Crate Amplifiers 1243020 210433966 2008-05-05T22:30:49Z 64.110.216.117 /* Guitar tube amplifiers */ '''Crate Amplifiers''' is a company that produces [[electric guitar]] [[amplifier]]s. The company's offices are US-based, but its products are manufactured in [[Puerto Rico]], thus achieving low manufacturing costs. == Early Crate Amps == In the late 1970's, Crate made amps that actually looked like wooden crates. They were manufactured with the same sort of chest handles found on military footlockers. == Product line == Current products include following series: === Budget === * '''Tour packs''' — budget amplifier packs for beginners. === Guitar tube amplifiers === * '''Blue Voodoo''' — tube amplifiers with modern rock sound (high-gain). * '''V-Series''' — tube amplifiers (A and A/B) with vintage sound, built-in digital effects. * '''Palomino Series''' — 5, 15, 30, & 50 Watt vintage-sounding voiced tube amplifiers. === Guitar solid-state amplifiers === * '''GT series''' — basic solid-state amplifiers emulating tube sound using Crate's FlexWave technology. * '''GTX series''' — solid-state amplifiers with built-in digital effects (extended control over DSP). * '''GLX series''' — solid-state amplifiers with effects and features, optimized for live performances (built-in tuner, lighted control panels, remote control). * '''VTX series''' - solid-state amplifiers with vintage sound and extended DSP. * '''FW series''' - Solid state amplifiers with DSP effects and preset effects. Also, have built in tuner, 3 separate channels, and feature "Evolution 5 Preamp". * '''FXT series''' - Solid state amplifiers with DSP effects and preset effects. Also, have built in tuner, 3 separate channels, and feature channel tracking. exclusively being produced for musiciansfriend.com === Specific instrument and custom sound amplifiers === * '''BT series''' — solid-state [[bass guitar]] amplifiers. * '''Acoustic series''' — amplifiers for acoustic guitars (XLR connectors, feedback elimination schemes, piezo / active pickup compatibility) * '''KXB''' — keyboard amplifier (multiple inputs, linear amplification) === Portable amplifiers === * '''PowerBlock''' — highly portable and lightweight amplifiers. * '''Taxi series''' — transportable combos with internal power supplies, requiring no external power. === Crate users === * '''[[Al Jourgensen]]''' *'''[[Atsushi Nakagawa]]''' *'''[[Billy F. Gibbons]]''' *'''[[Bobby Adams]]''' *'''[[Bridget Regan]]''' *'''[[C.C. DeVille]]''' *'''[[Edsel Dope]]''' *'''[[Fletcher Dragge]]''' *'''[[Freddy Castro]]''' *'''[[Jake Kolatis & Rick Lopez]]''' *'''[[Jerry Douglas]]''' *'''[[Joe Walsh]]''' *'''[[John Hiatt]]''' ==Blackheart Engineering== '''Blackheart Engineering''' is one of the subsidiaries of Crate Amplifiers, focusing on creating cheap and affordable tube amplifiers, similar to [[Epiphone Valve Junior]]. Currently, their line of products are of following: *'''BH1H''' - 1w ultra low power class A single ended amplifier head. *'''BH5H''' - The first and flagship product of Blackheart, it is a low power, class A Single ended amplifier head with switch for 3 or 5 watts. BH5-112 is the combo version that comes with 12 inch speakers. *'''BH15H''' - A push-pull class A amplifier head with switch for 7 or 15 watts. BH15-112 is the combo version that comes with 12 inch speakers. *'''BH100H''' - A push-pull dual mode amplifier head: At class AB, it can switch between 100w and 50w, while in class A can switch between 60w and 30w. == External links == * [http://www.crateamps.com/ Official homepage of Crate Amplifiers] * [http://www.blackhearteng.com/ Official homepage of Blackheart Engineering] {{guitar-stub}} [[Category:Guitar amplifier manufacturers]]