Blackstar CV30 vs Blackstar HT Club 40 MkIII
The Blackstar CV30 and the Blackstar HT Club 40 MkIII are both amplifiers sharing transparent, crunchy, warm. The Blackstar HT Club 40 MkIII leans high gain and sustaining. Current prices: $1161.39 vs $782.87.
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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.76% — very similar
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Genres both listings are associated with.- Rock
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Derived from overlapping tonal signals across both listings.- transparent
- crunchy
- warm
- dynamic
- airy
- tight
Blackstar CV30
Blackstar · amplifier
Blackstar HT Club 40 MkIII
Blackstar · amplifier
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Citation/mention fame — how often this gear is cited across artist rigs and gear discussion.$1161.39via Reverb
$782.87via Reverb
The Blackstar CV30 is a 30-watt signature combo amplifier designed in collaboration with guitarist Carmen Vandenberg of Bones UK and Jeff Beck collaborator. It runs two ECC83 preamp tubes and two 6L6 power tubes, housed in a 1x12 cabinet loaded with a Celestion V-Type speaker. Two channels each carry two voices: the Clean channel switches between American and British voicings while the Overdrive channel offers Classic and Modern gain characters. Blackstar patented ISF tone control, digital reverb, and an effects loop complete the feature set. The 6L6 power section delivers American-style dynamics with British Class A-style chime and shimmer.
The Blackstar HT Club 40 MkIII is a 40-watt EL34 tube guitar combo amplifier with two channels spanning pristine sparkly cleans through two distinct overdrive voices, capable of tight Marshall and Mesa-style drive with full articulation and sustain. Blackstar's ISF control sweeps the tone stack between American and British characteristics, covering a wide sonic range from a single amp. The MkIII update adds CabRig IR speaker simulation with speaker-emulated outputs for direct recording. An included footswitch enables channel and reverb switching for live use. At 40 watts through EL34 tubes with a 1x12 configuration it is well-suited to club gigs, sessions, and recording.
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Genres this gear is documented as being used in.- Classic Rock
- Blues
- Alternative Rock
- Metal
- high gain
- sustaining
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Occasions this gear suits — judged per model, or derived from its wattage, connectivity and category.- Live
- Studio
- Worship
- Live
- Studio
- Silent Recording