Crate GX15

8 inch speaker, 12 watts rms, two channels, 3 band eq, headphone, line out.

it sounds good for a 12 watt beginner amp. nice clean channel, eq works smoothly, the distortion is nice, but really really noisy. keep the gain low or pay with feedback. use a metal zone and it's fine.

I would depend on it but it's beginning to show age after being lugged around everywhere, it's a crate, they're built pretty strong in general.

never dealt

It's a great beginner amp, most of crate's small ones are. The distortion's a little noisy, but hey, distortion is noisy. :)

two channel: distortion, clean

If I put the volume over 3 and it crash... the distortion is horrible

It work for the 2 first week but I crash it by playing with high distortion (boss metal zone pedal) qith the volume over 3...

It work only for blues when you start but this amp can s**k my a**

It work only for blues when you start but this amp can s**k my a**

Not many options but it should suit a begunner well. It has clean, distortion, high, mid, and low.

I use a samick with a humbucker in bridge position and two single coils. The pedals I use through it are a DOD grunge distotion, Morley switchless wah, and a danelectro flanger. The amp is noisy when turned up to 5 especially with the grunge pedal. My amp has a lot of bottom end which is good because all you get from the grunge is highs.

This thing is built pretty well. I haven't thrown it down the stairs or anything but it still works pretty good. The only thing wrong with it is it makes a buzzing sound every now and then and I think the speaker is ready to crap out.

I have been playing for 4 years and have had this thing for all the time I have been playing. The bottom end is good but the cabinet can't seem to handle it when turned up. If it got stolen I would kill the theif cause no one takes my shit. I have just recently bought a Randall Switchmaster 150 for $76 so it's now time to retire this thing to late night practices only(this is what this amp is really made for). Very good beginner amp.

This amp has 2 channels. 1 clean, 1 dist.

I use a ibanez cadet and a fender mex strat. 2 hums in ibanez, 3 singles in fender. I play all types of rock and this amp just sucks. the clean channel is ok at low volumes, but the dist. channel "locks" into distortion if played past a volume setting of 4. in other words, it makes a "BLAHHHH" winey sound. better.

I used this for my 1st gig, a birthday party, with a 2x12 cab. it sucks. it lock into distortion during the 1st song. i switched to my backup fender frontman.

I played it for 2 months. sold it, and bought an ibanez ds-7, gfx 707 processor, and a fender dual showman from our schools band teacher. Fender kicks butt.

This Amp have 2 channels which is clean and the other is overdrive.
3 band equalizers included.
A standard feature of a practice amp.

I'm using a heavily modified Squire Strat with 2 dimarzio humbuckers and 1 fender texas special single coil.
I mostly play rock and blues. This amp is very suit my playing styles.(It's built for Rock!!)
The distortion in this amp is pretty good with outstanding harmonic.
I set the low and high to 10 and mid at 3-4 and I'll get the Paul Gilbert(One fo my Guitar Hero) like tone.
The clean channel is ok , not so bad with correct setting.
Conclusion: This amp is versetile.

So far I have no problem with it.
It rugs.

Never deal with them.....

I'm playing electric guitar for 3 years.
I use a Boss ME-8 Multiprocessor with my Squire super strat and I can get any kind of tone that I wish.
For those can't get thier tone and had complained to this amp, I'll tell you that the problem is not come from the amp, but is you. You have to learn how to operate the guitar amp correctly. Don't just blame to the machine.
For myself, I give a 9 to this amp.

Not sure what year it was made. All it is is a 2 channel solid state amp. Its pretty good for practice i guess.

I use it with a les paul studio. No low end can be achieved with this amp! The dist breaks up really bad if you even turn it to like 4. Very sissy distortion. Clean channel is ok.

I can depend on this amp. Never had trouble with it. Its pretty tough too. It gets thrown around all the time but still looks good.

This amp is cool if you just want to sit down and play. But I don't think i would ever let anyone hear me play on it. It is cool for just writing some ideas for songs and stuff.

Solid State, Not sure of year, probably 1 year old. 3 band EQ, Distortion, clean, speaker output jack, haedphone jack, 12 watts I believe. Wished it had reverb, but I didn't know about guitars/amps when I bought it. Besides, they have a model with reverb. Note: this is a practice amp and if you're going to play stadiums, don't bitch about the 12 watts. Also, all the ratings will be in comparison to other solid state, practice amps.

