Blackstar FS-10 3-Mode Foot Controller

Get maximum control over Blackstar ID:Series and Silverline amps! Plug in this flexible foot controller pedal to switch amp patches and effects with ease.

$109.99

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Overall User Ratings (based on 3 ratings)
  • Overall:
    4 out of 5 stars
  • Sound:
    4.5 out of 5 stars
  • Features:
    3.5 out of 5 stars
  • Ease of Use:
    4 out of 5 stars
  • Quality:
    4 out of 5 stars
  • Value:
    3 out of 5 stars
  • Manufacturer Support:
    4 out of 5 stars
  • The Wow Factor:
    3 out of 5 stars
Overall: 4 out of 5 stars
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Submitted October 19, 2014 by Kevin M

"Pedal does its job - but overpriced"

Overall: 2.5 out of 5 stars
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This pedal does the job it was designed to do, though I believe it is overpriced. Had they integrated a more robust tuner display into it, say something that replaces a Boss TU2 with a nice chromatic display, it would have been worth the money. As it is, you get the nearest note in the display and have to rely on the switch LED's to indicate if you are sharp or flat. The middle LED indicator is not quite sensitive enough, and you will need to use your ears to fine tune. You can set this to adjust the effects, to directly access patches 1-4, or to navigate through all 128 patches. When you are navigation mode, you have to commit the Patch change with the far right switch. This is useful if you want to start the song on (for instance) patch 12 and switch to patch 1 during the song. Once you are on patch 12, you can click down to patch 1 - it will flash while you keep playing on patch 12, and will change to patch 1 only when you click the far right switch. There are other features to allow you to store patches, but it's far simpler to use the Insider software or the amp front to do this. The use of the 1/4 cable as a link cable is nice - no expensive cable to buy if the included one gets messed up. All in all, decently built, but in hindsight a simple midi footswitch would have gotten the job done for me at half the price considering what I use it for - direct access to patches 1-4.

Musical Background:

Gigging musician, bass and guitar off and on for 27 years

Musical Style:

Rock, Metal
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Submitted June 11, 2014 by Shawn McGregor in Syracuse, NY

"Awesome sonic texture, lush effects and supreme flexibility."

Overall: 5 out of 5 stars
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This amplifier deffinately lives up to all the great reviews regarding it's flexibility, dynamic response. The approach Blackstar took to replicate voltage interaction between amp and speaker of the various tubes as a means of reproducing the dynamics and musical harmonic texture by far surpasses any typical digital modeling system I've ever used. The depth of the stereo effects is impressive also. Panning is deep and produces a physical sense of motion. The reverbs are lush, musical and controllable. The EQ options are responsive and the ISF knob provides, what I would consider, the ideal means of controlling the character of the mid range response. The master resonance(low mid/bass response) and presence(high mid/treble) work great to allow you to switch between TVP tube simulations without having unpleasent incongruity. The only negative issue I can think of is the lack of an effects loop as I use a looper pedal and it either has to go in the front of the amp which gets muddled quickly, or in the back via the mp3 jack which doesn't accomplish matching the line level with the input level very well. The Blackstar footswitch, an extra 90 bucks, Ch1 (patch mode) has a latency issue of maybe 200 miliseconds, maybe a little more. There is less in nav mode but you have to select a bank/channel and then press the recall(4th) button to actually make the switch. There is also noise introduced when the footpedal is plugged in. I couldnt use the emulated line out with a Zoom h1 recorder because of the ticking produced by the footpedal.

Musical Background:

proffessional

Musical Style:

Post rock/experimental metal/instrumental neo classical fusion
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Submitted November 16, 2014 by John Oliveira in Denton, TX

"good controller"

Overall: 4 out of 5 stars
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Totally worth the price. No nonsense quick control. no special cables. The 3 modes are handy being able to select a spec. program and switch to manual mode and turn individual fx on and off.

Musical Background:

played guitar 30 years and guitar tech for a living.

Musical Style:

Jazz , hard rock
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