The Blackstar Super Fly BT is a Blackstar amplifier. Close alternatives include the Positive Grid Spark Live 4-Channel 150W 2x6.5 Modeling Combo and the Roland Cube Street EX. It pairs well with the Colorsound Overdriver and the Univox Super-Fuzz.
Blackstar Super Fly BT
Blackstar · amplifier
The Blackstar Super Fly BT is a 12-watt battery-powered stereo guitar amplifier with Bluetooth streaming, featuring dual 3-inch speakers and two independent instrument inputs — a standard jack for electric and acoustic guitar and an XLR combo input for microphones and line-level instruments. Each input has its own volume, two-band EQ, and digital reverb control. Bluetooth enables backing track playback from mobile devices. At 12 watts battery-powered it is designed for busking, street performance, practice without power access, and portable jam sessions. A clean voice and overdrive voice provide two gain levels. Rechargeable battery operation makes it fully cable-free for outdoor and mobile use.
What stands out
“Praised as one of the best all-in-one portable performance amps — the 12-watt dual-speaker stereo format is substantially larger-sounding than the original Fly despite its compact size, and the two independent inputs with individual EQ and …”
— from the community notes
“the blackstar super fly bt is a 12-watt battery-powered stereo guitar amplifier with bluetooth streaming”
— from the listing
“At 12 watts through dual 3-inch stereo speakers the Super Fly BT delivers substantial output for its size — punchy clean tones and surprisingly musical overdrive for a battery-powered compact amp”
— from the reviews
“At 12 watts battery-powered it is designed for busking, street performance, practice , and portable jam sessions”
— from the listing
“The reverb has a short decay that remains polite even at maximum setting”
— from the community notes
Trade-offs
“the 12-watt output is suitable for busking and small gathering performance but insufficient for rehearsal or club volume”
— from the reviews
- reverb
- eq
- bluetooth
- stereo
- overdrive
- session
- decay
- punchy
Good for
- Busking
- Practice
Pedals that stack with the Blackstar Super Fly BT
Colorsound Overdriver
pedal
25% matchgain stackingStacks two gain stages for more saturation than either produces alone. (mid-forward → fuzzy)
Run mid-forward into Colorsound Overdriver for more fuzzy on top
Goes in front of the amp
Univox Super-Fuzz
Univox
21% matchfills a frequency gapFills in a frequency range the other side doesn't cover, instead of piling more onto what's already there. (transparent → mid-forward)
Into a transparent tone, Univox Super-Fuzz brings a pull toward mid-forward that's missing
Goes in front of the amp
Fjord Fuzz Berserk
Fjord Fuzz
20% matchgain stackingStacks two gain stages for more saturation than either produces alone. (mid-forward → fuzzy)
Fjord Fuzz Berserk layers fuzzy onto an already mid-forward signal
Goes in front of the amp
Boss BF-2 Flanger
Boss
12% matchsits in the right chain slotPlaced for where it does its job cleanly in the chain, not for a tonal interaction with the anchor.
Keep Blackstar Super Fly BT's tight voice out front: Boss BF-2 Flanger goes after Blackstar Super Fly BT in the signal chain so its lush voice doesn't muddy it
Goes in front of the amp
Artec SE-NGT
Artec
8% matchshapes the dynamic responseShapes how the tone responds to picking dynamics rather than its frequency or gain.
What Blackstar Super Fly BT brings here leans toward tight — that's worth building a pairing around
Goes in front of the amp
Electro-Harmonix Holy Grail Max
Electro-Harmonix
6% matchRun Electro-Harmonix Holy Grail Max in Blackstar Super Fly BT's effects loop, clear of Blackstar Super Fly BT's own gain stage — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)
Sits in the amp's effects loop
Eventide Space
Eventide
6% matchKeep Blackstar Super Fly BT's tight voice out front: Eventide Space goes in Blackstar Super Fly BT's effects loop so its spring voice doesn't muddy it — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)
Sits in the amp's effects loop
Electro-Harmonix EH-1335/EH-3075 Hot Tubes
Electro-Harmonix
tonal matchGoes in front of the amp
Blackstar Super Fly BT leans into a clean amp's front end, precisely the platform Electro-Harmonix EH-1335/EH-3075 Hot Tubes wants
Alternativessee all similar tone character →
Positive Grid Spark Live 4-Channel 150W 2x6.5 Modeling Combo
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56% similarityShared character: vocal, practice, clean
Roland Cube Street EX
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55% similarityShared character: vocal, stereo
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52% similarityShared character: practice
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50% similarityShared character: stereo, practice, digital
Fender Tone Master Princeton Reverb
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49% similarityShared character: digital, reverb, clean
Vox Mini Go 50 (VMG-50)
Vox
47% similarityShared character: power supply and battery operation, practice
Marshall Code 100 Combo
Marshall
46% similarityShared character: practice, digital, clean
Roland KC-220
Roland
46% similarityShared character: power supply and battery operation, stereo, practice
Roland Cube Street
Roland
45% similarityShared character: vocal, stereo
AER Compact XL
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44% similarityShared character: vocal, practice, clean
Blackstar Silverline Stereo Deluxe
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44% similarityShared character: stereo, digital, reverb
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43% similarityShared character: practice, reverb, clean
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Questions people ask
What are good alternatives to the Blackstar Super Fly BT?+
The closest matches in character are the Positive Grid Spark Live 4-Channel 150W 2x6.5 Modeling Combo, the Roland Cube Street EX, the Vox NEW! VOX Micro Superbeetle 5/20 Watt Rechargeable.
What pairs well with the Blackstar Super Fly BT?+
Strong matches from rig and tone-complementarity evidence: Colorsound Overdriver, Univox Super-Fuzz, Fjord Fuzz Berserk — Run mid-forward into Colorsound Overdriver for more fuzzy on top.