On 2003-04-20, Lead guitrarist of ERAD - Cezary S. rated this Crate GX-15 a 4...(4731)
Purchase: This is my first guitar amplifier. I bought this amp at Musician's Friend for $80. I searched for an amp not too big.
Pros: It's very light and pretty much portable. I carry it around and jam with my friends with it. It can get pretty distorted. The clean channel is good. You can set your low's, mid's, and high's and get a lot of different sounds. It's a good practice amp, where you can play it at night and not disturb the neighbors.
Cons: Too much feedback, after volume 4. I can't really level with my drummer with it. Well, what do you expect from a small 12 watt amp?
Quality: Excellent construction. I dropped it many times on concrete floor,..not a scratch! It is very durable. Review Summary: Need a small, compact practice amp? Don't wanna disturb the neighbors? Got a tight budget? Well this is the amp for you. You play in a band? You do small gigs? Don't bother.
www.geocities.com/erad_rocks On 2003-01-26, the goat rated this Crate GX-15 a 3...(4163)
Purchase: I bought this amp several years ago at a music store as part of a starter combo with a Fender knock-off guitar for around $200 all total. I wanted to play guitar to annoy my parents and pay off my wife's student loans. Of course, my parents are happy that I've finally found a productive hobby, and the student loans will follow the old lady and me the grave. Go figure.
Pros: It's light and easy to move around. It's also quite cheap. Having played the amp at parties, it looks like it's been through a war, yet it keeps on ticking. For a dinky little amp, it is cabable of satisfying a single room of drunk headbangers on a budget.
Cons: It sounds like a clock-radio lit up on meth. The distortion is very muddy, and the soul-penetrating hiss it exudes at even moderate volumes can grate on your nerves. You can fiddle with the dials all day long, and it will never quite sound just right.
Quality: It has survived beer spills (Pabst no less), a U-Haul, and people falling on it. It has also been knocked off of a chair. All in all, it seems quite durable. The dials are a smidge off though; when you turn them all the way down, none of them match with the zero mark, which is annoying to me, but maybe not to you. Review Summary: This is an absolute starter amp. When you've learned to play your second chord, it's time to take this little girl to the pawn shop and let some other budding rocker have a go.
Note: if you have a lot of digital filter design experience, you may be able to put together professional recordings with an amp this cheap, but it does take determination and some serious creativity. If that ain't you, I'd recommend buying a better amp. On 2002-04-02, NRGuitar rated this Crate GX-15 a 4...(1951)
Purchase: I bought it off my neighbor for 40$, though they run for about $80.
Pros: Good practice amp. Versatile. Good clean tone. Plenty of noise capability.
Cons: The onboard distortion stinks! Get a stomp box. I ahve an Ibanez DS7 tonelok and it rocks!
Quality: Very durrable. I've beat the heck out of the thing and it still sounds great! Review Summary: I love this amp. I custom enclosed the back of mine and the bass response is cool. People are constantly surprised at its power and tone. Though the onboard distortion is not recomended. I give it a four because its power beats out the distortion problem. On 2002-03-25, pooploser rated this Crate GX-15 a 5...(1910)
Purchase: one of my friends gave this to me beacuse she bought a new amp, and i needed a practice amp
Pros: well i always liked crate amps, and this one is a nice practice amp. i have an old model, but it still sounds good, it has a very nice gain and that is very important, the newer gx-15 have an even better sounding gain, the eq is good, some practice amps dont have them, and the headphone jack is really nice so i dont get to loud, and the speaker output is very usefull. its a very good beginer amp
Cons: well i guess the only thing i dont like about the amp is that it gets kinda fuzzy and pops and high volumes but what do u expect from a little practice amp.
Quality: i think that this i very well built and sturdy. the quality is very good, crate is under rated, they r very nice amps for the price. Review Summary: so bottom line if u want a good sounding nice distortion practice amp and your on a small budget this amp is the one for u. i think it sounds better then most practice amps and they r not very expensive. On 2001-12-02, Kate rated this Crate GX-15 a 4...(978)
Purchase: This was my first guitar amp that my dad bought for me when I was 12. We got it at Michael's Music in Freeport, NY for $100.
Pros: It's light and I can carry it around with me when I go to camp. It's just loud enough to jam with your friends, but it can be quiet enough to practice at home late at night.
Cons: The overdrive isn't that great, and the feedback is really bad sometimes.
Quality: It's a sturdy lil' 12 watt amp, great for the guitarist just starting out. Review Summary: I think that I payed about $20 too much for it, other than that, it's a good little amp. If you want something to just mess around with, it's great, but if you want something loud, definitely get a louder amp. On 2001-07-01, Kate E. rated this Crate GX-15 a 4...(433)
Purchase: I got this as a first guitar amplifier at Micheal's Music (Freeport, NY) for $100.
Pros: I like how it can be quiet enough to practice late at night, but it can also be loud enough to jam with friends.
Cons: The speaker isn't the best and can be a little noisy at times, but other than that I have nothing bad to say about the amp.
Quality: It only weighs 15 pounds. It has an 8" speaker with a 12+ watt RMS. It has a headphone jack if you don't want to wake anybody up at night or want to play to yourself. It also has a speaker jack so you can hook it up to something more powerful. It has an overdrive button on it as well. It's made in the USA. Review Summary: It's a good practice amp, great for beginners or anybody that just wants a little amp to practice at home with. |
© Gear Review Network / MusicGearReview.com - 2000
|
