Blackstar LT METAL High-Gain Distortion Pedal with ISF
The LT METAL is the high-gain member of Blackstar's LT pedal range. It is a straightforward metal distortion in a rugged metal housing, and the two things that separate it from the crowd are the clipping circuit and the ISF control borrowed from Blackstar's amplifiers.
- High-gain distortion: modern metal tones with Blackstar attitude.
- Patent-applied-for clipping circuit: gives tube-like response and tone.
- Infinite Shape Feature: alters the character between British heavy metal and scooped American high gain.
- Tone shaping on board: ISF works on the gain stages themselves rather than acting as a simple EQ.
- Rugged metal housing: built for pedalboard duty.
- Power: a single 9V battery or an optional power supply.
- High-integrity buffered bypass: keeps the signal intact when the pedal is off.
- Silent switching: no pop when you engage it.
When you need high-gain metal mayhem from a pedal rather than an amp, the Blackstar LT METAL is the direct route. It delivers modern high-gain tones with a touch of Blackstar attitude, and it does it in a rugged metal housing designed to be stepped on for years.
The clipping circuit
A patent-applied-for clipping circuit sits at the heart of the pedal, and it is what gives the LT METAL its tube-like response and tone. That response is the difference between a distortion that reacts to how hard you pick and one that simply squashes everything at the same level.
ISF spans two schools of metal
The LT METAL carries Blackstar's ISF tone-shaping feature. ISF alters the tone of the gain stages, letting you move the character between British heavy metal and scooped American high-gain sounds. Rather than tweaking three EQ knobs to chase a sound, you sweep one control between two established voices and stop where it sits right in your rig.
Built for a pedalboard
- Rugged metal housing for durability.
- Runs from a single 9V battery or an optional power supply.
- High-integrity buffered bypass, so the signal stays intact when the pedal is off.
- Silent switching.