Blackstar HT-20R MkII

From chiming cleans, to on-the-edge crunch, to full-on distortion, the HT-20 MkII delivers ‘the sound in your head’.
 
EL84s are at the tonal heart of the HT-20R MkII combo and head. We have used our decades of valve amp design experience to combine the response and character of this classic British valve with a carefully voiced preamp to create wonderfully lush valve tones. From pure boutique cleans, to mild overdrive that cleans up by backing off the guitar volume control, right up to saturated distortion, this amp does it all.
 
The HT-20R MkII comes equipped with a power reduction feature taking you down to 2W without any tonal compromise, perfect for driving those EL84’s hard at manageable volumes in the studio or home. When you’re ready to take to the stage, switch to full 20W and utilise the XLR DI output to simultaneously feed direct to the sound engineer with incredible sounding cabinet simulation.
 
The HT-20R MkII comes equipped with a direct USB output for the simplest way to get valve tones into your recordings without the need for an interface. Also included is a fully specified stereo recording output via XLR and jack with selectable cabinet simulation options of 4×12 or 1×12.
The best part? These amps have in-built load protection, meaning you can use them without a cabinet connected for silent practice and recording.
 
The HT-20R MkII has two footswitchable Clean Voices:
Voice 1: This clean voice gives a bright, tight tone with a solid bass response. The tone shaping is positioned early in the gain structure for a refined American tone and response.
Voice 2: This clean voice gives a highly responsive “chime” with a looser, resonant bottom-end for a British tone that can be pushed into a mid-range overdrive when driven hard.
 
The two footswitchable Overdrive Voices are characterised by a tone which is high in gain, but avoids any of the detached top-end “fizz” often found in other designs.
Voice 1: This is the Classic “British” Blackstar overdrive. Rich and natural, it goes all the way to Super Crunch gain but cleans up beautifully.
Voice 2: Inspired by the critically acclaimed HT Venue MkII high gain sounds, this overdrive has additional aggression in the high-end with a tight and resonant low-end.
 
Specifications:
20 Watt combo
2x ECC83 preamp valves
2x EL84 power amp valves
1×12 Blackstar designed speaker
2 Channels
Footswitchable Voices for Clean and Overdrive
Power reduction to 2 Watts
USB audio out
XLR D.I. Out
Newly voiced studio quality reverb
2-button footswitch included