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Leslie Buttonow - Blackstar Amplification
Leslieb@korgusa.com
For Immediate Release
Blackstar Amplification Launches Revolutionary ID: Series
––Versatile, affordable amps include patent-applied-for True Valve Power (TVP) Technology;
USB connectivity for online sharing capabilities––
MusikMESSE, FRANKFURT, GERMANY, March 21, 2012 — Blackstar Amplification
announces the first models in their groundbreaking ID: Series of programmable guitar
amplifiers. Designed by the same team responsible for the acclaimed Blackstar tube amps,
this new series of affordable amps represents the culmination of over seven years of technical
research and development to redefine what guitarists can expect from amps of this price point.
Each amp in the Series (60W combo; 2x60W combo; 60W head; 100W head) has a control set
like a traditional amp, coupled with versatile programmability and USB connectivity. In addition,
new proprietary True Valve Power (TVP) technology ensures that the amps will deliver in a
live environment at the same performance level as a tube amp.
Blackstar’s patent-applied-for True Valve Power™ mode exactly reproduces six distinct power
tube responses – EL84, 6V6, EL34, KT66, 6L6, KT88. When engaged, it delivers the
response, dynamics, sag and break up characteristics of a tube amp and uniquely delivers the
same power output as an equivalent tube power amp. This means that for the first time ever in
an affordable programmable series, guitarists will have an amp that can deliver live, with the
same loudness and feel as a tube amp.
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The Voice control offers a selection of six channels – Clean Warm, Clean Bright, Crunch,
Super Crunch, OD1, OD2. When used together with Blackstar’s patented ISF (Infinite Shape
Feature) control and the True Valve Power mode, these amplifiers allow unparalleled flexibility
in enabling players to design ‘the sound in your head.’
The effects section delivers studio quality modulation, delay and reverb effects that can be
used simultaneously and stored with user sounds.
Deep editing and storing of up to 128 patches can be easily done using the supplied Blackstar
GUI software and USB connector. Patches can then be shared and uploaded/downloaded via
the online community. The USB connector also allows for direct recording to a computer, or reamping guitar tracks. A speaker emulated output, MP3/line input and MIDI footswitching
complete the package.
Blackstar Amplification Technical Director, Bruce Keir, notes, “I grew up around valve [tube]
amps, playing and designing them from an early age. Since then, I’ve developed amps in all
technologies. For me, amp design has always been about applying elegant engineering
solutions to enhance the creative experience of musicians. In this way, these amps represent
the culmination of my life’s work.”
The ID: Series of programmable guitar amplifiers includes the following models, with summer
2012 availability, and pricing to be announced shortly:
ID:60TVP – 60W programmable combo
ID:260TVP – stereo 2 x 60W programmable combo with 2x12” speakers
ID:60TVP-H – 60W programmable head
ID:100TVP – 100W programmable head
ID:412A – 4 x 12 angled cabinet
ID:412B – 4 x 12 straight cabinet
For more information, please visit www.blackstaramps.com.
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Blackstar Amplification will be exhibiting at Halle 4.0, stand C40 at the 2012 MusikMESSE
show in Frankfurt, Germany
—For more information, contact Blackstar Amplification, 316 South Service Rd, Melville, NY
11747. Tel: (631) 390-6500; Web: www.blackstaramps.com.
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