MELVILLE, NY, June 21, 2011 — Blackstar Amplification is now shipping two new heads from its award-winning Series One (S1) range. The Series One range of tube amplifiers has quickly gained acclaim among guitarists looking for the ultimate in tone. The models, a direct result of feedback from end users, are the S1-104EL34 and S1-1046L6 Heads.

S1-104EL34 & S1-1046L6 Heads
The S1-104 is a footswitchable, four-channel 100-Watt tube head with six modes that shares the same feature set as the S1-200. It is available in two versions – EL34 and 6L6. The EL34 model has the same style and voicing as the S1-100, while the 6L6 version has a new look and is voiced to appeal to the modern high-gain metal player. Features include:

100-Watt tube head with DPR
3x ECC83, 1x ECC82, 4x EL34 or 4x 6L6 power tubes
Clean channel with Warm (circa 1960’s British stack) and Bright (Class A) modes
Crunch channel with Crunch and Super Crunch modes
Two overdrive channels with high and low output damping
Two ISF-equipped tone controls
Presence and Resonance controls
Master Volume
Series effects loop
MIDI switching
Speaker emulated output

Blackstar Series One range new models are now available with U.S. MSRPs as follows:

S1-104EL34 Head – $2499.99
S1-1046L6 Head – $2499.99

For more information, please visit www.blackstaramps.com.