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umasstele · December 22nd, 2008, 05:31 PM

So the story begins...

Mid october, my parents bought my a Crate V50 1x12 for my birthday/christmas. This was meant to replace my Vox cambridge 30 combo which went down in flames (quite literally!).

I wanted a twin reverb pretty bad, but at that time it was not even close to being an option. Fast foward 2 weeks- the new crate arrives, I try it out and love it. Plenty of volume, pretty heavy but not too bad. I use this amp for about a month with my band practicing at low volumes/recording. Then I take it to a gig....

During the third song, the amp dies. Figuired it was loose tubes because whenever the kick drum was hit it turned off and on, BUT I was wrong. Its past 30 days by now, so the music store refers us to Crate customer service.
I cannot say enough how helpful and friendly crate was to deal with. Upon instruction, my father and I open up the amp to check tubes. Doing so we find the power supply board burned and melted- SO crate tells us to send it back.

They V50 1x12's were backordered, so instead for our trouble they sent us a BIG upgrade: A V50 2x12 Palomino.

I pull my new amp out of its box for the first time yesterday, plug it in...I hate it. Not anywhere near loud enough for what I need, and I simply dont care for the sound of it. I am HEAVILY disappointed, as I really wanted to like this amp.

Im back to looking for a Twin Reverb again. After several craigslist adds where people are looking to trade, I've found they want a physicaly smaller amp. Im completely stuck here.

Any thoughts of this? Will a twin distort with a tube screamer? Tell me more about the twin from someone who has only heard them, never played one.

Words of wisdom much appreciated!!

December 22nd, 2008, 05:31 PM	#1 (permalink)
umasstele Tele-Meister Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Central Massachusetts Age: 21 Posts: 187	Crate V50 2x12 Palomino: Twin Reverb So the story begins... Mid october, my parents bought my a Crate V50 1x12 for my birthday/christmas. This was meant to replace my Vox cambridge 30 combo which went down in flames (quite literally!). I wanted a twin reverb pretty bad, but at that time it was not even close to being an option. Fast foward 2 weeks- the new crate arrives, I try it out and love it. Plenty of volume, pretty heavy but not too bad. I use this amp for about a month with my band practicing at low volumes/recording. Then I take it to a gig.... During the third song, the amp dies. Figuired it was loose tubes because whenever the kick drum was hit it turned off and on, BUT I was wrong. Its past 30 days by now, so the music store refers us to Crate customer service. I cannot say enough how helpful and friendly crate was to deal with. Upon instruction, my father and I open up the amp to check tubes. Doing so we find the power supply board burned and melted- SO crate tells us to send it back. They V50 1x12's were backordered, so instead for our trouble they sent us a BIG upgrade: A V50 2x12 Palomino. I pull my new amp out of its box for the first time yesterday, plug it in...I hate it. Not anywhere near loud enough for what I need, and I simply dont care for the sound of it. I am HEAVILY disappointed, as I really wanted to like this amp. Im back to looking for a Twin Reverb again. After several craigslist adds where people are looking to trade, I've found they want a physicaly smaller amp. Im completely stuck here. Any thoughts of this? Will a twin distort with a tube screamer? Tell me more about the twin from someone who has only heard them, never played one. Words of wisdom much appreciated!!