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Crate VC5212

Crate VC5212

  1. Name: Ton Droog

  2. Band: Max5

  3. Model Year: -----

  4. Price Paid: $300

  5. Performance

  6. This amp is very simple to handle. Too bad that it doesn’t have a build in chorus.

  7. Performance Rating: 10

  8. Sound Quality

  9. I used this amp in a jazz band for 5 year now and I am very satisfied about the sound. It has a very dark, warm tone. I am playing a Gibson ES 175. My opinion is that for this work the amp is more than suitable. Sometimes I use a chorus on it and it sounds great, but most of the time I play straight.

  10. Sound Quality Rating: 10

  11. Construction

  12. This amp weights a ton but I made some wheels under it and the contruction is very solid.

  13. Construction Rating: 10

  1. Name: Donnie

  2. Band: -----

  3. Model Year: -----

  4. Price Paid: I Traded A Friend Out Of It.

  5. Performance

  6. It’s a good tube amplifier. LOTS of power and great tone. Years ago I used to thumb my nose at Crate amplifiers. I don’t anymore. A 50 Watt 2x12 combo, or 50 Watt 4x10 combo, is the best all-around setup in my opinion, and I’ve tried practice amps-to-half stacks. Top-mounted controls are practical. If it had a line out on the control panel it would be perfect.

  7. Performance Rating: 10

  8. Sound Quality

  9. Excuse me while I kiss the sky... (Les Paul Jammin’ Hard!) Tubes make all the difference in the world.

  10. Sound Quality Rating: 10

  11. Construction

  12. It weighs a ton! It’s my baby and will be treated as such. I LOVE TUBES!!! The only change I’d make would be to add a line out to the control panel.

  13. Construction Rating: 8

  1. Name: Jeff R

  2. Band: -----

  3. Model Year: -----

  4. Price Paid: $550

  5. Performance

  6. Fairly simple set up. Plays extremely well, in fact it’s equal to or better than the reviews I read on it prior to buying it.

  7. Performance Rating: 10

  8. Sound Quality

  9. I love the old Clapton/Marshall sound, but the VC5212 clean channel sold me. It’s absolutely beautiful. Gain: With the proper tweaking it goes from nice and creamy (very CREAM-era Clapton tone) to pretty raunchy. You can also avoid the "buzzy" distortion of most preamps in overdrive with proper tweaking.

  10. Sound Quality Rating: 10

  11. Construction

  12. I have no complaints. Everything fits well, no rattling or buzzing. Although made of pressed wood, it’s well constructed. I’d prefer hard wood construction, but for the price, I won’t argue.

  13. Construction Rating: 8

stats

  1. Average Ratings
  2. Performance: 10
  3. Sound Quality: 10
  4. Construction: 8.6
  5. Ratings Key
  6. 10: Excellent
  7. 0: Useless
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