Blackstar HT-5R 5w 1x12" Tube Guitar Amplifier

Excellent band for buck and then some! Firstly this amp is more that adequate for jamming in the bedroom and with the introduction of the 12" speaker it really has a full sound. I also have a HT stage 60 and i can use the HT5 footswitch to change voicings on OD2 on the stage 60 :)

The HT5 repondes extremely well to changes in guitar volume.

This little beast is the king of low wattage amps. Hands down. It has got warm vintage clean and bright sparkly fendery clean sounds. the drive channel is just outstanding anything from Blues to full on Metal sound. Recording options are amazing with the emulated out. Reverb is just a fantastic natural sounding one. and ISF control gives you way to go anywhere from UK to USA. AMAZING amp!!

Just what I wanted. I had a 30 watt Laney. Way too loud for the bedroom. The 5 watt Blackstar is still loud. I play it at about 1.5 on the volume control, 5 on the gain, dirty channel. I still have to back it off on the guitar's volume control. I love the tone. You can balance it so the way you hit the strings brings out the distortion or leaves it clean. And it's as warm and rich as a villa in Tuscany. Not that I've been there.

I read many reviews on the Blackstar HT5R in Guitar Magazines and Online and

have to say the Amp lives up to its reputation.

Its a superb practice/small gigging Amp. The Clean channel is nice and sparkly,

somewhere between a Vox and Fender (to my ears) and the Overdrive has enough gain for Blues/Rock to Metal, so its tonal palette is very versatile.

The Digital Reverb is surprisingly very good and with the Emulated Out, MP3/Line IN,headphone socket and foot switch, it has enough extras to push it into the 5 star rating I'm giving it.

Build quality is very good, looks rugged enough to chuck in back of car for gigs/practice.

Service from Andertons was excellent and they actually used a decent courier. to deliver to my house.

I had a few questions on Amp and Andertons responded within 24 hours.

Only negative (Blackstar) is that Amp could come with a cover and a more detailed manual but only small niggles in what is overall a excellent product.

Buy one now..from Andertons

Everything you could ever want from a small practice valve amp. Goos clean tone - great crunch channel, foot pedal & effects loop - great service from Andertons as always (thanks Lewis) - now to hook up my HD500

A great little amp that for its size packs a real punch and depth of sound - built to a very high standard. The amp and the dials/switches ooze quality and you know it's going to last.

My only slight niggle is the instructions aren't that detailed for someone who is just starting out so there's a little a bit of trial and error until you get the sound you're after.

Had to wait for this as it was out of stock.....but well worth it!! Read all the reviews, and sort of took them with a pinch of salt as they gushed about how good this is. But they are right. This amp is amazing. The clean channel can now be adjust separately with its own tone pot, and the lead sounds are stunning. Even if you just want a bluesy crunch with the gain almost down to minimum it sings!! I have other small valve combos but this beats them all - no contest. I cannot recommend this enough!

The amplifier sounds superb. I am not a guitarist myself (more of a piano person) but all in the household noticed a huge difference once my son started playing on the Blackstar as compared to his previous cheapo amplifier. The sound is rich, the overdrive excellent so Sweet child o' mine sounds like it should...

In terms of the service from Andertons, it was excllent - prompt delivery and robust packaging.

Bought this amp to replace my line 6 spider as I could not find the sound I was looking for amongst the hundreds of presets (it's just too techy).

I usually try out any new equipment at the shop before I buy but I was so impressed with the vid that Chappers and the Captain posted on YouTube that I decided to upgrade.

I'm not a great guitar player by any means but the noise that this thing makes when combined with my Epi Les Paul ZW custom + is just awesome. I even find myself using the clean channel which is unheard of.

I cannot recommend this amp enough.

This is a lovely amp with superb build quality and full, warm valve tones - all the way from clean/sparkly to heavily overdriven. And it's loud too. Perfect for practice, rehearsals and small gigs. It even comes with a footswitch to switch between normal and overdrive channels -unlike most other amps I've looked at and used in the past, where the footswitch had to be bought separately. The on-board reverb is adequate rather than blinding - but it's a nice addition to previous models which did not have built in reverb, saving you having to cart that extra pedal around. The only downside is the positioning of the inputs for headphones, emulated speaker output (which sounds fantastic, by the way) MP3 input etc. These are awkwardly placed at the back and can be fiddly to get to. No doubt this compromise helped keep the cost down and I'd say that this quality of amp is fantastic value for money so it was worth it.

Overall, I'm delighted with it.