BLACKSTAR Artisan 10 AE [4/28] Features

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Introduction

Thank you for purchasing this 10th Anniversary Blackstar Artisan 10 AE amplier.

Like all our products, this amp 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.

All Blackstar products are subjected to extensive laboratory and road testing to

ensure that they are truly uncompromising in terms of reliability, quality and above

all TONE.

Based on the award-winning Artisan range, this 10 Watt single-ended, Class A valve

combo gives you all the tone and feel of the original Artisan in a compact format,

perfect for the home, studio or smaller live performances.

If you like what you hear and want to nd out more about the Blackstar range of

products please visit our website at www.blackstaramps.com.

Thanks!

The Blackstar Team

Features

In celebration of 10 years of glorious Blackstar tone, our design team have created

three new 10 Watt single-ended valve ampliers, each drawing on the sound and

innovation of iconic Blackstar lines: Artisan, Artist and Series One. Each model

captures the essence and, crucially, the player feel of the original agship amplier,

and manages to do so with an elegantly simple arrangement of four controls, plus a

switch to introduce an additional gain stage for ultimate exibility.

This Artisan 10 Anniversary Edition is a low gain, classic crunch amplier with an

ECC83 valve in the preamp stage. A hot preamp Boost can be engaged – either via

the front panel or the included footswitch – for authentic classic rock / indie rhythm

playing and vocal leads.

Much of the distinctive character of a single-ended valve amp comes from the way

its power stage clips, bringing out the nuances of the chosen power amp valve. This

Artisan 10 Anniversary Edition amplier features an EL34 power valve – in keeping

with the original Artisan 100 – which produces a superlative, warm British crunch

when pushed hard using the Master Volume. The 10 Watts of output power driving

a Celestion speaker makes this Artisan 10 Anniversary Edition the perfect amp for

practicing and recording at home or in the studio, and for smaller live performances.

Professional features such as a specially-voiced reverb, footswitching and an eects

loop augment the sonic experience, making this amplier fully equipped for today’s

exacting performance requirements.

Completing the versatile feature set, a cabinet emulated line output is included for

silent practice, recording or for supporting your live sound into a PA. The signal for

the emulated output is taken directly after the power amp to ensure that you can

capture and record the tonal characteristics of the Class A congured EL34 power

valve and output transformer being pushed into saturation.