3rd Power Lyra vs Blackstar Series One 45
The 3rd Power Lyra and the Blackstar Series One 45 are both amplifiers sharing warm, transparent, crunchy. The 3rd Power Lyra leans dynamic and edge of breakup. The Blackstar Series One 45 leans full and high gain. Current prices: $2399 vs $814.59.
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Blended from circuit-archetype lineage, dynamic feel, tone-signal overlap and tone-vector distance — the tone vector itself is derived from editorial description text, not a measured acoustic signal, so this reflects how similarly the catalog copy describes the two, not a lab measurement. Shown only within a gear class, and only where there's enough evidence to be meaningful.44% — somewhat different
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Derived from overlapping tonal signals across both listings.- warm
- transparent
- crunchy
3rd Power Lyra
3rd Power · amplifier
Blackstar Series One 45
Blackstar · amplifier
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Citation/mention fame — how often this gear is cited across artist rigs and gear discussion.$2399via Reverb
$814.59via Reverb
The 3rd Power Lyra is a handcrafted 20-watt 6V6 boutique tube guitar amplifier built in Minneapolis that combines the voiced characters of two iconic Fender Deluxe amplifiers: Channel 1 is voiced after a 1962 brown-panel Deluxe, delivering warm, woody, naturally breaking tone, while Channel 2 captures the clarity, headroom, and expanded response of a 1965 black-panel Deluxe. Both channels are American-voiced, open, expressive, and touch-sensitive throughout the gain range. A built-in power attenuator scales output from 20 to 12 or 5 watts while preserving player-amp responsiveness, and built-in tube-driven spring reverb is standard on all configurations. Available as an amp head or 112 combo.
The Blackstar Series One 45 is a 45-watt all-tube guitar amplifier available as both a head and a 2x12 combo. Multiple channels span clean warmth through crunch and high-gain saturation, all shaped by Blackstar's ISF tone control for American-to-British character adjustment. The DPR (Dynamic Power Reduction) system scales the output continuously from full 45 watts down to approximately 4.5 watts, allowing power amp distortion characteristics at manageable stage and studio volumes. The clean channel delivers wide EQ range suited to humbuckers and single-coils alike, with warm bass and generous midrange. Reviewers found it one of the most tonally complete all-in-one tube solutions in its power class.
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Genres this gear is documented as being used in.- Americana
- Country
- Blues
- metal
- rock
- alternative
- dynamic
- edge of breakup
- full
- high gain
- saturated
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Occasions this gear suits — judged per model, or derived from its wattage, connectivity and category.- Live
- Studio
- Worship
- Live
- Studio