Setting up my Crate the right way :D

Dev-Marco · 2012-02-10T10:24:32+00:00

Hey there I recently got a MIM standard Fender strat. I own a Crate GT212. So I would like to know if someone can help and give some advice as to the best way to setup my guitar with this amp. Like guitar tone knobs and the amps settings as well. The amp has 3 channels: solo, rythem and clean. It comes with a foot switch as well. Ideally I'm looking for a warm clean sound and a classic rock kinda distorion. I would prefer to use the footswitch as to switching the channels on the amp ? Soz for the newbness, but nou ja... Here is a link to the amp: http://www.guitarmasterclass.net/wiki/index.php/Crate_GT212_Review Thanx M

Warren

Dev|Marco wrote Don't you my amp on stage. I go to the desk as follows:

My Guitar - DI unit - Snake

My amp is solely for practicing at home, but I would like to be able to use an amp on stage with my electric ?

Ah, so you're only playing the acoustic when on stage at the moment?

Dev-Marco

Jip, but I'm gonna start playing electric on stage now as well. I used to own a Jackson King V. Used to play with a drummer, sommer at home metal riffs etc. So I got a Fender to get a warmer kinda tone and to have an electric which you can sit and play with. So that's how the story goes. The crate was nice with a distortion pedal with the Jackson etc, but now my dynamics have changed a bit.

jaimen

Hi M

I general take all the controls to zero. I find that with every pot there is a point when things start to come alive (nothing then all of a sudden it reacts). So I take them individually to that point and usually work from there. I find it usefull when I do gigs on amps I've never used. It works for me! It might help you.

Later

Dev-Marco

Kewl man. Thanx I will try that ?

arjunmenon

jaimen wrote Hi M

I general take all the controls to zero. I find that with every pot there is a point when things start to come alive (nothing then all of a sudden it reacts). So I take them individually to that point and usually work from there. I find it usefull when I do gigs on amps I've never used. It works for me! It might help you.

Later

This is the way i do it too.
Works very well for me. Kinda like finding the sweet spot on all the knobs.

PieterHefer

MikeM wrote I'm not sure who of you have experience with this Crate. I do.

A Cube would be a huge upgrade.

Yes, I had experience with the crate. Thats the one standing at church, but luckily something went on the circuitry, hence I want to convert it to a cab for now.

guitarboy2828

I read the first post and a few of the one's to follow, so I have not read them all. So, if what I say has been said, sorry.

However, I had both the GT212 and a MIM strat. So, I know where you are coming from. Unfortunately sold the Crate as it was just too loud! However, i really did love the tone on that amp. I'm not sure why guys are hating on that thing, mine sounded amazing! I now have a Ibanez tube amp and its great, love the tube tone. But it's not WORLDS better than the crate.

So, all that to say. Don't worry about spending more money. Plug your guitar in, sit and do what Don suggested, turn the EQ to 0 and slowly build them up until you get a nice tone (that you like) and then jam!

I found, personally, that my tone controls pretty much stayed at 12 oClock the whole time. Occasionally, i'd change it up in a live setting. but at home, 12 o'clock was good.

Dev-Marco

@Paul E

Kewl man. Thanx for that advice. I actually had to jam acoustic and electric last knight. So I took my crate, took everyone's advice, tune it from 0 to my liking and I must say the tone on the amp is very, very nice. I played a couple of songs and asked some friends afterwards how it sounded and people's responses were all positive. Maybe were just two lucky people who got GT212's that has a nice tone ?

Thanx for the help everyone ?

M

AlanRatcliffe

Crate is like Behringer in the way they get a knee-jerk reaction. Sure, they have created a lot of c#*p through the years and tend to a more aggressive solid-state tonality, but not everything they have ever done is along those lines and anyway, some people like aggressive, edgy drive sounds and punchy, ultra clean sounds.

Tone is where you find (or make!) it...

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