Description

Blackstar BEAM SOLO Ultra-Portable Guitar Headphone Amplifier

Overview

Practice anywhere, anytime with studio-quality tone right in your headphones. The Blackstar BEAM SOLO is an ultra-compact headphone amplifier that connects directly into your guitar or bass with its folding 1/4" plug. Featuring an intuitive SpeedDial encoder with a dynamic Light Beam display, the BEAM SOLO allows for lightning-fast, real-time control over core tone parameters without needing an app.

When you want to dive deeper, connect via Bluetooth to the BEAM mobile app to access hundreds of amp, cabinet, microphone, and effects combinations—plus over 200,000 Neural Amp Modeler (NAM) community captures.

Key Features

• "In The Room" IR Cabinet Technology: Delivers the realistic physical response and air-moving punch of standing next to an amp, avoiding the flat sound of traditional headphone IRs.

• SpeedDial & Dynamic Light Beam Display: Adjust drive, delay level, reverb, and XpressFX parameters in real time directly on the hardware.

• Neural Amp Modeler (NAM) & TONE3000 Integration: Access the world’s largest open-source library with over 200,000 community-created amp/gear captures via the BEAM app.

• Headset Mic Input & Vocal Recording: Features a 3.5mm TRRS jack that accepts headsets with built-in microphones, letting you hear and record vocals alongside your guitar signal.

• Multi-Channel USB-C Audio Interface: Stream audio, record direct multi-channel guitar/vocal tracks into your DAW, or charge the internal battery (5+ hours playback).

• Bluetooth Connectivity: Stream jam tracks and backing audio wirelessly from your phone to practice along in real time.

Specifications & Technical Summary