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Steve Freides

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Apr 26, 2011, 10:49:14 PM4/26/11
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I'm trying to find out if a Crate MX-10 will be an upgrade from the
practice amp a student has, but Crate's web site shows the manual and
then you click on it and it just takes you back to another page, not the
manual.

Anyone know wattage, speaker size, or anything else? My student is
playing through a 10 watt combo with a 6" speaker, so just about
anything would be an upgrade.

Thanks.

-S-


Derek Tearne

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Apr 27, 2011, 12:09:46 AM4/27/11
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Steve Freides <st...@kbnj.com> wrote:

> I'm trying to find out if a Crate MX-10 will be an upgrade from the
> practice amp a student has, but Crate's web site shows the manual and
> then you click on it and it just takes you back to another page, not the
> manual.

http://www.crateamps.com/pdf/manuals/MXB10.pdf

I'm not sure a 10watt amp with an 8" speaker is likely to be much of an
improvement on a 10watt amp with a 6" speaker.

--- Derek

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Benj

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Apr 27, 2011, 3:24:05 AM4/27/11
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On Apr 27, 12:09 am, de...@url.co.nz (Derek Tearne) wrote:

> http://www.crateamps.com/pdf/manuals/MXB10.pdf
>
> I'm not sure a 10watt amp with an 8" speaker is likely to be much of an
> improvement on a 10watt amp with a 6" speaker.
>
> --- Derek

Exactly. These things are only useful for drying headphones.
Steve, I urge you to urge your student to look for a nice used combo
amp in the 70-150 watt range. Brand doesn't matter. Nor condition so
long as it works. It will have enough power to actually sound like a
bass and even will be useful for small venues and basement jams. I
use a Laney BC 75 for practice. (or the full rig in the basement if
it's set up). But I love the Laney under my computer desk because it's
always here and ready to go. I have a bunch of practice amps and never
use them. I have made the mistake of taking them to someone's house to
demonstrate some music (because they are small and light) and it's
always a disaster because even for that they can't give you enough
tone to show anything.

Steve Freides

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Apr 27, 2011, 7:35:34 AM4/27/11
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Thank you, both. I am urging a better amp - this doesn't seem like it
would be one.

-S-

I_am_Tosk

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Apr 27, 2011, 9:54:26 AM4/27/11
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In article <91qdc8...@mid.individual.net>, st...@kbnj.com says...

I have a crate GLX 15. It's fun for around the house but I made a
lateral move to the Fender SuperChamp XD, I am very happy with it.

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