Delivering immersive tones for electric, bass and acoustic guitar, it combines decades of Blackstar amp design expertise with advanced AI-driven digital modelling and modern connectivity in a compact design you can take anywhere.

Beam Mini is the first amplifier to natively load Neural Amp Model (NAM) captures. Through Blackstar’s partnership with Tone 3000, players can access a library of over 200,000 community-created NAM profiles and load them directly onto the amp, unlocking an enormous collection of authentic captured tones.

Alongside NAM compatibility, Beam Mini includes a suite of component-level modelled amplifiers developed by Blackstar’s UK engineering team. Twelve electric guitar amps, including six original Blackstar designs and six Ampton recreations of iconic amplifiers, are joined by bass and acoustic voices, an acoustic simulator and over 35 studio-quality effects. Blackstar’s patented ISF control allows players to shape tone from American to British voicings and everything in between.

The Beam app gives players full control over amps, effects, cabinets and mics from their iOS or Android device. Dive deeper than the top-panel controls to edit tones, create custom patches, explore artist signature sounds, jam along with curated backing tracks, watch video lessons and instantly share patches with the global Beam community.

Custom full-range drivers, dual passive radiators and Super Wide Stereo deliver powerful, room-filling sound for both guitar and Bluetooth audio playback. A unique SpeedDial control system and dynamic Light Beam display make tone shaping fast and intuitive from the top panel, while the Beam mobile app unlocks deeper editing, artist patches, community tone sharing, curated backing tracks and video lessons — bringing smart, connected features to your desktop amp.

With USB-C audio interface functionality, Bluetooth audio streaming, a headset mic input for recording guitar and vocals together, and an IP66 dust-tight and weatherproof design, Beam Mini delivers professional tone, versatility and connectivity in a truly portable smart amp. Blackstar’s IR-based CabRig speaker simulation with their exclusive In The Room technology provides lifelike cabinet presence for direct playing or headphones.

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