Crate Review: XT120R

History:

Purchase: I bought this amp from Musicians Friend for $349.99. The reason I bought it was because I needed a better amp to take the place of my old one.(Behringer GX210)

What I Like About This Crate XT120R: I love everything about this amp! It has everything that you need. Good distortion so you don't have to go out and buy an expensive pedal, slick looks with the blue behind the controls, but most of all the raw power. If you wanted you could buy a 2x12" extention cabinet and have a half stack right there. If you notice some of the Marshall half stacks only have 100 watts so you could just buy this and a cab and it would be louder. After I have this amp for a while and I have enough money I might buy a 4x12" cab for it.

What I Do NOT Like About The Crate XT120R: The weight is the only thing like everyone says, but I have one simple word you can use to make it easier, casters! My friend has them on his GX212+ they just screw right in and there you go. You can even ride it if you want.

Crate XT120R Quality Rating: Very durable. You can sit on the amp and not hear it crack. I give the construction of it an A+.

Review Summary: I hope Crate keeps making great quality amp forever.

Rating of this Crate product: 5

This Crate XT120R Guitar Amplifiers Review Submitted By: Micah

Review Date: 2003-12-28