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Blackheart amps

  • 16-03-2008 4:52pm
    #1
    les-paul
    Closed Accounts Posts: 81 ✭✭


    Hey people,

    I'm a bit amazed that nobody mentioned these amps, seeing the popular cult for Microcubes and the like. Small, affordable valve amps by a Crate spin-off. I´m seriously looking at the the 5W combo:
    http://www.thomann.de/es/blackheart_little_giant_bh5_112.htm

    Any experiences with this stuff?


Comments

  • #2
    Patricide
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,658 ✭✭✭Patricide


    nope but i wouldnt mind seeing how they sound.


  • #3
    Yakult
    Moderators, Computer Games Moderators Posts: 7,943 Mod ✭✭✭✭Yakult


    Havent had any personal experience, but on another forum I use people who have bought them praise them and judging by clips they are pretty sweet too.

    Plus, they are easy to mod ;)


  • #4
    Dord
    Closed Accounts Posts: 10,817 ✭✭✭✭Dord


    R_H_C_P wrote: »
    Havent had any personal experience, but on another forum I use people who have bought them praise them and judging by clips they are pretty sweet too.

    Plus, they are easy to mod ;)

    Harmony Central? ;):p


  • #5
    Ravelleman
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,635 CMod ✭✭✭✭Ravelleman


    Sounds suspiciously like Harmony Central to me too. Don't be ashamed though. We all visit it from time to time.

    I'm really interested in Blackheart's stuff too. The Killer Ant and the Little Giant seem great for the price. I doubt you can really go wrong.

    The Killer Ant in particular looks like a great alternative to the Orange Tiny Terror as a practice amp, albeit with a significantly lower wattage. I might just give it a go as a night time rig.


  • #6
    Dord
    Closed Accounts Posts: 10,817 ✭✭✭✭Dord


    Ravelleman wrote: »
    Sounds suspiciously like Harmony Central to me too. Don't be ashamed though. We all visit it from time to time.

    I'm really interested in Blackheart's stuff too. The Killer Ant and the Little Giant seem great for the price. I doubt you can really go wrong.

    The Killer Ant in particular looks like a great alternative to the Orange Tiny Terror as a practice amp, albeit with a significantly lower wattage. I might just give it a go as a night time rig.

    I'm a regular over at HCBF, not ashamed of it though. It's a great board. :)

    But yeah, I've noticed that the Blackheart amps are being talked about a lot on the guitar forum. They look interesting...


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  • #7
    les-paul
    Closed Accounts Posts: 81 ✭✭les-paul


    HC Reviews speak wonders of these things, although the number of reviews hasn't reached the critical mass I'd appreciate:

    http://reviews.harmony-central.com/reviews/Guitar+Amp/product/Blackheart+Engineering/112+Combo/10/1

    http://reviews.harmony-central.com/reviews/Guitar+Amp/product/Blackheart+Engineering/BH5H+Head/10/1

    So no boarder has tried these things yet?


  • #8
    Dord
    Closed Accounts Posts: 10,817 ✭✭✭✭Dord


    do a search in harmony central forums, there's a lot of talk over there about them.

    http://acapella.harmony-central.com

    :)


  • #9
    Yakult
    Moderators, Computer Games Moderators Posts: 7,943 Mod ✭✭✭✭Yakult


    Joe Robot wrote: »
    Harmony Central? ;):p

    Wrong ;)

    Ultimate-guitar lol! Dont like HC for some reason.


  • #10
    Dord
    Closed Accounts Posts: 10,817 ✭✭✭✭Dord


    R_H_C_P wrote: »
    Wrong ;)

    Ultimate-guitar lol! Dont like HC for some reason.

    Jaysus, thats worse. UG is a trollfest! :p


  • #11
    Dord
    Closed Accounts Posts: 10,817 ✭✭✭✭Dord


    BTW there's an article about production in China in the latest Guitar World that features the Blackheart Amps. :)


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  • #12
    Blackhorse Slim
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,269 ✭✭✭Blackhorse Slim


    Would a 5watt combo like the Blackheart Little Giant be loud enough to play small venues un-miked? My drummer is very laid back and not too loud, a 5 watt valve amp should be loud enough not to be drowned out (even semi-clean), so that should be enough, right? I'm looking for a low-watt valve amp and I'm seriously tempted by the Blackheart, but I'm wondering whether I'd need the Handsome Devil (15 watt). Any thoughts? :confused:

    And I'm talking blues/bluesrock, not metal :D


  • #13
    Rustar
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,217 ✭✭✭Rustar


    After viewing numerous Youtube videos on this amp....I gotta git me one!


  • #14
    Yakult
    Moderators, Computer Games Moderators Posts: 7,943 Mod ✭✭✭✭Yakult


    Joe Robot wrote: »
    Jaysus, thats worse. UG is a trollfest! :p

    haha, yeah its quiet bad alright. I normally avoid the main forum threads and go into the sticky thread where its just regulars and experienced guys! lol!


  • #15
    brendansmith
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,526 ✭✭✭brendansmith


    Blackhorse Slim wrote: »
    Would a 5watt combo like the Blackheart Little Giant be loud enough to play small venues un-miked? My drummer is very laid back and not too loud, a 5 watt valve amp should be loud enough not to be drowned out (even semi-clean), so that should be enough, right? I'm looking for a low-watt valve amp and I'm seriously tempted by the Blackheart, but I'm wondering whether I'd need the Handsome Devil (15 watt). Any thoughts? :confused:

    And I'm talking blues/bluesrock, not metal :D
    Interested in the handsome devil myself but for metal.
    Anyone have one that they would like to tell me abit about?


  • #16
    MattKid
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 829 ✭✭✭MattKid


    I've got a little giant combo. it's a nice amp, takes pedals well, very trebley, I had to turn my treble almost to min. Nice warm clean tones and breaks up nicely.


  • #17
    brendansmith
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,526 ✭✭✭brendansmith


    MattKid wrote: »
    I've got a little giant combo. it's a nice amp, takes pedals well, very trebley, I had to turn my treble almost to min. Nice warm clean tones and breaks up nicely.
    That sound like exactly what im after.
    Thanks alot man, i cant wait!


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