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Published on 12/23/09 at 01:07
2-channel amplifier has lights if I'm not 4 12AX7 tubes in the preamp, 4 EL84 in the power

50W

2 Hp 12 'crate (there are other versions with different Hp)

2 finishes either black or cream (mine is black)

connectors: Spartan to death

- An entry
- An input / output effects loop (via stereo jack) pretty damn bad
- Attention footswitch to change channels (no reverb control)

no outputs for connecting external cabs.
settings:

Clean channel:
volume + + 2-band eq reverb level

disto
Gain + + + level 3bandes eq reverb level
I put that 7 because of the lack of connection, no external output for HP, can not control the reverb, damage, it cost no more expensive to wire all this home

UTILIZATION

configuration simple: plug and play.

Manual useless

the resulting sound is immediately on the nice clean channel, the distortion must not push the gain but rather the level to keep a pretty good dynamic crunch.

Large distos is not too its register.

SOUNDS

This amp can do many things, but rock and blues are her favorite fields.

Friends of the metal, go your way, unless they add enough to make a distortion of death.

In our past 14h as the distortion is pretty sloppy on mine, but the lamps are tired. we'll see change

The power output is enormous, the day falls apart in the challenge or else you have to have deaf neighbors.

I play mostly with my jackson JJ4, and I get nearly any sound I want as long as I add the pedaltone ...

OVERALL OPINION

I've had a nearly 2 years. I have tried many models before you buy (Ashdown FA40, engl screamer 50, mashall dsl602, randall rg50tc, ampeg reverbrocket, Laney TT50, etc..).

In fact my favorite amp is Laney TT50, but at 1400 €, I could not get the offer.

The crate was therefore an economically realistic (330 €, so yes, you read correctly! OCCAZ of course but hey, that's all lamps!).

It helps to have an original sound, this is not an amp that can cross at street corners all els ....

I would do without hesitation that choice, especially given the ridiculous price for an amp product in the U.S. ....
The bad thing is, I do not have the footswitch CFP1 home and not find it anymore <img class="smiley" src="/images/audiofanzine/interface/smileys/icon_cry.gif" alt="" />