Blackstar - St. James 50 EL34 Head - ST JAMES EL34H

The World’s Lightest 50W Valve Amps.
Let There Be Light:
- When it comes to tone and that all-important ‘feel’ factor, great valve amps rightfully remain the ‘gold standard’. The trouble is that great ones capable of delivering 50 Watts or more are all back-breakingly heavy. Until now… enter St. James Series – the lightest 50 Watt valve guitar amps on earth.

Uncompromising Sound:
- Hundreds of hours of critical listening against the most revered amplifier references mean St. James raises the sonic benchmark again. In addition to the obvious tonal differences between EL34 and 6L6 power valves, both of the St. James designs are honed to their own particular use case. The St. James EL34 is the amp for Classic tones combining world-class British Crunch and jaw-dropping, very US-sounding Cleans. The 6L6 version has the same clean headroom, but this is coupled with Blackstar’s highest gain Overdrive circuit to date.

Studio Ready:
- St. James amps are packed with cutting-edge features to deliver class-leading recording performance. From 50W, 2W and SAG switchable power modes, to an inbuilt reactive load that routes the post-power valve output signal to the amp’s three direct recording outputs (XLR, Stereo Line-Out and USB) for truly authentic ‘amp-in-a-room' feel. The sound from these recording outputs is derived from Blackstar’s state-of-the-art and fully customisable CabRig™ DSP speaker simulator.

UP TO 47% LIGHTER THAN A TRADITIONAL 50W VALVE AMP.

Revolutionary Speaker:
- We worked closely with Celestion to develop the unique Zephyr lightweight ferrite speaker. The Zephyr accurately emulates the rich sound and performance of Celestion’s iconic “Vintage 30” speaker at a fraction of the weight – and this is achieved with a traditional ferrite magnet not a neodymium one.

Lightweight With No Compromise:
- Candlenut plywood is used for strength and lightness and its beneficial acoustic proprieties, creating a roadworthy cabinet that sounds great and won’t let you down.

Universal Voltage:
- The St. James range uses highly efficient, lightweight power transformers designed around modern SMPS (Switched-Mode Power Supply) technology. More than 3 years of intense R&D have delivered all the benefits of SMPS, namely lightweight and universal voltage compatibility, whilst retaining the sound and feel of a traditional iron-core transformer. The resulting revolutionary transformer technology is patent pending.

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Key Details:

- Ultra-lightweight 50 Watt head
- Footswitchable Channel II Boost (‘top boost’)
- Classic low gain pedal platform with +10dB clean boost
- Master Volume
- Digital Reverb
- Footcontroller included
- Stunning boutique look including illuminated logo

SPECIFICATIONS:

POWER: 50W
SPEAKER: N/A (Head)
PREAMP VALVES: 2x ECC83
OUTPUT VALVES: 2x EL34
CHANNELS: 2
VOICE/BOOST: Boost
EQ: Bass, Middle, Treble
POWER REDUCTION: 50W, Sag, 2W
REVERB: Yes
INBUILT REACTIVE LOAD: Yes
CABRIG DSP SPEAKER SIMULATOR: Yes
USB AUDIO: Yes
XLR CABRIG OUTPUT: Yes
SERIES EFFECTS LOOP: Yes (With Level Switch)
FOOTSWITCHABLE: Yes (Included 2-Way Footswitch)
TOLEX: Fawn
VOLTAGE: 90V to 264V 50/60Hz
WEIGHT (KG): 6.7
DIMENSIONS (MM): 402 x 222 x 214