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Introduction
Thank you for purchasing this Blackstar Artist 30 combo.
Like all our products, the Artist 30 is the result of countless hours of painstaking
Research and Development by our world class design team. Based in Northampton
(UK), the Blackstar team are all experienced musicians themselves and the sole
aim of the development process is to provide guitarists with products which are the
ultimate tools for self expression.
Drawing on decades of valve amplifier design experience, the R&D team has
focussed all its skills on delivering the ultimate clean and classic overdrive tones –
aiming for simplicity and purity coupled with a high degree of flexibility. As with all
Blackstar products, innovation is key and the Artist 30 features countless unique
Blackstar technical innovations to deliver the unparalleled sonic performance.
All Blackstar products are subject to extensive laboratory and road testing to ensure
they are truly uncompromising in terms of reliability, quality and above all TONE!
If you like what you hear and want to find out more about the Blackstar range of
products please visit our website at www.blackstaramps.com.
Thanks!
The Blackstar Team
Features
The Artist 30 sets a new standard in classic tone, simplicity and flexibility.
At the heart of the Artist 30 lies a unique power amplifier design that harnesses
the tonal qualities of the revered 6L6 valve. By carefully optimising the key power
amplifier parameters of the Artist 30, the Blackstar design team has created an
amplifier which has the outstanding dynamics normally associated with a USA 6L6
design, whilst adding the chime and shimmer of a classic British Class A amplifier.
The Artist 30’s two channels offer the widest possible palette of classic tones and
each channel can be set as either a clean channel or a classic overdrive channel.
With the emphasis on simplicity and sonic purity, every feature has been refined to
allow a musician total freedom in shaping their own sound.
Pro features such as footswitching, reverb, master volume and effects loop augment
the sonic experience, making the product completely equipped for today’s exacting
performance requirements.
As with all Blackstar products reliability is paramount and the Artist 30 has been
subject to countless hours of endurance testing, both in the laboratory and in live
performance meaning you can rely on the Artist 30 night after night in the most
demanding gig environments.
This flexibility, tone and quality is delivered with a visual elegance worthy of the
world’s greatest stages and performers. From the metallic thread in the classic
paper fret to the embossed Blackstar detail on the luxury leather carrying strap,
nothing has been left to chance in delivering the Artist 30 – A New Classic.
Channel 1
Channel 1’s stripped down channel design is simplicity itself. The Volume and
Tone controls offer just the right amount of adjustment on drive level and treble
frequencies to drive the power amplifier to the optimum level, depending on your
style and sound preference. Here the emphasis is on signal integrity and hence the
nuances of your guitar, pedal and playing style will cut through with brilliant clarity.
Channel 2
Channel 2 offers a new level of clean and crunch flexibility. Featuring Blackstar’s
patented ISF, control the widest possible variation in tone is available. Set counter-
clockwise the ISF configures the tone stack to a US response, tightening the low
mids and emphasising the treble and presence frequencies. Moving the control
clockwise, continuously varies the tone towards a more British response, where
the low mids are emphasised for a warm, ‘woody’ clean or crunch reminiscent of
classic British amplifiers from years gone by. Most importantly, ISF allows you to
pinpoint your exact personal tonal preference allowing you to find the sound in your
head.