My Crate GFX65T is dying a slow and painful death...
I'm looking for a comparable replacement and trying to stay under $300
I went to the BIG (not really) music store in town. They have a lot of Crates. The current 65 watt model is selling for $400 (on sale!) . They had a 60 watt Roland for $350 - looked interesting but the guy told me that sometimes it can't punch through when a whole band is playing - in other words it's a big practice amp.
Okay so I went to a small corner music store near my house... they don't have much of a selection - but they had two amps that interested me.
1. Marshall MG30DFX - I really liked the sound - but it's only 30 watts! And I've been plugging my Crate into a 12" Celestion extension speaker - the Marshall doesn't have an extension speaker jack. So as much as I like the sound, it just doesn't seem practical.
2. Kustom Quad 65 DFX - Seems to have all the features that I want - but I couldn't seem to dial in a sound that I liked. I downloaded the user manual with suggested EQ settings and such. I'll go back tomorrow and give it another try.
The thing is, I don't know anything about Kustom. Are they any good? What kind of reputation do they have?
Any thoughts on either of these two amps?
My backup plan is to drive into Reno (30 miles - not a big deal really) and check out one of the music stores there. I would like to give this guy here my business (he's kind of a friend) but not so much that my music suffers.
I've got two gigs this weekend - I'm praying that either the Crate survives or I find a good deal somewhere.
Thanks for any advice you can give me,
Rick
I'm looking for a comparable replacement and trying to stay under $300
I went to the BIG (not really) music store in town. They have a lot of Crates. The current 65 watt model is selling for $400 (on sale!) . They had a 60 watt Roland for $350 - looked interesting but the guy told me that sometimes it can't punch through when a whole band is playing - in other words it's a big practice amp.
Okay so I went to a small corner music store near my house... they don't have much of a selection - but they had two amps that interested me.
1. Marshall MG30DFX - I really liked the sound - but it's only 30 watts! And I've been plugging my Crate into a 12" Celestion extension speaker - the Marshall doesn't have an extension speaker jack. So as much as I like the sound, it just doesn't seem practical.
2. Kustom Quad 65 DFX - Seems to have all the features that I want - but I couldn't seem to dial in a sound that I liked. I downloaded the user manual with suggested EQ settings and such. I'll go back tomorrow and give it another try.
The thing is, I don't know anything about Kustom. Are they any good? What kind of reputation do they have?
Any thoughts on either of these two amps?
My backup plan is to drive into Reno (30 miles - not a big deal really) and check out one of the music stores there. I would like to give this guy here my business (he's kind of a friend) but not so much that my music suffers.
I've got two gigs this weekend - I'm praying that either the Crate survives or I find a good deal somewhere.
Thanks for any advice you can give me,
Rick
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