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The Blackstar is rather slim in built (trimmed width compared to the average BOSS unit), what overpowers it visually is the quartet of knobs on board for drive, volume & tone controls. The pedal works on a cascading gain concept hence the twin drive controls but the lower drive knob has a particular inclination to the bass frequency. The purpose here is to give the player a pre-gain bass tweaking, effectively, the contouring of the guitar’s tone takes place before the signals are distorted. This allows for definition & clarity to cut through because if you are familiar with post-gain frequency tweaking in majority of other distortion pedals, any enhancements of the bass, induces ill-definition instead.
In use, the Blackstar is a distortion pedal, intense drive-type output is available. As a stand-alone unit, it gives the guitar a very transparent tone in addition to the distortion on offer. Tweak both drive controls to suit the level of induced harmonics you wish to acquire in addition to making your overall tone suits the amp you are using. Interestingly, the dual drive module featured here allows for quite an expansive array of voicing, from polite, jazzy, polished midrange to fat, fuzz-like bottom end.
The fun doesn’t end there; couple the Blackstar with another drive-type pedal to boost proceedings & you’ll hear what this pedal can really do. In conjunction with an already driven amp, the Blackstar is a very capable booster, offering more drive than the average Tubescreamer, with a healthy dose of clarity to boot.
The Blackstar is rather slim in built (trimmed width compared to the average BOSS unit), what overpowers it visually is the quartet of knobs on board for drive, volume & tone controls. The pedal works on a cascading gain concept hence the twin drive controls but the lower drive knob has a particular inclination to the bass frequency. The purpose here is to give the player a pre-gain bass tweaking, effectively, the contouring of the guitar’s tone takes place before the signals are distorted. This allows for definition & clarity to cut through because if you are familiar with post-gain frequency tweaking in majority of other distortion pedals, any enhancements of the bass, induces ill-definition instead.
In use, the Blackstar is a distortion pedal, intense drive-type output is available. As a stand-alone unit, it gives the guitar a very transparent tone in addition to the distortion on offer. Tweak both drive controls to suit the level of induced harmonics you wish to acquire in addition to making your overall tone suits the amp you are using. Interestingly, the dual drive module featured here allows for quite an expansive array of voicing, from polite, jazzy, polished midrange to fat, fuzz-like bottom end.
The fun doesn’t end there; couple the Blackstar with another drive-type pedal to boost proceedings & you’ll hear what this pedal can really do. In conjunction with an already driven amp, the Blackstar is a very capable booster, offering more drive than the average Tubescreamer, with a healthy dose of clarity to boot.
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