Blackstar HT5 head

[metalman22105]

So... I ordered a Blackstar HT5 head, My Wife and I live in an apartment, and I decided to build a small recording room in our spare bedroom's walk-in-closet. The closet is freakin' huge, and it has come along nicely! One of my buddies owns a recording studio in town, so that is normally where I record, but I thought instead of just storing junk in the closet, why not put it good use for messing around at home! My friend hooked me up with a ton of soundproofing stuuf from his studio's storage, I have a bunch of the boards, and a ton of foam, and a few foam bass-traps as well, should be fun!
ANYWAY, all that to say, I wanted a sweet small-wattage amp for use in their, should be killer.

 

[metalman22105]

I got my Blackstar HT5 today, HOLY-FREAKIN AWESOMENESS!!!! All I can say is wow. I had an Orange Tinyterror before, but sold it, because it just wasn't what I was looking for, a cool amp though. Anyway, the HT5 head is simply amazing! It came complete with a sweet little footswitch, AND a speaker cable (as well as power cable) and boy oh boy does it sound killer through my 4x12! It is for sure going to be awesome for recording, I dimed the gain, and it is still quiet as a mouse! The ISF (infinite-shape-control) knob really is cool, it does the american/british tones very well. I'll try to post some soundclips soon, super cool amp, for $200 US, it's a must-have for studio and home use!

 

[rapfohl09]

Ive only heard good things about this amp, which is good because I really want one haha :laughing7:

 

[SrDeMaFp]

Ive only heard good things about this amp, which is good because I really want one haha :laughing7:

A huge +1 to that.

 

[kboman]

Yeah, a good recording/home practice amp would be killer. This one keeps looking better! Looking forward to the sound (video?) clips.

 

[Super Turbo Deluxe Custom]

Speaking of huge closets.  I used to rent this place, and the closet was almost as big as the bedroom.  I kept my bed and dresser in there and still had room to hang up clothes and walk around in it.  Company was confused because it looked like I had no bed.  Making the bed was easy though, just shut the door.

 

[Wana_make_a_guitar]

I just found out the store closest to me sells this amp.........and I just got sme money in my bank account............and i'm in need of a better practice amp. Hmmm........

 

[OzziePete]

I just found out the store closest to me sells this amp.........and I just got sme money in my bank account............and i'm in need of a better practice amp. Hmmm........

Did you get it Wana?

 

[Wana_make_a_guitar]

I just found out the store closest to me sells this amp.........and I just got sme money in my bank account............and i'm in need of a better practice amp. Hmmm........

Did you get it Wana?

No, not yet. But it IS settled. I am going to buy it. I have the money and I get discounts at the store where i'm gonna buy it.  :toothy11: ( many wasted afternoons just oogoling at the various pedals, guitars, amps, basses and drums. )

 

[metalman22105]

 

[dmraco]

I am really considering one of these too.  Local store...ahem...GC...has it for $599 with a cab.

I am a little new with these amps.  having only gigged with my 40 watt fender hot rod.  Is 5 watts enough to play a small club or power a 4x12? 

I have also been looking at the Series One 45 combo but cannot see to find it in the states.

Thanks

 

[Patrick from Davis]

No, not yet. But it IS settled. I am going to buy it. I have the money and I get discounts at the store where i'm gonna buy it.  :toothy11: ( many wasted afternoons just oogoling at the various pedals, guitars, amps, basses and drums. )

Not wasted hours, no, no, no...  Invested time in procuring a discounted rate.  The thing sounds good from what I have heard.

And, yes Dmraco, 5 watts is surprisingly loud and has no problems powering a 4 X 12.  I built one two and a half years ago and it has more than enough to get the cops called on my at about 50%.
Patrick

 

[Tempest]

I am really considering one of these too.  Local store...ahem...GC...has it for $599 with a cab.

I am a little new with these amps.  having only gigged with my 40 watt fender hot rod.  Is 5 watts enough to play a small club or power a 4x12? 

I have also been looking at the Series One 45 combo but cannot see to find it in the states.

Thanks

IMO the Vox Night Train sounds better than the HT-5

 

[dmraco]

I am really considering one of these too.  Local store...ahem...GC...has it for $599 with a cab.

I am a little new with these amps.  having only gigged with my 40 watt fender hot rod.  Is 5 watts enough to play a small club or power a 4x12? 

I have also been looking at the Series One 45 combo but cannot see to find it in the states.

Thanks

IMO the Vox Night Train sounds better than the HT-5

I just got back from playing a Night Train.  It does rock but does not clean up as well.  You have to turn the gain almost off and the volume 2/3 up to get any volume when playing clean and it still breaks up a little.  If you are looking for a one channel amp...it is a great coice.

What about the Krank Jrs pros with 20W?  Any experience here?

 

[kboman]

Speaking of cleans, how are they with the HT5? I'd mainly play pretty clean if I got it.

 

[metalman22105]

IMO, the clean sucked, no headroom at all. I actually sold the HT5, I'm gonna mod the Blackheart Killer ant head that Tfarny is sending me.

 

[metalman22105]

the overdrive on the HT5 is pretty kickass, it just didn't have the bottom end from such low wattage. it was awesome though.

 

[notafatboy]

I had the mini stack when they first came out. i would say that the cleans are not as good as the dist. tones but are decent and very warm and tubey. I liked the build quality and tone, and it has a ton of low end for a five watter. i guess the circuit is virtually the same as one of there dist. pedals and tweaked very slightly to make it into an amp.

 

[rightintheface]

hey lads,
i got the ht-5 combo around 6 months ago. i really really dug it first, but found a few things... annoying.
first and foremost, i bought it hoping it would be loud enough to get over a drummer. nope. comes close, but just.... nope. not loud enough. i don't have a 4x12, and the idea of the combo was to have it portable for practice. it also seems a bit dark (?), even with a few different guitars. weird.
don't get me wrong, i still dig it, and i like the natural feel of the clean channel, esp with my warmoth tele, wenge neck, on the phat cat neck pup. lack of reverb is a little poo.

BUT

yes, i tried the amp before i got it, so i knew it had no reverb, and knew it was on the darkish side and was only 5 watts. so i'm not dissing the amp, just saying that in time i realised it's not quite for me. in fact, i have very little use for an amp that i cant actually gig with. my orange rockerverb 50 sounds fine at bedroom levels, and i find my ht5 is gathering dust. again, not dissing the amp itself, it just has limited use for me personally. i'm thinking of trading it for a night train or tiny terror to run with my orange. any thoughts? i was thinking the night train simply as a "different" sound to the orange.

that said, it is a kickass amp for the right person. don't expect it to ACTUALLY sound like a completely dimed fired up marshall or mesa stack. volume of sound DOES actually affect the way our ears receive it. however it does sound very good, both clean and dirty.