG 30 CFX?

[@tonepimp1431]

+nbl23 Ill tell you something.... there is no comparison in the first note you will hear a World of difference between the blackstar and Marshall (obviously blackstar is better)

[@AtifMetal]

If anyone wants to hear how fucking great this amp sounds when you're recording directly in to a computer, go into my channel and watch my last two covers :)

[@HardcoreGamerJones]

Will I be able to connect my zoom g1xon processor in this amp?

[@existhor]

Vic Jones No

[@CoffeeHead047]

why not? it's the same jack man go for it

[@HardcoreGamerJones]

@@CoffeeHead047 its been 2 years now since i own this amp and now i can say *this amp work no good with other external processors*. However the amps own effects are awesome!!

[@harshkumar1280]

is there a button on it for changing channels like clean to overdrive?

[@ColtraneTaylor]

If a practice amp sounds great then why is it not a good studio recording amp?

[@AlejandroHernandez-qy9wk]

Its more about the clarity of the overall sound along, with the projection and volume at which you're recording at depending on your method (direct plug in or miced up). I've played this amp next to my other black star studio tube amp and its a very noticeable difference in clarity and crispness. So at a more professional level this practice amp may not hold up, that being said for practuce, demos and beginners its an awesome little amp. Also important to note that pedals get muddled a little on this small amp.

[@jamdalf4343]

He's saying it's a great Amp for the low price, a high value ratio, not it's the best Amp evar!

[@MrJohnnz]

How about that 3" inch speakers it is enough for playing in biger living room?, or I should buy 20W 5 inch ? and gain is enogh for hi-gain metal playing? please tell me someone thx, I want amp for practice and sometimes drunked playing on party

[@otis3745]

Jon'Athan

[@MrJohnnz]

lol this is old comment I have now Blackstar fly 3 at home and peavey 6505mh to playing with band

[@jerangkungmusic]

I got 1 for my bedroom 😁

[@seajs01]

what you guys recommend me THR 10 vs BLACKSTAR CORE 10

[@guesswho5150]

Definitely the THR 10.

[@rajdeepganguli2274]

civil war...

[@regioexas]

Is this better than fly 3 amp portable amp?

[@pradeeepgopalan]

Ur playing Hindustani raga called jog

[@jakekawox147]

jake e lee guitar , that great

[@bassa69]

im trying to learn via rocksmith can i plug the real tone cable in the back of it

[@alejandromartin9992]

Hey! You need a cable jack to jack, a real tone cable have a jack to usb. A jack cable is very cheap and easy to found! :D

[@6Sam6Hughes6]

Can it take Pedals? (Metal Zone, Swollen Pickle, Blues Driver)

[@thefranticmeep6499]

Dave Mustard Stain nah not very well

[@diegogarzamusic5533]

Model of the guitar??

[@martinbaldy]

can you plug this into an external speaker?

[@everestgaming7004]

should I buy it for my school programs please suggest me?

[@jamdalf4343]

Try it out at a Music Store first.

[@ronzinale]

It's a good sounding amp but I cannot remove the noise gate on od1 and od2 channels which is crazy. If you remove the pc connection it came back. The sound goes off without fading!

[@Fundaykidzz]

Well it was mic d up it seems for this video .. wish someone from their living room would review the amp

[@redbarchettta]

Can I plug a pedal to this amp?

[@garciajosepha.9174]

Can anyone help me choose between Id Core 10 or Roland micro cube Gx??

[@sonykroket]

Is it better than the THR10x?

[@BEHEDETY]

i need a new adapter! help!!!

[@fetallica1]

is it better to record with mic or usb?

[@ThatSpecificIndividual]

Anyone know how to get a metal sound from this amp?

[@jacobloos385]

That Specific Individual I bought a boss metal zone 2 to go with it.

[@djmelodix6868]

Od2 and full gain If using the pc program, turn the middle to 4 and bass to 6 treble to 9

[@dark_crusader_91]

OD 1 Gain 7 Mids 6 Treble and Bass 5 Eq Isf 3 No pedals Try it and let me know

[@willb3698]

@@djmelodix6868 you win!

[@willb3698]

@@dark_crusader_91 you win win!

[@bestplans9051]

You should actually check out their software, it's buggy as all hell. Yes, they offer it but between the firmware bricking amps and the non-useable download button through Blackstar Insider, they need to clean up the mess instead of just offering half cooked software. The amp on it's own is definitely worth the money but the extras? Not a good selling point if it doesn't actually work.

[@uselessmarial]

its actually 2x5 watt speakers, hence. id core TEN. but hey, i wouldnt expect guitar world to get most things right.

