NAMM 2019 | Blackstar Studio 10 Amps | EL34 // 6L6 

I've had the 6L6 Anniversary for over a year now and I have quit looking at amps. I've owned and sold a Vox Racing Green AC15 and a Tweed Fender Bassbreaker 15. I've never liked Blues Jr's no matter how hard I've tried. I've A/B'd against a Stapleton Princeton (my dream amp) and I can cop similar tone with my Flint. I will own either a Stapleton or 68 Princeton reissue someday but not at the expense of letting my Blackstar go. It's the perfect pedal platform bedroom amp, and plenty loud for small gigs. I don't use the gain channel too often has a cocked wah type sound although not terrible just different. I run Flint, Fulltone Octafuzz, Mini Tube screamer, EP booster, Catalinbread Formula 55, and Flashback mini. They all sound rich and textured. The Blackstar, flint, and EP booster are made for each other btw.

Same old story - prefer clean 6L6 and driven EL34 tones - that's the magic formula!

It would have been even better if you had used the same guitars for both amps. Had shown the differences better.

6L6 for me! love it (clean sound +++)

I've only tried the 6L6 in person and I really enjoyed it although I could not hear if its meant to be tweed or blackface style. I used a Gibson ES-335 Either way I liked what I heard. The British flavored EL34 sounds equally satisfying I'd want both. At home currently to get both American and British sounds I have a 73 silver face Champ and a Marshall class 5

Wish theyd give ya a better speaker with this combo! An upgrade to a creamback would sound amazing. Really excited to try this with pedals tho

I got the 6 L 6 Artist, a dream, few knobs no big dial in, sound clean and crunchy.and lead via footswitch...one of the best amps I found so far? ( may be I need the other 2 as well)

I like the 6v6s in my rockerverb mk1!

Uhhh bridge pickup please.

EL34's all the way!!! Add a greenback and it's a wonderful amp

Ŕeally great comparison really informative. Can anyone help? Which of the two amps stay cleaner louder and for longer before the clean tone breaks up? I believe the 6L6 is probably cleaner but does the amp design keep it cleaner longer than its stablemates. I'm going for an amp test drive next week. Thanks

what do you call British sound ?!!! Drive like Marshall and/or Vox sounds ?!!!! Thanks!

So these are just re-branded Artist (6L6) & Artisan (EL34) amps? And the KT88 is a rebranded Series One?

Are they loud enough?

I want one of these. But I also want blackstar to move back to Korea.

Is black star made in the uk?