Blackstar Artisan 30 HW vs Blackstar TV-10

The Blackstar Artisan 30 HW and the Blackstar TV-10 are both amplifiers sharing full, transparent, crunchy. The Blackstar TV-10 leans edge of breakup and mid-forward. Current prices: $2499.99 vs $441.14.

Similarity
citedBlended 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.

75% — moderately similar

Shared tone character
citedDerived from overlapping tonal signals across both listings.
  • full
  • transparent
  • crunchy
  • compressed
Citation fame
citedCitation/mention fame — how often this gear is cited across artist rigs and gear discussion.
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Price

$2499.99via Reverb

$441.14via Reverb

Description

The Blackstar Artisan 30 HW is the hand-wired head version of Blackstar's boutique Artisan 30 amplifier, delivering 30 watts of Class A tube power through a point-to-point hand-wired circuit. Two channels — featuring an EF86 pentode on Channel 1 for fat, warm, compression-rich clean character — span dynamic blues and country clean tones through ISF-voiced crunch and drive on Channel 2. Power is switchable between 30-watt pentode and 10-watt triode modes. The hand-wired head format provides the same boutique-quality tonal complexity as the combo version with the flexibility to pair with the player's choice of cabinet.

The Blackstar TV-10 is a 10-watt all-tube combo available in two voiced variants: the TV-10A with a 6L6 power tube for American clean and crunch, and the TV-10B with an EL34 power tube for British Plexi-style character. Both use a 1x12-inch speaker and a deliberately minimal four-knob control set — master volume, gain, reverb, and a single tone control — prioritising vintage-correct simplicity over versatility. The TV-10 targets players who want inspiring valve tone at rehearsal and small-venue volumes without multi-channel complexity.

Genres
citedGenres this gear is documented as being used in.
  • Blues
  • Rock
  • Country
  • blues
  • classic rock
  • country
Tonal lean
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  • edge of breakup
  • mid-forward
  • harmonically rich
Good for
citedOccasions this gear suits — judged per model, or derived from its wattage, connectivity and category.
  • Live
  • Studio
  • Worship
  • Practice
  • Studio
  • Worship
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