About one year later... I still play my Blackstar HT-5

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They're great-sounding amps...

Oddly enough, 5+ years later and I still play my Marshall... :D
 
psychodave":k7qdstql said:
Vrad":k7qdstql said:
They're great-sounding amps...

Oddly enough, 5+ years later and I still play my Marshall... :D

haha...well 20 years later I still play MY 71 SL :lol: :LOL: I think I am modding the fucker though... :rock:
That was a great year for Marshalls.
Modding how? Like super high gain or just a bit more?
 
Tried one yesterday and I liked it but I went out off the shop whit a Gibson SG VOS AY. :D
 
I agree, the HT-5 is amazingly awesome, and makes me feel all warm inside that its possible to make such a good sounding amp at this price point.
 
I think I'm going to buy one of these, since I'm on a major budget. Seem like sweet amps for the price.
 
Dave,

This is the way I feel about my Bedroom amp. Renegade 65w, and TM212 Cab... It nails the 87' Skyes Whitesnake tone to a tee and just has the unreal Hard Rock / Heavy Metal sound.

It's Rich and Dark sounding, and I could play in my Bedroom forever, and forget about all the Monster Rigs Downstairs!

Best,

Roid RAGE

Egg1.jpg
 
I haven't played my HT 5 in a while, but it is a great little amp :thumbsup:
 
psychodave":833j0747 said:
So like the title says, I still play my Blackstar HT-5. It is such a killer bedroom/practice amp. Granted, I use it in my slave setup, but it still slays. Dare I say I prefer it over my stock Marshalls... :lol: :LOL:
Dave, Didn't you change the tube? What did you change it to and what difference did it make?
 
psychodave":ygl1h48c said:
Vrad":ygl1h48c said:
psychodave":ygl1h48c said:
Vrad":ygl1h48c said:
They're great-sounding amps...

Oddly enough, 5+ years later and I still play my Marshall... :D

haha...well 20 years later I still play MY 71 SL :lol: :LOL: I think I am modding the fucker though... :rock:
That was a great year for Marshalls.
Modding how? Like super high gain or just a bit more?

Tons of gain. :lol: :LOL:
So whos got the pleasure of modding it
 
psychodave":c8uja5mg said:
Vrad":c8uja5mg said:
psychodave":c8uja5mg said:
Vrad":c8uja5mg said:
They're great-sounding amps...

Oddly enough, 5+ years later and I still play my Marshall... :D

haha...well 20 years later I still play MY 71 SL :lol: :LOL: I think I am modding the fucker though... :rock:
That was a great year for Marshalls.
Modding how? Like super high gain or just a bit more?

Tons of gain. :lol: :LOL:
As I'm finding out, it's very hard to make a modern amp out of an old Marshall without making irreversable changes.
But I'm a n00b... LOL! :D
 
Can you describe us what sounds you can get from the amp? Its price rocks :rock:
 
RoidRage":xnf8gj0f said:
Dave,

This is the way I feel about my Bedroom amp. Renegade 65w, and TM212 Cab... It nails the 87' Skyes Whitesnake tone to a tee and just has the unreal Hard Rock / Heavy Metal sound.

It's Rich and Dark sounding, and I could play in my Bedroom forever, and forget about all the Monster Rigs Downstairs!

Best,

Roid RAGE

Egg1.jpg


I like the Renegade but if you really want to nail the Sykes tone get a Boogie Mark III. It gets a lot closer to the SYkes tone than the Renegade does. A blue or red stripe III will also have a lot more gain than the Renegade. The Egnater sounds closer to a Marshall IMHO. Sykes used Boogies for 87 and Blue Murder albums anyway.
 
just a question. how easy would be to setup an ht5 or eggy tweaker as a preamp? i've got a boatload of 12bh7 "pulls". retubing an ht5 is not a problem for me.
 
danyeo":1lz2eutg said:
RoidRage":1lz2eutg said:
Dave,

This is the way I feel about my Bedroom amp. Renegade 65w, and TM212 Cab... It nails the 87' Skyes Whitesnake tone to a tee and just has the unreal Hard Rock / Heavy Metal sound.

It's Rich and Dark sounding, and I could play in my Bedroom forever, and forget about all the Monster Rigs Downstairs!

Best,

Roid RAGE

Egg1.jpg


I like the Renegade but if you really want to nail the Sykes tone get a Boogie Mark III. It gets a lot closer to the SYkes tone than the Renegade does. A blue or red stripe III will also have a lot more gain than the Renegade. The Egnater sounds closer to a Marshall IMHO. Sykes used Boogies for 87 and Blue Murder albums anyway.

Danyeo,

I don't want to turn Daves Blackstar Thread into a Renegade/Mesa thread, but with those Dark Lead 80's in the cab, and the Burstbucker III in my Les Paul... It sounds Exactly Like 87' Whitesnake to a tee! And I'm not using all the gain this thing has!

I don't think that it sounds Marshally what so ever, and for a Marshall I have this:
viewtopic.php?f=3&t=59944

Best,

Roid RAGE
 
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