HT-5R MkII | Little amp, big sound! | Blackstar

[@captainq-ball9422]

Thank you for letting the amp do the talking and not having annoying talking over the playing. Awesome video! I really want this amp.

[@kevinsteele7232]

Love this so much. I just bought the amp. Now to build a warehouse to play in.

[@trklizm]

Is it too loud for playing in apartment?

[@watchmania46]

have you bought the gitar and the cable?

[@michaelc2528]

Excellent Tele, excellent amp, excellent playing!

[@razmazerz]

Michael C also an excellent beard

[@dylankopff5062]

Thanks for making the best amp ive ever played thru, honestly hands down no contest , got it from the rock shop in Springfield Illinois,212 combo with multiple tube choices.

[@paullaughton3440]

That tele sounds amazing, great playing, really good at showing off the the different tones.

[@grizmit]

That guy has great chops. Could listen to him noodle all day. The amp is nice too. Cheers.

[@davidwright9550]

This is what a review should be like. Excellent, and I decided to pull the trigger on this one today.

[@gregggiomi7122]

I just bought this, And I have to say... AWESOME!!! I AM BLOWN AWAY.... So versitile and takes pedals very good!! Including overdrive pedals! I'm using a carl martin plexitone . In both clean channels and overdrive, and WOW....!!! I COULDN'T BE HAPPIER👍

[@Blackstaramps]

Thank you for your feedback. Glad you like it!!

[@elvan12581]

Could you tell me the best setting to have it on the edge of break up

[@mr.p.4512]

Loving the tone and feeling you're gettin' off that tele and Blackstar...Could listen to that all night...

[@RonnyBGoode]

Sounds great, and nice playing too.... Just pimped my old ht5r combo with an original celestion greenback from my old 1960 AX, and that sounds killa!!!!!

[@michaelmasin1996]

the clean sound with voice 2 is making me consider selling my old HT-5R and getting the MkII

[@johnjohn7170]

I would in a heartbeat

[@petaralargic]

A beautiful demo.. would be interesting to hear the XLR emulated cab outs of it...but either way, great sound, beautiful playing!

[@jurgenschmitt9050]

The best review on this great little amp !

[@pablobaleani2756]

Just....amazing.. Best modern amp ever.. Godness playing

[@NicholasANappiNick]

A real guitar player,about time!

[@stephaneducroquet2617]

Love my HT5R, brilliant amp which pairs with a LP Tribute 60's Epiphone. First electric guitar and amp (with a GT1 as well). If I was on the market, I'll buy it directly - no brainer :)

[@bakstabbath]

I wish I had a huge empty brick walled room with hardwood floors. No reverb pedal needed.

[@gutbucket260]

Go to prison.

[@bakstabbath]

@@gutbucket260 I'm good on that lol

[@gutbucket260]

@@bakstabbath You get bread and water for munchies, too.

[@bakstabbath]

@@gutbucket260 I'm not signing up for anything unless there's milk and Oreos.

[@comajoebuck999]

gutbucket 😂😂😂

[@kennetharyaputra1607]

brilliant review!

[@travelinman482]

But that Tele though. 😲 Ok, I’ll show the Danelectro some love as well. I might buy this amp.

[@scottagar6061]

It's a Duesenburg

[@neilmurphy6789]

The room sounded massive chops weren't bad either 😳

[@velvetgnr77]

i have the same amp and mine, it is new, and it does not sound any close to this, does anyone know why? is it faulty? my clean voice 2 does not have this little crunch tone. It is paired with an epiphone les paul standard 50's.

[@billtice5057]

Beautiful tones!

[@MrGeemo]

Sounds great! I really dig it and the guitarplayer. Great chops man!

[@gordontubbs]

Great roots-style playing!

[@Tura750]

What a guitar player!!!

[@MeTuLHeD]

Darren Hodson = Epic playing AND beard. Nice sounding amp too.

[@alangriff1]

A great amp. Wish I hadn't sold mine. Just as good as the Vox AC15 I've got now.

[@alangriff1]

@Hectic Von kaos Sure....not as powerful obviously but a great little amp.

[@mattlillis6152]

Came for the amp demo, stayed for the beard

[@940prada]

Happy, that I've received mine. Any experience out there which overdrive/distortion pedals go well with this amp?

[@JohnMcKLV]

Nice demo. Maybe find some velcro to stop the guitars from slipping?

