andreyakladov's Blackstar Pedalboard
Pedals:
Blackstar Dept 10. Boost ->
Blackstar HT Dual Drive Pure Valve Distortion ->
Victory V4 Duchess. Unconnected
Fender Pugilist Distortion.
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This rig
~$1,845
Value by category
- Effects Pedals 66.9%
- Guitars 33.1%
Price mix
Mix of standard and high-end
Boldest pick: Victory V4 The Duchess Guitar Amp
Only 1 pro artist on Equipboard owns it, but it's ranked #17 in Guitar Preamp Pedals.
Victory V4 The Duchess Guitar Amp
Avg price: $875.39
Gergeous
Sounds just incredible with Two Notes and through the cab. Takes pedals like a champ. Reverb is good. Very compact (for a tube amp).
Blackstar HT-DUAL Pure Valve Distortion
Avg price: $50.00
Love it
Sounds just great, all 3 channels. Crunch and distortion sounds are outstanding! US to UK sound control is extremelly useful and does exactly what it should do, can play any style, extremelly versatile.
Emulated output is not that good due advanced age of the pedal I believe, but it’s there just in case. Non-standard voltage and power adapter is a minus.
Preferred Settings + Usage:
I have installed Mesa Enginering’s tube and it sounds just increadible, definitely recommend to try!
Blackstar Dept. 10 Boost Tube Boost Pedal
Avg price: $187.76
Very good boost. Just ads whole more preamp section to your sound.
100% happy with this this one, sounds very nice, controls are very simple, EQ is very convenient and not too sensitive.
Preferred Settings + Usage:
Boosting my Victory V4 for nice edge of breakup sound or boost my Blackstar HT Dual Drive Pure Valve Distortion to get very high gain sounds. Great for my Telecaster and setup.
Avg price: $121.84
Sounds Extermelly Pleasant
Nice and very intelligent. Gives quite some options due to Blend and Serial modes - can get a lot of diff tones. Won’t give a very high gain. Bass boost does barelly nothing for my Telecaster.
Fender MIJ Hybrid II Telecaster
Avg price: $610.48
Absolutely Georgeous!
Perfect quality, sounds incredible! Provides ability to enable both pickups in series which gives a pretty strong boost (so, 4 positioned switch). Definitely recommend this guitar even as American Professional alternative.
About this setup
This gear photo by andreyakladov features 5 pieces of gear, including Victory V4 The Duchess Guitar Amp, Blackstar HT-DUAL Pure Valve Distortion, and Blackstar Dept. 10 Boost Tube Boost Pedal. The setup spans Effects Pedals and Guitars, with a mix of standard and high-end pieces. Artists with this kind of gear are most often found in the Rock, Pop, and Alternative rock scenes.
Going to buy a cab soon, but Duchess' Two Notes sounds just incredible really, exceeded all my expectations. Not sure if I actually need one. Because this is a Hybrid II Telecaster, it has 4th switch position which puts both pickups in series as a Humbacker and this is super fatty, signal so strong and rich, I absolutely love it. So, series pickups -> valve booster -> valve distortion -> valve preamp delivers soo much gain, makes playing Metallica super-enjoyable. On the other hand the guitar has all the classic Telecaster tones made handsomely. I'm so satisfied with it, definitely recommend to everyone to try, super versatile, super well-made!