Crate FW15 FlexWave Guitar Combo Amplifier (15 Watts, 1x8")
This 2-channel combo features Crate's Sequential Cascading Gain technology, allowing for a variety of tones from squeaky clean to ear-bleeding distortion.
Overall User Ratings (based on 7 ratings)
Submitted March 20, 2009 by a customer from zoomshare.com
"Crate Flexwave 15W Amp"
I think I'll be using this for quite some time!
Sound
It sounds pretty good. Haven't heard from a lot of amps. But it just sounds good. It has overdrive things so you can change the distortion and whatnot. Overall it has great sound.
Features
Only has two channels, but it's only a 15 watt, so whaddya expect? It's got a headphone jack that's pretty small so you don't need to go out and buy those expenseive headphones for amps. It's got a CD jack thing so that's cool. Got gain, overdrive, volume, etc. knobs for messing around with the sound. It's awesome.
Ease of Use
Pretty much, you just plug it in and play!
Quality
Sounds really good for practicing and whatnot.
Value
I got a B-Stock of it and it still is in good shape.
Manufacturer Support
Never needed to so far.
The Wow Factor
It looked real eye grabbing to me. It's probably better than a 10 watt Marshall amp, what a waste of money!
Musical Background:
Beginner
Musical Style:
Thrash metal
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Submitted August 8, 2007 by a customer from gmail.com
"Great amp!"
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Overall this is a great first amp, I may get an effects petal to go with it. If somehow I lost this I would seriously consider buying it again, depending on my musical needs at the time.
Sound
I bought this about a month ago as my first real amp and my first impression of it was "Wow". Being on the cheaper end I didn't have the highest expectations, but I was impressed and my friend who is a more experienced guitarist was impressed as well. The cleans are crisp and sound exceptional, the distortion sounds just about perfect with the knob turned about 3/4 the way up.
Features
The amp has a CD (or other) input jack, a headphones jack, a guitar input jack, clean/overdrive switch and an EQ. The only reason I gave this a 9 instead of a 10 is because (at least for me) whenever I plug in my mp3 player into the amp and turn it on (or even if it's on already) it gives some feedback for about 1-2 seconds, varying from almost unnoticeable to very loud, depending on the instance. The EQ works well with tweeking the sounds, but the overdrive sounds a little weird if it's turned all the way up, not a big deal since about 3/4 of a turn matches any music I play. I wish the knobs had numbers on them, but they have a few reference marks.
Ease of Use
not hard to use, plug it in, plug in your guitar and your done.
Quality
feels sturdy, haven't really hit it with anything but it feels like it would hold up.
Value
I'd say it was very much worth it's amount, probably even a bit more
Manufacturer Support
never had to deal with them, but the amp comes with a I think it is a "5/3" warranty, 5 year service on the speaker and 3 years on the electronics.
The Wow Factor
Looks good to me at least
Musical Background:
Hobbyist
Musical Style:
Rock, Metal
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Submitted January 13, 2014 by Melissa Martin in Tolar, TX
"Crate FW 15 flex wave guitar combo amp"
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We got the amp for our son for Christmas. He has really enjoyed it. The sound is great!
Musical Background:
He's been playing for 4 years, home and school
Musical Style:
Rock, Christian, hip hop and country
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