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BluGuitar
AMP1 Mercury Edition
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BluGuitar AMP1 features four amazingly detailed and responsive, fully modifiable channels, whose sounds will take you on a journey through the history of guitar amplification. From Clean to Vintage, to Classic and Modern tones, the AMP1 is ready to work with any rig and in whichever musical context you wish to use it. Equipped with switchable and adjustable Boost and Reverb controls, three integrated footswitches, a truly outstanding speaker simulation output for recording and a headphone output, AMP1 gives you all the options you would expect from a modern, boutique tube amp in a package you can hold in the palm of your hand. This compact road-ready unit fits inside your glove compartment or gig bag without compromising on tone.
BluGuitar AMP1 Mercury Edition comes equipped with:
Specifications
Channels: Clean, Vintage, Classic, Modern
Total Power: 100 Watt
Effects: Reverb, Noise Gate
Effect Loops: serial/parallel, +4/-10dB switchable
Switching: Clean/Overdrive, Boost, Reverb, alternativ: 3 User-Presets
MIDI: optional with MIDI1-Adapter
Special Features: Custom Control, Phones, Recording Out, Silent Recording, 2ND Master*, PowerSoak*, programmable switching functions*
Speaker Out: 1 x 8 Ω, 1 x 16 Ω
Dimensions (W x H x D): 245 mm x 68 mm x 192 mm (9.65" x 2.68" x 7.56")
Weight: 1.2 kg
*Optional with REMOTE1 (sold separately) or external MIDI-Controller and MIDI1
BluGuitar AMP1 Mercury Edition comes equipped with:
- More tightness through all overdrive channels
- More punch and bite for high-gain-sounds in the Classic and Modern channels
- Greater dynamics in the Modern channel for contemporary metal tones
- Redeveloped reverb algorithm for adding even greater dimension and depth to your guitar sound
Specifications
Channels: Clean, Vintage, Classic, Modern
Total Power: 100 Watt
Effects: Reverb, Noise Gate
Effect Loops: serial/parallel, +4/-10dB switchable
Switching: Clean/Overdrive, Boost, Reverb, alternativ: 3 User-Presets
MIDI: optional with MIDI1-Adapter
Special Features: Custom Control, Phones, Recording Out, Silent Recording, 2ND Master*, PowerSoak*, programmable switching functions*
Speaker Out: 1 x 8 Ω, 1 x 16 Ω
Dimensions (W x H x D): 245 mm x 68 mm x 192 mm (9.65" x 2.68" x 7.56")
Weight: 1.2 kg
*Optional with REMOTE1 (sold separately) or external MIDI-Controller and MIDI1
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bluguitar amp1 mercury 2 of 2 customers found this review helpful
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Closest Store Mississauga, Ontario
this is an amazing item.. clean is great. I use the classic channel mostly with boost. though a bluguitar fat and nano cab.. my main amp these days...
Posted by rob on Feb 13, 2022
I love my Amp1 2 of 2 customers found this review helpful
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Closest Store Vaudreuil-Dorion, Quebec
This is an amazing amp. The clean channel alone gives you so much tonal breadth. With the channel volume lower and the master high, you get tons of headroom, pristine cleans. The higher the channel volume the more grit you get to the point where you can sound like the Stones' Can't You Hear Me Knockin. Plus there are the side controls that can go from dual reverb tones to ac30 tones. Add the internal boost and maybe a tube screamer and suddenly with just the clean channel, you've got tons of range. Then there's 3 distortion channels, each with their own character. And it's 2 lbs and fits on my pedalboard. With an FX loop and a built in noise gate. And possible midi control via the remote 1 footswitch or the midi 1 cable - which Long and McQuade doesn't carry :( -- I emailed Mr Blug and await a reply - he is very responsive.
Posted by Victor E on Mar 11, 2021
A Great Amp. Very Impressive. 1 of 1 customers found this review helpful
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Closest Store Mississauga, Ontario
I can see why all the guitar publications like
Premier Guitar and MusicRadar give this Amp a 5 out
of 5 rating. Very well built and extremely loud
at 100 watts. The chimey sparkling Clean channel does
Fender and Vox sounds. The Three Overdrive channels
give you a tour of Marshall Amp sounds and American High Gain.
I bought the Amp for the Vintage channel. This is
where this Amp shines. It gives you the JTM45 sounds.
It has a smooth round sound and untight with lots of
sag. If you tweek this channel you can get a super
lead plexi sound and the Classic channel takes you into
JCM 800 territory. The Modern gets you into higher
gain sounds and metal.
