Blackstar HT60 Soloist Review

Sat, 12 May 2012 10:25:00 -0400

I've now been playing around with my new rig all day and I feel pretty confident I know enough about it to write a review. My review of the RP1000 will have to wait a bit longer as there's simply loads to delve into there. Anyway, here's my thoughts on the Blackstar HT60 Soloist:

General Sound

As an amp builder, a lot seems to be made of Blackstar's links with Marshall and I'd say this amp has some Marshall DNA but I'd say it's no more than a distant relationship. In terms of the style of footswitch, valves and basic layout, if you've had a Marshall before, you'll be OK with a Blackstar. The use of EL34 valves obviously puts it in the same tonal ballpark but overall I'd say that

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Blackstar HT60 Soloist Review

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