“Whatever your ability, don’t settle for less than a professional sound”: Blackstar adds a 30-watt combo to its practice amp range as the Debut 30E makes its… debut – and it has onboard tape emulation too

Blackstar Debut 30E.

It was only last month that Blackstar Amplification expanded its Debut series with a 100-watt twin-channel guitar amp that promised tones to rival tube amps from its solid-state MOSFET-driven design, and now we have a 30-watt version, the Debut 30E.

But there’s a difference. The clue is in the “E” of the Debut 30E designation. What could this stand for? That got us for a minute. On an acoustic guitar, that might be electronics, a pickup and preamp system to ready it for the stage.