History:
Purchase: Paid $220.00 used for this amp from a friend that was upgrading his amp to a bigger unit.
What I Like About This Unit: Size, tone, features, and its LOUD! The 50 watts really produces the sound! Build quality is second to none. They did this right. Plugging a Fender passive P Bass or Jazz into this thing and you can get a great selection of tones with a simple twist of a knob or two. Built in Octave effect and distortion channels controlled by a footswitch.
What I Do NOT Like About The Crate BX50DLX: Serious design flaw / lack of critical feature...
Lack of a padded input option. I never noticed until I upgraded to an Active bass. Running an active bass on any volume setting past whisper makes this thing give awful feedback. This isn't a problem with passive instruments though. This is far from an annoyance, this is a show stopper of a problem. This makes this amp virtually useless with active basses. Crate REALLY needs to include this feature in these models. (hint to Crate, FIX THIS!!!!!).
Minor quibble time...
Single side mounted handle forces you to rotate the amp on its side while picking it up. This can be hard on your wrist. Crate needs to move the handle to the top, or use a side mount on each side.
BX50DLX Quality: Just like every other St. Louis Music product I have ever seen. Can take a nuclear blast, get dusted off, and keep rockin'! The trade off here is like with all other crates that I know of, and Ampegs too, this thing is HEAVY for it's size / wattage. This tradeoff gives you a very solidly made unit. Just make sure you have a good hand truck to move it around...
Summary: I loved this amp before I went to an active bass, and have since traded it in on a BX100, which I will review later when I am fully versed in its features and quality...
If you own an active bass, DO NOT BUY THIS AMP! Its a great unit for passive bass players, but the lack of a padded input makes this thing useless with active basses. Crate really should fix this problem and reissue the amp. This is a mid priced amp, that should work with mid priced basses. So how about it Crate, are you going to fix the problem?
Rating of this product: 3
This Crate Bass Guitar Amplifiers Review Submitted By: Sickies Friend
Date: 2004-01-28
Crate BX50DLX Bass Guitar Amplifiers
Usefulness Rating: 3 out of 5. 4 reader(s) voted.
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