Blackstar HT-5 : from Van Halen to Setzer and beyond …

Contrast! First a VH riff on the overdrive channel, then a Brian Setzer tune on the clean one; followed by a moody impro and then some boogie, still with the clean channel.
Guitars used are the Duesenberg Rocket I for the first clip, the Gretsch Brian Setzer Hot Rod for clips 2 and 3 and my modded Squier ’51 for the last one. I used a Carl Martin Red Repeat on clips 2 and 3, and a Vox V810 Valvetone overdrive (set to light boost) on clip 4.
I used the Shure SM57 and T-bone RB500 microphones for recording.

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25 Responses to Blackstar HT-5 : from Van Halen to Setzer and beyond …

  1. Earthling66 says:

    @EMGlespaulMESA It …
    @EMGlespaulMESA It has a 12AX7 in the pre and a 12BH7 in the power amp. The 12BH7 is a double triode (like the 12AX7), so it’s basically two tubes in a single casing. In simple terms a push-pull output stage uses one tube to amplify the positive side of the signal and another one for the negative side. Most amps use this config, as opposed to “single-ended” where only one tube amplifies the whole signal.

  2. RyuBlade1980 says:

    Really great demo! …
    Really great demo! Instead of noodling around with as much distortion as possible you showed the possibilities of the ht-5. I wish every demo on youtube was as good as yours.

  3. dergenaue says:

    @EMGlespaulMESA …
    @EMGlespaulMESA somebody told me that it means they are running the signal through the power tube multiple times

  4. Mrjones2044x says:

    Do you know what …
    Do you know what settings you used for the van halen riff? I just got a head last week and am struggling to get your sound. I play through a marshall cab loaded with a V30 and H30.
    Thanks

  5. Wilq59r says:

    it’s Unchained
    it’s Unchained

  6. ibanezgast says:

    What is the first ‘ …
    What is the first ‘VH song you play?

  7. xReisendenx says:

    it has one in the …
    it has one in the power section and one in the pre section. otherwise it won’t work.

  8. EMGlespaulMESA says:

    @00Orbit00 i just …
    @00Orbit00 i just got this amp, very confused about it bieng all valve, im not saying its a hybrid, but how can an amp be all valve without a power tube (eg: el84) or something, this just has 2 12ax7 type tubes, i heard it ahs a push pull, but what does that mean even?

  9. jacktheguitarman says:

    what were your …
    what were your settings for the 1st van halen riff?

  10. blackstarht5 says:

    Right on Brother …
    Right on Brother This Rocks !!!

  11. 00Orbit00 says:

    Yes.
    Yes.

  12. UltimateGuitarist17 says:

    Is this amp all …
    Is this amp all valve/tube??

  13. realdocloco says:

    It’s modded, with a …
    It’s modded, with a GFS Retrotron Liverpool pickup. The ’51 is discontinued anyway.

  14. ElTigreNegro83 says:

    the squire 51 is …
    the squire 51 is not bad! I dd not know that model, how much it costs?

  15. BrasilGuitar says:

    Can you play with …
    Can you play with drums using a 1×12 cab?

  16. jacktheguitarman says:

    was thinking about …
    was thinking about getting this or the fender super champ xd which one would you perfer for classic hard rock

  17. ArpeggiateTHIS says:

    Great demo, I love …
    Great demo, I love that Squier ’51 too!

  18. bojjob77 says:

    put through 4 x 12 …
    put through 4 x 12 cab?

  19. fallingspears77 says:

    is 5 watts tube …
    is 5 watts tube enough to get over a drum set? if not, is there any louder versions, or ways i can make it louder

  20. notuern says:

    It sounds great at …
    It sounds great at low volumes.
    The only thing you might have a problem with is that you dont push the amp enough to get the speaker moving like it should.. if you can blast your amp out for a few days just to make the speakers settle in, you will have an awesome low-volume amp!

  21. Whyrendog says:

    Yeah that’s the …
    Yeah that’s the whole “gimmick” is the same sound with less volume.

  22. bonchasilark says:

    the isf rocks
    the isf rocks

  23. realdocloco says:

    No problem for …
    No problem for playing it at low volume with a good tone.

  24. GiGaMoG says:

    How is this amp …
    How is this amp perform on low volume? I’m very interested but my neighbours don’t give me the luxury of cranking anything up :(

  25. rickyraveon says:

    Great demo. I …
    Great demo. I played one last week & was quite impressed. And I LOVE your ’51. SWEET. I have 3 modded 51′s myself. I’ve been checking out the liverpools online, too.