Blackstar Launches the Beam Mini Compact Desk Amp

The amp offers an array of cutting-edge features, making it a highly versatile tool – and a great companion for practicing, songwriting and creating. Thanks to native support for TONE3000 NAM captures, Beam Mini can load over 200,000 community-created NAM captures, giving players access an immense tone library.

Beam Mini also integrates Moises AI stem separation, letting you isolate or remove instruments from any song. Want to play along with a classic track? Remove the guitar and step into the player’s shoes, or isolate a part to study every detail of the performance. This works for all instruments, giving musicians a completely new way to practise, learn, and play along with their favourite music. Moises AI is not available on launch, software update coming August 2026.

Beam Mini delivers great tone for both electric and acoustic guitar – as well as bass – along with Bluetooth audio playback, and intelligent app control. Everything you need to play, practice, and create is at your fingertips.

You can use the Beam app to deep edit tones and explore infinite content for jamming and learning. Beam Mini delivers classic and Blackstar amp models, plus over 35 studio-grade effects and thousands of user and artist-generated patches. With more content and AI features being added all the time, Beam Mini will continue to evolve with your musical journey for years to come.

Powered by a USB-rechargeable battery with 18+ hours play time, you can do what you love – wherever you want, for as long as you want.

Blackstar partnered with one of the UK’s leading acoustics experts to design a sealed, acoustically tuned cabinet that delivers powerful and articulate guitar tones and exceptional Bluetooth music playback. Two 60mm full-range drivers plus two passive bass radiators combine with Blackstar’s Super Wide Stereo technology to create a startlingly immersive, room-filling tone.

Beam Mini delivers the dynamic, responsive feel of a tube amp through advanced component-level modelling. It features twelve authentic component-level electric guitar amp models – six Blackstar designs and six Ampton recreations of iconic amps – plus three bass amps, two acoustic voices, an acoustic simulator, and Blackstar’s patented ISF control.

Shape your tone directly on the unit using the tactile SpeedDial and Light Beam Display, which give instant visual feedback with no menus to navigate. Or take full control through the Beam app, where a growing library of professional-grade amp, cab, mic and pedal models is waiting. Combined with ISF, you can access an infinite number of tonal possibilities to explore, enjoy, and create.

XpressFX instantly adjusts the intensity of multiple effects with one movement of the SpeedDial, giving you fast, musical control of your sound. A studio-quality headset mic input with built-in reverb lets you record vocals and guitar together, making Beam Mini ideal for songwriting, streaming, and creating content on the go.

CabRig technology offers IR-based speaker and mic simulation that goes beyond static snapshots, giving your guitar a more lifelike, room-filling presence – the same way a cranked valve amp moves air in front of you.

With its dust-tight and weatherproof design, combined with over 18 hours of playtime, Beam Mini is ready for life on the move – indoors, outdoors, anywhere.

You can explore Official Artist Patches from an ever-growing list of all-stars including Doug Aldrich (The Dead Daisies), Gus G. (Firewind), Will Sergeant (Echo & The Bunnymen), and many more. You can share your own tones on the online community and download other creators’ patches within a vibrant global network. You can even share your favourite patches with friends with just a simple tap.

Within the ‘Music’ section of the app, you’ll find backing tracks and video lessons to keep you inspired and progressing.

Designed for electric, bass, and acoustic guitar, Blackstar’s Beam Mini carries street price of $229.99. For more information visit blackstaramps.com.