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Old 01-17-2009, 01:24 PM
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Hi!
Not sure if this is the place, but thought I'ld count on some experience here...
I'm thinking of picking up a Crate V 50 tube amp...
Any thoughts or recommendations?
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Old 01-18-2009, 07:16 AM
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If you are talking about this:

http://guitars.musiciansfriend.com/p...Amp?sku=480989

Then yes its an amazing amp! I have a Peavey Classic 50, a Fender Blues Deluxe and a Palomino V32!!! The Palomino's hold thier own to both of my other amps. If I just did not get another Taylor I would buy 2 of these from the link above!
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Old 01-18-2009, 08:17 AM
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If you are talking about this:

http://guitars.musiciansfriend.com/p...Amp?sku=480989

Then yes its an amazing amp! I have a Peavey Classic 50, a Fender Blues Deluxe and a Palomino V32!!! The Palomino's hold their own to both of my other amps. If I just did not get another Taylor I would buy 2 of these from the link above!

WOW! That's a great price for a 50 watt 2 x 12" tube amp! Is that amp American or Chinese made? If it's American made I might buy one myself.

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Old 01-18-2009, 12:18 PM
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WOW! That's a great price for a 50 watt 2 x 12" tube amp!
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Its a pretty good price even at the full...wonder why so inexpensive? Not that I'm complaining, mind you.
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Old 01-18-2009, 01:39 PM
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Default Crate...

Not sure YET if it's American or the 'other'...
Still waiting for a serial number to check...
Anyway, I'm working on trading my American Fender Pro Junior for it??
Well...?
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Old 01-18-2009, 05:43 PM
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The drummer from a band I had in high school (we recently began communicating after 38 years; he plays guitar now) just bought a new Crate V18-112. It would have been quite a disappointment had he paid more than the $150 that it cost. For example, the volume control interacts with an adjacent tone control such that adjusting the volume causes a change in tone. The fix was to move the volume control to a different position. It was also very noisy but removing an IC on the circuit board fixed that problem.

I don't know anything about the V50 series but I hope it is designed with greater care. It is likely to be quite different as it is a class AB amp and the V18 is a class A.
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