St. James - Ask The Founders | Blackstar

00:00 00:12 Intro
00:13 01:16 Why the name St. James?
01:17 02:40 Tell us about the development process?
03:20 06:35 What was sonic goal of St. James?
06:35 07:50 Why two models?
07:52 08:47 Visual concept & inspiration
08:48 10:54 What was the design ethos behind St. James?
10:56 13:44 Inductive load
13:45 16:18 Use cases & Cab Rig
16:19 18:23 Switch-Mode-Power-Supply (SMPS) vs old school transformers
18:24 19:23 SMPS misconceptions
19:24 21:00 St. James tone stack
21:01 22:25 EL34 model
22:26 23:16 Conclusion
23:15 24:02 Outro

We sit down with Blackstar founders Ian Robinson and Paul Hayhoe to chat all about the new St. James ultra-lightweight valve amps and answer some of your questions.

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