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The Blackstar HT Venue MK III 2x12 speaker cab offers full-bodied guitar tone made to pair with the HT Venue series. It features 160W of power handling, a 12" Celestion speaker, an open-back design for maximum projection and mono/stereo circuitry.

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NEW Blackstar HT Club 40 MKIII Guitar Amp (Venue Series) | Demo & Overview with Michael Eisenstein

Order the Blackstar HT Club 40 MKIII right now from Guitar Center: 
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Go deeper into the entire MKIII series with Blackstar Chief Engineer Paul Stevens: https://www.guitarcenter.com/riffs/product-demos/amplifiers--effects/blackstar-ht-venue-mkiii-overview-demo?source=4GOA4LOBA

Grab the Gibson Les Paul Standard '60s used in this video:
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Introducing the new Blackstar HT Club 40 MKIII combo amplifier, part of the new HT Venue MKIII series. The HT Venue MKIII series includes the HT Club 40 MKIII, the HT Club 50 MKIII head, the HT Stage 60 MKIII, available as a 1x12 or 2x12, and the HT Stage 100 head. In this demo video, hosted by guitarist Michael Eisenstein (Letters to Cleo, Melissa Etheridge, Tonic, Our Lady Peace), we dive deep into the Club 40's sound, features and versatility.

The HT Club 40 MKIII is a 40-watt, two-channel combo powered by two EL34 and two ECC83 tubes. The amp’s tonal authority is guided by four footswitchable voices, a revamped clean channel, high-gain overdrive channels, and Blackstar’s exclusive ISF feature that transforms the amp EQ into an American or British sound, and anywhere in between. The onboard CabRig speaker simulator extends the Club 40 MKIII’s facility during recording—as well as for direct-to-mixer live performances—by offering a bounty of cabinet, speaker, mic and room simulations via balanced DI, headphones and USB. You can save three CabRig presets right on the amp, as well as really dig into editing via Blackstar’s free Architect software. Also in the mix are an effects loop with a dedicated level switch, digital reverb, a 12" Celestion speaker and a two-way footcontroller.

Eisenstein demos the HT Club 40 MKIII’s tonal superpowers by playing riffs through each of the Clean channel voices (American Style and Class-A British)—first, totally pristine, and then with a BOSS BD-2 Blues Driver in front of it to show how the amp manages pedals. Then, he unleashes the OD channel’s two little hot rods—a tight crunch (OD1) and boldly resonant, saturated grind (OD2). There’s more to the roar in the HT Club 40 MKIII, so Eisenstein takes you through some EQ and ISF tweaks that can truly deliver “the sound in your head.” The demo ends up with his demos of the amp’s dark and bright reverb sounds, the extremely beneficial Power Reduction circuit and the sonic wonders within the CabRig speaker simulation. 

Learn more about Blackstar: https://www.guitarcenter.com/Blackstar?source=4GOA4LOBA

Keep up with Michael Eisenstein: https://www.instagram.com/theeisenstein

Chapters
00:00 - Intro 
00:35 - Quick Overview of Blackstar HT Venue MKIII Series amplifier models
00:46 - Overview of Blackstar HT Club 40 MKIII Features
01:45 - Playing Demo#1: Exploring Clean channel Voice 1 and Voice 2 and their capabilities as pedal platforms
03:47 - Playing Demo #2: Overview of Overdrive channel Voice 1 and Voice 2 as well as ISF control 
05:35 - Playing Demo #3: Overview of on-board digital reverb capabilities with Clean channel
06:23 - Overview and demonstration of the Power Reduction circuit 
07:19 - Exploring the CabRig emulation feature
08:04 - Outro

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