Blackstar HT Soloist 60 Quick Start Manual

QUICKSTART GUIDE

An innovative 60 Watt, 1x12, two channel valve combo, with
footswitchable boost, ISF, digital reverb and effects loop.

Specification

■ 60 Watt valve combo
■ 2 x ECC83, 2 x EL34
■ Two footswitchable channels – boutique clean and high
gain overdrive (footswitch included)
■ 12" Celestion speaker
■ Patent-applied-for Infinite Shape Feature (ISF)
■ Footswitchable boost with OD Body switch
■ Digital reverb with Dark/Bright switch, emulated output,
series effects loop
CLEAN
INPUT
VOICE
0 10 0
VOLUME TONE
Boutique Clean (Voice out)
'Class-A' ringing crunch with low
power amp damping, will break
up readily.
Modern Clean (Voice in)
Deep, full bodied clean with medium
power amp damping, stays clean even
at higher volume.

4 way Footswitch

C L E A N O V
The footswitch enables you to switch between the Clean
and Overdrive channels, select the specially voiced Boost
and switch the Reverb on or off.
Suggested settings - full amp
(For use with footswitch)

Clean, Crunch, Lead

CLEAN OVERDRIVE
INPUT
VOICE OD VOICE
0 10 0 10 0 10
SELECT
VOLUME TONE GAIN
Clean Voice OD Voice
Blues
CLEAN OVERDRIVE
INPUT
VOICE OD VOICE
0 10 0 10 0 10
SELECT
VOLUME TONE GAIN
Clean Voice OD Voice
John Be – My Passion, Steve Carter – Kylie Minogue, Lewis Allen – Pixie Lott, Chris Kettley – Ellie Goulding,
OVERDRIVE
OD VOICE
10 0 10 0
SELECT
GAIN VOLUME

Modern Overdrive (Voice out)

Boosted high gain overdrive with
medium power amp damping.

Classic Overdrive (Voice in)

Medium, deep, full bodied clean with
medium power amp damping.
E R D R V I E B O O S T

REVERB

EQUALISATION
0 10
0 10 0 10 0 10 0 10 0 10
VOLUME BASS MIDDLE TREBLE ISF
0 10
BODY
PRESENCE
FS Mode OD Body
REVERB
EQUALISATION
0 10
0 10 0 10 0 10 0 10 0 10
VOLUME BASS MIDDLE TREBLE ISF
OD
0 10
BODY
PRESENCE
OD Body
Shane Lee – New Device, Oli Brown, Tommy Victor – Prong/Danzig.
EQUALISATION
10 0 10 0 10 0 10
BASS MIDDLE TREBLE
Reverb
Dark/Bright
switch (on rear panel)

ISF (Infinite Shape Feature)

R E V E R B
ISF works with the Bass, Middle and Treble
controls to give you access to infinite new
sound possibilities.
Tone tip:
1. Start with ISF set to half way.
2. Adjust Bass, Middle and Treble to taste.
3. Adjust ISF to find your sound (the lower
Country Rock
MASTER VOLUME
STANDBY POWER
INPUT
0 10
ON ON 0
HT SOLOIST 60 VOLUME
OD
0 10

BOOST

Clean Voice
Jazz and Fusion
MASTER VOLUME
STANDBY POWER INPUT
0 10
0
ON ON
VOLUME
HT SOLOIST 60
0 10
BOOST
Clean Voice
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HT Soloist 60
REVERB MASTER VOLUME
0 10 0 10
0 10
ISF
OD
0 10 0 10
BODY
PRESENCE BOOST
Boost
OD Body out – Normal 0-10dB
volume boost.
OD Body in – 0-10dB volume
boost with added mid range
on OD channel.
the Mid the greater the effect).
CLEAN OVERDRIVE
VOICE OD VOICE
10 0 10 0 10 0 10 0 10
SELECT
TONE GAIN VOLUME BASS
OD Voice
CLEAN OVERDRIVE
VOICE OD VOICE
10 0 10 0 10 0 10 0 10
SELECT
TONE GAIN VOLUME BASS
OD Voice
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STANDBY POWER
ON ON
HT SOLOIST 60

Footswitch Mode

Switch (on rear panel)
'2 channel and boost'
or '3 channel operation'.
REVERB MASTER VOLUME
EQUALISATION
0 10 0 10
0 10 0 10 0 10
MIDDLE TREBLE ISF
HT SOL
OD
0 10 0 10
BODY
PRESENCE BOOST
OD Body
REVERB MASTER VOLUME
EQUALISATION
0 10 0 10
0 10 0 10 0 10
MIDDLE TREBLE ISF HT SOL
OD
0 10 BODY 0 10
PRESENCE BOOST
OD Body
STA
STA