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Blackstar is looking to take control of the desktop amp market with the potentially game-changing Beam Mini – the world’s first amplifier that natively supports Neural Amp Modeling (NAM).
This is achieved through direct integration with Tone3000, which boasts the world’s largest community of user-generated guitar tones. The platform is built on open-source NAM tech, which is injected right into the veins of the Beam Mini.
That makes this tiny little desktop amp far more powerful than its pint-sized form suggests. Compatible with electric and acoustic guitars and bass, it promises “high-quality tone, portability and intuitive control” abound.
Hook up to the partner Beam app (iOS and Android) for deeper tone shaping. The amp offers access to over 35 tock effects, cabs, and cab and mic simulations – including six Blackstar designs and six Ampton recreations of iconic amplifiers – as well as a tuner, metronome, and “pro-level tone tools.”
Each model has been “meticulously voiced” by Blackstar’s UK-based engineering team to ensure its “authentic tone and responsiveness” walks the walk.
There are artist-generated patches to pick from, too, with Blackstar artist Jared James Nichols one of the big selling points here. And to ensure it can withstand the outdoors just as well as studios and bedrooms, it offers an IP66 dust-tight and weatherproof design, and over 18 hours of playtime on a single charge.
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“Designed as a complete, compact desktop solution for practice, songwriting, recording, or casual play, the Beam Mini is intended to deliver uncompromising tone wherever inspiration strikes,” says Blackstar.
It arrives with an asking price of $229.99.
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Blackstar has been on fine form this year already. It has ventured into the amp modeler floorboard world with the affordable ID:X Floor series, and released two high-quality FRFR speakers to accompany them.
