The Blackstar ID:X 100 is a 100-watt 1x12 digital modeling combo for guitarists who want one amp for gigs, recording and practice. Six amp voices, a three-way valve response switch and Blackstar's patented ISF give it a wide range of tones, and four effect blocks with an OLED display put deep editing on the front panel. A three-position power switch runs it at 100, 10 or 1 watt.

Tone and Response

Voices run from Clean Warm and Clean Bright through Crunch and Super Crunch to the high-gain OD1 and OD2. Bass, Middle and Treble interact like a traditional tone stack, and ISF moves the voicing between a tight American character and a woodier, less aggressive British one. The Response switch emulates EL84, EL34 or 6L6 power valves, and holding Tap turns the Gain, Bass and Treble knobs into noise gate, Resonance and Presence controls.

Effects and Recording

Pre FX, Modulation, Delay and Reverb blocks run at the same time, and the Pre FX block covers boosts, overdrives, distortions, fuzzes and compressors. The amp stores 99 patches in 33 banks of three, with nine on the front panel and the rest reachable from Architect, a footcontroller or MIDI. CabRig, Blackstar's IR-based speaker simulation, feeds the XLR DI, the 1/4-inch line and headphone output and USB-C, and the Master knob leaves the CabRig level alone for silent recording.

Features

• 100 W 1x12 combo with 100 W, 10 W and 1 W power settings
• Six amp voices from clean to high gain
• Bass, Middle, Treble and patented ISF, plus Gate, Resonance and Presence shift controls
• Response switch with EL84, EL34 and 6L6 power valve emulation
• Four simultaneous effect blocks: Pre FX, Modulation, Delay and Reverb
• OLED display for patch names and effect editing, with Type and Page encoders and tap tempo
• 99 patch locations, nine of them on the front panel
• Built-in chromatic tuner and noise gate
• CabRig IR-based speaker simulation on the XLR DI, 1/4-inch line out and USB-C
• USB-C audio with four channels to the computer, including a dry guitar channel for reamping
• MIDI In and Thru for patch changes and control
• Effects loop
• Footswitch jack for the Blackstar FS-12 (5-way) or FS-18 (2-way), sold separately
• Architect software for editing, patch sharing and firmware updates
• Kensington lock slot

Specifications

• Power: 100 W RMS, switchable to 10 W or 1 W
• Speaker: 1 x 12"
• Voices: Clean Warm, Clean Bright, Crunch, Super Crunch, OD1, OD2
• Power amp response: EL84, EL34, 6L6
• Effect blocks: Pre FX, Modulation, Delay, Reverb
• Patches: 99 (33 banks of 3)
• Inputs: Guitar input, Line In/Streaming (3.5 mm), effects loop return, MIDI In, footswitch
• Outputs: XLR DI, 1/4" line out and headphones, effects loop send, MIDI Thru
• USB: USB-C audio, 4 channels out and 2 channels in
• Mains: 100 to 240 V AC, 50/60 Hz, IEC mains cable included
• Dimensions: 570 x 469 x 252 mm (22.4 x 18.5 x 9.9 in)
• Weight: 14.3 kg (31.5 lbs)