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    Practically Packed

    Apr 06, 2021 4 minutes
    Words Nick Guppy
    Photography
    Olly Curtis

    Like rust, technology never sleeps and if you don’t keep moving forwards you end up getting left behind. Happily, that’s not something you could say about Blackstar, where a continuous program of improvement seems to come up with something new and innovative almost every week. This time round, it’s the turn of Blackstar’s popular ID:Core entry-level practice combos to get the upgrade treatment, along with a similar refresh for the Insider software app that partners them. So, let’s take a look at the biggest of the new three-amp mini range, the ID:Core V3 Stereo 40 combo.

    Like all Blackstar amps, the ID:Core

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