Introduction
Thank you for purchasing this Blackstar valve effects pedal. Like all our products
this pedal is the result of countless hours of painstaking Research and Development
by our world-class design team.
DEPT. 10 is the Blackstar R&D team responsible for blue sky innovation and design.
Based in Northampton (UK), the Blackstar team are all experienced musicians
themselves and the sole aim of the development process is to provide guitarists
with products which are the ultimate tools for self expression.
All Blackstar products are subjected to extensive laboratory and road testing to
ensure that they are truly uncompromising in terms of reliability, quality and above
all TONE.
If you like what you hear and want to find out more about the Blackstar range of
products please visit our website at www.blackstaramps.com.
Thanks!
The Blackstar Team
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Features
The DEPT. 10 offers the ultimate in high voltage valve distortion flexibility. Channel 1's
Clean and Crunch modes let you move from clean, to boost to overdrive. Channel
2 then takes you from super crunch right up to screaming lead. The Cab Rig output
enables you to get the sound in your head from any speaker including headphones,
studio monitors and front of house.
The unique switching operation will transform a single channel vintage amp into a
three channel tone machine. Use the patented ISF (Infinite Shape Feature) control to
take your tone from the USA to the UK and anywhere in between. With the array of
controls over your dynamics, EQ, speaker response and speaker environment, you
now have all the tools to achieve 'The sound in your head'.
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