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In pictures: Blackstar ID:Core Stereo 10 unboxed

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By Michael Brown
Published 18 March 2014

Getting to the Core of the stereo combo

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Blackstar ID:Core Stereo 10

Blackstar ID:Core Stereo 10

Way back at the end of 2013, Blackstar gave us a sneak peek at these tiny tone machines, but now we have the finished ID:Core article – and we’re just as impressed by the Stereo 10 as we were when we first heard it.

Let us guide you through just what makes this combo different…

For the full review of the Blackstar ID:Core Stereo 10, check out Total Guitar issue 254, on sale 12 May.

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Blackstar ID:Core Stereo 10

Blackstar ID:Core Stereo 10

The ID:Core Stereo 10 has two five-watt speakers housed in its compact enclosure, which deliver Blackstar’s Super Wide Stereo for an addictive playing experience

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Blackstar ID:Core Stereo 10

Blackstar ID:Core Stereo 10

Thanks to the speaker configuration, the Stereo 10 can be used for playing your music through, too

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Blackstar ID:Core Stereo 10

Blackstar ID:Core Stereo 10

You get a choice of six channels, plus gain, volume and ISF controls to shape your tone – that USB port allows you to connect to Blackstar’s Insider software to edit and store patches on your computer

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Blackstar ID:Core Stereo 10

Blackstar ID:Core Stereo 10

There are a host of stereo effects available: three modulations, three delays and three reverbs, all in stereo and tap tempo controllable

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Blackstar ID:Core Stereo 10

The amp’s so diddy, you even get a carrying strap – aw!

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Mike is Editor-in-Chief of GuitarWorld.com, in addition to being an offset fiend and recovering pedal addict. He has a master's degree in journalism, and has spent the past decade writing and editing for guitar publications including MusicRadar, Total Guitar and Guitarist, as well as a decade-and-a-half performing in bands of variable genre (and quality). In his free time, you'll find him making progressive instrumental rock under the nom de plume Maebe.

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