Since the launch in 2010, HT Venue Series has become one of the worlds best-selling valve amp lines. Its name is already synonymous with class-leading tone and flexibility, but now, after more than three years of intensive R&D and market research, Blackstar is about to release the stunning next generation of HT Venue valve amplifiers.HT Venue MkII takes this award-winning line and elevates it to a new level of professional performance, and adds every major enhancement that the market has requested; resulting in a massively flexible and powerful feature set, yet remains intuitive and musician-friendly.When enhancing the tonal quality, Blackstars engineering team started by benchmarking the finest vintage and new valve amps on the planet (including our own), some of which cost five times the price of HT Venue. The mission was then simple: improve on these sonic references in the way Blackstar is renowned for, and combine the sounds into a cohesive, creative product.With that in mind, players can expect a number of enhancements from Blackstars HT Venue Series Stage MkII amplifiers. For starters, the clean channel now features market leading clean tones, through huge improvements in both the pure quality and the flexibility, made possible by the addition of controls for bass, treble and a footswitchable Voice switch. These improvements are sure to rank HT Venue MkII among the best of the clean valve amps.In addition to the clean channel enhancements, players can expect richer, more complex overdrive tones from the drive channel(s) in HT Venue MkII. The drive channels are fuller and even more responsive than the original Venue series, and each overdrive channel features its own Voice switch. The high gain voices are tight and focused, drawing on the original award-winning HT Venue Series, while the mid-gain tones are perfect for those players who prefer \
