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 Post subject: CRATE CR-1 1978
PostPosted: Mon Nov 18, 2013 2:15 pm 
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http://www.ebay.com/itm/CRATE-CR-1-1978-VINTAGE-AMPLIFIER-TUBE-SOUND-CLEAN-ORIGINAL-VINTAGE-/350872830741?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item51b1a68315


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 Post subject: Re: CRATE CR-1 1978
PostPosted: Mon Nov 18, 2013 2:53 pm 
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Got one I would sell for a fraction of that.....

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 Post subject: Re: CRATE CR-1 1978
PostPosted: Mon Nov 18, 2013 5:28 pm 
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Yeah im sure the sounds like a good tube amp is just hype! There's many tube amps that dont sound good. I have a hard time believing a 30 year old solid state will. Although my freind has a 1979 carvin sc1000 that sounds rather close Its a bass amp and probably 100-150 clean watts.


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 Post subject: Re: CRATE CR-1 1978
PostPosted: Mon Nov 18, 2013 5:41 pm 
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I played through a few of the early "crate style" Crates bass amps and they were pretty good. Then again, my favorite bass amp is solid state. I don't think this is that far out of line.


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 Post subject: Re: CRATE CR-1 1978
PostPosted: Mon Nov 18, 2013 6:41 pm 
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You have to really like tube bass sound, you pretty much always have a little distortion. Ive had a SVTII and still have two fender bassman 135's and love them but they only work well with the right speakers and are great in the studio but will run out of power with a really loud live setting.


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