Blackstar HT Club 40 vs Blackstar HT Club 40 MKII
The Blackstar HT Club 40 and the Blackstar HT Club 40 MKII are both amplifiers sharing high gain, crunchy, transparent. The Blackstar HT Club 40 leans dynamic and mid-forward. Current prices: $799.99 vs $799.99.
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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.77% — very similar
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Derived from overlapping tonal signals across both listings.- high gain
- crunchy
- transparent
- tight
- saturated
- airy
Blackstar HT Club 40
Blackstar · amplifier
Blackstar HT Club 40 MKII
Blackstar · amplifier
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Citation/mention fame — how often this gear is cited across artist rigs and gear discussion.$799.99via Reverb
$799.99via Reverb
The Blackstar HT Club 40 is a 40-watt EL34 tube guitar combo amplifier from Blackstar's HT series featuring two channels with sparkly clean tones and two overdrive voices spanning vintage British crunch through high-gain saturation. Blackstar's ISF tone control shifts the amp's character between American and British tonal signatures from a single knob. The clean channel provides chimey, vintage-feeling note separation suited to single-coil pickups, while the overdrive channels reach into Marshall and Mesa-style drive territory with tightness and sustain that holds articulation at high gain settings. A series effects loop and speaker-emulated output support live and studio use.
The Blackstar HT Club 40 MKII is a 40-watt two-channel all-tube guitar amplifier combo featuring a pair of EL34 power tubes that produce British rock tone across a wide gain range. The clean channel delivers sparkly, punchy clarity, while the multi-voiced gain channel covers Marshall-style crunch through Mesa-adjacent high-gain saturation controlled via Blackstar's patented ISF tone shaper and a multi-voiced gain selector. MIDI switching, an effects loop, and a line output make it suitable for pedalboard-driven rigs. Designed as a workhorse live and studio tube amp, the Club 40 MKII targets players who want EL34 British drive character in a gig-ready combo without requiring a separate head and cabinet.
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Genres this gear is documented as being used in.- metal
- hard rock
- blues
- Blues
- Classic Rock
- Hard Rock
- Rock
- dynamic
- mid-forward
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Occasions this gear suits — judged per model, or derived from its wattage, connectivity and category.- Live
- Studio
- Silent Recording
- Live
- Studio