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ST-J50EL34

Blackstar St. James 50 EL34 Lightweight 1x12 Combo - Fawn


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The EL34 models use a ‘classic’ valve/tube preamp topology for Channel II which is based on a much loved British ‘class A’ amplifier of the early ’60s (Vox AC-30 Top Boost). This is a low to medium gain preamp that can be used clean, warm or mildly overdriven. Again, this is a very popular choice for a ‘pedal platform’ as well as for a great responsive crunch tone.

When this channel is selected the valve/tube power stage is set as ‘open-loop’. This has a looser feel with a resonant bottom end and lively highs. The footswitchable BOOST setting pushes the valve preamp harder with a +10dB clean boost, to take it from ‘chimey’ to ‘creamy’ and beyond.

Features

  • 50 Watt valve combo
  • Custom designed light-weight Switched-Mode Power Supply (SMPS)
  • 2 x ECC83 (12AX7) preamp valves
  • 2 x EL34 power amp valves