There’s even a randomise function if you want to take a Magic 8-ball approach to tone-searching.
The Architect software makes it even more intuitive and covers all the essential activities. The Super Wide Stereo effect really comes into its own with the amp’s complement of plate, room, hall and spring reverbs, and there is no shortage of quality modulation and delay sounds to further sculpt your sound. OD1 delivers a nice creamy style of saturation while OD2 is where the headbangers are going to have a ball, with all the gain anyone could need for a ritual face-ripping practice session.ĮQ is handled by the ISF knob, which can take you from a fairly scooped US tone profile to a more mids-forward British sound at its other extreme.Įven without effects, you’d have a nigh-on bamboozling array of tones to work with, covering all kinds of styles, but we have effects, and they’ve been refined with great results. Similarly, the crunch channels offer two similar takes on a single tone profile, with plain old Crunch your ticket to the denim-on-denim rock sounds of the 70s, while Super Crunch is voiced as though the Crunch channel has been modded by EVH. The Plexi and two variations on the AC30 are among the high points, organic and brimming with attitude.
Strip away the effects and the basic tones are full of character with great pick response.
Modelling tones, onboard effects and USB connectivity for recording your playing, the Mustang makes for a great value practice amp.įans of the Marshall sound no longer need to look to the competition for the best Marshall amp models - Code has them all, along with several others that combine for a limitless choice of sounds. Clean Bright picks up where this leaves off with a tone that can be pushed to breaking up. Choose Clean Warm if you’re chasing headroom and an immaculate clean sound. The six core amp types cover a lot of ground. Of course, everything here is digital, but there’s an organic tube-amp feel to the amp types that is yet more evidence that the algorithmic voodoo going on in these amplifiers is getting closer and closer to ‘the real thing’. The speakers are compact but lack for nothing when it comes to translating that power into a room-filling sound. The Blackstar ID:Core V3 Stereo 40 is a big and bold sounding combo. Blackstar ID:Core V3 Stereo 40: Performance and verdict There’s also an onboard tuner that can be accessed by holding down the Rev button.
Slap bang in the middle you have controls for gain, volume and Blackstar’s ISF tone control, then to the right of the panel are the effects controls, with Mod (modulation), Dly (delay) and Rev (reverb) buttons for selecting the effect type, a four-position rotary dial both selecting an effect and controlling one parameter, level control for the effects section, and a tap tempo button for the time-based effects. Underneath this, there is a manual/store button for saving sounds. Take the stage armed with the Blackstar ID:Series FS-10 Footswitch and access your amp like never before.There is a six-way rotary dial for choosing from Clean Warm, Clean Bright, Crunch, Super Crunch, OD1 and OD2 amp types, with LEDs positioned adjacently to let you know which amp is active. In Navigation Mode, you can choose from all 128 stored patches to access any and every sound that you've created. Individually turn on and off your effects while in Effects Mode.
The Patch Mode lets you switch between three banks of patches, the same ones available on the front of the amp, and activates the built-in tuner. The FS-10 lets you navigate patches, effects, turn on and off the tuner, and set the tap tempo through various modes. This multifunction footswitch is designed to give you unprecedented control of any Blackstar ID:Series amplifier. Take complete control of your amp with the Blackstar ID:Series FS-10 Footswitch. Take Complete Control of Your Blackstar ID:Series Amp Marching Percussion Accessories Shop By Category Guitar Workshop Keyboards & Synthesizers Shop By CategoryĬase Finder Drums & Percussion Shop By CategoryĬable Finder Microphones Shop By CategoryĬase Finder DJ Equipment Shop By CategoryĬable Finder Band & Orchestra Shop By Category Case Finder Live Sound & Lighting Shop By CategoryĬase Finder Software & Plug-ins Shop By Category