[@Vdm-nj3tn]

классный звук, клин почти как на fender blues junior и twin - подобных. кранч достоен уважения, есть send-return эффектов, есть ext speaker out, супер!! СРАЗУ ВСЕ ФИШКИ, хотелось бы , конечно понять. как он работает с педалями, и как он работает с внешним PREAMP это лучший усилитель, что я видел в 2019 году: цена адекватная, звук преемлимый, приятно слушать, всем рекомендую, кто сомневается в выборе лампы, спасибо за обзор

[@MrMax-kr9jp]

А как же Маршал dsl5?

[@Vdm-nj3tn]

@@MrMax-kr9jp 5 ватный не слушал , 15 ватный очень хороший, dsl

[@Tiler-ju9zl]

Great stuff. Can we ask the name of your tele pick up

[@tim73639]

Great demo. Guessing this guy doesn't normally play sitting down?

[@jonathanmoore5732]

Hi I know this video was posted a while ago... so I don't know if I will get a reply but here goes...First of all great sound and playing. I recently bought a HT5 MK11 amp and I am struggling to get a good clean tone. I have a custom shop telecaster and wondered if it would be possible for you to share your settings on this video? The overdrive is amazing and in fairness that's why i bought this amp. Hope you can help - thank you.

[@HumanBeanbag]

Well I'm sold.

[@andreaberteotti5999]

Is It so mucho differenti between the other versionmk1???

[@andreaberteotti5999]

Ht5/20 questions blackstar: I m Sorry DO I NEED A LOADBOX FOR LISTENING the sound' s amp THROUGH THE HEADPHONES IN A HEAD HT 5MKII?AND WHAT DOES IT CHANGE WITH NEW VERSION mkiii? I d like tò know if i can buy a head and listen without buying a CAPTOR for the load because i know tube amp broker themself .

[@stryanx4395]

Heaven

[@ougigaming8710]

I have the ht5. I'm trading up. And buying a Tele ..sold mine while back

[@MrPC85]

Can I use the HT5-R Mkii head with headpones and no speaker cabine plugged in?

[@philb4462]

Sounds great. I'd love to hear it with a Strat.

[@ctihodnymuz72]

Duesenberg is much more better.

[@peleproductions]

Can confirm I play this with my Strat and it's the best ever.

[@elvan12581]

@@peleproductions what is the best setting to have it on the edge of break up.

[@peleproductions]

@@elvan12581 On the clean channel I think around 2/3 volume would do it. Also achievable on the gain channel if the gain is real low.

[@simoneric8183]

I have a HT5R too, and I love the sound of it, especially with my REverendds plugged in it ! But I see now what seems to be an evolution of the HT5R, called HT5MkII : someone could tell me the difference please ?

[@NiekkieNick]

The MkII has Reverb which the MkI does not have. That is what I know. The headphone output on the MkII is at the back.

[@VintageRadius]

Will this have enough headroom to stay clean with humbuckers at moderate volume?

[@harrybee3093]

Who is this guitar player? Like him !

[@room2738]

id like to know too,great chops and he seems to love to play :-)

[@blackie75]

Darren Hodson, it says his name right under the title.

[@harrybee3093]

Really, I was blind, thank you.

[@room2738]

ahhh,they must have added it later .. now we look like blind noobs :D

[@johnrobert3366]

Your mum's other son she been a groupie

[@eddietriestoplayguitar3926]

Sounds great, if I buy one any chance of throwing in some lessons from beardy hat dude? :)

[@11000038]

Needs to be turned pretty loud for the clean channel to start breaking up even on 0.5w. No master volume on the clean channel. It a great amp though. Love mine and sounds awesome through the headphone socket. I did use my bass guitar and wound to 11 to warm up the speaker because it sounded nasal and naff straight out of the box. I find the drive channel to be much more metal especially with humbuckers than this video suggests. Repeat it's a great amp for what it does.

[@mattyburrows9059]

i thought it may have been a bit lame in 0.5w and not given the full effect of the amp...so i was thinking of just getting the ht1r..but you say its ok in 0.5w mode??

[@pacislav]

Put a pedal with volume control in the effects loop and here is your master volume. Best an EQ pedal to equalize those cleans.

[@j.m.fernandez4301]

Very good guitarist and beautiful sounds. Please, can you tell us what mic you used for this recording?. It's perfect. Thank you.

[@AtTheSourceStudios]

Just curious - will the TVP line get an update as well???

[@Ollonskog]

Really hope not. Had the 15 watter, and it was a truly awful amp. All the drive sounds were more transistory than a cheap transistor practice amp.

