Blackstar Beam Solo plug-in modeller

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Blackstar's brand new take on the Katana GO, Mustang Micro et al. Currently pre-selling for $130 in the States.

BEAM SOLO - Blackstar

High integrity wireless instrument system for guitars, basses, and many other musical instruments with 1/4" audio outputs.
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Skipped through Leo Gibson's video. Just the same thing as all the others. Possibly an advantage that you can as well record vocals if you have a suitable set of headphones /w headset mic.
Otherwise, I would actually prefer it if all these things came with an input jack and a strap mounting option. Heck, there could be an additional "plug me in straight" adapter as well. Not only that I have zero trust in the longevity of those foldable plugs, with a stock input you could as well just place them anywhere. I really don't want to drag my laptop off the table just because the damn thing is connected via USB with me forgetting about it for a while.
 
Sascha Franck said:
Skipped through Leo Gibson's video. Just the same thing as all the others. Possibly an advantage that you can as well record vocals if you have a suitable set of headphones /w headset mic.
Otherwise, I would actually prefer it if all these things came with an input jack and a strap mounting option. Heck, there could be an additional "plug me in straight" adapter as well. Not only that I have zero trust in the longevity of those foldable plugs, with a stock input you could as well just place them anywhere. I really don't want to drag my laptop off the table just because the damn thing is connected via USB with me forgetting about it for a while.
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Came to post basically the same thing. Would have made more sense not to have the foldable plug. It's an accident waiting to happen, and I wouldn't trust the sturdiness over time. Other than that, it could be a useful tool like 1000s of other ones we already have. :grin
 
Sascha Franck said:
Otherwise, I would actually prefer it if all these things came with an input jack and a strap mounting option. Heck, there could be an additional "plug me in straight" adapter as well. Not only that I have zero trust in the longevity of those foldable plugs, with a stock input you could as well just place them anywhere. I really don't want to drag my laptop off the table just because the damn thing is connected via USB with me forgetting about it for a while.
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Absolutely. Sure, you can use an adapter cable for this but it would make way more sense to just have a jack and cable instead of these complicated turning plug systems.
 
I have to say, from all demos floating around i think i like the amp tones on the Bean much better than other plug-in solutions (Boss, NUX, Fender, etc.)
 
The foldable plug is for convenience. These aren't high end modelers. I have the NUX MP3. It is a fun and decent sounding headphone amp. It doesn't compare to my floor modeler but it only cost ~$100. These units are a niche product. Easy to carry, no extra cable necessary, just plug it in and play.
 
Sascha Franck said:
Well, the good thing with this one here (and comparable things) is that you can charge it via USB and have BT audio to jam along with your phone.
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True. But you can jam along with the phone via USB-C too. Granted, one extra cable.

I will say all of these plug-in jack style versions are a bit nostalgic; one of the VERY first things my parents bought me as a kid was a "PocketRocket G2", which was an analog version of these (wise decision by them).
 
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