Blackstar DA100 Doug Aldrich Signature 100W Tube vs Divided by 13 BRT23 112 Combo
The Blackstar DA100 Doug Aldrich Signature 100W Tube and the Divided by 13 BRT23 112 Combo are both amplifiers sharing transparent, dynamic, saturated. The Blackstar DA100 Doug Aldrich Signature 100W Tube leans high gain and warm. The Divided by 13 BRT23 112 Combo leans edge of breakup and harmonically rich.
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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.37% — somewhat different
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Derived from overlapping tonal signals across both listings.- transparent
- dynamic
- saturated
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Citation/mention fame — how often this gear is cited across artist rigs and gear discussion.The Blackstar DA100 is Doug Aldrich's signature 100-watt EL34 tube guitar amplifier head, built around the HT Stage 100 platform with three channels — clean and two overdrive — each offering two independent voices. Four EL34 power tubes and three ECC83 preamp tubes deliver warm, springy cleans through Plexi-style crunch to ripping, authoritative high-gain lead tones spanning Aldrich's work with Whitesnake, The Dead Daisies, and Dio. Features include a Master Volume, Presence and Resonance controls, built-in digital reverb with Dark/Light switch, and a power reduction switch that drops output to 10 watts. Highly touch-sensitive across all gain levels.
The Divided By 13 BRT23 is a 23-watt all-tube combo from Divided By 13, hand-wired point-to-point in the boutique Fred Taccone tradition. Available in a 1x12 cabinet configuration with power-coat finish options. The BRT model designation references the amp voice character alongside reverb and tremolo. At 23 watts it sits between the smaller 9/15W D13 models and the 37W FTR, suited to small venue gigging and recording sessions where boutique touch sensitivity and harmonic complexity are priorities.
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Genres this gear is documented as being used in.- Hard Rock
- Blues Rock
- Metal
- Alternative Rock
- high gain
- warm
- crunchy
- edge of breakup
- harmonically rich
- lush
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Occasions this gear suits — judged per model, or derived from its wattage, connectivity and category.- Live
- Live
- Studio
- Worship
- Practice