New Blackstar HT Venue Mk3 Series Of Valve Amps

We’ve developed a love for Blackstar due to their cutting-edge range of AMPED guitar pedals, their CabRig software and their lightweight St. James amps, and now things have become even better with the introduction of their best-selling HT Venue valve amplifier line’s third iteration.

To complete the update, the new panels have a clean, crisp aesthetic and cornerless covering, combined with classic chickenhead knobs we all love and a new paper fret to complete the look.

In addition, is Blackstar’s advanced CabRig™ DSP technology, an embodiment of their latest innovations in speaker, cab, mic, and room emulation. This technology was originally featured in St. James and AMPED products, coupled with 4-channel audio via the USB-C, capturing professional quality valve tone into a DAW is simple.

Models in the range:

• HT Club 40 MK III combo
• HT Stage 60 112 MK III combo
• HT Stage 60 212 MK III combo
• HT Club 50 MK III head
• HT Stage 100 MK III head
• HTV-112 cabinet
• HTV-212 cabinet
• HTV-412A cabinet
• HTV-412B cabinet

Here’s what more you can expect from the new HT Venue MK III:

• Ground-breaking new clean channel offering the ultimate in clean tone quality and flexibility: All Clean Channels have Bass, Treble and a Voice switch.
• Rich, responsive Overdrives each with its own Voice switch. The high-gain Voices are tight and focused.
  All modes foot switchable with the optional 5-way FS-14 Footcontroller: Resulting in the widest possible selection of stage-accessible valve tones.
• Power Reduction: A switchable power reduction circuit is included giving reliable, transparent attenuation down to 10% of the amp’s rated power.
• Blackstar’s patented ISF on the OD channel(s). ISF stands for ‘Infinite Shape Feature’. Unique to Blackstar products, this control can take you from a more ‘American-sounding amp all the way through to a classic ‘British’ amplifier and anywhere in between
• 2 distinct voices on every channel with independent EQ controls. Clean Voice 1 is an American-style clean. Clean voice 2 is a ‘Class A’ British tone. On each of the OD channels, switching to voice 2 will add more gain and overall change the overdrive from a classic drive to a higher gain, more contemporary tone.
• CabRig – our class-leading speaker simulation DSP software. Choose from 100s of microphone and cabinet combinations within our free software and store 3 CabRig presets directly into your amplifier.
• Professional USB recording output: Now updated to USB-C, this is the simplest way to get valve tone into your recordings.
• ‘HT’ stands for High Tension meaning the high voltage internal circuits needed to push valves to their full tonal potential.

These days we are truly spoiled for choice as guitarists when it comes to extremely versatile guitar amps that can cover a huge amount of territory and the new HT Venue MK III range of amps sits comfortably among the best of these.

HT CLUB 40 MK III
Features:
 Innovative 40 Watt valve combo  2 x ECC83 and 2 x EL34 valves  Two footswitchable channels  Four footswitchable voices  Boutique clean channel with expanded tone controls  High gain overdrive channels  Patented Infinite Shape Feature (ISF)  Power Reduction down to 10% of full Wattages  Master Volumes  Digital Reverb with Dark/Light switch. Reverb time is independently adjustable via Architect software  CabRig outputs (1/4” unbalanced, XLR Balanced and USB C)  Effects loop with effects level switch  USB C for recording and connecting to Architect & CabRig  1×12” Celestion speaker  2-way foot controller included  Compact size for ultimate portability  Modern Boutique styling

HT STAGE 60 112 MK III
Features:
 Innovative 60 Watt valve combo  2 x ECC83 and 2 x EL34 valves  Three footswitchable channels  Six footswitchable voices  Boutique clean channel with expanded tone controls  Two high gain overdrive channels  Patented Infinite Shape Feature (ISF)  Power Reduction down to 10% of full Wattage  Presence, Resonance, Master Volume  Digital Reverb with Dark/Light switch. Reverb time is independently adjustable via Architect software  CabRig outputs (1/4” unbalanced, XLR Balanced and USB C)  Effects loop with effects level switch  USB C for recording and connecting to Architect & CabRig  1×12″ Celestion speaker  2-way foot controller included  Compact size for ultimate portability  Boutique modern styling

HT STAGE 60 212 MK III
Features:
 Innovative 60 Watt valve combo  2 x ECC83 and 2 x EL34 valves  Three footswitchable channels  Six footswitchable voices  Boutique clean channel with expanded tone controls  Two high gain overdrive channels  Patented Infinite Shape Feature (ISF)  Power Reduction down to 10% of full Wattage  Presence, Resonance, Master Volume  Digital Reverb with Dark/Light switch. Reverb time is independently adjustable via Architect software  CabRig outputs (1/4” unbalanced, XLR Balanced and USB C)  Effects loop with effects level switch  USB C for recording and connecting to Architect & CabRig  2×12” Celestion speakers  2-way foot controller included  Compact size for ultimate portability  Boutique modern styling

HT CLUB 50 MK III
Features: 
 Innovative 50 Watt valve head  2 x ECC83 and 2 x EL34 valves  Two footswitchable channels  Four footswitchable voices  Boutique clean channel with expanded tone controls  High gain overdrive channel  Patented Infinite Shape Feature (ISF)  Power Reduction down to 10% of full Wattage  Master Volume  Digital Reverb with Dark/Light switch. Reverb time is independently adjustable via Architect software  CabRig outputs (1/4” unbalanced, XLR Balanced and USB C)  Effects loop with effects level switch  USB C for recording and connecting to Architect & CabRig  2-way foot controller included  Compact size for ultimate portability  Boutique modern styling

HT STAGE 100 MK III
Features: 
 Innovative 100 Watt valve head  2 x ECC83 and 4 x EL34 valves  Three foot-switchable channels  Six foot-switchable voices  Boutique clean channel with expanded tone controls  Two high gain overdrive channels  Patented Infinite Shape Feature (ISF)  Power Reduction down to 10% of full Wattage  Presence, Resonance, Master Volume  Digital Reverb with Dark/Light switch  CabRig outputs (1/4” unbalanced, XLR Balanced and USB C)  Effects loop with effects level switch  USB C for recording and connecting to Architect & CabRig  2-way foot controller included  Compact size for ultimate portability  Boutique modern styling

FS-14 Foot controller
Features:
The optional 5-way FS-14 Footcontroller enables easy access to all Channels and Voices, plus the global boost function and Reverb switching for maximum control.

 

Extension Cabinets

HTV-112 MK III: 1×12″ Celestion speaker, 80 Watts, 16 Ohm

HTV-212 MK III: 2×12″ Celestion speakers, 160 Watts, 4 or 16 Ohm mono / 2×8 Ohm stereo

HTV-412A MK III: 4×12″ Celestion speakers, 320 Watts, 4 or 16 Ohm mono / 2×8 Ohm stereo

HTV-412B MK III: 4×12″ Celestion speakers, 320 Watts, 4 or 16 Ohm mono / 2×8 Ohm stereo

These new models are available in stores now!

Blackstar is distributed by CMI Music & Audio in Australia