The Blackstar St. James 50 EL34H Fawn is a Blackstar amplifier. Close alternatives include the Blackstar CV30 and the Blackstar CV10 Carmen Vandenberg Signature 10-Watt 1x12". It pairs well with the Fjord Fuzz Fjaer Spring Reverb and the Greer Royal Velvet.
Blackstar St. James 50 EL34H Fawn
Blackstar · amplifier
The Blackstar St. James 50 EL34H Fawn is the head version of the St. James 50 EL34 in a Fawn tolex cosmetic finish, retaining the same all-tube circuit with EL34 output valves at 50 watts. The EL34 version of the St. James 50 delivers a more British-voiced character compared to the 6L6 model — pronounced midrange, classic overdrive compression, and Vox-adjacent clean chime on channel one, with channel two covering blues through classic rock overdrive and Indian summer saturation via the front-end boost. The Fawn finish is a limited cosmetic variant with no circuit differences. Weighing approximately 13 pounds the EL34H Fawn retains the full St. James portability advantage in head format.
- british
- clean
- overdrive
- midrange
- compression
- chime
- blues
- american
Good for
- Live
- Studio
Genres the Blackstar St. James 50 EL34H Fawn is commonly used in
- Blues
- Rock
- Jazz
- Classic Rock
- Blues Rock
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Inferred from shared tonal signals, not a stated genre tag. - Country
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Inferred from shared tonal signals, not a stated genre tag.
Pedals that stack with the Blackstar St. James 50 EL34H Fawn
Fjord Fuzz Fjaer Spring Reverb
Fjord Fuzz
23% matchRun mid-forward into Fjord Fuzz Fjaer Spring Reverb for more fuzzy on top
Greer Royal Velvet
Greer
22% matchGreer Royal Velvet stacks fuzzy on top of the mid-forward already here
Catalinbread Giygas
Catalinbread
22% matchPut Catalinbread Giygas in front and the mid-forward tone leans further toward fuzzy
Catalinbread Adineko
Catalinbread
17% matchBlackstar St. James 50 EL34H Fawn leans into Marshall-style amps, precisely the platform Catalinbread Adineko wants
Crazy Tube Circuits Mirage Dual Reverb
Crazy Tube Circuits
17% matchInto Blackstar St. James 50 EL34H Fawn, Crazy Tube Circuits Mirage Dual Reverb is right at home: it's built around Marshall-style amps — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)
Meris LVX Delay
Meris
17% matchInto Blackstar St. James 50 EL34H Fawn, Meris LVX Delay is right at home: it's built around Marshall-style amps — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)
MXR CSP204 Custom Comp Deluxe
MXR
16% matchBlackstar St. James 50 EL34H Fawn leans into Marshall-style amps, precisely the platform MXR CSP204 Custom Comp Deluxe wants
DOD YJM308 Preamp Overdrive
Dod
tonal matchDOD YJM308 Preamp Overdrive is voiced for a clean amp's front end — Blackstar St. James 50 EL34H Fawn gives it exactly that
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Questions people ask
What are good alternatives to the Blackstar St. James 50 EL34H Fawn?+
The closest matches in character are the Blackstar CV30, the Blackstar CV10 Carmen Vandenberg Signature 10-Watt 1x12", the 3rd Power Kitchen Sink 6VEL.
What pairs well with the Blackstar St. James 50 EL34H Fawn?+
Strong matches from rig and tone-complementarity evidence: Fjord Fuzz Fjaer Spring Reverb, Greer Royal Velvet, Catalinbread Giygas — Run mid-forward into Fjord Fuzz Fjaer Spring Reverb for more fuzzy on top.
Compare
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- vs Blackstar CV10 Carmen Vandenberg Signature 10-Watt 1x12"
- vs 3rd Power Kitchen Sink 6VEL