Developed after months of forensic examination of vintage valve amps, the St. James series offers valve amplifiers that are truly lightweight and portable. Responding to the demand, the EL34 and 6L6 models are now available in 50W 2×12 combos. These amps are simple to use but highly versatile; the intuitive two channel set-up deliver Blackstar’s best ever cleans and overdrives.
Target customer
- Touring guitar players looking for a lightweight amp capable of playing any size show
- Guitar players looking for a pro-quality lightweight amp for playing live and recording
- Studio engineers in need of a flexible amp to record mic’d and via cab rig
Top Selling Features:
- Reactive load allows you to use the valve amps without a speaker connected, mimicking the response of a typical speaker for authentic power-amp tones at home or in the studio
- The new Cab Rig simulator technology reproduces the sound and feel of a mic’d up guitar cab in incredible detail
- Power reduction to 5 watts, or “Sag” setting which recreates a softer vintage response
- Super lightweight amps, half the weight of a traditional valve amp
Top Specs
- 50 Watt 2×12 combo amps, with 6L6 and EL34 models
- Less than half the weight of a traditional valve amp (32.4 lbs)
- USB audio output with Cab Rig advanced DSP cabinet simulator
- Two footswitchable channels and footswitchable channel II boost (footswitch included)
- Power reduction, studio quality digital reverb, and effects loop