Blackstar St. James 100 Head 100W Valve Guitar Amplifier Hea

Amplifier valve	12AX7 (ECC83)
number of channels	4
effects loop	yes
can be powered by battery	no
built-in tuner	no
power attenuator	yes
colour	black
Speaker output impedance	~
number of speaker outputs	~

Blackstar St. James 100 Head 100W Valve Guitar Amplifier Head
Product no: 9000-0136-0264 Bax Music Warranty: This product comes with a 3-year warranty.

General

Blackstar proudly introduces this St. James 100 Head. They themselves refer to this guitar head as a groundbreaking innovation in the world of tube amplifiers. This guitar amp is the result of years of development to bring you unrivalled combination of performance and lightweight design. As the lightest 100-watt tube amp top in the world at the time of its release, the St. James 100 brings together traditional build quality with cutting-edge technology. The resulting unique features clearly set this tube amp apart from most other models in its class.

St. James 100 Head: impressive flexibility on top of great versatility

Thus, this Blackstar amplifier head already offers you impressive flexibility through its dual configuration in terms of output stage tubes. Indeed, in the power amp you will encounter both 6L6 and EL34 tubes. Here you can choose between a 50-watt mode with 1 of the 2 types of tubes or deploy the full power of 100 watts with both these tube types. This is on top of an already great versatility of the 4 channels (clean, crunch, od1, od2) of this guitar amp. The tonal possibilities are further enhanced by cut selector with its 3 modes, which allows you to subtly adjust the higher frequencies of the tube sound. So you can simply vary from tight, contemporary to classic warm in terms of your guitar sounds.

Additional functionality for a wide range of playing scenarios

Besides these various options, the St. James 100 Head also offers you advanced connection possibilities and extra functionality for both live performances and in the studio. The built-in reactive load and impulse response-based CabRig technology ensure professional guitar sounds when connected directly to the direct outputs. A switchable effects loop with its powerful solo boost switchable via the included footswitch, offer you even more control over your sounds. So you can use this lightweight 100W guitar top from Blackstar in an awful lot of playing scenarios.

Specifications

Product features

Sustainable product	not specified
Amplifier type	tube
Power in Watts	76 - 100 Watts
Speaker output impedance	16 Ohms, 8 Ohms
Weight	10 - 14.9 kg
Number of speaker outputs	3
Number of channels	4
Amplifier valve	12AX7 (ECC83)
Amp modelling	no
Built-in tuner	no
Built-in effects	reverb (digital)
Power attenuator	yes
Effects loop	yes
Connectors	External speaker(s), Footswitch, Headphone, Line-out, MIDI, USB
Colour	black

Weight and dimensions including packaging

Weight (incl. packaging)	13,5 kg
Dimensions (incl. packaging)	57,0 x 37,0 x 31,0 cm

Product specifications

Blackstar guitar amplifier top
model: St. James 100 Head
amplifier type: tubes
output power: 100 watts
number of channels: 4 (clean, crunch, od1, od2)
tube power amp: 2x EL34 / 2x 6L6
tube preamplifier: 3x ECC83
switchable/mixable power tube configurations
choose between 2x EL34 or 2x 6L6 in 50-Watt mode
mix 2x EL34 and 2x 6L6 in 100-Watt mode
6 footswitchable voicings
variable power reduction up to 5% of full power
footswitchable tight mode and adjustable solo boost (+2 to +6 dB)
3-way cut selector for fine-tuning the higher, louder frequencies
series or parallel effect loop with effect level switch
footswitchable reverb
built-in reactive load for silent recording and CabRig IR-based speaker simulator
USB audio output and XLR D.I. output for seamless integration in live and studio environments
MIDI-compatible
beautiful boutique look including illuminated logo
controls:
- power
- master
- 2x reverb
- 2x presence
- 2x treble
- 2x middle
- 2x bass
- 4x volume
- 3x gain
- bright
switches:
- power
- standby
- output
- tight
- boost
- od 2 / od 1
- crunch / clean
- solo
- effect loop level
- effect loop series / parallel
- cabrig
- cut
connections:
- 6.35 mm mono jack input
- 6.35 mm mono jack send
- 6.35 mm mono jack return
- 6.35 mm jack 2-way footswitch
- 6-way footswitch
- XLR cabrig output, balanced
- 6.35 mm cabrig output, line out / phones
- MIDI IN
- MIDI THRU
- USB
- logo power
- 3x 6.35 mm jack speaker output (1x 16 Ohm / 1x 8 Ohm / 2x 16 Ohm)
included: 6-way footswitch
dimensions: 49.5 x 24.1 x 22.8 cm
weight: 10.1 kg