Crate TX50DBE Limo Battery Powered Guitar Amp

3-band EQ. 8 digital effects.

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Crate TX50DBE Limo Amp Customer Review

Feature:
nice features, 2 channels work fine. The effects suck. A nice smooth reverb would've been great, oh well

Quality:
seems very tough. the only thing that seems a bit cheap is the control knobs/pots. Again for under $400 this thing is fantastic!

Value:
i own an AER battery powered amp as well. Cost: $1,100 and while it does sound better & has a nice reverb there's no way i would've got it if the new model of the Limo was available at the time

Desirability:
it's compact & weighs nothing!

Sound:
This thing sounds really good for the price.it's a wee bit bright sounding, easy enough to roll off a bit. The speaker box being made of the light wieght plastic is a compromise, but if you play in the streets it's SO WORTH SAVING YOUR BACK!

Support:
haven't had to call them

Overall:
i'll have and use it for years of busking hopefully, i would replace it with another one if it broke or was stolen. AGAIN it VERY LOUD & won't hurt your back and sounds nice.

Submitted: 5/2/2004

Style of Music: songwriter, rock pop -check out amusia.com


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* * * * * * * * * * 9 out of 10

"Worth The Price!!!"

Feature:
I had to purchase the foot switch seperately. It should be included with this amp. I would like it better if the power difference between the clean channel and the boost channel were better matched. Ther clean channel is not loud enough in an electric giggin situation. Yes I did say a gigging situation. This little amps is a screamer and I have played some gigs with it and using the distortion channel only it worked well.

Quality:
For what it is it cannot be beaten. The controls seem a bit on the delicate side and I am pretty sure that the pots are directly mounted to a PC board so if it gets bumped hard it will more than likely crunch that board too.

Value:
For what you spend you get you money's worth wihout question. If their service after sale wasn't so good I might think otherwise but they are there to back up what their products.

Desirability:
Next time I will get the Bass amp version and use my pedal board for effects. It is bigger, made from Plywood and is just as powerful.

Sound:
The sound of this amp is excellent considering that it is a battery powered amp. I bought it so I could play at campouts and picnics where everyone else has brought an acoustic guitar. I am an electric player and my style doesn't work well with an acoustic. I am also a soloist specialist and acompany an acoustic performer with fills and solos that seem to work well.

Support:
Crate's service after the sale is THE BEST!!!! Period!!! End Discussion!!!! If you buy this amp and it breaks withinj the very liberal 2/5 YEAR warranty period they will fix it. If their official local service center cannot fix it they will replace it free. That is my experience with it. I am so impressed with this company that I have several of their amps. I only have a few issues with their DSP circuits which are a bit noisy compared to say Roland. The price is right and the quality is very very good.

Overall:
If you want to play in the woods and if you are a rock guitarist then this amp will suit you for playing in the woods. :-) I bought it for that very purpose. If you are an acoustic player it may work well for you too. I could not find a method to have enough volume without mike squel to use the PA channel so I cannot comment on that section.

Submitted: 11/15/2005

Style of Music: Very Progressive Blues and Progressive instrumental rock. (Dixie Dregs style stuff)


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About This Product!
Description
A step-up from the award winning TX50DBE, the Limo amplifiers provide an even more advanced feature selection. Featuring a Crate specially designed woofer and piezo tweeter, the Limo delivers 50 watts of power with digital effects.

With the newly designed injection molded enclosure, the TX50DBE has improved bass response and is lighter and more transportable than ever before! An instrument channel features clean and distortion modes. A microphone channel includes low Z XLR input, and high Z 1/4 in. input, 3-band EQ, and DSP send. A main/aux. section includes dual RCA inputs for CD player, DSP mode for 8 digital effects, headphone jack, and footswitch jack. Provide award-winning tone wherever you go with the Taxi Series.

Player Type: The "Limo" is great for 2 or even 3 instrumentalists, even a bassist. The possibilities are literally limitless. Limitless!

About the Taxi and Limo Series
Take your music anywhere with the battery powered Taxi (TX30) and Limo (TX50) models from Crate. There are so many places where playing your music would be great, but electricity is not available nearby. On the beach or the street, in the woods or the backyard you can now get great sound, excellent tone and credible, powerful musical output. There is nothing else available that can give you the performance of the Taxi and Limo. All models use a standard 12V sealed battery that can operate up to 8 hours, and include the wall charger and auto charging cable with every unit. The 30-watt Taxi models and the 50 watt Limo models provide 2 different variations on the same technology for transportable tone. In April of 1999, Guitar Player magazine recognized the TX30 as the "Editor's Pick" and it's easy to see why. The TX30 is available in either High Viz Yellow or Midnight Black. It features dual channel operation to combine two instruments at once, or an instrument and high impedance microphone. It is our most portable and compact unit and has set the new standard for battery-powered amplification. After an amazing response in 1999, we developed the 50-watt step-up Limo models available in either Midnight Black or Platinum-Tolex. The Limo models include a very full-featured vocal (or clean) channel with high and low impedance inputs, full EQ section and DSP-level.

The instrument channel features a foot-switchable distortion with independent EQs for clean and distortion tones and digital effects. With the CD inputs, playing along with any outside musical material is a breeze. These models all feature a unique cabinet design, which allows use as a high angle monitor, low angle monitor, or can be placed on-end for use as a standard speaker.

A 1-1/2 in. stand mount makes the Limo perfect with a microphone and instrument for acoustic soloists. From Limo users: "We use a trombone, banjo, electric bass, and vocal Mic in our strolling performances at conventions and parties. The trombone and banjo can hold their own, but we needed something for the electric bass and vocal mike...the Limo is the perfect amp, the sound is amazing and both the bass and vocals remain separate and distinct...Thank you Crate."

Technical Info

Output Power Rating: 50 watts

Input Impedance: 1M Ohm

Maximum Signal Accepted:
Mic Low Z 2V peak o peak
Mic Hi Z 12V peak to peak
Instrument 12V peak to peak

Gain:
Mic Low Z 72dB
Mic Hi Z 57dB
Instrument 44dB with Gain out, ch.2; .8mV RMS with Gain switch in, ch. 1
Line in Insert 400mV RMS

Sensitivity:
Mic Low Z 20mV RMS
Mic Hi Z 3.5mV RMS
Instrument 80mV RMS with Gain out, ch.2; .8mV RMS with Gain switch in, ch. 1
Line in Insert 400mV RMS

Channel 1 EQs:
Low ±15dB @ 60Hz
Mid ±15dB @ 600Hz
High ±15dB @ 10Hz

Channel 2 EQs:
Low 12.5dB range @ 80Hz
Mid 18dB range @ 800Hz
High 18dB range @ 10Hz
Shape Crate proprietary circuit

Insert Jack: Tip Line In; Ring Line Out; Sleeve Ground

Speakers:
Woofer Crate Custom Design 10 in., 4 Ohm, 100-watt, 1.5 in. voice coil, 16 oz. Magnet
Tweeter 2 in. Piezo, 4 Ohm, 150-watt network

Power Requirements: Internal 12VDC power supply; DC adapter for 120VAC; 12V vehicle lighter adapter (optional)

Size: 15.5 x 13 x 12 in.

Weight: 32 lbs.
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