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«  Ultra smart! »

Published on 02/24/10 at 09:12
I've had a year is a great product.
Analog with digital amp, for 150W 2lbs ... and grows stronger!
Malignant hyper, it was an effects loop mono or stereo, or PARALLEL series, with or without simulation of hp.
An output format xlr di adjustable offset, between a stereo RCA, Headphone output, which does not cut the hp of office, and finally the choice of 2x75 or 150 bridg (at 4 and 8 ohms, respectively, did not fall. Within 8 or 16 ohms works very well, though less potent).
In short, the total was more facade gain in bass-treble-mid-level. Remarkable, especially since it makes very little noise operation.

UTILIZATION

Not very easy, must be captured for effects loops and make some custom cables just in case.
If so, not easier, in fact, all frontage is ...
Very easy to get sound, clean or saturax. And if you push the volume is deafening with a 412 for example.

SOUNDS

Mates are correct, this sounds a bit dark crate, climb the treble is required. Why, because the crate has installed a mock guitar just APRS hp effects series back, so it's dark necessarly playing guitar on a hp ...
The trick to LARIFICATION sound is to make a very bte-cinch cable (the tip remains empty, the ring as the APRS dpart prampli The cinch comes without the simulation hp). Simple, but I do not understand the choice of Departure from Crate ...

Saturax background is as a dream marshall, but not a nice grain snack and ears: with real bass!
The amp is very well ragit guitar volume, I leave the gain down and I catch on to the bluesy guitar very nice with enough treble.
Inversment if I do I leave the heavy bottom to gain rhythm and j'enclenche a booster or overdrive (by scratching) for solos.

In clean home clean background volume gain twelve o'clock adcoiffe not bad. I ready a jazz musician (with a small box 10pouces 150w) which has found great and for once strong enough to clean.

With a delay and / or rverbe in the loop is beautiful, especially in stereo on 412. on the other hand with a distal to clean the crate I have not really found my happiness lack of time. I ProCD so today:
guitar box-ab-1: the facade in right bottom crate gain -2: a genesis one rgl clean with reverb that starts in the RCA in the rear of the crate. Three-class sounds and easy to CASC without delay or interruption of reverb when I change channel ...

Nov2010 Edit: this branch in a box crate 3x10 vibroking sends a potato kind of thunder, with amazing clarity (hardrock, gain bottom, scrapes right in), it competes with a hassle free 333 of 412 ... Brilliant! APRS and even hours rpt very strong it does not heat, it is clear that disrupts habits has a max eh!

OVERALL OPINION

Since I bought two cheap price the second stereo amp I use for little over a sound system of local multitrack tapes of last century as a mixer, and the sound is very correct (by a top 12pouces plus a 15 inch sub, actually pull the bazaar for a small head!).
Lger a noise even with nothing plugged into it prohibits its use for home studio monitors such that clear.

Why have stopped production so that all users are enchants? Another mystery Crate is really stupid on their part.

One last thing: look what a speaker!

Two kilos of pure happiness for the back too! Find rest, or have made an ultra-baffle Lger ...
But if you leave your 412 in a small box room and the house in the crate with gigbag guitar and nobody talks about anymore! What progress!

I also used as power amp on the back of a combo (150w hp rigor, eminence 121) line6 spider 30w 4 via adapter Impedance, suddenly I have a volume of hell if necessary , weighing barely more lev. The dream for every gig! Is versatile, compact, yet Lger, and we hear far ...