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Old 2005-12-09, 07:01
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Which Crate?

I recently bought a Crate BV412 cabinet. I'm not sure whether I should buy the Crate BV120HB or the BV300HB. Is the BV300HB really worth the third channel and the extra watts?

Here are the links:
http://www.music123.com/Crate-BV120HB-i132140.music
http://www.music123.com/Crate-BV300HB-i131055.music
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Old 2005-12-09, 09:09
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300 watt al tube is over the top. I would go for the 120 watt version
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Old 2005-12-09, 20:01
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The 300 one has like a million tubes in it.
 
Old 2005-12-09, 20:52
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yeah, get the 120. 300 watts tube = no poweramp distortion + an arm/leg cost in tube replacement.
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Old 2005-12-09, 21:46
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300 tube watts is gonna be insane:|, i dont think ur ever gonna get a nice sound from it, unless u have a big isolated place where u can open the volume, and besides, 120 watts should be enough for gigs anyway.
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Old 2005-12-09, 22:59
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Thanks a lot thats exactly what i needed to know.
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Old 2005-12-17, 16:36
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The BV120 probably doesn't have the distortion you're looking for, there wasn't enough when I tried it out.
 
Old 2005-12-17, 17:18
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The BV120 probably doesn't have the distortion you're looking for, there wasn't enough when I tried it out.
did u krank it? else its kinda obvious it didnt have the dist u like.

i owned a engl savage 60, and i didnt have enough gain, bcuz i didnt krank it up.

when i did krank it, with the volume on 8 and the gain on 4 and i had WAAAY more gain that the volume at 3 and the gain at 10.
i just could play that loud in my rom so

in other words if u dont krank it, ur not getting anything .




if u did krank it, nvm my story
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Old 2005-12-17, 17:22
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cannibal corpse uses the 300 watts ones
i'd like to try them out.
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Old 2005-12-17, 19:54
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I've only tried the 300 watt version, no blue tolex.. and seriously.. I was very dissapointed.. it sounded sooo thin, the dsl 100 right beside it owned it..
 
Old 2005-12-18, 09:30
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Old 2005-12-18, 13:45
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Quote:
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the dsl 100 right beside it owned it..


Hail!!! the dsl 100 is a fucking awesome amp , i really recommend getting one if you have the cash, much warmer and smoother than the crate
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Old 2005-12-19, 09:40
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nice amp,but very generic.
 
Old 2005-12-19, 17:11
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BLUE TOLEX! Can't stress that enough. I like the black tolex version, but the blue rips it apart.
 
Old 2005-12-19, 23:57
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Blue is good,until it gets old,and looks real tacky.

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