Crate FlexWave FW15R Guitar Amp Combo with Reverb, 15 Watt Single 12 Speaker

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• 15 Watts RMS
• 1 x 12-inch speaker
• Clean and overdrive channels
• Headphone out
• CD/MP3 Input

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Good, big, rich and clean sound you will get from this guitar amp. The distortion is good as well, it has a switch button for clean/distortion effect, lots of equalizers buttons and reverb effect. The 15 watt single 12 speaker would shake your house and you can use this guitar amp in small gigs.

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Very nice amp. Don't let the 15 watts deceive you. This baby can pump with the bigger boys due in part to it's 12" driver. The tone is very warm and clean whether I'm using an electric guitar or classical. ( I don't use the overdrive side as I have my own effects rack ) Amp seems to be more heavier on the bass side. You can really feel it especially in a smaller room. The 3 band eq helps to even things out a bit but if you're looking for "tingling highs", you should look elsewhere. All in all, this is a good practice amp that you can even take with you to smaller gigs.

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I bought this to use for practice and wanted the best sound and effects in a small cabinet. This is it! Great sound and effects. More power than I expected. Very pleased!

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Lot's of good things to say about this little amp. Let me start with the good: $100.00 is a bargan for this one. I almost went for the fender frontman 25r(same price) which is also a very good amp, but I like the 12" speaker on the Crate. This makes a huge impact on the sound to me. Even at 15 watts this one puts out some serious volume! The Crate seems to have more bottom end, and a nice full sound to me.

This is not a modeling amp which is another thing I like about it. It's a straight-up, old school type amp with one clean channel, and one overdrive. This to me makes it much more easy to play live, and also taylor in your own sound using some pedals. The fulltone OCD sounds awesome on this! Anyway, pedals work great on this amp. With that said, I almost always stay on the clean channel and use my pedals. However, the overdrive channel is decent.

This amp is great for jamming at home, or even for a small gig. If you needed it for a bigger gig you could mic it. Like I said before it does have good volume. I mostly use it to practice at home.

Everything about this amp works great for my needs. I mostly play 70's/80's on it. i.e. The Police, The Cars, Tom Petty, stuff like that. The only thing I think Crate could have done better with this amp is the reverb. Yeah it is a real spring, but seems to be very "Thin" to me. Maybe a digital reverb would be better on this one. I have an old Crate GLX 212, and the digital reverb is awesome. Anyway, hope this review help a little.

Overall this is a good solid little amp with a punch.

I bought my previous amp (50 watt tube w/ 12" speaker) with the intention of carrying that in one hand and my guitar in the other to wherever I was going. I must have been insane. Of course it's my prime machine but needed something easier on my back for casual jamming, practicing, etc. It's always been my opinion that a bigger box gives you a bigger sound, all other thing being equal. I wanted to stick with a 12" speaker (and its bigger box). I considered tubes but conceded to myself that solid state would be lighter and I play "clean" 90% of the time anyway. I also wanted reverb, spring, if possible. I compared about a half a dozen amps, listing their attributes. I soon found that I was comparing apples and oranges at times and none seemed to entirely fill the bill. After some head scratching, I decided on the Crate. I have no regrets. The 12" speaker and "big box" were a pleasant surprise. 15 watts seemed underpowered but trusted previous reviews. I found out at a recent basement jam session that it held its own, the volume turned up only slightly past half (we're not talking "cranked", of course. Not metal. heads). I have to say that the reverb, though a spring, doesn't have the "quality" of my bigger amp (must be a shorter spring, having a quick "sprongy" sound to it. I may have rated this amp five stars otherwise.) But when the band is in full swing, it's not noticed as long it's not turned up too far. I don't use the "overdrive" channel so I can't review it. I use a Tube Screamer for my "dirt" All in all, not bad for about $100. Both weighing about 23 lbs. I can now carry my guitar and amp with comfortable balance.