Crate V18 - Killer deal, Killer buy - sharing with YOU

[BiologicalUnit2380]

what is that music ? (who is it?)

[SeventySixerxxx]

@BiologicalUnit2380 It's Dream Theater, the song is called '6:00' from the album 'Awake'

[BiologicalUnit2380]

cool. thanks.

[plj766]

nice i just got one in greece for 330 euros...

i could never believe i could find a tube amp in that price..its really nice..!

and TOO LOUD..

tha gain is really good but i cannot play in my apartment cos its too loud..

i have a tech21 gt2 and it sounds great

[luluersj]

I just got one. Great deal. I feel it is a little bass heavy, though. Got any ideas on how to brighten it up. I'm looking that sweet spot between classic rock/blues tones. Thanx.

[dkrumrie123]

yeah i have the bass on mine at 0 i dont know why its so bass heavy. i have my treble at 7 and mid at 5 with the gain at about 5.

[luluersj]

lol. Funny, me too. I read someone's review that said the Crate 1-12 and 2-12 are identical in every way, except for the extra 12. He said because of this, the cabinet resonates more bass. ??? Could be true. I don't know. I'm getting kind of used to it, though. I like that one guy on YouTube who made it into a head and runs a half stack. I'll probably just run some pedals. I'm scared I'm going to get OCD on it. I don't want to become a "mod" guy and spend $1000 on a $150 amp.

[matt420740]

I fixed the bass problem on my V-18 with a EQ pedal. It sounds great now.

[luluersj]

Thanx. I think that's what I'll end up doing, also. BTW, that is killer what you did with the whole head thing. You should post that more in depth. That's one mod I wouldn't mind doing.

[luluersj]

Sorry, somehow my replys got thrown up on the post.

[thadeusgodfrey]

I would throw in some new tubes. and some speakers that have tight bottoms and sly mids and bright highs. and that should hopefully do the trick.

[luluersj]

Thanx. I hear some people like the "Warehouse Guitar Speakers" (WGS). I might give some "Veteran 30's" a try.

[thadeusgodfrey]

good idea

[Christoferson1994]

Get an eq pedal like an MXR 10 Band EQ Pedal

[Smrtokvitek]

Nice, it's about 350$ in the Czech republic. :(

[t3hgir]

6:00 ON A CHRISTMAS MORNING

I KNOW ALL ABOUT THE HONOR OF GOD MARY JANE

Yes!! DT!!!

[lmsjr]

Nice. Always nice to meet a fellow fan! Rock on, TTK

[StompingSpuds]

speaking of "fake tube" sounding tube amps I had a similar experiance with the Johnson Marquis 60 combo I have. I ended up JJ tubing it and holy smokes that change made it sound wonderful and real. It will be an interesting thing to see what tubes the crate comes with and if it merits tubing it with Euro, Solvtec, Ruby's or some other hot rod tubes. but at 150$ one can't argue too much!

[codyt5]

Does the Crate V18 have a solid state chip in the preamp like the V8 does? I decided to get a Crate Palomino V8 after hearing rave reviews on internet forums, but I eventually ditched it in favor of the more natural tube sound (at least to my ears) of the Epiphone Valve Junior. The V8 isn't too bad till you crank the gain past 12 o'clock, then you can really hear that unwanted buzzy solid state distortion.

[lmsjr]

accourding to the owners manual, which I downloaded (PDF), It looks like there's 3 preamp tubes also. 5 Tubes in a $150 amp? Could that be ?? :-) ??

When I get my hands on it, I'll share w/ all.

Subscribe to get notified on the review. Thanks for writing in!

[codyt5]

Sweet thanks! Can't wait to hear it!

[darkragnarok21]

This is definitely a great deal. I was going to get this but I got a Valveking instead though. Also, there's the "Starcaster" by Fender pedals that are on sale for $12. Maybe you could review those too?

[lmsjr]

darkragnar - I searched for those pedals but was unable to find. Can you post a link to them? Thank man, Rock on, -TTK