Blackstar TV-10A // Class A Amplifier

[@jerrymckenzie1858]

I have the Studio 10 6L6. This looks and sounds extremely similar.

[@pian0ball]

Every blackstar I've owned has been excellent, plus the price is always right.

[@DemosInTheDark]

i've had a few through here and i've enjoyed all of em!

[@SuddenSoundStudios]

I've been on the edge of grabbing this one since it came out, and its predecessor the Studio before that. Great demo...and great playing as always. You might have convinced me!

[@DemosInTheDark]

thanks so much!

[@dwaynemullett9462]

Finally a proper demo of this amp. Other than I would love to hear you do a demo of it with humbuckers and different Drive pedals in the clean Channel. as well as maybe some delays in the effects Loop.

[@ColeWheeler4Lyfe]

Stephen of The Descendents uses a Blackstar full stack. He sounds pretty good. 😂

[@DemosInTheDark]

whatever tool gets the job done, right?

[@bobbyjazz]

Very good review. Do this have an attenuator please?

[@DemosInTheDark]

no, but has a master volume.

[@bobbyjazz]

Thank you sir

[@89digits59]

I'm the 1000th view 🙂

[@billgreen3629]

I love my Studio 10 6L6, but it is hard to justify buying a non-repairable amp.

[@DemosInTheDark]

how? tell me more.

[@billgreen3629]

@@DemosInTheDark How is it non-repairable? Open it up and see for yourself. Call your favorite tech and ask. Blackstar only allows authorized service centers to view schematics and cost to repair is close enough to the cost of an amp that it’s hard to justify repairing. If I’m wrong about this, that would be reason enough to buy that amp. I love my Studio 10 (technically it’s an older Anniversary Edition, but same amp), but I had a small panic attack when I thought I blew a cap. Turned out to be a tube, but there is so much glue around the caps that it looks like it leaked and burned the board. A new Blackstar and a used Princeton are close enough in price that I’d buy the one I can fix.

[@DemosInTheDark]

@@billgreen3629 interesting. the amp has long gone back to blackstar so i’ll have to take your word for it. interesting consideration i hadn’t thought of.

[@billgreen3629]

@@DemosInTheDark It’s tough because they sound great and are priced attractively. I only take my DRRI when I can use its volume. Grab and go is always the Blackstar.

[@dwaynemullett9462]

I have the studio 10 6L6 for a little over a year and had to sell it was thinking about buying one of these but if they do go bad. If you live in the United States it's going to be pretty much impossible to get it repaired. And cost-wise it wouldn't even be worth it. Everybody's making this in China in this price range including Marshall and Fender at least those amps can be worked on for the most part. But everything including the tubes pots on most of these amps are soldered directly to the board and they get hot and burn the board and Fry everything out. Just wish I could afford a good old point to point hand Wired amp.

[@leehenderson8132]

They seem to make ALOT of different amps.None seem to stick.I will say you made this amp.sound great.

[@gregalon]

To be fair Fender and Marshall have been around long enough to reissue amps from 40-50 years ago that they thought were old news at the time.

[@DemosInTheDark]

wide net, i guess. just gotta find what works for you!