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Blackstar HT Stage 100

Working musicians will love Blackstar's HT Venue series of tube amps. They offer all the tones you want plus the road-ready reliability you need. The HT Stage 100 head pumps a hearty 100 EL-34-fired watts, and its three footswitchable channels give you everything from crystalline clean tones (British and American) to raging, sustaining distorted sounds. You even get a...

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Great amp for the price

Sound	My current rig is as follows: Schecter C-1 Elite with DiMarzio SD in bridge and PAF Pro in neck> EB VP JR> Xotic BB Preamp> Front of Amp (In the loop): FX Send> Eventide Timefactor> TCE Corona Chorus> FX Return This thing sounds killer for rock. It really is an underrated amp. I bought mine $800 out the door, which is unheard of for a 100w tube amp. It came with footpedal and speaker cable. This thing can get downright SMOKING LOUD. I haven't had the pleasure of running it through a 4x12 yet, but I have run it through 2-2x12's which is certainly enough (even in an isolation room). It has a really really nice clean. I honestly was not expecting such a good clean for the price but it sounds awesome. The 2 channel is where it really shines to me. It does straight rock tones like a champ. There's 2 modes for each channel so you can switch between a more modern (tighter bass) sound vs a vintage sound (I keep mine on vintage). 2 channel sounds fantastic, anywhere from light gains for rhythm to lead sounds. The third channel is where the amp kind of falls IMO. It's a very very biting trebly lead sound....it doesn't really mix all that well with the 2nd or first channels on either mode. However, it can do some ok metal sounds/hard rock rhythm sounds. A lot of people on the Blackstar forums say that a tube change does wonders to this thing so I might try swapping the preamps in a couple of weeks. However, the amp stock from the factory sounds pretty good. The reverb to me isn't the best, but it's built in an 800$ amp so I can't really complain. I'll probably just pick up a neunaber wet or TCE hall of fame. All in all it sounds really great for the price. Below is some gain and tone tests (nothing fancy) for all channels Latest tracks by Groovytubes
Reliability	It's the only amp I use and I depend on it. It has stopped working randomly for a couple of seconds but I think that was due to a loose speak cable connection. I will say that this amp puts out some heat, so make sure not to put anything above the ventilation ports.
Customer Support	I have never personally dealt with the company, but everyone on Blackwater Forums say they're pretty good.

Liked about it	1. Price 2. # of Channels 3. Sound! Absolutely can't beat the price for the options
Didn't like	1. I have yet to find a useable tone for the 3rd channel, it doesn't really mix with the other 2 channels. Maybe a tube change will help things out. If you want some straight metal tones and that's all you play...you're better off going with a 5150 or 6505. But if you want some versatility, go for it! Nothing else! For the price it gets a very high rating from me.