Blackstar Dept. 10 Dual Distortion vs TC Electronic Ampworx Vintage Series Jims 45
The Blackstar Dept. 10 Dual Distortion and the TC Electronic Ampworx Vintage Series Jims 45 are both pedals. The Blackstar Dept. 10 Dual Distortion leans high gain and tight. The TC Electronic Ampworx Vintage Series Jims 45 leans warm and transparent. Current prices: $206.72 vs $140.
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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.26% — somewhat different
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Citation/mention fame — how often this gear is cited across artist rigs and gear discussion.$206.72via Reverb
$140via Reverb
The Blackstar Dept. 10 Dual Distortion is a two-channel distortion unit with two switchable voices per channel, based on preamp circuitry designed to behave like a real tube amplifier under the hood. Each channel has a dedicated Gain and Level control, with shared Tone and ISF (Infinite Shape Feature) controls. The ISF knob sweeps between American and British gain characters. Includes cab simulation for direct recording. Described as feeling and responding like a proper valve amp even through a solid-state amplifier.
The TC Electronic Jim's 45 Preamp is a classic American clean amp preamp pedal from TC Electronic's AmpWorx series, delivering warm, clean tone characteristic of classic American low-wattage tube amplifiers in a compact pedal format.
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Genres this gear is documented as being used in.- Metal
- Rock
- Hard Rock
- Electronic
- Blues
- Country
- high gain
- tight
- mid-forward
- warm
- transparent
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Occasions this gear suits — judged per model, or derived from its wattage, connectivity and category.- Silent Recording
- Silent Stage