Blackstar HT Dual

www.ProGuitarShop.com - The Blackstar HT Dual provides unprecedented versatility and dynamics within one impressively designed stompbox. These two channel overdrive pedal is one impressive box, and is powered by a ECC83 (12AX7) valve, to provide maximum warmth, sustain, and richness. Channel 1 has a Clean/Crunch mode switch, so the first channel can be used either as a clean channel, boost, or overdrive. Nice. Channel two can go from a super crunch tone to an utterly screaming and stadium sized lead sound. Both channels have separate level and gain controls. The unique design of the Blackstar HT Dual places both gain and level controls on the same pot, but with separate controls. The bass, middle, and treble knobs all provide unmatched shaping of your tone, giving you some real flexibility to the overdrive and boost functions of this pedal. The ISF knob provides something completely unique and astounding, however. This control works dynamically with the bass, middle, and treble controls. Turn clockwise for a more UK/British tone, or turn counter-clockwise for a more American overdrive sound. This can really open up the possibilities of your overdrive, and deliver something completely original and unique amidst the horde of overdrive tones saturating studios and stages. The Blackstar HT-Dual is completely unique and original in every respect. - http://proguitarshop.com/store/overdrive-pedals-blackstar-overdrive-pedals-c-...

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[GibsonSGlenn]

so...theres a tube in it

so you don't have to replace them ??

thanks

[ProGuitarShopDemos]

@GibsonSGlenn - In this application it takes many, many, years for a tube to wear out. It is unlikely you would need to replace it at any time in the foreseeable future. Thanks!

-PGS

[WarmothGuitarist]

Nice play on Alice In Chain's "God Am" from 4:17 to about 5:10. Haven't heard that song in years, but it was instantly recognizable.

[billmeedog]

@Rickles,

I sort of agree about Paul from GW...He is annoying and uninformative!

Andy from PGS knows a million riffs/songs AND explains shit nicely!

[Crazytjeuh]

@centrothl Oh, too bad it sucks clean tone :/

I'll have to try it to see, but i might as well save the price of the pedal for a full tube amp. :)

[centrothl]

Downside: This pedal has a narrower dynamic range than a regular distortion. Non true bypass, takes away the fullness of your tone when both channels are bypassed (loss is audible enough for an oboe player to spot in a split second.)

Upside: it's way warmer sounding than the warmest non tube od. and it works for a very wide range of different distortion applications. One could play Clapton or Gilbert or many other things that comes to mind with that.

[SasquachPL]

when's the ht-metal demo coming up?

[centrothl]

@bstockwellc Hi, you're saying that this unit doesn't have the fullness of a distortion pedal. The compression is somewhat evident in youtube videos too. But isn't it a distortion pedal with a tube? Or is it some kind of amp modeler? I was planning to buy one until now :)

[givemeajackson]

@tighttritenight very well spoken my friend. and dont forget to put your mids at least to halfway.

[tighttritenight]

@pivotgodxd Its a common misconception that you are supposed to use a lot of gain to get a good metal tone. High gain will make your sound loose and grainy. Metal rhythm guitar is supposed to be tight and focused. Back off the gain, use little to no effects, use heavy gauge strings, and use proper technique. Also, an overdrive in front with the gain set to "0" really helps to tighten up the low end. Its not necessary though.

[pivotgodxd]

So I am thinking of getting a new distortion pedal, due to not having enough money for a good amp and I was wondering which is better, the HT-DISTX or this. I want something with really high gain for metal. I like the dual-channel feature of this, but is it as heavy as the DISTX?

[carnicerodeperros]

rollins band intro riff ftw!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[nunocarmona]

@lordbibaldi You can use it in both ways. I use it in front of the clean channel of my amp so I can control volume and tone with the amp knobs. If you plug it to the FX loop you get a Blackstar preamp which what this pedal is in reality, and the controls of the pedal become the controls of your amp.

[OscarFaldi]

is this pedal has a similiar sound like ht-5 with overdrive channel? because i'm lookin for a crunchy overdrive like ht-5.