Blackstar St. James 112 100-Watt 1 x 12-inch Lightweight Guitar Speaker Cabinet
The St. James 112 is the lightweight 1 x 12-inch cabinet in Blackstar's St. James family. The point of it is weight: a half back enclosure built on a candlenut plywood frame cuts a significant amount of mass while keeping the amp in the room feel that guitarists give up when they downsize a rig.
- Ultra portable design aimed at rigs that move often.
- Top and side handles for flexible transport, which is what actually makes a cab easy to get from the car to the stage.
- Celestion Zephyr G12Z-70: an exclusive 1 x 12-inch, 100W loudspeaker that safely handles most pedalboard amps, lunchbox amps and full sized heads.
- Half open back design made from candlenut plywood, which reduces weight while maintaining rigidity.
- 16 ohm single input with a parallel thru output for running your sound across more than one cabinet.
- 9V connection available to illuminate the front facing Blackstar logo.
A sensible cabinet for anyone whose head is small but whose gig schedule is not.
As more guitarists downsize their rigs, compromises get made between power, portability and the coveted amp in the room feel. The Blackstar St. James 112 is built to avoid that trade. It is part of the St. James family of featherweight cabinets, and it delivers large amp tone in a back saving design.
Where the weight went
The half back enclosure uses a candlenut plywood frame, which takes a significant amount of weight out while keeping the structure rigid enough to sound like a proper cabinet. That matters more than the number on a scale: a flimsy lightweight cab loses low end, while this one keeps the enclosure stiff. Top and side handles are fitted, so you can carry it however suits the load in.
The Zephyr G12Z-70 speaker
Inside is a specially designed Celestion Zephyr G12Z-70, an exclusive 1 x 12-inch 100W high power loudspeaker. It safely handles most pedalboard amps, lunchbox heads and full sized heads, so the cab is not limited to one class of amplifier, and it is voiced to cut through a mix rather than disappear into it.
Connections
- Single 16 ohm input.
- Parallel thru output for spreading your sound across multiple cabinets.
- 9V connection available to illuminate the front facing Blackstar logo.
Who it is for
Gigging guitarists tend to value the practical touches here, in particular the side handles in addition to the top handle, which make the difference between a two hand lift and an awkward one. If you have moved to a small head or a pedalboard amp and want a real cabinet under it without the weight of a traditional 1 x 12, this is the straightforward answer.