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I was in the market for a two speaker combo amp, either tube or hybrid. I play metal but I am sick of hauling around half stacks. I've never played an arena in my life, so there is really no need for lugging that much stuff around. I saw that ZZounds had a refurbed model of the Blackstar HT-60. After some research and reading reviews, I figured it would be a good investment, especially with the hundred bucks off from being a refurb. I received the amp in INCREDIBLY good condition. I couldn't even believe that it had so much money taken off of it for a unit that was in such pristine condition. I noticed a small little ding on the very back of the amp, but that was it. The EQ is marvelously powerful. Even with the bass cranked all the way up, it never gets muddy or swamped out. The ISF knob is a very unique feature, and while its probably not as powerful as Blackstar would like you to think, it adds a unique dynamic to the EQ. Built in reverb is OK. The range in which it sounds "good" is very limited, but the option of having a Light / Dark reverb switch on the back is nice. The cleans sound absolutely breath taking, and the Voice switch for each channel really changes up the tone dramatically. Very nice feature to have. My only issue with OD2 is there is a lot of hiss / feedback, even at mild gain / volume levels. Overall, I will probably not need another combo amp as long as I'm a musician. This is a purchase that will (hopefully) last me a life time. Some have said they recommend changing out the tubes. I don't think its necessary, but that is just me. If anything, I would probably get a noise suppressor for the OD2 channel, and maybe an outboard reverb / delay / chorus to beef up the cleans, but THAT IS IT. The distortion on this unit is incredible, and there is a huge, huge dynamic range you can capture on this amp. I would highly recommend it for blues, rock, jazz, and metal musicians. Metal artists might get bugged by the hissy OD2 channel, but the Clean / OD1 channels will leave blues / rock / jazz musicians jaws on the floor. Really superb sounds come out of this amp. I would highly recommend it. Looking forward to more gigs with it! DID NOT USE MANUFACTURER SUPPORT. WOULD LOVE TO HAVE AN "N/A" OPTION FOR THAT RATING SYSTEM. NOT EXACTLY FAIR THAT I HAVE TO RATE IT.

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I have owned this amp for about a week and have played through it for hours. The clean channel sounds great! Its like angels singing. The overdrive channels sound great too. They can go from mild distortion to heavy and everything in between. The reverb isn't is bad as other have said. Its fine if you don't have a reverb pedal yet. I like the fact its simple to get a good tone. Not to many features but has enough for me. It can vibrate the house and concrete floors but also sounds good turned down. I can't wait to gig with it and use it to record. For the price its perfect. It is heavy though. Oh and the cable that it comes with is a 20' planet waves circuit breaker cable which is also nice. It gets five stars!

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This is really the best value in amps right now. If you want good tone at a non insane price this is really the best you're going to get.

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Right now I've got four amps. A mid-60's Ampeg Geminii II (beautiful clean tones with a nice brown crunch when you crank it), mid-60's Fender Bandmaster (Fender tone, 'nuff said), Egnater Tourmaster 4100 (monster tone head) and now the Blackstar HT stage... If I can't get tone out of those four, I should just hang it up because I'd be deaf. If the Blackstar was stolen I'd replace it in a heartbeat... I expect to use this playing out quite a bit (maybe A/B with the Ampeg?). I did a lot of youtube research before I bought it, wanted to hear it from every player... mic'd and un-mic'd. Read and listened to every review I could find as well. No regrets on the purchase and I'd definitely recommend this amp for anyone who doesn't feel the need for the Marshall or Mesa stack to overpower the other guitarists/bassist on stage. This thing gets LOUD!

