Blackstar Fly 3 Mini

[ce24]

Got a CL fly 3 with extension….its my computer speaker mostly but its my travel amp too. Great tones with od and delay.

 

[hemingway]

I love tiny amps. But the Blackstar just doesn't do it for me.

I just don't have a use for it. Its basic sound is great. But it's not loud or versatile enough to be useful for anything I do. So it gathers dust.

I also have a THR5. And frankly, any other baby amp just pales next to that.

 

[JustABluesGuy]

I wonder how the Blackstar Fly 3 would work with a portable solar charger?

That would be cool. The one I found isn’t rechargeable unfortunately. I think the newer models have USB and rechargeable internal batteries, so that should work with them.

 

[Peegoo]

It would be nice if it could easily be connected to a standard external cab,

You can easily install one; use a Cliff-type switching jack; pay attention to which side the switches are on, because it matters.

I've installed these jacks on a bunch of small amps (my own Micro Cube, and for others as well). Last one I did was on a Katana Mini. Here's how:

 

[JeffBlue]

That would be cool. The one I found isn’t rechargeable unfortunately. I think the newer models have USB and rechargeable internal batteries, so that should work with them.

I was thinking the solar charger might work as a power supply even if the batteries weren't rechargeable. Maybe without batteries installed.

 

[JustABluesGuy]

I was thinking the solar charger might work as a power supply even if the batteries weren't rechargeable. Maybe without batteries installed.

I have no idea. If it’s the correct voltage, perhaps you could use that instead of the 6.5 volt power supply it doesn’t actually come with.

 

[JustABluesGuy]

You can easily install one; use a Cliff-type switching jack; pay attention to which side the switches are on, because it matters.

I've installed these jacks on a bunch of small amps (my own Micro Cube, and for others as well). Last one I did was on a Katana Mini. Here's how:

Thanks. I have added switching jacks before, but I doubt I will go to the trouble with this amp.

A speaker out would have been a nice feature, but this sounds pretty damned good on it’s own so not having it isn’t that big a deal. Being a speaker fan I always wonder what my combos would sound like as a head.

I saved your instructions as a refresher course in case I ever do decide to add a speaker out, so thanks!

 

[howardlo]

I love tiny amps. But the Blackstar just doesn't do it for me.

I just don't have a use for it. Its basic sound is great. But it's not loud or versatile enough to be useful for anything I do. So it gathers dust.

I also have a THR5. And frankly, any other baby amp just pales next to that.

I’m with you on that. The Yamaha THR amps are by far the best sounding of the small battery powered amps, IMHO.

I have the Fly 3 w/ the second speaker, a Roland Micro Cube GX and a Spark Mini.
Also have one of the old Danelectro Honeytone amps, which seems more like a toy than an amp (but it is fun to mess with). But the Yamaha THR just sounds so much better than the others, more like a normal amp.