“Isolate or remove instruments from any song… Remove the guitar and step into the player’s shoes”: With AI stem separation, component-level modelling, and access to 200,000+ neural captures, Blackstar says the Beam Mini “redefines” the desktop amp

Blackstar Beam Mini: the super-compact desktop amp has AI stem separation and offers players access to over 200,000 user-created NAM captures.

Blackstar Amplification has launched the Beam Mini, super-compact take-anywhere guitar amp that blew minds at NAMM 2026 with its state-of-the-art “component-level” digital modelling, AI stem separation tech, and access to more than 200,000 community-created Neural Amp Models via Tone3000.

If the prospect of having all those sounds at the touch of a button sounds inspiring, just imagine how the Beam Mini's onboard Moises AI stem separation technology could spice up your practice sessions. We'll have to wait for a software update in August before the stem separation is available on the Beam Mini, but it is a tantalising prospect.