blackheart combo=deadhorse yet?

evol04gt · Post by **evol04gt** » Sat May 24, 2008 5:36 pm

so in the trade for some of my redundant pedals i have, i was going to get a superchamp xd... but the dude supposedly cant get his super deal on them anymore..he offered the combo 5 watt blackheart instead.. very tempting.. doing research it says it has an "american voice" open back speaker.. i was hoping to get something with a fender esq clean but yet the marshall esq grind when really cranked. didnt realy want class a, was hoping for footswitchable but its either this amp or the crate v118 with the 2 12 inch speakers....

dude said i can get the half stack, but i would have to give him my flanger pedal...which i do really like.... but the "american voiced" speaker is really entriguing me. my mini marshall stack has 2 closed 10" cabs, so i could always use the combo with a cab.... decisions decisions.... i hope i dont really miss reverb.

Post by **Hurb** » Sat May 24, 2008 5:44 pm

black hearts sound like arse.

evol04gt · Post by **evol04gt** » Sat May 24, 2008 5:59 pm

compared to?

James · Post by **James** » Sat May 24, 2008 6:26 pm

Hurb's arse.

Justin J · Post by **Justin J** » Sat May 24, 2008 6:27 pm

the new super champs and vibro champs sound terrible. there are no good clean sounds, most of the distortions are cheezy, and the on-board effects are totally lame.

evol04gt · Post by **evol04gt** » Sat May 24, 2008 7:26 pm

well everywhere else i have been reading has had glorious revues on the blackhearts..... i mean its not like its this or a twin reverb... i mean its jsut for a good tube sound with some tone flexibility.. people love the valve jrs but i preffer some tone adjustments.... ill prob a/b footswitch it with my other amps and what not...

thinking of getting the holy stain pedal to go along with it at some point..that seems to have some good effects on it... same price as the holy grail.......

Post by **Hurb** » Sat May 24, 2008 7:42 pm

Yeah combine it with the worst effect pedal ever too!

evol04gt · Post by **evol04gt** » Sat May 24, 2008 8:28 pm

well then..... people are recommending the holy grail and i saw the holy stain and was all like...wait..... maybe just find a holy grail then,..

and why are you say its the worst amp?

Post by **Hurb** » Sat May 24, 2008 8:42 pm

evol04gt wrote:well then..... people are recommending the holy grail and i saw the holy stain and was all like...wait..... maybe just find a holy grail then,..

and why are you say its the worst amp?

I'm not really, everything I have heard (not played one myself) the amp has sounded pretty arse. try one yourself, if you like it then get one.

The holystain is horrible though.

Will · Post by **Will** » Sun May 25, 2008 12:48 am

I thought it sounded alright - a little light on midrange for my tastes but not bad. Better then most of the solid state amps in the price range. I actually like the look too, but I guess I'm in their target age range.