I find this amp to provide solid, warm guitar tones, faithfully reproducing the natural sounds of my custom Alvarez-Yairi acoustic guitars. I have a preamp built in one guitar, and mic the other, and this amp does a great job in both situations. I use the amp for live shows; I find it has plenty of power for my needs (5-piece acoustic rock band) and always sits well in the mix. I have not recorded with this amp in a studio environment.

There are some excellent features on this amp; it offers an XLR output, effects loop, XLR input with phantom power, flexible and accurate FX DSP, footswitch, and an excellent eq/notch filter on channel 1. My only wish is that Crate would have added the same eq options to channel 2, which features only an average two-band eq. I have found that at times I need to use an outboard eq with the second channel.

It's a really straightforward amp... everything is clearly labeled and does exactly what you would expect it to do.

It's one of Crate's best amp builds, in my opinion. Everything feels solid and durable. I have gigged with this amp for years and it has never given me the slightest problem or issue. If something were to happen to this amp I would immediately start searching for the same model.

I love this amp... I know there are other amps out there, but for my preference and the style of music I'm playing, this amp was the perfect fit at an excellent price.

Never had a need to contact support, hope I never will.

They went with the "vintage" look - tan, leather body, dark brown tweed grille, dark brown faceplate. It looks classy and only adds to the appeal of the amp, in my opinion.

Active musician & producer

Acoustic rock, melodic rock, fusion, groove

professional player for many years

60s-70s. singer/songwriter stuff. originals