The sounds are incredible and mimic the classic tones
of the past. The nano tube is the best in the world,
a Russian military grade and will last longer than I
will. I do not own a Marshall Amp and I get all the
Marshall tones I want without breaking my back lifting
anything heavy. And if you are after a tighter sound
check out the BluGuitar Amp 1 Mercury Edition which has
more tightness to all the tones. Thomas Blug is a genius.
I am very impressed with my BluGuitar Amp 1.
Posted by Eric F. on Feb 16, 2021
The best thing that happened to guitar since 25 years 2 of 2 customers found this review helpful
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Closest Store Joliette, Quebec
Tones are great
direct tones are great!
I'm a pro musician, touring the world, I was looking for this for a long time...
Best thing thaht happened to guitar amps in a very long time!
Posted by Dan Mongrain on Jan 31, 2021
Does not perform as advertised 0 of 4 customers found this review helpful
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Closest Store London South, Ontario
I took the bluguitar amp1 mercury edition home and had the same issue as another reviewer. No usable tones on overdrive channels . It was muddy, boxy sounding and sounded like a broken speaker most of the time. It doesn't like digital pedals either. The clean channel was the only one usable and without any other effects is dry with no sustain at all really. The Black Spirit 200 I sold was much better than this amp altogether. If you pick one up try everything before leaving the store or better yet don't buy until you do.
Posted by David on Nov 26, 2020
Excellent 0 of 0 customers found this review helpful
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Closest Store Toronto (Bloor St.), Ontario
I bought an old version 2 years ago used one from Reverb, now available in Canada to my surprise. I can always find some interesting sounds depends on my mood. It takes time to get all the honey out of it. Highly recommend this masterpiece for the price.
Posted by Joe on Jul 16, 2020
Great piece of gear 0 of 0 customers found this review helpful
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Closest Store Calgary Chinook, Alberta
I have taken a few months to learn the ins and outs of the Amp 1 and love it. I have been able to get everything I need with this amp and have had zero issues. It is loud, clear and easy to operate. My only nit is with the voicing controls on the side, they are a little too small and close together so manipulating them can be a bit of a challenge. Other than that I have zero complaints with this amp and highly recommend it.
I do have a friend who purchased one that had issues so I suspect the negative review on this page may be from someone who, sadly, purchased and Amp 1 that had a flaw from the factory. He should have returned it for a replacement. I have had none of the issues noted in the negative review.
Posted by Mr T on Feb 4, 2020
This thing is awesome 0 of 0 customers found this review helpful
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Closest Store Winnipeg (Wall St), Manitoba
Just got this a week ago. I can’t believe how great the tones are from this beast. Playing it through a 2x12 with G12-65s. I highly recommend it to those who can get over the image challenge of not have a traditional head sitting on your cabinet. Sometimes good things DO come in small packages. Probably gonna keep this forever.
Posted by anonymous on Jan 19, 2020
amp1 mercury edtion 3 of 3 customers found this review helpful
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Closest Store Kanata, Ontario
I don't know what the fellow above is talking about with the tone being muffled but my amp1 mercury edition rocks. I had the original version of the amp 1 and while I liked it there were things that I did not like about it. This version is miles above the original version. The channels blend well and you can go from a nice overdriven tone to the classic which adds a bit more gain then to the modern which gains it up a bit further. On the original amp 1, I hated the vintage channel, on this version it is so much better, I could stay on the vintage channel all night and with a boost for leads its great. Even in the store where I purchased it, employees kept coming over saying how good it sounded and were very surprised out of the tones from this unit. If you want Marshall tones and do not want to carry a heavy amp you don't have to now ! Honestly this unit sounds so good its a no brainer. I have mine paired with a H and k 2 12 cab sounds great.
Posted by Tim on Nov 28, 2019
AMP 1 IS MUDDY CANT GET A GOOD TONE FROM IT 1 of 8 customers found this review helpful
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Closest Store Burlington, Ontario
I was super excited to have a small portable Tube Amp with me instead of having to Carry one to the shows.
I purchased the Amp 1 along with the HX Effects unit. Thinking I will have an endless pedal board and amazing Tube Tone.
WRONG!!!!!
The only usable tone out of the AMP 1 is the Clean.
The Vintage, Classic and Modern tones out of the Amp 1 are Horrible and MUDDY!
No separation in the notes.
Just one Mess of DARK/MUFFLED distortion.
I tried endlessly to try and dial in nice tone but it seems impossible to get something that sounds great in the crunch or distortion channels.
Perhaps something is wrong with the Tube?
Perhaps I have a Dud?
Not too sure.
But I tried for about 3-4 hours to get some usable tones out of it and only nice tone I found was on the clean channel.
Don't waste your money on this product.
It sounds bad, and its way way way overpriced for what you get in it.
Posted by Tre on Nov 4, 2019
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| Product | SKU | Qty |
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| AMP1 Mercury Edition | 696494 |
