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| | Features | Special Design 8-inch Crate Woofer15 Watts RMSChannel One: Combo XLR--inch Input Jack with Volume controlChannel Two:" Input Jack with Volume control4-Band Master EQ
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| | Description | Crate, a division of Loud technologies, Inc has been one of the top manufacturers of high quality, rugged and innovative instrument amplification products since its introduction the 1970's. Among the most regarded and prolific brands in acoustic and electric guitar, keyboard and bass amplification, today's Crate range of products retains its focus on bringing value, reliability and advancement to musicians worlwide. | |
| | Product Details | | Product Length: | 12.2 inches | | Product Width: | 13.78 inches | | Product Height: | 12.2 inches | | Product Weight: | 17.64 pounds | | Package Length: | 16.0 inches | | Package Width: | 13.6 inches | | Package Height: | 13.0 inches | | Package Weight: | 22.6 pounds | | Average Customer Rating: |  based on 7 reviews |
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| | Customer Reviews | Average Customer Review: ( 7 customer reviews )
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9 of 9 found the following review helpful:
 Great little package for practice anywhere and small gigs Aug 28, 2009
By Little Joey
"Blackdog"
This little amp is really appropriate for buskers. Plug in an acoustic (with pickup) or an electric guitar, and a mic at the same time. Mic input is XLR (low Z) or standard 1/4" (hi Z)- the flexibility is great. Website says that the tone controls (4 band) are for both channels. On mine, now about four years old, the tone controls only apply to channel two. Channel one is "straight" into the amp. They may have changed the specs since mine was made.
Overall the amp is great for the money. Good little practice amp and good for small solo/duo gigs. I've also used it as a mini-monitor if I can get an output from the bands board/mixer. I take it on vacation and play at the beach or on my tailgate. Great for taking in the backyard and plugging in an mp3 player or DVD player (using an input adapter).
PROS:
-Relatively inexpensive
-Runs on battery OR AC power
-Dual inputs
-Good tone controls
-Fairly rugged construction (good cabinet, handle, grille and fasteners, etc)
CONS
-RCA/phono inputs for a CD player are slightly out of date. A 3.5 mm phone input for mp3 player would be much more useful. Also the RCA inputs have absolutely no volume control (and no tone control) so you are dependent on the CD player (or mp3 player) to control the volume.
-Pretty flat tone. No distortion or effects. If you want any grit/breakup or reverb you'll need a pedal(s).
-Reports that SLM Electronics has sold the Crate lineup and parts are now much more difficult to get.
Update 2011-03-28:
Battery needed replacing. (it's a sealed lead-acid unit) Just occasional use around home/on the road so that was surprising. Available online from battery vendors for around $60 as I remember.
Note: the Channel one input is a combination XLR and 1/4" jack. Quite clever space-saving feature; I've never seen this before. Plug in either an XLR or 1/4". Wish it had 3.5 mm input aux and some sort of mild distortion effect onboard. The Roland Micro-Cube does a nice job in this respect but does not have the power of the Taxi. I would imagine for buskers that occasionally you are going to run out of juice. Addition of a battery pack that used D-cells would be a nice extra.
2 of 3 found the following review helpful:
nice tone, relatively low hiss Nov 20, 2008
By Daniel Ginensky
This product is compact and light enough to take pretty much anywhere, and the battery seems to last for hours. I find the tone pleasing, somewhat "warmer" than cheap transistor amps. The high end is faily clear, and the lows are pretty good for a unit this size. There is some hiss and background noise, but it is almost inaudible unless you put your ear next to the speaker.
The controls include inputs for CD (twin RCA jacks) and a mic (I am not familiar with this connector), as well as a headphones jack. The construction seems solid.
All in all, this amp delivers what it promises, with no drawbacks that I have noticed after using it for 2 months.
3 of 5 found the following review helpful:
 When you can't plug in, this little system does the job Aug 23, 2008
By Lori L.
"MomsNightOff"
Very simple to use--not too heavy, good sound. If you need to not plug in, this is the successor to the Maxi-Mouse. Amazon's price is particularly persuasive if it's still going out at $169!
1 of 2 found the following review helpful:
To Amplify a Pedal Harp Feb 26, 2012
By William S. Cherry
"BOI"
Other harpist had suggested that the Crate was the most appropriate for amplifying a harp. My wife plays the harp, and had found that reqular sound systems did a poor job of replicating the instrument's sound.
I gave her the Crate TX15 for Christmas. It's all is was cracked up to be. The thing is heavier than I would have thought it would be, but not so much so that she can't comfortably carry it.
0 of 1 found the following review helpful:
Crate Battery Powered Guitar Amp Combo Jan 14, 2012
By VSanfelipo
I have had another one like this that has seen 11 years of use and still runs strong. I was so happy to get this delivered new for less than I paid 11 years ago.
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