[@ralfbresser7194]

It would be interesting to see the amp settings. I don't get such a great sound from my HT-5 R.

[@longboardreynosa]

Maybe a little bit later, but try this. Turn your bass, mid and trebble all the way down. Then turn the knobs kiiiinda fast, in a speed where you can tell the difference on the sounds, there is going to be a clear difference, leave the knob right there and repeat that process with the rest.

[@watchmania46]

@@longboardreynosa kiiiiiiinda fast?

[@wenisrus1]

What kind of cable would I need for direct recording through the amp to my computer?

[@markweaver8529]

What model fender tele is that? Is it an American/Mexican ? It looks and sounds stunning. I want one.

[@940prada]

was also wondering whether it is a Mexican.... but the white binding. I'm afraid it is a 59 Reissue of 2018.... not a cheap guitar....

[@nokomisnichols]

fantastic.

[@guitarocd9984]

The ht5 the best amp Blackstar makes

[@doba7301]

can sdmeon do video with microphone 1m and 5m from amp..I cant knew like this what amp sound in rom..

[@mattyburrows9059]

is this good in 0.5w mode for evening..do you still get the full effect or should i just get the ht1r?

[@Rich6Brew]

I bought one last month and only use it on the 0.5 watt setting, and even then nowhere near flat out at home. It sounds excellent, and although I no longer play live I feel this amplifier is eminently gigable in small venues; massive ones if you have the PA.

[@mattyburrows9059]

@@Rich6Brew i ended up with a marshall jcm 800 1watt 50th anniversary..i got it dead cheap

[@alexanderguestguitars1173]

That sounds F*CKING AWESOME. But I bet that big empty room with solid brick walls and excellent acoustics has a fair amount to do with it, right?

[@Allguitarinfo]

And the mic thru processing. And a 1400$ tele

[@sixslinger9951]

you actually have to have talent to make any amp sound good.

[@sirslayer7220]

How I can get the licks???

[@ryanstark2350]

Would be a good small home amp. The clean sound is really good except it will fail like Blackstar stuff seems to always do. Mine did.

[@rveurope]

Today I tested my new Artist 10 Ae vs my Ht 5 R combo, or a Laney 5 IRT Combo , Marshall DSL 20 head into 1x12 Vintage 30 or a Egnater Rebel 20 MK 2 head into a twaeaker,1x 12am cab to check within different tubes same settings..you know the answer?!.I think the Ht 5 with the Celestion speaker would work bit better for me..i hooked up a Clestion Vimtage or Heritage 1x12 or a tweaker 1x12 cab..and baaamm ..my dream concept would be make a Artist/Artisan/Series one in one amp..with a tube selector switch..that will blow all! The aritst is one of a kind combo which sounds better as it is than with any extension cab or effects in front! Plus only 3 knobs you need, the rest you do with the footswitch and guitar pots., no big dial in job at all...Good job folks

[@mattgilbert7347]

Aren't they are little more expensive than the amp in the demo? I've seen a few around on the used market. Really like Blackstars, they just seem to suit me. Been through all the popular alternatives and something like an Artist 30 might be home base for me. V30s.

[@rveurope]

@@mattgilbert7347 Not really..all in the 400 - 600 bucks range ( used or new)..V 30 to swap also affordable (the 10 has a seventy eighty speaker the HT 5 blackst. Speaker)..an Artist 10 is very loud an 30 ..may blow my roof away lol. I found when using the Blackstars fully cranked in standby emulated out into a stereo USB interface or into a pa you get unbelievably sweet sounds @ headphone to Concert levels..even w/o utilize the speaker built in. ..cranked 6v6 are less loud but Sound perfect in saturation, cranked 6L6 Tons of headroom 2 of them...hello Royal Albert Hall here we are🥴

[@金天-o7t]

nice tele🤘

[@music-writinglife1813]

Cramming mic into the grill doesn't tell us how loud it will get....Place the mic back aways So we get a feel if this fit our situations...

[@salvatruco66]

Can someone guide to where to find biasing test points in this ampÉ i had tried contacting blackstar but no luck. thanks

[@Blackstaramps]

We recommend an official Blackstar service centre to conduct any work like this. Every distributor around the world will have a list official service centres. You can find our global partners on our website.

[@malakispanien]

Got to swap tubes for EL34, change speaker for V30 then it rocks otherwise it's below par.

[@vracan]

for what kind of music? blues? classic rock? metal? jazz? which please?

