Crate V-Series V30 Head and Cab - Medium Gain

[mrflip321go]

great 70s 80s tone:)

[qwertyofasdf]

I usually run my bass at like 8 o clock... its such a bassy amp.. Do you find it to have a harsh midrange when overdriven?

[qwertyofasdf]

On my V30 I run the bass on 0... those are bassy amps!

[johnheik]

Hey! What tubes are in there? I got V3112 combo and it sounds very dark and unclear(?). Do you know how i could get the sound more clear and bright and less gain. It has sovtek el84 tubes now and celestion 70/80 speaker. help mee.

[SgtThump]

It's definitely a "dark" amp. I no longer have it, but gigged with it a few times and always had the bass down real low. Like 10:00 or 9:00 o'clock. I had JJ EL84s in it and I forget what preamp tubes. But dialing the lows way back always did it for me.

[SgtThump]

Oh, and dialing the gain back helped clear it up too.

[johnheik]

ok!

[bluesderek]

I thought the V3112 sounded kind of muddy until by accident I stumbled on the solution: TURN THE MIDRANGE ALL THE WAY UP! Anything below a 3/4 setting lets the amp sound undefined. The midrange sweep is pretty broad, so you won't get a nasal or honky sound, either.

Also try a 5751 or 12AT7 preamp tube in position V2 to reduce gain.

[bluesderek]

If you're willing to invest a bit: Change the speaker! Celestion G12H30 or Alnico Gold will help to get more definition. Important: Any speaker will need about 20hours or of loud playing to break in.

If you want to go all the way, swap the output transformer for a good quality AC 30 type OT

[bluesderek]

I own the V3112T combo with the Tone Tubby 40/40 ceramic speaker and with my I vintage reissue strat I set the controls like this: overdrive gain 5, treble 3, middle 10, bass 0, overdrive level 4-6, reverb 0 (I use an analog delay in the effects loop instead) and it's the greatest sound I ever had :-)

[aftguitar94]

how does the clean tone on this amp do with overdrive pedals?

[MitchBodmer]

Do you know if this sounds similar to the V-50 112 combo since there both V-Series?

[Jkminek]

do u think the head would be to small to put on a flexwaves series cab? i thot it might look a little out of proportion

[SgtThump]

Ehhh, it may look a little funny. But people use the Mesa Mark series heads and other small heads on big cabs, so it's not the end of the world. :)

And yes, people will tell you "it only matters how it sounds." I agree that the sound is the most important, but I'd be lying if I said looks didn't play SOME role in it too.

[hangersonguitarist]

would u recomend the Crate V100H and a MXR 10 band EQ for a slash gain/tone? (slash as in guns days sound)

[SgtThump]

Well, I haven't heard the Crate V100H. I've only heard this V30H I have and the combo version once in the store. These Crate amps CAN have a "Marshall-like" tone, but it's much thicker than Slash's typical tone. But yeah, I think if you roll the bass back alot, punch up the mids, etc... you can probably get kinda close.

I think a good inexpensive way to get the Slash tone is to check out the Marshall AVT50 head and some sort of closed-back cab with Celestions.

[hangersonguitarist]

k thanks

[smokybrick]

Thats sure a fat tone. The twin you used on other videos had a bit more edge it seemed. cool licks your playing there. Thanks for the amp demos. very cool :)

[SgtThump]

Hey thanks, man! I saw this Crate head and cab for sale locally for $325 and had to jump on it. I didn't need it, but I couldn't resist it for that price! I'm pleasantly surprised with it too. It has ALOT of low end. So much that I usually turn the bass down around 10:00 o'clock.

It's very meaty, but still has some presence to it that make it cut through a band mix. I think I'll alternate between this rig and my Twin and pedals rig for gigs, just for the heck of it.

[thenewnhlsux]

Good stuff thump keep it up bro, btw thats the NON tone tubby correct? and no boost either? $315 for BOTH? yummy good - can we get another video when u get another min or 2 Crate does put out some good stuff (palominos + old VC are good amps) but they also put out some crap and people like to remember the crap instead of good lol - I wonder how the tone tubbies with a boost sound? PS - theres a effects loop right?

[SgtThump]

Hey thanks, man. Yeah, this is the cab with the Celestion Seventy/80 speakers. I've heard the Tone Tubby's are killer, but I've never owned those speakers. And yes, $325 for both the head and the cab! Killer deal, huh? :)