Crate FW65 FlexWave Guitar Combo Amplifier (65 Watts 1x12")
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Pump 65 watts of rich Crate tone through a 12" speaker. It features 3-channel operation, offering clean, dirty, and saturated.
Overview
FlexWave65 is a mid-sized stage/rehearsal amp that utilizes Crate's FlexWave(tm) Evolution 5 preamp and patented Sequential Cascading Gain(tm) technology to pump 65-watts of rich, articulate tone through a 12 in. speaker. Variable 3-channel operation lets you switch between clean, dirty and saturated channels with the included remote footswitch. And Digital Signal Processing (DSP) effects add separate delay, modulation and reverb to your signal. Crate's legendary Channel Tracking automatically stores your DSP settings, so the amp recalls which effect is assigned to each channel when you switch between them. Develop your own sound by tweaking the onboard 3-band EQ. The solo channel features the proprietary Shape Control circuit for crafting dynamic custom lead tones.
The Next Generation of Affordable Guitar Amps
More than 25 years of award-winning engineering prowess led Crate to develop the remarkably responsive FlexWave Evolution 5 preamp for its FlexWave Series combos and heads. Sequential Cascading Gain technology yields rich, articulate tone that is fully customizable with onboard effects. Get everything from crystal clear cleans to white-knuckle distortion. For sweet tone and roadworthy construction, there is simply no better value around.
The Next Generation of Affordable Guitar Amps
More than 25 years of award-winning engineering prowess led Crate to develop the remarkably responsive FlexWave Evolution 5 preamp for its FlexWave Series combos and heads. Sequential Cascading Gain technology yields rich, articulate tone that is fully customizable with onboard effects. Get everything from crystal clear cleans to white-knuckle distortion. For sweet tone and roadworthy construction, there is simply no better value around.
Specs
- 3 channels
- 65 watts
- 1x12" speaker
- Evolution 5 preamp
- DSP effects
- Onboard tuner
- 65 watts
- 1x12" speaker
- Evolution 5 preamp
- DSP effects
- Onboard tuner
Reviews
Reviewers gave this product an overall rating of 5 out of 5 stars.
(5 ratings)
Submitted December 3, 2008 by a customer from yahoo.com
"Definitely a BANG for you buck"
Im planning on having this amp for years to come. It's very unlikely that I will look for something else to replace it with, but even if I did I know I could fall back on this amp. I play all types of music, from Led Zeppelin to TOOL to Rise Against. It definitely keeps up with me. CRATE usually offers some of the best amps. After comparing with a Roland Cube60 and a Marshall 50DFX, I chose the CRATE over all of them
Sound
The cleans are very clear and you can achieve virtually any clean sound on this amp. There are 2 over-drive channels: one high gain (metal, modern rock) and a more "crunchy" overdrive (low-gain, I use the most). The Clean channel has a 3-way EQ (low, mid, high) as does the 1st overdrive (crunchy overdrive, low, mid, high). The high-gain has a shape knob. Turning it to the LEFT focuses more on the mids, while turning to the RIGHT will give you a more bassy sound (great for palm-muting). The effects include Reverb, Chorus, Flanger, Phaser, and Delay (slap, medium, long).
Features
They 3-button footswitch is included with the amp (channel switching, effects on/off). There are 3 levels of chorus, 3 levels of flanger, and 3 levels of phaser. Also there are 3 levels of each type of delay (slap, medium, long). The reverb is really great. The EQ lets you dial in pretty much any tone you could ever want. The shape knob for the high-gain channel gives you a great bassy tone. Channel Tracking will save your… read more presets between channel switching. Channel Tracking will even save if your amp has been turned off! On-board active tuner.
Ease of Use
Even a monkey could use this amp. Every time you modify a channels effects (either EQ or delay, flanger, chorus, phaser) and switch to the next channel, the Channel Tracking will save your setup, even if you turn the amp off. There is an infinite amount of sounds that you can get out of this amp.
Quality
This is a very great looking amp. Im pretty confident that I will have this amp for quite a few years being as it is very sturdy.
Value
CRATE usually offers some of the best amps. After comparing with a Roland Cube60 and a Marshall 50DFX, I chose the CRATE over all of them.
Manufacturer Support
There is a limited service warranty on this amp, but it covers pretty much everything. I haven't had to contact CRATE yet.
The Wow Factor
This is a very great looking amp. It definitely gets a few looks when I have company. It's not really made to look sexy, but it IS sexy. It's more quality based, not eye-candy based.
Musical Background:
Garage Band, Hobbyist
Musical Style:
TOOL, Alternative, Punk, Rock read less
Sound
The cleans are very clear and you can achieve virtually any clean sound on this amp. There are 2 over-drive channels: one high gain (metal, modern rock) and a more "crunchy" overdrive (low-gain, I use the most). The Clean channel has a 3-way EQ (low, mid, high) as does the 1st overdrive (crunchy overdrive, low, mid, high). The high-gain has a shape knob. Turning it to the LEFT focuses more on the mids, while turning to the RIGHT will give you a more bassy sound (great for palm-muting). The effects include Reverb, Chorus, Flanger, Phaser, and Delay (slap, medium, long).
Features
They 3-button footswitch is included with the amp (channel switching, effects on/off). There are 3 levels of chorus, 3 levels of flanger, and 3 levels of phaser. Also there are 3 levels of each type of delay (slap, medium, long). The reverb is really great. The EQ lets you dial in pretty much any tone you could ever want. The shape knob for the high-gain channel gives you a great bassy tone. Channel Tracking will save your… read more presets between channel switching. Channel Tracking will even save if your amp has been turned off! On-board active tuner.
Ease of Use
Even a monkey could use this amp. Every time you modify a channels effects (either EQ or delay, flanger, chorus, phaser) and switch to the next channel, the Channel Tracking will save your setup, even if you turn the amp off. There is an infinite amount of sounds that you can get out of this amp.
Quality
This is a very great looking amp. Im pretty confident that I will have this amp for quite a few years being as it is very sturdy.
Value
CRATE usually offers some of the best amps. After comparing with a Roland Cube60 and a Marshall 50DFX, I chose the CRATE over all of them.
Manufacturer Support
There is a limited service warranty on this amp, but it covers pretty much everything. I haven't had to contact CRATE yet.
The Wow Factor
This is a very great looking amp. It definitely gets a few looks when I have company. It's not really made to look sexy, but it IS sexy. It's more quality based, not eye-candy based.
Musical Background:
Garage Band, Hobbyist
Musical Style:
TOOL, Alternative, Punk, Rock read less
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