Blackstar Amplification Ltd.
manufacturerUnclaimedNorthampton guitar amplifier manufacturer founded by Marshall's former R&D team, producing the Artisan, Series One, and ID series valve and digital heads for touring and studio use in 50 countries.
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Blackstar Amplification Ltd. is a British guitar amplifier manufacturer headquartered in Northampton, England. Founded in 2004 by a team of engineers including Ian Robinson and Bruce Keir, who had previously led amplifier development at Marshall Amplification, Blackstar launched with the HT-Valve series and rapidly gained a professional user base among touring and recording guitarists. The company's product portfolio covers all-valve amplifier heads and combos (Artisan 15, 30, and 100; Series One 45, 100, and 200), digital-modelling amplifiers (ID Core, ID60, ID260), the Silverline and HT venue series for live use, and the Fly mini practice amplifier range. Blackstar also manufactures the HT-Dual and Series One effects pedals. All-valve products are designed and engineered in Northampton, with manufacturing contracted across the UK and Asia. The Patented Infinite Shape Feature (ISF) tone control, developed by Blackstar's founding engineers, appears across the line and replaces conventional bass/mid/treble controls with a continuously variable voicing that sweeps from American to British amplifier characters. Blackstar distributes in approximately 50 countries through national distributors and music retailers.
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- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom 🇺🇸 United States 🇩🇪 Germany 🇦🇺 Australia 🇫🇷 France 🇯🇵 Japan 🇨🇦 Canada 🇳🇱 Netherlands 🇸🇪 Sweden 🇮🇹 Italy