FIRST PLAY BLACKSTAR ST JAMES 50 EL34 COMBO
BLACKSTAR ST JAMES 50 EL34 COMBO £1,099
WHAT IS IT?
Significant new release from Blackstar combining innovative features and modern cabinet emulation
Blackstar’s history goes back to 2004, when a gang of four guitar-playing mates left secure employment with a major amplification manufacturer to spend the next two and a half years developing their own range of amps, from the somewhat more dubious security of a shed in Northampton.
Blackstar Amplification made its debut in 2007 at Frankfurt’s Musikmesse trade show – and the rest we know. Today, it’s one of the top amplification brands in every niche, from hand-wired pure valve designs to cost-effective digital modelling, all presented with the typically down-to-earth pragmatic attitude that’s a reflection of the company founders and the city Blackstar comes from. So perhaps it’s apt that Blackstar chose to pay tribute to its hometown with one of its most important launches yet: the St James range.
St James is the Northampton district that’s
