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Blackstar Amplification have teamed up once again with acclaimed blues guitarist Jared James Nichols to introduce the JJN 50 Signature Amplifier, the JJN 212 VOC and the JJN 50 Plugin.
While it’s not the first USB interface optimised for electric guitar players, Blackstar’s new Polar 2 has some neat tricks up its sleeve.
Blackstar's new audio interface offers the same guitar-specific features as the POLAR 2 but with additional mic pres and line-level connectivity, along with MIDI I/O.
These low‑power amp heads are packed with studio‑friendly features.
These new releases, which are available separately, are essentially stripped-back versions of the original Blackstar St James Plugin.
The Venue MK III Series retains the versatile dual-channel design that made the range popular, but introduces built-in cabinet simulation and some technical improvments.
Blackstar have an enviable track record in building genuine valve amps. Can their first modelling plug‑in maintain those lofty standards?
Created by the team behind Blackstar's Artisan, Series One, ID:Series and St. James product ranges, the Blackstar St. James Plugin promises to set a new standard in the amp simulation world.
These two stompbox amps may look superficially the same and do have quite a lot in common, but each one seems to have been optimised for a different type of user.
Blackstar's latest amplifier offers three channels, CabRig modelling technology, a boost circuit and a reverb processor, all in a compact pedalboard-friendly format.
