Each channel sports level and gain knobs and a mini-toggle switch offering two voices of increasing grit. Dual pedals offer twin channels in an angled, double-width chassis.
However, while it pains us to skim over such a good pedal, we’re keen to get as in-depth as possible with its Dual siblings – and there’s a lot to get our teeth into.īoth Dept 10. If you’re boost-minded then this little beast deserves your immediate attention. The boost knob itself governs the amount of sting you apply to your amp and, with up to 25dB on tap, there is more than enough grunt here to either push your pedals harder at the start of your chain or levitate your solos into the realms of unfettered melodic communication. In practice, this means that the dead-centre position gives us an unadulterated clean boost while deviation from that point will either cut or boost the low and high frequencies. 10 range, the Boost combines a class A gain stage with passive James-Baxandall-style EQ. We’ll dig into all this shortly but another feature worth flagging is that, unlike some other valve-driven pedals which require bulky power supplies to function and indeed their power-hungry HT forebears, each of this trio of tubular belles runs from a supplied nine-volt DC adaptor, which is greatly appreciated when it comes to pedalboard integration.īy far the simplest and most affordable pedal in the Dept. With deep editing carried out via USB, each of the Dual pedals allows you to store three onboard Cab Rig presets accessible via a mini-toggle on the front of the unit.
GUITAR RIG 5 PRESETS BRAND NEW SIMULATOR
The larger units also come loaded with Blackstar’s new Cab Rig speaker simulator technology, featuring over 250 mic and cab combinations, a choice of mic type and axis, room mics and master EQ for each virtual cabinet. Named after the company’s in-house team responsible for “blue-sky innovation”, each of this trifecta boasts a single ECC83 triode running at more than 200v at its sonic heart, along with a dizzying array of chunky control knobs and switches on the Dual models.
GUITAR RIG 5 PRESETS BRAND NEW SERIES
10 Boost, Dual Drive and Dual Distortion. The Northampton company’s tube-loaded HT units were groundbreaking back in 2007 but now it’s time to meet the next generation of Blackstar stompboxes: the Dept. Although world-renowned for delivering high-quality amplifiers used by such diverse luminaries as Jared James Nichols, Gus G, Neal Schon and Richard Hawley, the Blackstar design team are no strangers to the pedal scene, either.
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