Crate new tube amp series

izodiak · Post by **izodiak** » Thu Sep 04, 2008 6:29 pm

Maybe it was here, but Im kind of outdated -

http://guitars.musiciansfriend.com/prod ... sku=487052

what do You think about this, its pretty good value, and could be a good product actually.

they have 18w tube amp, with 1x12inch speakers and 2x12 inch speakers and some higher output ones too.

mezzio13 · Post by **mezzio13** » Thu Sep 04, 2008 6:59 pm

They make those Blackheart amos as well. My problem with Crate is that they make a ton of different shit, and then drop it a year later.

Will · Post by **Will** » Thu Sep 04, 2008 7:52 pm

I've played the V18 112, V18 212, V33 212, and a couple others. They're remarkably nice for what they are and a very good value. On all of then, I've been able to get a nice range of jangly to crunchy sounds with minimum fiddling. Build is a little iffy, but for $150+ you can't do better.

My only issue with the sound is a sort of weird compression characteristic. It varies from amp to amp, but on most of them I've noticed that transitioning from soft to hard playing yields a somewhat unnatural increase in volume. It's hard to describe, but something about it just seems off. If the V18 sticks at $150, I was considering picking it up.