Sound is pretty decent. I play anything. Mostly classic rock and blues, but, with the right guitar, you can get good tones. It's has a bit of a hum, but nothing compared to my guitar. Damn, it hums loud! Anyway, if you put the low and high all the way up, turn mid to 5 or less, distortion at 5-6, use your bridge pickup, and turn your guitar full up, it sounds almost identical to "Train Kept A Rollin"

Well, it hasn't broken yet. Asolutely no problems EXCEPT that I turned it WAY up and almost blew out the speaker. There was a bit of a rattle in the speaker for about 3 hours but it went away.

Never dealt with

I've been playing about a year now. If it was stolen, I'd just buy a Music Man 212 130. It's a good starter amp and is to be used for practice.

Bought it in a pawn shop. Not sure how old it is. Looks like it has been through a few wars though. Great for practicing AC/DC, Ted Nugent and almost all 80's rock. Sounds great through my 4X12 cabinet. If your locked,cocked and ready to rock,this will warm the blood.

I have a Les Paul Studio, Peavy with a Super Distortion Dimarzio and a Washburn Rock Guitar and only play rock. This amp is great! Great for harmonics and handles muted strings with a tube sounding thump (a good thing). Suits me fine.

Looks like someone dropped it off the Empire State Building at least twice and it sounds great - need I say more?

It's an American company so support should be OK if they aren't on lunch or having a coffee break.

I've been playing for about 25 years and have a Marshall Midi pre-amp and a JCM 2000 Dual Super Lead going into a 4X12 Celestion cabinet but the Crate sounds great going into the 4X12. If it was stolen I would buy another one (it's kinda cute). Alot of guys are really blasting this amp and giving it a bad rap but I like it with the controls on (LOW) 8 (MID) 5 (HIGH) 8 and think it is a great value at even $100.Plug a good guitar with some decent pickups into it and it will sizzle (I would have said it will smoke but that's why God created Mesa Boogie and Marshall). Some of you guys out there need to plug into an old Traynor or Kustom with a fuzzface distortion and then you'll realize that the stuff you've got now is pretty damn cool!That Flexwave thing that Crate has put into their distortion circuitry sounds real good. Great practice amp. I just might try it live sometime miked with an SM57 and see what develops.

I bought the amp 2 years ago, in 1999. The style of music I play is mostly unk and heavy rock and it fits my style greatly. It has a headphone jack and a speaker jack. I use this amp at home for practice and playing with friends, although it is not the best to be playing with a drummer.

I am playing on a Yamaha guitar with the pickups that came with it. (I want a seymore duncan though) It fits my music style, which is rock. It is not that noisy unless if is distorted. Unless the volume is at max, the clean sounds good.

I can depend on this amp every time I use it. If I were playing a gig I would use this amp, but on a PA system. (I want to get my own PA soon.) This amp has not taken any falls that I know of, but it is realiable.

I have never delt with the Crate company before. I think the warrenty was 5 years.

I have been playing for 3 or 4 years now. I do not have any other amps, but I want a small PA system. If it were stolen I would not buy the exact same amp, but probably a Crate amp, like the GFX-65 or GFX-50TT.

My amp is a 99 model. I play 80's rock like ozzy, poison , motley crue,ect. Versatility doesent relly matter in a practice amp, it has a clean channel and distortion. good practice amp only if it had reverb.

The distortion is very good compared to almost all other practice amps of its size. both channels distort at high volumes but, practicing in your room it offers enough headroom.

I have had two of these amps and I have a crate GT DSP something I had it for about a month before it fucked up and i mean totally fucked up electronically it was a peice of SHIT. I also have a Marshall JCM 2000 the tube sockets fucked up once but the little GX 15 kicks ass in reliability Ive blasted it at full volume many times, dropped it, kicked it around and no problems yet.

Ive never had to consult with them but they do offer a five year warranty.

I have been playing for four years now and I will practice through it until it fucks up. This is probably the best crate has to offer Ive played through crate stacks, crate p.a equipment, mics and a bunch of other crate shit in my opinion crate SUCKS ASS I piss on their logo FUCK EM ALL if it werent for this dependable little practice amp not givin me shit I would kick all crate users ass.