Blackstar FLY 3 Pack BK

Cute, tiny little amp

It's great and surprisingly loud actually, if you tweak the settings a little you can get an epic overdriven tone.

The audio quality isn't amazing or anything, but for the price it's pretty good.

Great sounding mini amp

Something is rattling inside the amp when it is shaken or when doing vibrato on guitar. It is not very loud, but still isn't supposed to be there in the first place.

Em. out sounds lifeless and really not pleasant - goodbye practice in headphones.

Aux cable is not included.

Extension cab won't give you stereo for guitar, only for aux in.

The amp won't sound really good quiet, which beats the purpose of using it in e.g. hotel room for quite practice. If you want it to sound good, you'll have to let your neighbors hear you.

Other than that, great mini amp. The amp's reaction is similar to tube amp - it responds to dynamic playing and cleans up with guitar volume dialed back. Sound is really nice in both clean and OD settings.

Great mini amp

I use this amp as a go to amp and I am really happy with the sound, even though they are tiny, the sound is super loud and clean. I definitely recommend it.

MUCH better than the boss katana mini

I thought the katana mini would be an upgrade. I sold this, bought that. Then after a bit, sold the katana mini and bought another fly 3. really loud for what is is, excellent build quality, unbeatable

Great sound for such a small size

It reproduces sounds with a blues tone very well. The speakers are not guitar and do not distort the sound of the backing track from the line input. The second speaker gives stereo sound for a backing track and a little higher volume. If you do not need it, then feel free to take the version with one speaker. There is a buzz from the network, with batteries it is not.

Nice portable amp

Good portable amplifier. It sounds great on a clean sound, especially with delay. The distortion not so hot. Very loud.

I recommend for those who need a small, portable amplifier.

Wait,,, What?!!!

Even with the understanding the FLY is a mobile practice amp, it really suprised me.

It sounds suprisingly full and punchy. It's no 12 inch, but holy sh... it rocks!

For late night practice, look no further.

The best small amp for your desk (or a camping trip)

I tried many small amps (from the Boss Katana Mini to the Orange Micro Crush). The Blackstar is by far the best. In terms of tone and the speaker even when pushed doesn?t create any distortion like the competition. With the additional speaker is just a great little amp.

You won't buy another one

Get this pack and go on the streets so everyone can enjoy your music.

Okay for home practice, great for travel

In terms of convenience (decent tone at low volume, transportability) this amp is a life-saver. In terms of sound, however, it is not very good. In terms of its features (EQ, overdrive, delay, headphones/EM out), it is okay.

I use this as a practice amp in an apartment building with thin walls & ceilings, and for that purpose it is great. At low volumes, I can get a decent and consistent enough tone to be able to experiment with my pedalboard. It is small enough to travel with easily, which is great as I occasionally spend time abroad.

However, the tone gets muddy and inconsistent at higher volumes, especially in the bass frequencies. And don't expect high volumes from these speakers either, they are certainly not loud enough for any live situation. Though you can probably use the EM output to run it into a mixer or PA, I would not recommend purchasing this amp for that purpose.

The single mid scoop EQ knob will allow you to dial in some different, though limited, tones, and there is also an overdrive switch which I don't much care for, as I have pedals for that (though again, at higher volumes neither will sound very good). The built in delay is a nice feature, as you can control both delay time and intensity, though honestly I would have preferred reverb.

You CAN use these as computer, smartphone etc. speakers as advertised, but they do not sound very good, nor very loud. All dedicated computer speakers I have owned in a similar price range sound vastly better (and louder) than these Blackstars. Also, the volume control on the amp will obviously not affect mp3 input, which, again, makes them inconvenient as computer speakers.

All in all, I somewhat regret not having saved up a bit more money to buy a Roland Micro Cube Bass amp or something similar, which you can also use live. On the other hand, I'm spending 5 months abroad next year, most likely in a student dorm, and this is probably the best sounding amp I could easily and reliably bring with me, so it really depends on your needs!