Blackstar ID:Core Stereo 150 Combo

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BLACKSTAR ID:CORE

STEREO 100 COMBO

£249

WHAT IS IT? Programmable,

solid-state/digital 2x10 combo

with 2x 50-watt stereo power

BLACKSTAR ID:CORE

STEREO 150 COMBO

£329

WHAT IS IT? The same deal as

the 100, but in a 2x12 combo with

2x 75-watt stereo power

Guitarist november 2016

Blackstar adds more muscle to its ID:Core

series, as the High Power range takes the

amps further into the live arena

GIG IDEAS

Words

Nick Guppy

Photography

Neil Godwin

lackstar’s popular and award-winning ID:

series started off as affordable programmable

amps with high-quality sounds and effects

and up to 100 watts of power. The concept proved

so successful that there’s now an equally popular

spin-off in the shape of the ID:Core series, which

(literally!) expands the Core’s sounds and features

into Blackstar’s Super Wide Stereo power stage,

together with the multi-purpose bass, electric,

acoustic and music home amp, the Bluetooth-enabled

ID: Core Beam.

Compared with the beefier ID:TVP amps, the

ID:Cores are relatively low-powered and intended

mostly for practice and home use. However, the Core

concept has proved so successful that there was a

demand for something with a little more oomph.

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Summary of content (5 pages)

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f i r st p l ay BLACKSTAR ID:CORE STEREO 100 COMBO £249 WHAT IS IT? Programmable, solid-state/digital 2x10 combo with 2x 50-watt stereo power BLACKSTAR ID:CORE STEREO 150 COMBO £329 WHAT IS IT? The same deal as the 100, but in a 2x12 combo with 2x 75-watt stereo power GIG IDEAS Words Nick Guppy Photography Neil Godwin Blackstar adds more muscle to its ID:Core series, as the High Power range takes the amps further into the live arena B lackstar’s popular and award-winning ID: series started off as af
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Video Demo http://bit.ly/guitaristextra Blackstar ID:Core 100 & 150 combos first play november 2016 Guitarist GIT413.rev_blackstar.
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first play BLACKSTAR ID:CORE 100 & 150 COMBOS 1. The Stereo 100 and Stereo 150 both feature an excellent stereo effects loop 2. Blackstar’s clever ISF (Infinite Shape Feature) continuously changes the EQ response from British to American, taking the ID:Cores from classic British to vintage USA and every step in between 3.
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Video demo http://bit.ly/guitaristextra BLACKSTAR ID:CORE 100 & 150 COMBOS first play 2 The effects are controlled from three category buttons for reverbs, delays and modulations, with a rotary effects type selector and level controls. The final knob on the control panel is the global master volume, which is the only control that’s not programmable.
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first play BLACKSTAR ID:CORE 100 & 150 COMBOS 4 BLACKSTAR ID:CORE STEREO 100 COMBO more compact Stereo 100. Both Cores are easy to use thanks to clear panel lettering and a logical, familiar layout that’s not too different from a conventional analogue guitar amp. Once the patch volume levels are adjusted to taste, the non-programmable global master volume is the only control that needs tweaking.