Blackstar HT-20R MkIII 20w Valve Combo Overview
The award-winning HT range is one of Blackstar’s cornerstone valve amp series. Its focus on giving guitarists classic valve tones in a compact package has made it a mainstay in the homes and studios of professional and budding musicians. Our world-class R&D team have brought decades of knowledge and learning to create the new HT MK III series. The HT-1R MK III, HT-5R MK III and HT-20R MK III amplifiers retain all of the renowned features of the HT MkII series with the addition of CabRig, our worldclass IR-based DSP speaker simulator. CabRig gives guitarists access to 100s of different cabinet, mic, mic placement and room settings. These settings can be saved and stored into 3 presets which can be recalled directly from the amplifier for an incredible selection of tonal options when playing live or recording.
Patented Infinite Shape Feature (ISF)
Blackstar’s patented ISF (Infinite Shape Feature). Unique to Blackstar products, this control can take you from an ‘American’ sounding amp all the way through to a classic ‘British’ amplifier and anywhere inbetween.
Ground-breaking Clean Channel
offers the ultimate in clean tone quality and flexibility. The Clean Channel has a Voice switch: American Clean, British Clean.
Rich, responsive Overdrive Channel
with its own Voice switch: Classic Overdrive, Modern Overdrive. The high gain Voices are tight and focused.
Power Reduction
A switchable power reduction circuit is included with HT-5R MK III and HT-20R MK III models giving reliable, transparent attenuation down to 10% of the
amp’s rated power
CabRig
Our class-leading IR-based speaker simulation DSP software. Choose from 100s of microphone and cabinet combinations within our free software and store 3 CabRig presets directly into your amplifier.
Compatible with FS-22/FS-16 2-way footswitch
Four footswitchable Voices with the optional 2-way FS-22 and FS-16 Footswitch: Resulting in a wide selection of accessible valve tones.
