The quality is amazing loud and clean. All though the overdrive isn't distortion its just a lighter version but good quality

The versitility is pretty good although you need a dual footswitch to fully use these features

Very easy to use

It looks good sounds huge and beautiful amazing quality for the price

Amazing price cant go wrong

I thought it looked nice and classy just by looking at it and the size you already know its gonna blow your face off

Active musician

Everything

Loud; the EQ dials provide good broad range of tones. Overdrive channel is OK, but not quite gutsy enough. Run a pedal in front of it. It compared quite favorably, head-to-head, against my buddy's '80's JCM 800 through his Marshall 4x12 cab.

You need the optional 3-button footswitch to fully exploit the channel-switching & boost capabilities. On-board spring reverb works fine. Boost/presence button will indeed rip your face off. Switchable watt-setting allows crunch at lower volume, very useful. Why the fan? How about a protective vinyl cover for transport & storage?

Although the manual is excellent, and the controls are easy to understand and use, the issue here is the head's 30" length: it is wider than most newer 4x12 cabs, and in fact, wider than most cabs period. It is, in a word, gigantic. I'm a bass-player, and bought this head to screw around with my PRS SE Custom 6-string. The head is running through a Crate 300W ported 2x15 bass cab (laid on its side, which is the only way the head fits on it) while I search for a properly sized and voiced 2x12 or 4x12 guitar cab. (I'm not impressed with the head's companion Crate 4x12 cabs, which I heard but did not buy.)

The first one I bought had a dead clean channel level control. Returned for an exchange unit, which was perfectly turned out. Fit & finish are excellent. Hardware looks stout. Styling is neutral and works with pretty much any cab. I've taken it to practice, and it is so big it definitely needs a cover. I predict it will get beat to hell in transport.

Absolutely, pound-for-pound the best buy on the market. Do the research: 100 watts of pure tube power for this amp's selling price is unprecedented.

No experience, but the retailer's response to the non-functional level control was immediate and satisfactory.

Its a great piece of kit. It has big sound, serious power. Asthetically pleasing and neutral, not wierded-out. I only hope that some day I find a cab wide enough to perch the head on without overlapping 2 inches on each side. Did I mention this head is HUGE?

Hobbyist playing 40+ years in bands.

Straight-up rock 'n roll

I'm currently running the head through one of my old monitors, w/ a 15" Altec speaker, and two Black Widow 10's. This is my current situation til I decide wich cabinets to go with. Since I'm 60 yrs. young w/a bad back, I'm actually leaning towards getting two of the Crate 2x12 cabinets. They would fit my needs quite well I think.

It would have been nice if a 3-switch box was included w/ the amp for running the channels and effects. Fortunately, I had enough switches hanging around to handle the problem.

Pretty much reminds me of my old Ampeg...w/ more cool stuff.

Sorry, but I have to slam that one. I originally ordered the amp about Nov. 14th, 2008. I received the amp about a week later. Plugged it in and got ready to rock, only to my dismay to find I had no sound NaDa!!! Took it to my local Crate Tech to find out the whole high voltage board was shot. You Know,... I could have sworn Crates advertising stated that they hand tested each amp before letting it leave the factory. What's up With That ????

For what tou get (assuming it works) against what you paid, there is no greater deal on planet Earth. Got it?, Get it

It took from Nov. 22nd, 2008, until Feb. 1st, 2009 to get my amp back

I thought this amp looked pretty freakin cool from the photos they showed on zZounds. There's no comparison to actually seeing this puppy in front of you.

Active Musician, Composer, Recording Engineer

Rock, Blues, Jazz Fusion,Classic-Rock Fusion

This is a GREAT blues amp! The clean channel has gobs of headroom and the overdrive channel is meaty, but muddy. I definitely recommend replacing the preamp tubes with high gain ones(it's got 12axwa's in it). With a TubeKing in front of the clean channel you've got a great sounding heavy metal amp with more volume than you'll ever need.

The 50/100 watt switch if a VERY nice feature if you have to play at home. The EQ is simple and very responsive.

This thing is built like a tank!

Best bang for your buck on the market!

Custome service was very helpful in finding the bias points on the circuit board.

looks beautiful!

hobbyist

metal

The sound is outstanding. I always wanted a tube amp but the price was always to high. this thing sounds great. clean is good and overdrive is good for that early rock sound. love it.

Has exactly what i needed in an amp. the power switch is awsome for just jamming in the house.

its an amp. its easy if you know what kind of sound you want.

I bought a b-stock but it was great. you can not even tell it has a scratch. built heavy and feels like it should last a lifetime.

I paid $259. best value for my money.

havent needed it yet.

Hobbyist

Classis Rock, 80's Metal,

Great clean Channel. I run all my effects in front of the clean channel

Love switchable wattage selector and switchable ohm selector. Can run all different kinds of cabinets with this rig.

Great looking amp out of the box. Ruby tubes are OEM and probably will change to JJ's when its due for tube change.

329$.... What more can you say. Never heard of a amp selling this cheap. Had to get it.

Playing guitar for 35 years.

Southern Rock and Blues. Some heavy metal

I purchased 2 and they were beyond repair within 6 months . I used them in my home as a hobbyist .

When they are playable.

Thye sent me 1 VYX350H in place of the 2 tube amps .

50 years

blues , rock

EQ it carefully with your effects bank .

i did not need accessories because i ran effecys from a Vox Tonelab .

Run a Vox tone lab straight in and do not follow directions for effects processor as described in the booklet . If you do you will lose power because the 12AX7 tubes are bypassed . The power tubes need them to sound great .

very well made/

OK .

VERY GOOD.

50 years

rock

I play blues and not much else, so I love the presence you can get out of this monster at just about any volume. With the spring reverb at noon through the overdriven channel it's hard to keep track of the time.

Not too many features to this amp in the way of effects and so on. She's a great platform for pedals if you wanna go crazy, but with a straight set of tone adjustment and classic spring reverb through tubes you should be able to find the tone your looking for without too much trouble.

I can't think of anything I've owned, used or messed with that was quite as easy. She's got a straight up set of tone controls, two channels and two wattage setting, no wierd or fancy controls to speak of.

Unfortunately, I have to stop the praise here. I had owned mine for three months - never turned it to eleven - when two el34s lost vacuume pressure and took out a few bits on the board. Crate stood behind their product though, even after the 90 day warrenty was expired and the place I bought it from told me to pound sand.

If mine hadn't exploded this would no doubt be a ten. If you want this amp put better tubes in her straightly.

Customer service for crate is based in Seattle, even though all their manufacturing is no longer in the states. These guys are extremely helpful, since I can't imagine theres much to do up there. I talked to a guy by the name of Mike when mine blew up and he gave me some inside warrenty info, pointed me toward a repair shop and worked with the guy at the shop to get me back in business.

The styling on this amps is modern classic in the extreme, I love it.