•WHERE CAN I SEE/HEAR AMPLIFIERS, PREAMPLIFIERS AND PEDALS?•
@blackhawkamps
All shop demos are uploaded directly to instagram reels
(or in the case of older posts, 60 second videos).
The 90 second time of a reel is perfect for showcasing riffs, tones and knob twiddling with no boring talking to sit through.
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•WHAT DO THE KNOBS MEAN? DO I NEED TO "SPEAK RUNE"?•
No, luckily it is is far more straightforward:
UNIVERSAL CONTROL TRANSLATOR FOR BLACKHAWK PEDALS/AMPLIFIERS:
•🔱=gain
•V=volume
•T=treble
•M=midrange
•B=bass
•C=clean
•O=octave
•D=depth
•F=frequency
•W=width
•X=gate/bias
•///="FAC"
(six position switch, similar to the OR120)
MOD AND AMBIENT PEDALS:
R=rate
D=depth
W=wave
T=time
F=feedback
C=clean
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•DO YOU DO REPAIRS?•
Blackhawk Amplifiers warranty all BLACKHAWK made and modified equipment.
See your localrepair tech for all equipment that was not made or modified by Blackhawk.
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•WILL YOU MODIFY MY AMPLIFIER?•
The short answer is:
If you intend to ship the amp both ways, NO
If you can drop off and pick up in person (you live within driving distance of Portland, OR) and your amp fits the list of vintage tube amps I work on, YES.
The long answer is:
I do overhauls and mods to the following WORKING (((TUBE))) AMPLIFIERS:
- SOVTEK: MIG 100 and MIG 50 MKII
- PEAVEY: VTM / Butcher / Ultra / Triumph / 5150 / 6505
- LANEY: GHL GH-TI / VH100R / Pro-Tube / AOR / KLIPP / SUPERGROUP
- SUNN: 100s / 200s / 1000s / 2000s / 1200s (vintage tube version) / all the 60's-70's tube models based on the 100s and 200s called "sceptre" and "sonaro" (there are a bunch)
- MARSHALL: JMP / JTM / 800 / SLX
- ORANGE: rockerverbs / TH / OR100 / DARK / JRT
- AMPEG VL SERIES (designed by Lee Jackson)
- TRAYNOR: YBA
- JET CITY (All models except picovalve)
- FENDER: bassman / deluxe / (135 ultralinear models can be converted to "MODEL TYR" specs)
(and that savings is passed on to you)
(unfortunately I do not have the time/bandwidth to repair things.)
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•CAN USE (THIS) PEDAL WITH BASS?•
All BLACKHAWK circuits designed around baritone tunings and humbuckers.
(Mainly B and A tunings)
This has the added benefit that they are equally suited for anything from standard tuning to drop tuned bass.
•WHAT ABOUT SINGLE COIL PICKUPS AND STANDARD TUNING?•
Single coil users will find that they get a thickness from most BLACKHAWK designs they have yet to find elsewhere.
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•DO I HAVE TO USE (THIS) FUZZ FIRST IN MY PEDAL CHAIN?•
All BLACKHAWK fuzz pedals are "impedance matched" and can be placed anywhere you want in your guitar chain.
Many BLACKHAWK fuzzes include a completely transparent impedance correction transformer.
This allows you to never have to worry about buffers or active pickups getting in the way of your tone.
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•WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN MKI AND MKII PEDALS?•