3rd Power Lyra vs Blackstar Series One 45-Watt 2x12"
The 3rd Power Lyra and the Blackstar Series One 45-Watt 2x12" are both amplifiers sharing transparent, crunchy. The 3rd Power Lyra leans spring and warm. Current prices: $2399 vs $830.20.
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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.- transparent
- crunchy
3rd Power Lyra
3rd Power · amplifier
Blackstar Series One 45-Watt 2x12"
Blackstar · amplifier
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Citation/mention fame — how often this gear is cited across artist rigs and gear discussion.$2399via Reverb
$830.20via 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 2x12 is the 2x12 combo version of the Series One 45 all-tube amplifier platform, housing two 12-inch speakers in a single combo cabinet. The 45-watt tube power section drives two channels with ISF tone control for American-to-British character shaping and DPR (Dynamic Power Reduction) scaling from 45 watts down to approximately 4.5 watts for power amp distortion at low volume. The 2x12 cabinet format adds low-end width and projection compared to the head-and-separate-cabinet configuration, giving the amp a larger stage presence and fuller bass response in live use. Clean and crunch channels cover a wide tonal range from warm single-coil clean to British-voiced overdrive.
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Genres this gear is documented as being used in.- Americana
- Country
- Blues
- alternative
- rock
- classic rock
- spring
- warm
- dynamic
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Occasions this gear suits — judged per model, or derived from its wattage, connectivity and category.- Live
- Studio
- Worship
- Live
- Studio