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Blackstar Amplification St. James 6L6 Head | Monsters of High Gain [2023]

Blackstar Amplification St. James 6L6 Head | Monsters of High Gain 2023

Monsters of High Gain continues! Next up is the Blackstar Amplification St. James 6L6 Head.


Blackstar St. James 50-watt Tube Head with 6L6 Tubes

With the St. James 6L6 head, Blackstar answers calls from guitarists everywhere for a valve amplifier that is truly lightweight and portable. Blackstar has earned a reputation for creating some of the most advanced, innovative, and best-sounding 50-watt valve amps in the world. The St James 6L6 head is simple to use but versatile, offering a wide range of guitar tones from high-headroom, pedal-platform cleans to the heavy crunch that Blackstar is known for. Developed after months of forensic examination of vintage valve amps, the intuitive two-channel setup delivers the company's best ever cleans and overdrives.

Blackstar
$1199.99

Well-designed pickups. Extremely comfortable contours. Smooth, playable neck.

Middle position could use a bit more mids. Price could scare off some.

$2,999

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