Item Reviews for:
Subject
Franken-Ant
Johnny Darko from Placentia, CA
Quality
Would you consider this product to be made well? How dependable?
This is very well made and well worth the money.
Reliability
How has it stood up over time?
This is a little tank. This very well built and will be around fro a very long time to come.
Overall
Your general opinion of this product.
This is the tube quality tone I have looking for in a tube amp.
Playability and Feel
How does it feel, Heavy, Fast, Chunky? How was the neck? Are the controls easy to get to while playing?
Tone
Bright and snappy? Dark and smooth? Were the pickups hot, mellow, thick, thin?
Finish
How did the stain or paint job look?
The finish is a standard black tolex coupled with the Blackheart logo, awesome.
Action
How was the action out of the box?
It took me longer to open the box and get it out than it did to plug it in and start to play.
Subject
Little monster...
T.Jones from NE Ohio
Quality
Would you consider this product to be made well? How dependable?
Appears to be very well made, yes. Excellent materials, very rugged.
Reliability
How has it stood up over time?
No idea on this, but my perception is that it appears to be built very, very well and should hold up for a long time. I don't gig - just play in my basement, so it won't travel much. as such, it will likely outlast me.
Overall
Your general opinion of this product.
It is what it says it is and nothing more. I've not had it very long, it was a little hard to find out there and not in stock at most places. But this is an all tube gremlin that fits exactly what I've been looking for for some time now; an amp that allows a family man, like me, to reach full power tube saturation levels without waking up the wife and kids late at night. These things just aren't out there on the market right now, save for some boutique stuff that you pay through the nose for. This does the same thing at a family / working man's price level. Kudos to Blackheart for meeting the demand of what I know has to be sought after. I have a Fender Blues Junior that sounds great when turned up - but it only sounds average at the levels I need to play it at. This thing gives me the punch I was looking for without the nagging from the wife...
Playability and Feel
How does it feel, Heavy, Fast, Chunky? How was the neck? Are the controls easy to get to while playing?
Only one control, volume - as it should be. That other stuff just confuses the issue anyway. I know you can do a bitmo mod to add a tone control and an OD switch. I'm not sure I need all that.
Tone
Bright and snappy? Dark and smooth? Were the pickups hot, mellow, thick, thin?
This is not a bright amp at all. The Blues Junior I have is much brighter, as the Fenders generally are from what I hear. This is a more vintage sound to my ears, with the BH110 cab - it's punchy, smooth, a little dark and garage like. The little monster breathes, I love it !
Finish
How did the stain or paint job look?
Looks great. The logo might be a little over scaled for such a small amp, but I suppose it's standard size.
Action
How was the action out of the box?
Didn't come with the speaker cable so I had to run out and get one. I bought the BH110 with it and assumed, wrongly, that there would be a speaker cable in one of the 2 boxes. Nope. aside from that, fired it up once I got the cable and started noodling.
Subject
Best home mp yet
Toejamm from Houston,TX
Quality
Would you consider this product to be made well? How dependable?
Strong little box
Reliability
How has it stood up over time?
Never stopped pumping out pure tone
Overall
Your general opinion of this product.
I own this sweet amp and I love it
Playability and Feel
How does it feel, Heavy, Fast, Chunky? How was the neck? Are the controls easy to get to while playing?
Tone
Bright and snappy? Dark and smooth? Were the pickups hot, mellow, thick, thin?
Finish
How did the stain or paint job look?
Cute little bugger
Action
How was the action out of the box?
Need pedals and reverb