Blackstar Fly 3 Black Portable Battery Powered Mini Electric Guitar Amp & MP3 Speaker with MP3 Line In & Headphone Line Out Black

I have been playing Guitar for all of 10 days, so this is not going to be a super in-depth review about all the advanced features of this amp. What it is though, is the thoughts of someone who lives in an apartment block and wanted something small to be able to practice his new guitar with...and for that it is brilliant! I looked at a few different options when considering this (Marshall MS2, Orange Micro Crush etc.) but this thing kept on coming out the favourite in all the comparisons so I took the plunge and ordered one. So, first things first. The amp is tiny! So much so that I was a little concerned that it wouldn't be able to perform particularly well in anything other than the smallest of rooms. This was very quickly negated when I plugged it into the guitar for the first time. The sound was big, it was clean and it was all coming from this tiny little box sat on my bookshelf. Being entirely new to the guitar scene I haven't had a chance to test out the extra features as much as I would like to be able to, but it comes with a clean and overdrive channel, tape delay, headphone out and a 3.5mm in. The latter two of these have been incredibly useful for me as I am able to use my headphones when my neighbours are in and being able to play the "learn to play" backing tracks through the amp as well makes practicing very convenient! It comes with 6 AA batteries and has the option of including a separate charger (sold separately). The batteries supposedly last a good long while and will be replaced with rechargeables once they eventually die. I recently took this with me on a weekend away where one of my friends, who has played guitar for over 30 years, was left utterly speechless by how impressive this device was. I originally thought that a micro-amp would be a short-lived purchase and that I would be upgrading to something larger fairly quickly. However, after listening to this thing in action, I don't think this will be getting replaced for a LONG while. And even when I do want to up the performance, I only need to purchase the cab extension for it to double the wattage. If you are just starting out with electric guitar or if you live in a place that doesn't lend itself well to ridiculous amounts of noise, then this little amp is a must-buy.

Nice smooth tone for such a small amp, and a loooot of sound out of it. Very versatile room practise amp. Plastic, but neat build and well finished. You expect small, but when I opened the box it was still a surprise how compact it is. Batteries are included, which was nice. The gain, volume, tone, EQ and Delay buttons play tight and smooth. The clean tones are very nice and stay clean at pretty high volume. The clean channel sounds better than the overdrive. Set the clean tone channel to mid/high gain and it renders a nice bluesy crunchy sound. The delay is a smart addition, takes the dryness out of the sound: set it at high frequency, and you get a practise substitute for reverb. The Fly 3 also makes a fine desk speaker for your mp3/computer. The mp3 playback volume is not affected by the volume switch, though. I just wish there was a volume switch for the mp3 input. Very good amp for my purpose (travel), I can play quite a while without getting bored by the sound. This is not a toy, although it will fit in a toiletry bag, together with the Black Star 311739 Fly 3 Power Supply (which I also bought: It's fine but quite overpriced). So very happy about this amp so far - I will re-post if issues come up.

Very good sound quality, and quite loud as well. I only used it on battery power, and works great. Battery life is long, I'd say good 50 hours, although your mileage may vary depending on the batteries you use. Nice effects, definitely recommend if you want a practice amp and don't want to blow your budget.

Fantastic little amp, well built and quality finishing (what you would expect from a full size amp. The six battery capacity gives hours of cordless playing Loadsa output - overdrive/Gain volume/EQ/Delay versatile sound output without adding effects to it. Clean sound excellent - Delay very good and good range of adjustment, OD has a significant crunch when the gains banged up... but like most speakers the OD/distortion not brilliant with low volume(find I have to bang the volume on the guitar to full then adjust to suit on the amp. This can be a bit of a problem if your practising and not wanting to disturb people around you, but then again I've never found an amp that does like OD/distortion at low volumes Only down point is the power supply plug socket size, smaller than conventional effects power cable size. This means can't daisy chain with my multi power output till I can find a cable to fit(had to purchase Blackstar power unit at a further £12 cost) Adding the high price for the amp and then the further £12 this made it a very expensive amp - why I dropped a star