[@lucas6793]

Hola este trae footswich?

[@Blackstaramps]

Hi! Yes footswitch is included with this amp

[@bahrammokhtare8696]

Si

[@leftymadrid]

Important!!!!!! I'm looking to press the buy button on the Thomann site to purchase this amp but... A. Looking at the pictures of the back side of amp, I can not see that it's a 12" speaker! B.what's more, in the description of the amp, it does not mention "ANY" speaker size!!!!!! Can you please confirm that it has a 12" speaker so I can feel at ease and make the order straight away!!!!! Thank you so much in advance!!!

[@leftymadrid]

@Bobby Murphy thx Bobby, yeah been playing this amp forca while now, money well spent, thing sounds great! :-)

[@dan44762000]

Why don't they just show the top panel? so many people want to see how he has dialled it in, without settings this video does nothing for me

[@HereMikeWas]

Does this thing have a tube rectifier?

[@marcuskruse1]

No

[@eyeballtat2]

Bluto is a good player who knew

[@algreen1231]

nice!

[@kareemmonzer7894]

This or the Orange Rocker 15 Terror?

[@k2han]

This one. Way more versatile and has tone control for the clean channel.

[@Steve--RR666]

Go for this great we amp The orange does not compete with re the variable sounds from it

[@АлевтинВикторианский]

What the "Tone" pot do?

[@supcharecords9054]

"Tone" pot is an EQ for Clean Channel. The Low, Mid and High pots are for Drive channel only.

[@vracan]

where do you keep the ISF at? on my amp the ISF hardly makes a difference.

[@mattgilbert7347]

Noon is a happy place

[@Allguitarinfo]

Dude you can jam. Your selling amps my man.

[@Steve--RR666]

I bought this last week and love it. It has a tad to much bass , Clean sounds great. I own a 11 guitars all sound great through it. The humbuckers give a great distortion on one voicing with the ISF feature in British. Great tones to be had and you could play all day long with the variant sounds from this we amp. I also have a joyo ultimate drive sounds great in the clean channel as does my HD500. Spoilt for choice to be honest cant get enuf of it Well Done black star but you could have made it a tad less bassy

[@davidmerlin3344]

SRR Do you think this edges the Marshall DSL5? Can you just lower the bass dial down a bit?

[@Steve--RR666]

@@davidmerlin3344 Not tried the DSL had Marshall amps before and to be honest was not overly impressed. The bass can be dialed out but not totally directly in. I have tried using a Boss GT 8 and HD 500 in the front and sounds great using the 4 cable method you can dial in what ever you want and it sounds great just using the amp modelling on the HD . I have to say playing though this amp I really enjoy playing and was torn between this or the fender bassbreaker. I went for this because of the gain was far better and sound great with pedal also

[@TheDjinnFizz]

I dunno. Loved the video. Went today to a shop expecting to buy one. Tried it out with my Reverend Club King and it sounded thin as hell. No body - no bass, like a toy. Effects are good but tone just wasn't there.

[@TheDjinnFizz]

@Bobby Murphy From their ad copy: "The Blackstar HT-5R MkII is packed with a massive variety of tube tones by virtue of Blackstar’s Infinite Shape Feature (ISF). This exclusive feature shifts the EQ curves of the amplifier’s Bass, Middle, and Treble controls. When turned fully counterclockwise, you’ll lend an American characteristic to your voice with a tight bottom end and aggressive middle. Turned all the way to the right, you’ll enjoy more of a British vibe. "

[@elvan12581]

Any one here know how to get this baby on the edge of break up

[@ronlight7013]

Blackstar, check your ad copy. This is not an HT-1. The clean sounds very nice. I owned an HT-1R and it had too little headroom, even for bedroom practice.

[@silentstormstudios]

Where does it say that it's an HT-1? Everything I see indicates that it's an HT-5R.

[@davidmerlin3344]

Ron Light get some glasses. Lol

[@harirahmat3797]

Ron Light hhhhh did you just come back from bar?

[@byronscott1027]

Thanks for showing actual settings on amp not

[@helmanfrow]

See, this is the kind of amp I'd love to have in the living room but I'm hesitant to buy one because I've read too many reports of poor quality control and circuit design issues. Also, there's just so much STUFF on this amp. USB, cab emulator, multiple line and powered outputs... I've seen how many ICs are on this the board. What happens when one of them decides to die out of warranty? Am I looking at 5 hours of bench time? Are spare ICs even available? Blackstar's high-end stuff is great, but this built-to-a-price line triggers my risk aversion.

