Blackstaramps

We are Blackstar Amplification. Since 2007, we have innovated in amplifier design from our HQ in Northampton, England. We combine rigorous engineering discipline with a genuine passion for great tone. Our patented innovations, including ISF, DPR, TVP and the St. James reactive load design, aren't tweaks to old blueprints. They are new ideas, built by musicians, for musicians. From Doug Aldrich (The Dead Daisies/Whitesnake/Dio), Gus G. (Ozzy Osbourne/Firewind), Carmen Vandenberg (Bones UK, Morrissey, Jeff Beck), Phil Collen (Def Leppard), to James Dean Bradfield (Manic Street Preachers) and Steve Cradock (Paul Weller band), you’ll find Blackstar amps on some of the biggest stages in the world. On TONE3000, you'll find official captures of the finest amps we make. These aren't third-party interpretations. They're the real thing, captured by the people who designed and built the hardware. From the boutique warmth of the Artisan handwired series to the high-gain muscle of the Series One, every capture is a direct line to the sound in your head. We were the first manufacturer to bring native NAM integration into a guitar amplifier, building TONE3000’s community directly into our Beam Mini desktop amp. This page is the natural next step: official Blackstar captures, verified and to the same standard as the amps themselves. Some captures are free. Full packs go deeper. Either way, you're getting the tone straight from the source. We're also taking our capture expertise on the road. Our team will be visiting artists, creators and producers with serious amp collections and capturing their hardware directly. The amps won't always be ours. The quality always will be. Look for the Verified Blackstar Capture stamp on packs from our creator partners: your guarantee that the capture was made by our design team, to our standard, from the real amp in the room.

User since February 11, 2026