[@racerx3065]

He said 3 inch speakers (which they are)

[@uselessmarial]

racerx3065 and he's wrong. Go the website and check. also I own an idcore10 myself.

[@racerx3065]

you're getting watts and inches mixed up mate. It's dual speakers are 5 watts each and they are 3 inches in size.

[@uselessmarial]

racerx3065 not at all. I'm not talking about physical speaker size. but k.

[@racerx3065]

well he said the core 10 was 10 watts with two 3 inch speakers which is entirely correct. So in fact, you didn't fully listen

[@Fundaykidzz]

Found one for 50$ on fb market place

[@laurentdavenne4864]

I received this amp a month ago. I have a small hum not volume sensitive as soon as I plug a jack in, even without anything at the other end. I cannot find if my amp is faulty or if this is normal... Can someone help?

[@kenfrost7383]

Laurent Davenne Could be a earth issue on you plug or the pots on your guitar has not been isolated, but then again it could be amp, troubleshoot as much as you can or take it back to the store to test it with your gear and their's.

[@MikeHolliman]

Does this amp have a harmonizing or octaver effect?

[@djmelodix6868]

Mike Holliman no

[@regioexas]

Is this better than fly 3 portable amp?

[@90AlmostFamous]

Obviously, the job of portable amp is to be just portable

[@solidsnakec20]

that was some great playing from paul, just please dont ever let him play metal as per previous videos lol

[@sirjohncool]

It's odd, I've watched a lot of the electric guitar amp videos... And It always seems like a Marshall amp sounds the best at any size... I like the way my Marshall sounds the best from any other amps I've played....

[@rick00770]

That's the one I got had to have it. Lot of fun.

[@user-oz3bu3qz5t]

I can’t get my Yamaha Pacifica 012 to sound like that

[@mechemix]

what is guitar model ?

[@mechemix]

okey i got this: Charvel - Jake e Lee Signature Model

[@sKatherjoRdiSon21]

can I use analog pedals with this amp?

[@calebproductions5970]

Yes

[@01_roncovalentino30]

this or a vox vtx 20?

[@friedrichsorensen9823]

Up up up

[@edkay3601]

but we are not hearing just the amp? why the mics? how is this an accurate review of the sound of this amp?

[@jamdalf4343]

How else are we supposed to hear it? lol! He's probably got it double miked to get an inkling of the Super-Wide sound too.

[@timsky99]

A 3 grand guitar through a 90 quid amp, I don't think this really helps anyone. He should have used a squier or something.

[@jayson201]

You want to use a quality guitar to demo ANY amp because a shit guitar could make an amp with potential, sound like shit. but i get what you're getting at. He could have used a more budget level guitar, Fender Modern Players are GREAT for that

[@LegendMathai]

how is the bass on it ?

[@jamesrussell2936]

+Legend Gotta Catch 'Em All Good. Don't have a music shop near by to try it out?

[@LegendMathai]

I played on it already. decent.

[@tonepimp1431]

+Legend Gotta Catch 'Em All Very responsive actually it has a lot of balls if you know what i mean

[@LegendMathai]

Tone Pimp1 Yep, sure does

[@tonepimp1431]

Legend Gotta Catch 'Em All Ive personally tried for Metal,Djent settings and the results were pretty much Unexpected awesome Djent sounding

[@artheriford]

The opening lick is.......I don't know who. Very aggressive....Steve Stevens? Adrian Smith. Help me out here folks

[@lunarscorpio3987]

can I plug a bass in this? lmao

[@mrjugil]

what guitar is that?

[@jaredhind]

Charvel Jake E Lee Signature

[@vicentemansi4697]

Que pena no trae CLEAN!

[@Eduardot12345556]

gay marty mcfly

[@Mahavishnu80]

Cool charvel but bad sounding amp.

[@SiddharthKarunakaran]

It's probably a good sounding amp. It's just that guitar world makes every product it demoes sound bad.

[@PolarBimbi]

it's actually amazing how paul can dial that sound in every gear he demoes. look up his other vids of awesome gear :)

[@workdays8280]

Sound fake better off with the Yamaha thr10

[@2204JCM]

Just awful sounding. But as per usual GW thinks its the best ever....

[@ALBERTKING901]

Not gonna sound like that without the miking! Would be more informative if played alone without the miking! Otherwise, useless review.

[@rogeriorichinitti]

don't buy it!!! today i did a firmware update and the amp CRASHED!!!! No more power on....

[@MrGlasstech]

Rogerio Richinitti your power chord that goes to the wall is bad. It happened to me as well - i replaced the power chord and it works fine.

[@jjjj126]

@@MrGlasstech is too difficult to find a replacement?

[@regioexas]

Is this better than fly 3 amp portable amp?