OT: Blackheart Killer Ant?

[fsmith]

Did anyone who attended NAMM see anything about this new fractional tube amp from Blackheart Engineering? This thing looks very cool, and the price seems to be right too.

Blackheartâ„¢ - Lab Studies :: Case # BH1H

thanks!
fred

[GWDavis28]

Fred, that looks cool, small, huh.

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Glenn |B)

[Spudmurphy]

Beware Killer Ants from Outer Space!!!

I posted on the discussion forum about epiphone Amps and I may have mentioned these amps in that thread (or at least I mentioned them somewhere).

I heard good things about these and if anybody on the forum asks about "bedroom/practice ants" I would always recommend these.

Great ants for the money.

Edit:
I really thought Fred had dropped a clanger calling it "Ant"!!

[www.lamusic.ca]

These Blackhearts are phenomonial. We can't keep them instock! They're far better than the Epi Valve JRs, due to their wattage selector, and ofcourse, the EQ section. Awesome, awesome, awesome!

-K

[mr.science]

I was not at Namm and did not hear it; Mike Matthews has the 2nd Small Fry i built in 1993 or so, just like this. Way wacky, I used a 12DW7 as the second tube as the 12AU7 half drove a full, raging half a watt rms. It is a half watt 2203 Marshall champ.

They are a great idea. Glad someone finally marketed one!

[edrod]

Rowbi from the Line 6 forum has a pretty cool demo for the blackheart. He also has some videos where he is using it. It's a great piece of equipment.

[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ebjKIG5-YO8"]YouTube - Blackheart BH5H Amp Demo with POD X3L[/ame]

[Smellybum]

I took delivery of a little Giant on Monday - Axis Luke & Als' sound amazing through it - should be price double what it is!

Crate finally made a good amp!

[Colin]

Fred looks cool, BTW what do you have to sell me?

[fsmith]

Fred looks cool, BTW what do you have to sell me?

nothing man... You got all of my good stuff!!!

I don't think the Killer Ant has been released yet...

Hey Mr. Science welcome to the forum. So what are you working on now?

[candid_x]

Samples sound very compressed to me, hence that popping attack. Almost tweed w/tube rectifier sounding.

[Smellybum]

Samples sound very compressed to me, hence that popping attack. Almost tweed w/tube rectifier sounding.

Bruce it costs less than a tank of gas! - I cannot say enough good things about these amps, and the documentation is written by real people - Pytor Belov is the man behind the blackheart, I have mine with an AB to my fender hot rod - and use an AB box with some FX> My Al sounds amazing through it -

[candid_x]

Cool you're diggin it, Smelly.

Btw, what does "fractional" mean here?

[mbgreene]

Btw, what does "fractional" mean here?

Believe it's a reference to the output being less than or a "fraction" of one watt. There are others available in the fractional category i.e. the Little Lanilei 1/4 watt amp etc.

[candid_x]

Ah, thanks!

[GWDavis28]

Believe it's a reference to the output being less than or a "fraction" of one watt. There are others available in the fractional category i.e. the Little Lanilei 1/4 watt amp etc.

I had a Little Lanilei and it was a really nice amp, but it had very limited setting and it just wasn't right for me.

Smelly you have a Blackheart? How long have you had it man?

Glenn |B)