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Finally after years and thousands of dollars spent on multiple tube amp heads and speaker cabinet combinations, I have found my perfect all in one amplifier that covers all tonal spectrums, and doesn't have a weak channel or setting at all. Every dial adjustment, every voicing, for every channel actually changes your tone and oh boy what tones the HT Stage 60 can dial in, it's magnificent! The clean channel rings and sings like angels and has amazing headroom and clarity ala Fender Twin in one amp voice and then you can change the voicing to make it break up ala Vox AC30 with a push of a button, so it's an incredibly versatile and beautiful sounding clean channel and totally boutique quality. Now the goodness of the OD channels, OD 1 is classically voiced and has the vintage Marshall sound nailed to a tee, think Appetite for Destruction sounding crunch tones that are sparkling clear with perfect definition. The other voicing for OD 1 is fantastic as well and has a more modern/American tonality like an older pre rectifier era Mesa Boogie, but that's just the beginning because OD 2 is absolutely insane with it's ferocity and is now my favorite high gain tone EVER. I've been a 5150 Mark 1 advocate for almost 20 years, along with Boogies, Bogners, Carvins, Marshall, and most recently an EVH 5150iii user and I've taken my EVH 2x12 cab that pushed sound for the EVH head and have used the Blackstar's speaker output to push the cab in unison with the amp's Celestion speakers and have found my ultimate tone! Blackstar mean it with their tagline of "the sound in your head" because you will find it! The ISF tone stack shaping actually works and you can either go to the extreme left of the dial and get a Mesa Boogie Dual Rectifier/Mark VI sound that just kills, and is where I have it, or to the extreme right for a spot on Marshall JCM800 tone, (a good portion of the Blackstar founders are former Marshall employees), that screams like a murder victim, or find what you like in between, and even a tiny adjustment changes things, this amp rules! It comes with a great 4 button footswitch that also controls the onboard reverb, that also works and performs amazingly well, so well in fact the only pedal I've ran into this amp so far is a Boss NS-2 to tame the savagery of OD 2, and I also don't have to crank the gain or channel volume to get "tear the universe in half" sustain and distortion, all one needs to do is push the master a toonce and let the warm gooey tubes sing, no BS digital, hissy, artificial sounding modeling, just a solid, satisfying, real, proper, tube amp! I LOVE this combo and I'm with these guys for the long haul! It's also very well constructed and has ingenious handles on the sides of the amp that really help in transporting, it's a 10!!!

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I saw that the HT60 was being discontinued so I jumped on it. I have the Series One 100 Watt 6L6 head & Series One 45 212 combo amp. I bought the HT60 for it's lower than 100 watts rating, which is important to me. I needed an amp that had excellent sound and could be used more for gigging. I'm a huge fan of 3 channel amps & this one operates in spades. From clean to dirty, it rocks! I ended up putting a Celestion Creamback 65 & Vintage 30 in the amp. Definitely took the amp up a couple of notches on the sonic scale! I'm really happy that zZounds has a pay as you play plan. I'm looking at expanding my guitar collection so that program for me, is most excellent. Another note is that zZounds made this process painless for me. Great gear at a great price with excellent communication every step of the way...Thank you zZounds!

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I bought this in 2015, it came with a free stand and cord...this amp is an amazing piece of equipment. I have owned Musicman, Checkmate, Fender, Marshall, Mesa-Boogie, Accoustic, and Sunn amplification over the last 40 years and this one blows them all away...You need to get this amp if you want to have the best...if not then get something else

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This is my first purchase and first Blackstar.. I was originaly going to go with a Marshall 40w tube but I played around and did some homework and I'm glad I got this. . Has very nice clean tones, Good range on the overdrives.. just so many options with this amp. Couldn't be happier

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I would like to say that I am impressed. The stage 60 is a very versatile amp with many different voicing. The power is intense.

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Great cleans and killer crunch and hi gain channels. For the money you cant beat this amp..

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After 40 years of playing as you can imagine i've played them all.. really all of them. the ht 60 is a really great price point amp. fpr a grand you get alot of flexibility. the clean channel is really great with it being able to be a fender twin and then a voc ac30.. the od channels take a moment to dial in. i am not a high gain player so i dial it back quite a bit. one thing i must add is the fact that the stock tubes are sovtek in the pre stage and ruby's in the power stage.. i lived with that set up for about 6 months until one of the pre tubes started ringing.. i had to punch the amp to shut it up.. like fonzy. i replaced the el34's with mullards and the 12ax and 12au with tung-sol's..totally different beast... it was an amazing difference. i am now very much in love with all aspects of this thing. with some minor adjustments its as good as anything out there. the 5 star sound rating is post tube replacement.i also own a ht5 and ht20.. the 5 is great!

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I also own the Mesa Double Recto and the Peavy 6505. This amp has the ability to combine both of those sounds into one portable amp that carry a HUGE punch. The clean sound is amazing and the overdrive 2 is just flat out scary. I have received so many compliments on the tone and two friends are already convinced they need this. Great clean tone for country and change the voice and you have old school Chuck Berry. The two overdrives.... well too much to write about those. Its a must for all guitariests

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Excellent sounding amp Purchased for getting a heavier sound without the use of OD or distortion pedals, as my Marshall DSL40 was not cutting it and the Marshall JVM210C is out of my price point. 3 channels provide a great range of options to produce tones for any style, the voice switches are awesome! Takes pedals very well Would prefer a real spring reverb, and the footswitch could be beefed up. Overall this is a great amp; I have gigged with it and the weight is no problem. Additionally, it pairs well with my JC-120 in my stereo rig Extremely happy with my purchase.

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Great amp. Very high grade tone, presence and build. This amp screams and brings a sense of personality to the player. Easily one of the most versatile amps available. Some can say it brings the tones of Marshalls to Mesa Boogies. I think while it mixes them and lets you bring in what you want from them, it brings its own tonal dynamics into the mix.

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