2022 Blackstar - St. James 50w EL34 Combo
Description
UP TO 47% LIGHTER THAN A TRADITIONAL 50W VALVE AMP..................... JUST 28 pounds!!!!!!!
When it comes to tone and that all-important ‘feel’ factor, great valve amps rightfully remain the ‘gold standard’. The trouble is that great ones capable of delivering 50 Watts or more are all back-breakingly heavy. Until now… enter St. James Series – the lightest 50 Watt valve guitar amps on earth.
Hundreds of hours of critical listening against the most revered amplifier references mean St. James raises the sonic benchmark again. In addition to the obvious tonal differences between EL34 and 6L6 power valves, both of the St. James designs are honed to their own particular use case. The St. James EL34 is the amp for Classic tones combining world-class British Crunch and jaw-dropping, very US-sounding Cleans. The 6L6 version has the same clean headroom, but this is coupled with Blackstar’s highest gain Overdrive circuit to date.
St. James amps are packed with cutting-edge features to deliver class-leading recording performance. From 50W, 2W and SAG switchable power modes, to an inbuilt reactive load that routes the post-power valve output signal to the amp’s three direct recording outputs (XLR, Stereo Line-Out and USB) for truly authentic ‘amp-in-a-room’ feel. This is then passed through our state-of-the-art and fully customisable Cab Rig™️ DSP speaker simulator
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When it comes to tone and that all-important ‘feel’ factor, great valve amps rightfully remain the ‘gold standard’. The trouble is that great ones capable of delivering 50 Watts or more are all back-breakingly heavy. Until now… enter St. James Series – the lightest 50 Watt valve guitar amps on earth.
Hundreds of hours of critical listening against the most revered amplifier references mean St. James raises the sonic benchmark again. In addition to the obvious tonal differences between EL34 and 6L6 power valves, both of the St. James designs are honed to their own particular use case. The St. James EL34 is the amp for Classic tones combining world-class British Crunch and jaw-dropping, very US-sounding Cleans. The 6L6 version has the same clean headroom, but this is coupled with Blackstar’s highest gain Overdrive circuit to date.
St. James amps are packed with cutting-edge features to deliver class-leading recording performance. From 50W, 2W and SAG switchable power modes, to an inbuilt reactive load that routes the post-power valve output signal to the amp’s three direct recording outputs (XLR, Stereo Line-Out and USB) for truly authentic ‘amp-in-a-room’ feel. This is then passed through our state-of-the-art and fully customisable Cab Rig™️ DSP speaker simulator
POWER
50WSPEAKER
1x 12" Celestion ZephyrPREAMP VALVES
2x ECC83OUTPUT VALVES
2x EL34CHANNELS
2VOICE/BOOST
BoostEQ
Bass, Middle, TreblePOWER REDUCTION
50W, Sag, 2WREVERB
YesINBUILT REACTIVE LOAD
YesCAB RIG DSP SPEAKER SIMULATOR
YesUSB AUDIO
YesXLR CAB RIG OUTPUT
YesSERIES EFFECTS LOOP
Yes (With Level Switch)FOOTSWITCHABLE
Yes (Included 2-Way Footswitch)TOLEX
FawnVOLTAGE
90V to 264V 50/60HzWEIGHT (KG)
12.8// 28 freakin' POUNDS!!!!!DIMENSIONS (MM)
535 x 462 x 259.