[@firstnugget]

How does it sound without the beard?

[@MrButterscotch1]

Definitely not as good.

[@janjohansenmusic]

😂

[@telefunkenyou47]

Clean

[@sixslinger9951]

no hair on the sound for sure.

[@brahmoone]

lesser resonance. even considering the warehouse

[@marcuskruse1]

These sound amazing but I can't help but think that Blackstar has EQ'd this video very favourably...

[@blackie75]

You'd hope so, if it was the main ad you were running on youtube to sell it. Many people have said that it sounds killer irl, so I think you'll be okay.

[@marcuskruse1]

@@blackie75 I have the original.

[@viniciusgusmao796]

Someone use this amp in an apartment and have good result at low volume?

[@viniciusgusmao796]

Now i have one of this and yes it is very good to apartment use. I can play in a low volume in the 0.5w mode like i used to play in my old yamaha thr but with a fuller sound and more headroom

[@IvancitoPayasito]

@@viniciusgusmao796 Do you prefer the Yamaha THR or the Blackstar as a home use amp?

[@viniciusgusmao796]

@@IvancitoPayasito I sold my thr to buy the Blackstar. Usually i don't like digital builtin effects so for me that i have some pedals i prefer the Blackstar cause it sound like a real amp. The only problem is that i can only use Blackstar in 0.5w mode to get the hot valve sound in the same volume as THR, but i live in an apartment not house, so sometimes i think is too much amp for an apartment use only. No doubt that blackstar sound better than THR, much, much more in any channel, but for apartment use only THR is good enough if you want save some money. You need to try both to discover which one fit your needs better.

[@mattyburrows9059]

@@viniciusgusmao796 i have a moaning neighbour so i was thinking yamaha thr or ht1r and then i noticed the ht5r has a 0.5w mode but i was in doubt if the 0.5w mode would give you the full effect of the amp..so i was thinking the ht1r might be better for evening use...but now ive seen your comment of how it does work in 0.5w i may go with this because you have more control over the sound and i can use the 5w mode during the day

[@kendellbise8875]

some guys could play a dead cat and make it sound good.

[@voidabstraction]

Anyone know the power consumption of these amps? I'm probably going to be on battery power soon when traveling and couldn't figure it out. I am assuming it's not 5w of power draw. And does going to 0.5watts use less power? I figure it would, but never know :P

[@mattyburrows9059]

buy an acoustic..or maybe not..that means you spending.. costs about 10p to run all day you tight fisted git

[@SiddharthKarunakaran]

*Testing* _Testing_

[@papakralle9157]

Naja, für mich nicht sehr aussagekräftig. Klar die Tele und die Düsenberg klingen über den Amp fantastisch, aber für Spieler wie mich wäre hier eine Vorführung mit einer modernen Powerstrat oder zumindest ner fetten Les Paul wichtiger. Klar, bei Clean oder angecrunchten Sounds klingt der Amp klasse, aber wie klingt er wenn man die Vorstufe mal etwas kitzelt oder bis zum Anschlag ausreizt. Geht es bis Powermetal und darüber hinaus, oder ist bei Hard and Heavy schon Schluss, dadurch fehlt leider die Hälfte die für Spieler wie mich wichtig gewesen wäre.

[@Tiler-ju9zl]

Ever noticed alot of these KZbin videos. Who demo pedals guitar amps. They have a rank mount of effects.and state of the art recording. Then when U buy. U are sadly disappointed

[@jeremymiddleton9652]

Yep all we want to see is it’s Blues capabilities and this guy adjust the guitar because he can’t setup a strap right…

[@Tiler-ju9zl]

The speaker crap .and all the outlets are Under neith. And sound fizzy. Way over rated. Worth no more than $300

[@Tiler-ju9zl]

Change the speaker and valves.then there good.but buy the time you pay for that. You mose well buy a second hand messa boogie a real amp

[@istillsuckatguitar]

Is there a metal demo?

[@yomuthabyotch]

dunno why blackstar even bothered to make an HT metal series when the drive channel can get pretty heavy with the gain past noon or boosted by an OD pedal. actually, i do know: money.

[@sampark17]

yomuthabyotch the OG ht5s seemed to lack some that agressive bite the HT metal has I got the metal combo 4ish years back, it’s good.........if a little shrill, it’s done the job for a good while, but I’m either getting this ht5 or 20 for a warmer, fuller sound!