The Blackstar HT-5RH MK III tube head gives you legendary Blackstar tone in a compact yet powerful package. Designed for serious guitarists seeking professional sound in a portable format, this 5-watt amplifier head lets you shape your tone with innovative features like the ISF knob, which blends iconic British and American voicings and CabRig DSP technology for realistic cabinet simulation using your preferred speaker setup. The HT-5RH MK III provides essential flexibility for experimenting in different environments using the multiple speaker outputs and footswitchable voices on its dual-channel design.

Premium Components for Optimal Resonance

Hand-selected components like a 12AX7 preamp tube and 12BH7 power tube give this modestly sized head the harmonic richness and touch sensitivity of a high-wattage valve amp. The all-tube signal path, from the preamp through the power section, helps you achieve singing sustain and natural compression. You'll revel in the HT-5RH MK III's responsiveness as you shape your sound with the gain, volume, treble, middle and bass controls on each channel.

Digital Effects for Enhanced Performance

While the HT-5RH MK III focuses on pure tube tone, it also provides essential digital effects for modern playing needs. Adjust the level of built-in digital reverb to suit your music style, from subtle ambience to washy surf. The CabRig DSP feature offers realistic emulations of multiple speaker cabinets so you can get miked-up tone direct to PA or recording interfaces using the XLR output or experiment with different sounds using your own cabs connected to the speaker outputs. The USB output also provides a direct feed for recording your best takes with professional quality.

Shape Your Tone With Infinite Shape Feature

The HT-5RH MK III's Infinite Shape Feature (ISF) lets you blend between American and British voicings for a range of classic and modern tones. Twist the ISF knob to go from bold midrange to open and airy, or dial in anything in between. With the flexibility of the ISF, this little amp head can produce some very big sounds.

Simple Yet Versatile Design

While the HT-5RH MK III is streamlined for portability, it offers useful features for practice and performance. It has a headphone output for silent practice along with an emulated line out to connect directly to a mixer or DAW. It also has an effects loop to integrate your favorite stompboxes. The footswitch lets you toggle between the clean and overdrive channels on the fly. Compact yet fully equipped, this head is ideal for guitarists on the go.

Professional Performance in a Portable Package

For guitarists seeking authentic all-valve tone in a compact, lightweight format, the Blackstar HT-5RH MK III delivers. It gives you lush reverb, an innovative tone control set and footswitchable overdrive for professional sound. With just 5 watts of power, you can crank up the volume for fully saturated tube overdrive at home-friendly levels. For superior valve tone that won't weigh you down, plug into the Blackstar HT-5RH MK III head.