Re: Crate Powerblock. Any users?


"nickm" <nickm@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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"Jose de las Heras" <josenet@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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I am wondering what's the *clean* headroom of this amplifier. Any users
here?

I'm considering getting one, mostly for bass. The second band I'm in
rehearses sometimes at the guitarist's place. It's not terribly loud. He
has a tiny weeny bass amp (10W I think) and I struggle to hear myself.
It's too far for me to bring my little combo and as I usually go there
straight after work I really don't want to be carrying bass + combo. I
don't want to leave it there either.
He has a 12" cab I can use 'though... if I bring a head. I have a 300W
head, but it's a little heavy and bulky. The Crate seems great sizewise
(almost too good)... and power-wise it should be plenty. I really don't
need to be very loud. My 40W bas combo would be adequate. The question
is, does this Crate have enough headroom while staying *clean*?
If it did it would be fantastic: cheap & tiny. I'm off to check Harmony
Central, but I'd rather hear from somebody here.

Cheers!

Jose
--
Musha ring dum a doo dum a dah - www.mcnach.com
Current fave guitar: Fender 'Sambora' Stratocaster
Current fave bass: Tanglewood Warrior III

Fender Stratocaster - part coffee table, part spaceship.


Whilst not strictly a direct answer to your question, I'm not normally a
bass player, but two nights ago I filled in on bass at rehearsal because
our bass player let us down at almost the last minute. All I have in
terms of a bass amp at all is a little Line 6 LowDown 110 which I normally
use in the house if doing a bit of recording, so I thought I'd give it a
whirl and use its XLR out if necessary to plug in to the PA. We're a
heavy rock band and one of our mates popped along with his guitar
effectively taking my normal place on guitar whilst we basically had a
jam, so we weren't particularly quiet to say the least. I have to say,
that I needn't have worried as the LowDown 110 was loud enough and clear
enough without any backup from the PA. It's a neat little unit and not
heavy and might be worth a look.

Nick

Cheers Nick, however I already have a small combo. The reason I liked the
Powerblock idea is that i could just carry it in my gigbag and just use a
free cab that's already at the place. I don't want to be carrying anymore
than my bass on my back if I can.

Jose
--
Musha ring dum a doo dum a dah - www.mcnach.com
Current fave guitar: Fender 'Sambora' Stratocaster
Current fave bass: Tanglewood Warrior III

Fender Stratocaster - part coffee table, part spaceship.


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