Blackstar Dept.10 Dual Drive and Dual Distortion

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CONTROLS: Gain 1, Gain

2, Level 1, Level 2, Clean

/ Crunch, Crunch /

Overdrive (Overdrive 1

and Overdrive 2 on

Dual Distortion), Bass,

Middle Treble, ISF, Cab

Rig presets 1/2/3,

Channel 1 and Channel

2 footswitches

FEATURES: 1/4-inch

Output and Cab Rig

output, 1/4-inch Input,

1/4-inch Send and

Return effects loop,

USB Audio

POWER SUPPLY: 9-volt

power supply (minimum

500MA) included

DIMENSIONS: HxWxD:

46 x 147 x 112mm

AT A GLANCE

DUAL OVERDRIVE

CLEAN VOICE

If you’re using the Dual

Overdrive with an amp, we

can’t imagine you needing

the clean voice on the Dual

Overdrive as it won’t offer

enough headroom.

CAB RIG OUTPUT

You can choose to bypass

the Cab Rig simulation by using

the alternative output. Plug

your headphones into the

Cab Rig output for the

full experience.

DUAL DISTORTION

OD1 / OD2

OD1 and OD2 offer more gain

than the Crunch and Distortion

of the Dual Overdrive – and it’ll

be too much for some. But if

you’re here for metal, this is

the one to buy.

Photography Phil Barker

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Summary of content (3 pages)

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T H E GA S STATION 3 82 1 AT A GLANCE CONTROLS: Gain 1, Gain 2, Level 1, Level 2, Clean / Crunch, Crunch / Overdrive (Overdrive 1 and Overdrive 2 on Dual Distortion), Bass, Middle Treble, ISF, Cab Rig presets 1/2/3, Channel 1 and Channel 2 footswitches FEATURES: 1/4-inch Output and Cab Rig output, 1/4-inch Input, 1/4-inch Send and Return effects loop, USB Audio POWER SUPPLY: 9-volt power supply (minimum 500MA) included DIMENSIONS: HxWxD: Photography Phil Barker 46 x 147 x 112mm 1 DUAL OVERDRIVE CL
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REVIEW BLACKSTAR DEPT. 10 £249 DUAL DRIVE AND DUAL DISTORTION EACH A truly expanded valve preamp experience in a pedal? V alve preamp pedals are not a new concept – and Blackstar should know. It was there at the vanguard with its HT range back in the year of its launch in 2007. The company’s late co-founder and technical director Bruce Keir playing a key role in the design and development of pedals that harnessed valve technology in a compact, floor-based enclosure.
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T H E GA S STATION Power Player Preparing your pedalboard W Though it’s accurate to describe the Dual Overdrive as an allrounder and the Dual Distortion delivering for heavier needs, it undersells the wide range of gain tones both deliver. The DO can do heavy on the second channel and there’s some hugely satisfying lighter crunch tones to be had from the DD’s Channel 1 Crunch voice. Blackstar have given you some effective, user-friendly tools to control your gain.