Blackstar Series One 200 Guitar Amplifier Head (200 Watts)

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The Blackstar Series One 200 is a high-gain beast of an amp. With four KT88 tubes offering 200 watts of face-melting power, the Series One 200 rocks.

Four selected KT88 power valves form the backbone of this 200W high gain power house and provide unbelievable dynamics and headroom. The DPR control allows the power to be reduced down to 20W for beautiful power amp distortion at a much lower volume level. Setting high standards in tonal flexibility, the deceptively simple preamp section has four world-beating channels (6 modes) which are further augmented by dual ISF controls. With Series One customization comes as standard and you will effectively design your own sound.

From the incredible power of the 200W KT88 equipped head to the beautifully crafted 45W combo, each Series One design sets standards for valve tone and flexibility.

The Series One dual patent design is the result of hundreds of hours of research by one of the most experienced design teams in the business. The built in DPR power reduction system allows reduction to any level down to 10% of the rated power with no loss in tone or valve reliability and the ISF control provides tonal flexibility beyond that of any traditional tone control system.

Features

- 200 Watt head with built-in DPR power reduction
- 4 x ECC83, 1 x ECC82, 4 x KT88 valves
- 4 footswitchable channels
- Clean channel with Warm (Plexi) and Bright (Class A) type modes
- Crunch channel with Crunch and Super Crunch modes
- Two overdrive channels with high and low output damping
- Two ISF equipped tone control sections
- Presence and Resonance controls
- Master Volume
- Series effects loop
- read more MIDI switching
- Speaker emulated output
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- Power (RMS): 200 Watts
- Valves: 4xKT88, 4xECC83, 1xECC82
- Weight (kg): 27.2
- Dimensions (mm): 705 x 285 x 278.5
- Footswitch: FS-3 supplied

For support or warranty questions, please contact the manufacturer:
Phone: 631-390-8737
Email: enquiries@blackstaramps.com
Web: https://blackstaramps.com/support/

Reviewers gave this product an overall rating of 5 out of 5 stars. (1 ratings)
Submitted March 24, 2011 by a customer from pucobre.cl

"Where were you all my life!"

Overall: 5 out of 5 stars
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I think this is a keeper, I intend to play with almost fulltime, the way it's built it should last.
Sound
I have been playing guitar for +30 years. For last 10 yrs I have been AB switching Cleans on Fender Deville and Leads Marshall JCM2000 TSL. Love that setup. The Blackstar has cleans as good as the Deville (probably one of the best out there). The crunch and leads of the Series One 200 will make shiver with pleasure. The dynamics are super articulate and extremelly flexible. Blows any Marshall out of the water
Features
Midi switchable, super simple to setup. Sweet spot is very easy to get, even at different venues (Resonance, Presence, and mostly the ISF knob). I am in love with this feature.
Ease of Use
If an old fart like me can set this monster up (midi switches and sweet spot) in less than 10 minutes, then anyone can...
Quality
I have already punished this big guy a good beat, and can attest that it is built like a British Tank.
Value
For the money, can't think of a better choice.
Manufacturer Support
Haven't used Blackstar's support, now the guys at ZZounds were very helpful shipping this thing out overnight to a hotel in Vegas... I was very releived to see it arrive 1 day early.
The Wow Factor
Looks awesome, especially those big KT88's

Musical Background:

Experienced Old Fart

Musical Style:

Rock, classics
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