Blackstar Venue Series HT Stage HT-60 60W Tube Guitar Combo Amp  

Great Feature set. This is one of the reasons I bought this amp. It has three channells, the clean and two higher gain channells and they all have two voicings. The voicing switches on all three defenitly fchange the sound, and the eq and isf controls are very nice. Maybe could use a 3 band on the clean channel instead of just the bass/treble dials but it hasnt seemed necessary. The reverb is pretty nice to have. Its not incredible, but it sounds decent and gets the job done.  It also has a resonance and presence control which are both nice. I havent tried the emulated out yet, but am defenitly glad its there for recording purposes, although I have my doubts. Emulated outputs generally sound pretty dissapointing. The foot switch is also a really essential feature IMO. THis way I can dial in each channel and switch live between them. Feature wise this amp is great. The only other thing that I would be thrilled to have would be a power attenuator, but that is not necessary.

I just got the amp about a week ago, and it is very solidly built. Its heavy, well put together, and all the knowbs and whatnot are good and solid. Havent messed with tube biasing controls yet, so Im not sure how the guts are, but it feels solid.

For sound,

first off this thing is pretty loud. Its defenitly not for bedroom level playing. I do a lot of bedroom level playing, and you just cant get really good tone at low levels. This thing really wants to scream. It sounds much better when you can crank it up. When I first got it I was very dissapointed. It sounds very harsh and shrill. However it has been growing on me. AS the tubes and the speakers break in, it hs really started to cream up. Im getting my tone dialed in, and getting the feel for it and its starting to sound better.

I would say this is a great buy value wise. Its got a great features set, its good quality, and sounds pretty good. Also you can find 'em used or refurbished for really cheap.

Overall, Its a very good amp. Im still getting warmed up to it, but I know it has a lot of potential. I would say this is a great entry level gigging amp.

The Blackstar Stage 60 arrived just a few days after my order was placed.

It looks great.

A lot has been said about this Amp already. It sounded fine at my house,

but when I set it up at my Church it sounded kind of Dark and not as loud as

I had expected. I also had a hard time dialing in a good overdriven sound.

Back to the MANUAL. AH yes, make sure the speakers are connected to

the proper outlet of the amp. This should be the 1x16 ohms (last hole on the

left as you look at the back of the cabinet). BIG DIFFERENCE!!!

God Bless

Top notch

Alot of bang for the buck!

This is my first tube amp. I went from a solid state Marshall MG30 to this.

I didn't want or need built-in effects, modeling and such - I wanted good tone, both clean and dirty, and solid sound-sculpting controls - and all that I got!  The voice buttons really do something significant, especially on the clean channel, and the tone controls - including their proprietary and awesome ISF, are very effective at altering the end result, too.  This is one versatile tone monster.   But digital reverb?  Really?  Not that I use much reverb, hence my decision to buy anyway - but how much would a spring reverb have added to the cost?  That's why a 9 instead of a 10.

I can see one minor flaw with a stamped metal corner protector that doesn't perfectly seat itself on the bottom left at the back.  Otherwise it's much better looking than the one I played at a local store - all the tolex is smooth and bubble-free, the hardware looks great and the pots feel appropriately snug as you turn them.  No vibrations or other unpleasant surprises - the Chinese factory did a good job with this unit.

Are you kidding?  Electrical emulation of everything from an AC30 to a Mesa, with Marshall sound "native" to the tubes - the voice buttons, ISF, quality speakers - all for a base price of $$$?  OUTSTANDING deal.

I'd recommend to almost anyone needing tonal versatility without resorting to digital tricks.  This amp sounds natural and powerful, it's a great value and the tonal shaping features are above and beyond the norm, even for bigger name manufacturers.  The build quality is very good, too.

What more could u ask for

Bought mine used and when i got it looked brand new to me everything seems very solid

Sounds like amps that cost much more

Overall a very solid amp with good tone for everything upgraded from my line 6 spider and not looking back

This amp is nothing short of AMAZING! it is so versitile its amazing! anything from "fender cleans" to "Bugera Metal" has an amazing slew of features including multiple different cab outputs and a simulated cab 1/4 in output for recording! Let me tell you what this thing is LOUD! there is a reason they call it the ht-60 "Stage" your gonna cut through the mix with EASE with this thing! LOVE THIS AMP! hands down the best money ever spent on an amp!

The only bad thing i can really say about this amp is that not as many people have hear of the brand so when i take it places people under apreciate it. Untill i turn it on!

Built Solidly, REALLY HEAVY!

Some would say this is kind of expencive for a 2x12 combo. Not for something of this magnitude! Easily worth $1000+

Great product overall! Loud, great tone, solid heavy amp, TUBE POWER! absolutley amazing!