Crate Review: BFX100

History:

Purchase: I acquired this amp a year and a half ago at a local Guitar Center. I paid about $366.

What I Like About This Crate BFX100: I like the fact that it amplifies my bass. The effects are all right sometimes. Even though it's heavy it is mobile. The graphic equilizer is a good tool. It allows you mold what sound you want. But this freedom cost you some serious volume points. The limiter light allows you to know when you are damaging your speaker which is constantly flashing.

What I Do NOT Like About The Crate BFX100: Only after two years I want to throw this out of a moving car then burn it. For an amp with a 100 watts its sure does not pack that much punch. It takes me a very long amount of time to set it up so it does not hurt the speaker. There is no switch to turn off the equilizer so you cannot just pump up the volume, again, without hurting your speaker.

Crate BFX100 Quality Rating: The contstruction is sturdy, the frame of the amp is strong. It is heavy but that is just nothing. It gives good sound, and it goes along with effect pedals well. It does seem like it has been made by a blind guy. It has a cheap looking cover and is not loud enough to play in a band with. I cannot even hear myself with my friends on this box.

Review Summary: Overall I believe it is a bad amplifier. It's sound is good when you are alone by yourself, but when with a band all you can hear are the glass things rattling around you. It has some good qualities for an earlier player but when you learn there are bigger better things you could have gotten for $360.

Rating of this Crate product: 2

This Crate BFX100 Bass Guitar Amplifiers Review Submitted By: DCS

Review Date: 2003-01-30