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.

Blackheart™ - 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]

On the Killer Ant

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)

 

[Smellybum]

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)

Hey Glen, A whopping 4 days now! - I'm hoping to post some BFR AL footage at the weekend, and I'll use that amp..... It won't improve the playing but you guys will get to hear it!

Any warranty card that has sex M /F /yes please has gotta be put together by 'real people'! - Blackheart seem to be in the same nut house as us knuckleheads.

 

[GWDavis28]

Hey Glen, A whopping 4 days now! - I'm hoping to post some BFR AL footage at the weekend, and I'll use that amp..... It won't improve the playing but you guys will get to hear it!

Any warranty card that has sex M /F /yes please has gotta be put together by 'real people'! - Blackheart seem to be in the same nut house as us knuckleheads.

SmellyMan, COOL!!! Agreed about the people who work there man, that's a riot!!!

Glenn |B)

 

[GWTekman]

Killer Ant

I ordered a Blackheart Killer Ant on July 20 from Sam Ash. I got it this past Saturday Sept. 13. It is Killer! I ordered it before the price went up...however I was looking today and seems that no one seems to be carrying them on their sites (sam Ash was the only place I saw one for sale before). Hmmm maybe I got me a collectors item?