Crate Acoustic Amps

sfmartins · Post by **sfmartins** » Mon Feb 27, 2006 11:44 am

What do you think of the Crate acoustic amps?

I've checked the Crate AC15 to play at home, plugging my pc to it:

http://www.crateamps.com/html/product.cfm?pid=109#

It's cheap and seems nice...

I've seen one guy at the AcousticGuitarForum saying

Bob Weir, Warren Haynes, Jorma Kaukonen and Jerry Douglas all using crate acoustic amps. Maybe theres something to them.

and it caught my attention.

Kahn · Post by **Kahn** » Mon Feb 27, 2006 12:23 pm

Well, Bob Wir has one! I think you just answered your own question.

sfmartins · Post by **sfmartins** » Mon Feb 27, 2006 12:27 pm

Kahn wrote:Well, Bob Wir has one! I think you just answered your own question.

I think he has one slighly more powerful than the ca15...

I was wondering if someone has one and could give me his or her opinion...

mangold · Post by **mangold** » Mon Feb 27, 2006 4:51 pm

i gotta believe that 12 watts in an acoustic amp is barely worth it. you probably wouldnt be able to make the amp loud enough to overcome the insturments acoustic sound without distortion or feedback.

i would say go big or go home.

DT · Post by DT » Mon Feb 27, 2006 4:58 pm

praisedave wrote:i gotta believe that 12 watts in an acoustic amp is barely worth it. you probably wouldnt be able to make the amp loud enough to overcome the insturments acoustic sound without distortion or feedback.

i would say go big or go home.

12 Watts isnt quite THAT weak. It can still get many times louder than you could get by just playing an acoustic. But, dont expect great performance or very resonant bass from it.

Trippin Hillbilly · Post by **Trippin Hillbilly** » Mon Feb 27, 2006 6:06 pm

Ya know, I saw a guy busking today with a crate amp and it sounded like absolut shit. But I dont know the model so i guess that doesn't really help.

sfmartins · Post by **sfmartins** » Tue Feb 28, 2006 6:50 am

I've tested the Crate for 5 minutes, but with some noise around me. It can really go loud, but I wasn't in conditions to check the quality of the sound.

I need to try it again...

jeffro · Post by **jeffro** » Tue Feb 28, 2006 10:34 pm

I used to have a 30 watt acoustic Crate. It wasn't that bad. Wasn't that good either. I don't think I can reccomend them, but I certainly can't say "definitely do not buy this"

Oh, and so I don't have to post again. You're welcome for all the help.

sfmartins · Post by **sfmartins** » Wed Mar 01, 2006 3:37 am

I guess a need a post to say thank you for the help!

I'll be looking for alternatives.

Jenns4Ever9501 · Post by **Jenns4Ever9501** » Wed Mar 01, 2006 1:16 pm

I played with a few Crate acoustic combos, 'cause I use a Crate BT50 bass amp, and I've used the Crate GLX65 electric guitar amp, and they weren't bad, but I just didn't like the sound the acoustic combos they offer. I eventually went with the Marshall AS50R, 50 watt acoustic combo, and I love it.

Relatively cheap too, like, I wanna say 300 bucks or so? I also played with some Fender Acoustasonics, good shit there too. Good luck bro.

jeffro · Post by **jeffro** » Wed Mar 01, 2006 8:10 pm

sfmartins wrote:I guess a need a post to say thank you for the help!

I'll be looking for alternatives.

I was kidding man, my post was little to no help at all.

sfmartins · Post by **sfmartins** » Thu Mar 02, 2006 4:23 am

Wasn't that good either. I don't think I can reccomend them

The recommendation alone might not mean a lot, but along with the others made me decide I'm not going for this amp.

Thanks!

GuitarGuy305 · Post by **GuitarGuy305** » Fri Mar 03, 2006 11:01 pm

I used to have a Crate CA60D acoustic amp. I loved it. I really regret getting rid of it, actually.

sfmartins · Post by **sfmartins** » Sat Mar 04, 2006 6:20 am

What guitar did you play through the Crate?

By the way, I just saw the Marshall AS50R on Ebay for a nice price. Do you think it's a good deal?

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vi ... Track=true

Thanks for the help!

CBalvarez · Post by **CBalvarez** » Tue Mar 07, 2006 3:33 pm

I've played on a couple different Crate acoustic amps and I think they sound really great. Built in effects, and some have 2 channels that run simultaneoulsy, which is great to be able to plug a Mic in and play. They would be great practice amps.

I'm actually thinking about getting a little larger one for playing live, because right now I plug directly into our PA system, and I'm gettin real sick of doing that.

Also for my electric I use a 4X12 Peavey cabinet with a Crate Amp (I don't know the model off the top of my head) and I love the sound I get out of it as well.