In this Guitar Amp Shootout I compare the EVH 5150 Iconic and the Blackstar St. James to see which one is the best budget guitar tube amp in this guitar amp tone comparison.

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Amps & Guitars:
ENGL Powerball II: https://sweetwater.sjv.io/DK09jj
Marshall: https://sweetwater.sjv.io/rQ4j4Q
H&K: https://sweetwater.sjv.io/eKvdvr
REVV: https://sweetwater.sjv.io/AW0L0j
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Guitar Pedals:
TONEX Pedal: https://sweetwater.sjv.io/eKvd4r
Tilt Overdrive Pedal: https://sweetwater.sjv.io/Jzb5bR
Bonamassa Wah Wah: https://sweetwater.sjv.io/oqRQRb
Revv G8 Noise Gate: https://sweetwater.sjv.io/WqXBXP
Invader Distortion Pedal: https://sweetwater.sjv.io/EKbQbP
Amplitube X-Space Reverb: https://sweetwater.sjv.io/Pyj10z
Amplitube X-Time Delay: https://sweetwater.sjv.io/5gaObj
Phase 90: https://sweetwater.sjv.io/babRb9
Pedal Power: https://sweetwater.sjv.io/vNzezd
Guitar Recording:
Two Notes Captor X 8ohm: https://sweetwater.sjv.io/NkBAB7
TONEX Capture - Amp Capture/Re-amp: https://sweetwater.sjv.io/MmnanJ
SM57: https://sweetwater.sjv.io/KjKkKn
E906: https://sweetwater.sjv.io/75e3eA
Home Studio:
Interfaces: https://sweetwater.sjv.io/QyPZRM
DAW Controllers: https://sweetwater.sjv.io/xkEAEA
Studio monitors: https://sweetwater.sjv.io/QyPVOP
Software:
TONEX MAX: https://sweetwater.sjv.io/AW0Loj
Izotope Mix and Master Plugins: https://sweetwater.sjv.io/1reE5R
EZDrummer: https://sweetwater.sjv.io/ZQb0dq

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It's time for a new guitar amp and I wanted to find the best budget guitar amp. To me, the best budget guitar amplifier still needs to offer features comparable to more expensive amps. A tube amp is a serious piece of gear and I'm always looking for different tones to add to my inventory of guitar amps. The EVH 5150 Iconic is a two channel 80 Watt Amp Head with some interesting features. The Blackstar St. James is a 50 Watt 2 Channel amp that's likely the most unique amp I've ever had in my home studio. While these amp share some similarities they are very different amplifiers. In this tube amp shootout I compare the tones and features of both and then I will choose one to keep here ion my studio.

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Index
00:00 - Start
00:22 - EVH vs. Blackstar - The Premise
01:10 - Tone Comparison 1
02:02 - Amp Similarities
02:42 - My Requirements
04:36 - Tone Comparison 2
06:15 - Blackstar St. James Specs
08:05 - Tone Comparison 3
10:39 - EVH 5150 Iconic Specs
12:07 - Tone Comparison 4
13:04 - The Decision
17:07 - Please Subscribe!

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