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sp-1
Platinum Member
Germany
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 Posted - 05/02/2008 : 11:55:01
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I know they are mentioned by Caliban and FRANZONI but are there more of you who tested these pedals ? the idea of a tube in a pedal sounds interesting.
Here's the site http://www.blackstaramps.co.uk/products/ht/index.html
For some reason there aren't any soundsamples. I think soundsamples definitely helps selling pedals, I myself never would have bouht my Artec 'crazy metal' if there weren't any soundsamples on the Artec site.
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FRANZONI
Double Platinum Member
Ireland
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Posted - 05/02/2008 : 15:27:36
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Yep i agree... .i would like Blackstar to put up some decent sound samples of their pedals but there are some demos on you tube....
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3G5S4tS_EOA
it's in french but you can hear the pedal pretty well,i have the twin tube classic by seymour duncan and it's a great pedal... the lead channel is really good for fattening things up but a bit muddy for rythmn so i was playing with the idea of getting one of the Blackstar distortion pedals for a 'fourth ' channel..i.e bypass is my clean...twin tube=light crunch and lead drive and then a distortion pedal like the blackstar for heavier distortion for general use...the ISP control plus the fact that the Blackstar pedals have a full EQ section appeals to me as i think it would be very versatile soundwise.......also the output from the twin tube,the boss distortions can't come near even maxxed out and the twin tube is only at about 10 o 'clock volume wise....and i don't play extremely loud..just enough to get the valves cookin'...... ...
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sp-1
Platinum Member
Germany
1454 Posts |
Posted - 05/02/2008 : 16:23:58
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Thanx for the link. That french dude got 'm all but he's only testing the ht dual 
Maybe he makes a video of the other ones too.  |
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Dr. Bob
Moderator
Australia
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Posted - 05/02/2008 : 16:30:17
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Hi FRANZONI & Guys
Nice find FRANZONI...
That's a great sounding pedal.
What do they typically retail for?
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sp-1
Platinum Member
Germany
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FRANZONI
Double Platinum Member
Ireland
3543 Posts |
Posted - 05/02/2008 : 20:13:37
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Hi Dr Bob and all
The single distortion or the distortion x model are going for 179 euro in the webshop in germany where i usually get most of my effects these days... the dual pedal i posted the link to is retailing for 199 euro......
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Dr. Bob
Moderator
Australia
6593 Posts |
Posted - 05/03/2008 : 04:23:36
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Hi FRANZONI & Guys
A quick update.
I found that the local distributor-importer, has a retail outlet just 5 mins drive, up the road from me.
Sadly they are around $299au for the HT-Dual, which is out of stock.
But they have the Drive booster pedal for about $245au.
Hey FRANZONI, are these they ex guys from Messa Boogie Engineering, that I think you or Zentropa, wrote about in a recent post.
I was pleasantly surprised at the tone from the HT-Dual.
Enough to put higher [(mu)gain] valves in my EHX English Muff'n to see if I could get more sustain from it.
I saw an as-new EHX English Muff'n go for $150au on evilbay just a few days ago, I thought that these were more highly regarded.
They also run true 220V plus volts to the plates or the tubes, and not starved plate mode like a lot of the cheaper tube pedals.
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FRANZONI
Double Platinum Member
Ireland
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Posted - 05/03/2008 : 09:01:48
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Hello Doc
As far as i know the lads at blackstar were all with marshall before going out on their own...... |
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Blackstar anyone ?