Great little amp for practice. The clean channel is excellent and with the delay you can can some good clean and crunch tones going. The overdrive channel is a bit harsh, but roll of the high end on your guitar and it’s ok for rock and blues stuff. It doesn’t really cut it for high gain metal tones. The ISF EQ6 isn’t much good. You get very bright to bright but can’t really get a warmer sound. Use your guitars controls for this and you’ll be fine. Volume wise it packs some grunt for a plastic box that’s about the size of a packet of crispbreads. Great for small jam sessions with your mates and practicing in small rooms. Responds well to your playing. Dig in on the clean channel for a nice Bluesy crunch. I’m really impressed and might even add the extension cab you can get which doubles the output to 6 watts. I’ve iwned quite a few amps over the years for practice but this is brilliant for its size. Give one a go if you need a small portable amp that can run on batteries and sounds pretty good. Only gripe is that you don’t f=get a power supply. I’d have happily paid an extra fiver to have one in the box.

When I opened the box and saw the size of it I thought, na that's not going to be any good. But boy was I wrong! Absolutely brilliant and throws out some sound. Don't get me wrong, I'm only a beginner, and players with more experience may disagree, but I personally think it's brilliant for practicing at home instead of warming up my fender amp. Would definitely recommend. I suggest paying the extra for the electric connector too.

I'm not really good enough to test this to its limits, but if like me you just want something to mess around with that doesn't take up much space and sounds awesome then this is a fantastic buy. If you are thinking about shelling out for the mains charger, then unless you plan to practice ten hours a day then you probably wont need to bother. I thought I'd see how I got on before shelling out, and I have now been messing around with it for 6 weeks and still not had to change the batteries. I don't play mammoth sessions everyday - more like 10-20 minutes most days with the occasional longer spell and the batteries are holding out fine. It kicks out a fair volume when everything is turned up to 11, but I mostly play well below that. Anyway, loving it. Sits on a coffee table waiting for me, smaller than a box of T Bags. Where was this when I was 17?

I gave this for a gift to my guitar player and he loved it. He said it put out the same sound his big amp did, just not to the volume. He takes it with him to jams so is easy to carry and portable. It appears a good quality and durable. Clean design and appear of good sturdy quality. Good value for money and well received fun gift to give.

Andaba buscando un pequeño ampli para llevarlo a cualquier sitio sin tener que buscar un enchufe de red. este cacharrillo es ideal, pequeño, solido y con un sonido realmente bueno. que si, que luego le puedes añadir otro altavoz o incluso comprar aparte su alimentador.. bueno, son opciones pero esa no es la historia en mi caso. para eso me hubiera comprado un ampli mayor con mas watios y con un altavoz mas grande. yo creo que lo que hace que este Fly 3 sea especial, es eso, su tamaño, facilidad de transporte, sin complicaciones. en la playa, en un parque, en la calle... en cualquier sitio lo enciendes te conectas y a sonar. 3 watios son lo que son desde luego pero si lo comparamos con algunos pequeños amplis que hay por ahi los cuales si que son de juguete, no hay color. tiene lo que debe tener un pequeño ampli y algo mas. una salida emulada para auriculares que ademas nos da la posibilidad de grabar con el. aparte de una entrada para poder conectar el movil o cualquer reproductor y tocar sobre backing tracks. tambien tiene un delay bastante chulo el cual nos dara un poco mas de profundidad a nuestro sonido. con la eq ISF conseguimos lo mejor de los dos mundos en cuanto a sonidos. a la izquierda sonido americano y a la derecha sonido Britanico. (que mas podemos pedir) sin duda es un pequeño gran ampli con un sonido que no me ha decepcionado. me pregunto como no me lo he comprado antes. de las mejores cosas que he podido comprar en mi vida.

Excellent sound for its size

Buen sonido y efectos

Fantastically Portable Speaker

Super satisfeito. Som excelente para o tamanho, ótimo controle de equalização, bom drive e delay. Adquiri uma fonte de alimentação, que não vem por padrão, para completar o kit mas estou super satisfeito.