Uploaded May 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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Def Leppard guitar tones are some of the BIGGEST sounds ever recorded…massive stereo cleans, layered arena rock guitars, chorused leads and giant Marshall-style riffs.

So naturally… I had to ask, can this TINY practice amp actually recreate those iconic 80s rock sounds?

Check out the BLACKSTAR BEAM MINI:
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This is the new Blackstar Beam Mini, a tiny desktop amp jam packed with some incredible features including amp modelling, NAM profile loading, lessons and backing tracks, Bluetooth and more. Def Leppards very own Phil Collen has been a Blackstar artist for many years so it made sense to give this new amp the Def Leppard test!

In this video I try to recreate:

🎸 Hysteria clean tones
🎸 Photograph / Rock Of Ages style crunch
🎸 Animal & Pour Some Sugar On Me arena rock tones

Honestly… this thing sounds WAY bigger than it should.

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Intro 00:00
What is the Blackstar Beam Mini? 01:02
Get the Patches 02:27
Hysteria Inspired Clean Tones 02:48
Pyromania Inspired Rock Tones 05:44
Hysteria Inspired Processed Rock Tones 08:27
Final Thoughts 12:09

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