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Rating And Reviews: Blackstar HT-5RH Amp

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"WOW 5 watts of pure rock!!!!!" submitted March 21, 2013

By Brandon Hance in Dundalk, MD
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Musical Background: 25 years of playing
Music Style: you name it i have played it
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Overall: MAn I have to say i was a bit skeptical going from an EVH 5150 down to this amp but i am absolutly blown away. The tone is amazing. The best thing about this amp is the qualities of the guitar really show through in the tone. Too often with these smaller amps every guitar sounds the same but not here. The dynamics are out of this world. I can dial in anything from screaming blues, bright clean jazz, to the rauchiest metal around. The isf feature is stunning as well. I wouldnt advise turning the dial all the way in either direction but from 9 oclock to 3 oclock covers alot and does it well.
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"BEST AMP for the money ANYWHERE!!" submitted February 20, 2013

By Steven G in Rochester, NY
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Musical Background: Been playing for over 35 years
Music Style: classic rock, fushion, jazz, blues
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Overall: Don't let the haters who write crappy reviews on a product fool you! This is the best amp I have ever owned and it is a tone MONSTER for 5 watts.....It doesn't compare to a 200 watt amp but it's not suppose to. Amazing cleans and incredible distortion. I sold my Blues JR because it can't compare in sound quality or reliability to the Blackstar. It is the best made amp available today!!bar none!!!
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"Don't fall for the hype" submitted February 16, 2012

By Lawrence B
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Musical Background: 20+ years
Music Style: Metal, SouthernRock.....ect...
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Overall: If you are thinking of buying this without hearing it first, don't. It is almost impossible to find one in stock somewhere to check them out but, they get such great reviews that I figured, what the heck, I'll take the risk. Now, I wished I would have saved some money and bought the jet city head or spent more on a Krank. It's not terrible but I sure can't hear where the almost cult like following comes from. The ISF feature is ok but I have owened several Marshalls over the years, tube and solid state, and the "British" side does not sound like one to me and I even have it running through a Marshall cab. The only position I can stand the ISF knob in, is all the way to the "American" side. The treble and bass eq controls respond pretty well but, the mid control is down right annoying. If you are into 80s-90s metal and like to get that guilty pleasure that is the scooped mid, you will not find it. Likewise if you try to go the other way and hump the mids, it turns to total mud. I am hoping a EQ pedal or two will fix this but I have not had a chance to try yet. On the plus side, the 5 watt power rating seems like complete fiction, this thing is every bit as loud or louder than my 40 watt Peavey TripleXXX tube combo and keeps up with my little 200watt PA. This amp also seems to really like pedals and responds VERY differently to different guitars/pickups. The build quality is some of the best I have ever seen, on par with Peaveys American made stuff, do not let the fact that it comes from Asia fool you. I was disapointed with this amp but, not enough to send it back. My advice, don't buy it till you have played it.
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"Very happy with this purchase!" submitted January 11, 2012

By a customer from comcast.net
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Musical Background: Guitar player of over 20 years
Music Style: Metal, rock, blues, classical
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Sound: Rated a 9 because the cleans aren't so great. Not terrible but with only one tone knob on the clean channel and not a lot of headroom, well you get the picture. But the reverb (which is awesome by the way) helps a lot with that. The overdrive is where this thing shines! The ISF knob makes it like you have two differently voiced amps in one. I use this thing for home recording and it is just perfect for it. Turn the ISF to the american side and turn down the mids to have a modern metal kinda sound. Crank the ISF over to the british side and turn the mids back up to get that classic woody marshall tone. I blend the two together for recordings and it really makes a huge full tone! I run this head through a marshall 1960bv and it sounds amazing. Feature: I was concerned about the effects loop sucking the tone cause on other cheap amps I've owned that tends to happen. Not with this amp. All the features are great. Well, the emulated out isn't so hot but to be fair I've never owned any amp that sounds good that way. Ease of Use: Sounds great with all the knobs at noon. Can't get it to sound bad. Quality: Made very well and hasn't given me any problems so far. Value: At under 400 dollars it's a no brainer. Manufacturer Support: Haven't dealt with them at all. Overall: It's not perfect, no amp is. It's a hybrid, not true tube. The clean channel isn't spectacular. At 5 watts you're not going to play gigs with full bands. But for home use, practice, recording, jamming with a buddy or two. I'd say nothing beats it.
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"Dynamite in a small package" submitted July 12, 2012

By Patrick G in Bountiful, UT
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Musical Background: Amatuer/developing player jamming at home
Music Style: Blues, blues rock, metal, 80's rock.
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Overall: First let me say this about Zzounds.com; this is my third purchase (twice using price match guarantee - they discounted further) and I would definitely purchase from them again. I haven't needed service so I can't speak to that but the pricing guarantees and payment plan work very well for me. Now the amp - this little thing is fantastic. Now it isn't as pure as say my Marshall Class5 or JCM2000 but for a little 5-watt head priced
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