HT-20R MKII
EL84 Power Stage
EL84s are at the tonal heart of the HT-20R MkII combo and head. We applied our decades of valve amp design experience to combine the response and character of this classic British valve with a carefully voiced preamp to create wonderfully lush valve tones. From pure boutique cleans, to mild overdrive that cleans up by backing off the guitar volume control, right up to saturated distortion, this amp does it all. The best part? These amps have in-built load protection, meaning you can use them without a cabinet connected for silent practice and recording.
Patented ISF The patented ISF (Infinite Shape
Ground-Breaking Cleans Two footswitchable Clean Voices:
Feature) control is unique to Blackstar Amplification and represents a major step forward in tone shaping flexibility. The ISF control shifts the response of the three-control tone stack between a US type response at one end and a UK type response at the other. Importantly, in between the two extremes lie an infinite number of alternative tone choices that would be otherwise unavailable.
Voice 1: This clean voice gives a bright, tight tone with a solid bass response. The tone shaping is positioned early in
the gain structure for a refined American tone and response.
Voice 2: This clean voice gives a highly responsive “chime” with a looser, resonant bottom-end for a British tone that can be pushed into a mid-range overdrive when driven hard.
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