Studio 10 Shootout | 6L6 vs EL34 | Blackstar
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Published 2020-11-30
EL34 offers a typically 'British' boutique crunch flavour, with characteristically rich and vocal mids. Whereas the 6L6 offers a typically 'American' flavour with sparkling cleans, tight bass and searing lead tones.
Learn more: www.blackstaramps.com/uk/ranges/studio-10
All Comments (21)
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Notice how the smile broke out as soon as he put the tele thru the clean channel on the 6l6 👍
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6L6 for clean, EL34 for driven tones. Love blackstar.
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I've had the 6l6 for half a year now and have never once regretted it
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the 6L6 cranked up with the boost has a very scooped sounding overdrive I'm super into it
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What an excellent amp demo all the way around! Great job on this shootout! And by the way, these amps sound so good, I wish I could buy both of them! Awesome! - Glenn
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To me, the 6L6 sounds glassier and a bit more precise in the top-end, but thinner overall. The EL34 lacks some of the 6L6 clarity but I love the more open and thicker breakup. Both are super cool amps, depending on the sound you're looking for. I went with the EL34s and I couldn't be happier with my amp! This was a great demo to showcase the difference in sounds across a wide spectrum of playing styles and guitars. Keep up the great work!
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I bought EL34 half a year ago. It was the best investment... I can't stop playing this. Really good amp. Boost sound of that thing is just incredible.
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Awesome comparison and playing!
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I bought the 6L6 a couple weeks ago and love the amp! Another Blackstar amp added to my collection. 😁
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You had a much bigger grin when playing through the 6L6
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Both sound great. I gotta go 6L6, though. Great playing, brother! 👍🏻
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Great shootout man! I was wondering if your recorded signal sounded as good as the room sound of the amps?
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great amps, great concept, great review, and tones, but a strange thing - in all other demos with proper miking and similar guitar these amps do not sound that bright at all (even if miced at the center)! Do you have a very special microphone or some post-processing/EQ?
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I have the EL 34 with a V Type speaker in it. Just love it for cleans and the drive side can do a very convincing JCM 800 crunch..it is the perfect pedal platform but tasty all by itself.
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Awesome playing my friend!!!!
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I've had my studio 10 6L6 for close to a year now and absolutely love it. I would actually love to own one of the artist 15s or artist 30 as well I wish they'd bring them back. They were both great amps too.
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Love that tele
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Excellent playing and demo. Me = 6l6!!
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Great video! Does the American version support both 110v and and 220v mains?
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Great demo! Being a fan of so many Fender players, I expected to prefer the 6L6 but watching the demo I thought the EL34 was much nicer. Reminds me of the sound of a 70s Traynor.
