Blackstar HT Soloist 60 and HT Stage 60 Review - Drew at Nevada Music UK

[RJW14]

So, as the soloist has a master volume, can I play it in a small 10x10ft room and still get the tone I want without needing hearing aids the rest of my life? The peavey 2x12 I got now has got a pre and post gain knob which I can use to tailor the volume down a bit (and get a nice clean.... crank those up and it gets loud, with the clean trading in for an overdrive type of sound)

[Smallimages10]

@RJW14 I got the 1-12 soloist about 2 months ago, and yes you can get faithful sound at low volume. My practice room is the same size. I play in a cover classic rock band, and this is a versitile amp for getting various sounds. It did fall on it's face when I tried to play an acoustic-electric thru it. SO..I got the 12in ext. cabinet and cut a piece to fully enclose it. Now it's really great, and helps if you are trying to get some heavy distortion balls out of it also.. great amp!

[RJW14]

@Smallimages10 Awesome, just what I wanted to know!

Meh, we -have- an accoustic electric here, but that's just standing there in the corner. I don't like the sound of bronze strings (silk and steel are more to my liking) and since I'm not a very big guy, I have to really work my way around it.

I think I'm gonna get me a spanish guitar for accoustics, I love the way the nylon strings sound. Off course I'm no flamenco player, but hey, nobody's perfect.

[Smallimages10]

@RJW14 Glad to help! I allmost got the 40, but the 60 had a couple of more features for just a bit more money..actually, the cut in side handles on the combo (which the 40 doesn't have) were a big deal for me. It sure helps when having to lug it around to play gigs. Sure like it so far!

[slickcross]

Got this amp and its awesome. im playing a fender strat hss seinna. all i need is some fender scn pickups and im good.

[Electricpraise777]

Just got one of these for 700 bucks, best amp I've ever used/owned

[Kelberwitzi]

Definately needed to do more on the overdrive for the Soloist, there was like 4 seconds of playing. As a metal player that's why I came for this :(

[blkreap3r]

i love that we actually get to hear the tones being used by a skilled guitarist. that doesn't happen very often on youtube.

[theinck]

Best amp demo on youTube. Nice one.

[bikerpastor71]

I take it that the stage and the soloist basically have the same voicing seeing that only the soloist was played?

[MrBertiep]

Great amp, I especially love the American/British (ISP control) allowing for the best of both worlds for infinite tonal possibilities. Clean channel is supremely flexible for ALL styles.

[ToddeeTheTeleMan]

Hey guys :) I have a Fender Highway One Telecaster, and I play anything from clean, blues, up to around Foo Fighters kind of alt./punk rock tone. would this amp be good for me?? Cheers

[spazzydude9]

@ToddeeTheTeleMan Yes, then I'd suggest ditching the Hwy 1 tele. I never liked that particular like from Fender. If you like the single coil sound, stick with Fender but get a regular American Tele or Strat. For Humbuckers, obviously the holy grail is the Les Paul and another goodie is the SG

[ToddeeTheTeleMan]

@spazzydude9 oh yup. i really like my Tele though, haha. Its got hotter pickups than a regular Tele which is cool. Thanks for the help.

[emilio76madrid]

I bought a Stage-60 for my hard-rock band a month ago and it works really fine, both rythm and solo playing. I'm happy to have got this amp. It's really worth every cent of its price.

[MrSnejKire]

One thing that I felt was missing in the demo was an explanation on how the boost function works. You really have two options by a switch on the back. One is to have the boost to work on BOTH channels. The other is to have a boost channel (like having three channels). With the added mid range boost button in it's quite different from the OD channel.

This is unique to the HT Soloist 60.

[chrisdoyle72]

I love mine :)

We play large pubs/clubs and this cranks up nicely...any bigger and you can always mic it or take it straight out the back to the PA but not needed to yet and i play the lead in a classic rock covers band against our other guitarist who has a Marshall tsl 100 and mine sounds sweeter (imo) as its breaks up nice at lower vol levels and easy cuts over our loud drummer.

[RockGuitarDave]

BOOM!!

[DiffrentNotes]

Is this amp made in england/korea?

[ThePleaoftheforsaken]

which is better for metal the stage 60 or a peavey 6505, honest opinions please

[bnaa2008]

@ThePleaoftheforsaken I own a Peavey XXX which is a downstep from the 6505, but you would not be disappointed with either the Blackstar of the 6505. The Blackstar is going to give you a wider range of tones and in my opinion better in the long run.

[violentvendetta1]

Im so buying this. thank you

[varone6t9]

does blackstar sell in canada?

[saundersinLFP]

can i plug it into a blackstar 112 cab and nice demo

[ThePleaoftheforsaken]

why does it say "and stage 60" they never reviewd the stage 60 version

[SpankieDublin33]

kinda stupid thing to say but I really like the knobs

[ALTO916]

is there any difference, except for the wattage, between the HT-60 soloist and the HT-40?

[bennettskb555]

Hi

Excellent demo

Does the equalisation work on the clean channel?

[blackmorejimi]

Nice Video! can you tell me if it is possible to use the ISF control and the middle control when played clean??

Thanks

[TrippyTheShroom]

5:21

i have that same guitar poster in my room lol

[nikolajhansen15]

Whats the main differences in the sound between the stage 60 and the soloist 60?? is the soloist better for bedroom practise? great review btw ! :D

[Sean2592]

I'm more of a bed room/basement player and i dunno if i should buy this model or the club 40 model?

[Rrracket]

Where's the STAGE 60 demo?

[Rrracket]

this is probably the cleanest audio for a demo of these amps. Chappers is entertaining but this is more informative. Fantastic playing MIck!

[SonicGamer1991]

Nice Demo im gonna save up a little more cash to get this baby:D

[NevadaMusicUK]

@SonicGamer1991 Yep, definitely worth every penny...... 

[soaring138]

Very good demo !

It's rare to see someone working at the amp while an other gitarrist is playing. The Best way to show !

BRUO

[NevadaMusicUK]

@soaring138 Thanks, its a bit difficult doing it solo, glad you like it. These amps have such a wide variety of tones available them that you really need to see what happens when you turn all the controls and buttons. I must say the amp sounded great in the flesh, do I need another amp......hmmmmmmm, could I sneak it past the wife ...... probably... ;)

[TrippyTheShroom]

@NevadaMusicUK Hello, very good review by the way...i have a question...

Aside from wattage, what exactly are the differences between the HT-40 Stage and the HT-60 Soloist...both amps im HIGHLY interested in and both amps seem very good...but i was just curious of the differences between them

Thanks!

[MrSnejKire]

@TrippyTheShroom The Soloist has the added boost function which works on both channels - a solo boost if you like. The boost function has an extra mid boost voicing. It can be set up (by a switch on the back) to be a separate channel - like an OD2. In this mode it uses OD setup, but with the added volume boost and optional min range boost. Then you have the extra wattage. I chose Soloist because of the boost function which I use for soloing.

[trevinor3]

@NevadaMusicUK: I agree, great job!