Blackstar Dept. 10 AMPED 3: Versatile, High-octane Grit

Blackstar is no stranger to the ever-evolving landscape of tone crafting and sonic sculpting, but their commitment to premium sound design doesn’t end with their lauded offering of amplifiers. Developed by their cutting-edge Dept. 10 division, AMPED 3 brings 100 watts of flexible, unapologetic distortion to a 3-channel stompbox that will fit neatly in any desktop or pedalboard configuration. Armed with a multitude of amp sim choices, power amp profiles, deep connectivity options, and supplementary virtual modeling software, AMPED 3 is so much more than a distortion pedal. In fact, it may even replace your core tone tools altogether. Dive in with Don Carr to hear it for yourself!

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00:00 — Intro
00:28 — Overview
02:20 — Sounds
06:35 — Back Panel
07:35 — Cab Sim
08:45 — Thanks for Watching!

[sweetwater]

How does Blackstar’s Dept. 10 AMPED 3 fit into your recording or performance rig? Sound off in the comments, and be sure to head over to Sweetwater to pick up this 100-watt powerhouse for yourself! 👉

[jasonstallworth]

Can't wait to get this (coming soon) and I'll be showcasing some metal with it!

[darrell]

Man that thing is beautiful and it puts out some sweet sounds to . I like how compact it is.

[jjjohny_a]

looks cool/sounds like a wall of marshall and i can put it under my arm.. nice

[jezzer]

All it neeeds is a switchable FX loop and 1 milliamp of pedal power across 4 inputs. Then it’s perfect.

[JoshyyJay]

I’m assuming you run a cab and xrl out at the same time?

[sterlingmcvay]

Could you place an actual Tube Preamp at The Front.... ?? There's just some secret TONE MOJO..., That Tubes give to Guitars. It sounds GOOD, Overall...., yet there's a " thinness ", or perhaps a " ...slight hollowness.... ", its hard to pinpoint, but I can Hear it. I've repeatedly tried non-tube amps...., but ALWAYS go Back to Them. Just some Thought PERSPECTIVE. And, I own a Blackstar Studio 10, which I quite Like. Thanks!!

[phillamoore]

I’ve heard this is a rip-off of a BlugGuitar model. Shame on Blackstar, if so. That said, I’ve never heard the BluGuitar model sound this good. Blackstar is the first amp company that get’s it with their “Super-crunch” (i.e. what the 80’s considered High-Gain). That tone if you grew up with the hero’s from the 70’s/80’s and early 90’s suits almost everything, and cleans up beautifully with a volume knob.

[sisoldi]

I didn't hear one setting where it didn't "fizz". That is the only minus.

[Alnote]

Can channels with different EQ be stored? or is the equalizer shared? Thank you