Blackstar Dept 10 AMPED 1 100w Amplifier Pedal Amp
Product Information
Dept. 10 AMPED 1 – the 100 Watt amp pedal.
AMPED 1 is a professional 100 Watt guitar amp in a compact pedal. It turns any pedalboard, modeller, or multi-effector into a performance ready amp and ensures you can take your sound with you anywhere. Power reduction down to 1W and USB-C connectivity means it’s equally at home in the studio or the stage.
The 60 Second Story
- 100W guitar amp in a compact pedal.
- Turns any pedalboard, modeller, or multi-effector into a performance ready amp.
- The power amplifier’s unique, high-headroom design delivers maximum power and optimum tone with any cabinet set-up at 8 or 16 Ohms.
- Response control delivers five distinctly different authentic power valve responses – KT88, 6L6, EL34, 6V6, EL84. Each setting delivers the response, dynamics, sag and break-up characteristics of the selected valve power amp. The Linear response offers transparent power amplification, used in combination with the Flat voice when pairing your AMPED 1 with an external amp modeller.
- Pro connectivity and integration into your setup using low latency USB audio as an interface for recording, and XLR D.I. for live use.
- Effects loop, 2x 9V DC outputs and MIDI control for easy integration into your pedalboard or rig.
- Includes Cabrig, our next-generation DSP speaker simulator that reproduces the sound and feel of a mic’d up guitar cab in incredible detail. Deep-dive using the accompanying free Architect software and capture the incredible tones via USB / XLR out.
- Power Reduction switch allows you to select 100 Watts, 20 Watts or 1 Watt to easily get the perfect balance of power and response for any situation from studio to stage.
- Studio quality reverb with ‘freeze’ effect.
- Footswitchable Preset.
Why?
Guitarists are looking for innovative solutions to amplify their pedalboards, modellers and new portable ways to ensure they get their sound when gigging or travelling.
Our goal was to create a compact and powerful amp pedal that delivers the response and ‘feel’ of a real guitar amp. It had to easily integrate with pedalboards, work with
modellers and fit in a gigbag pocket so you could take it anywhere. The result does all that and so much more.
Top 3 Call-outs
- Pro 100 Watt guitar amp in a compact pedal turns any pedalboard, modeller, or multi-effector into a performance ready amp.
- Unique high headroom power amplifier design along with the Response control for distinctly different and authentic power valve responses and guitar amp dynamics.
- Cabrig simulator technology built in with low latency USB and XLR D.I., plus MIDI and FX loop
Inside Information:
- Dept. 10 is the Blackstar R&D team responsible for blue sky innovation and design. This team of engineers are all musicians and are constantly researching new ideas to help create your perfect tone.
- The unique power amplifier design uses current feedback which mimics a valve amplifiers interaction with a speaker cabinet. This very high headroom design delivers the thump and presence of a valve amp with 100W power, into any speaker cabinet at 8 or 16 Ohms.
- Universal voltage so can be used anywhere in the world from 100V to 240V ~ 50/60Hz.
- Use our free Architect software to Deep dive settings for reverb, effects loop and more.
- Small enough to fit in a gigbag pocket.
- 4 channel audio USB for easy recording.
- Cabrig overcomes the shortcomings of IR ‘snapshots’ and uses state of the art digital processing to reproduce the sound and feel of a mic’d up guitar cab in incredible detail. Over 250 mic and cab combinations can be saved into one of the three onboard slots. Each cab has a choice of mic type and axis, alongside room mics and master EQ. Connect to the free Architect software for more deep-dive options.
Specifications
AMPED 1
- Power: 100W
- Voice: USA, UK, Flat
- EQ: Bass, Middle, Treble
- Power Reduction: 100W, 20W, 1W
- Response: KT88, 6L6, EL34, 6V6, EL84, Linear
- Reverb: Yes
- Reverb Freeze effect: Yes
- Cabrig DSP: Yes
- USB Audio: Yes
- XLR Cabrig Output: Yes
- Effects Loop: Yes (series or parallel selectable in Architect)
- Footswitchable Preset: Yes
- MIDI Control: Yes
- Speaker Outputs: 8 Ohm, 16 Ohm
- 9V DC Output: 2 (maximum combined current 500mA)
- Voltage: 100V to 240V ~ 50/60Hz
- Weight (kg): 1.28
- Dimensions (mm): 200 x 81 x 149
Channels
- USA: Inspired by classic American amps of the mid ’60s. Very clean, dynamic and bright, but with a solid low-end and controlled mid range. A perfect pedal platform.
- UK: A “Classic” sound based on a much loved British Class A amplifier of the early ’60s. A low to medium gain preamp that can be used clean or mildly overdriven. A popular choice for a pedal platform or as a responsive crunch tone.
- Flat: A neutral preamp for use with external preamps and amp modellers. Features a semi-parametric EQ, transparent with controls set to 12 o’clock.
Responses
- KT88: Tight, bold and dynamic Class A/B with strong low-end.
- 6L6: Tight dynamic Class A/B with extended highs and lows.
- EL34: Classic British Class A/B crunch full-bodied soft break-up.
- 6V6: Crisp Class A with high compression and tight mids.
- EL84: Bell-like full-bodied Class A with lots of compression.
- LINEAR: Transparent and high headroom.
