• It's not bad, but surprisingly not so loud nor well built

  

  As reviewed by Mr. Q on 12/27/2010

  I have had extensive experience with this portable amp with my college band over the past 2 years. This thing, when cranked, is loud in enclosed moderately-sized rooms only, even on the distortion channel with the gain, volume, and EQ maxed, which is sort of disappointing for a 50W amp. Also be warned, if you crank the amp too high, you will get a very significant amount of buzz. The higher the volume, the more embarrassingly unacceptable your tone will become. I would agree with the reviews that the unit is easily damaged - the tone used to be passable, but after a year of regular use and transport, the sound has degraded (at moderate volumes even) to sounding like a dying animal. The pots are of low quality - the plastic seems to be waiting to pop off. Additionally, the AC adapter input seems to be malfunctioning, as the charger light never stays on, and the battery only charges minimally after a 24 hour period. All in all, I think you can find better portable amps for your money that are better made too. I'd suggest taking a look at the Roland Cube 40XL, for instance (it's also much lighter).

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• Ideal amp for small jams and for single performers

  

  As reviewed by Erv Troyer on 3/24/2011

  I have had one of these amps for 5 or 6 years, and I find it ideal for taking to small acoustic jams. I provide one mike for the singer so we can hear him/her above all the instruments. I have never had the mike volumn higher than 1/4 of the knob. Sometimes I plug my guitar in as I play a lot of lead guitar. I also use it at open mike jams as a monitor for my Telecaster guitar, which is connected through the main mixer board. I also disagree with the comments of those that say it is not well built. Mine got caught in a rain storm with no cover (don't ask why) and I poured water out of it when I found it. I let it dry out for a day before turning it on and it was OK. Another time it fell off a 4 foot step ladder onto a cement floor. One corner was dented, and the battery tore loose. I repaired the battery mount and it is still as good as new. I have a friend who does coffee house gigs who has 3 of these amps. At most gigs this is all he needs - he uses one for a monitor, and the others for voice/guitars.

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• crate TX50

  

  As reviewed by dwain c on 2/12/2009

  I have read a lot of users of the crate limo series amps complaining about quality and sound issues. It is not, in my opinion built for 110 power. 110 outlet power from your wall will provide more power. Remember it is 9 volts of battery or wall drop down voltage. Now your regular amps have 110 or 120 voltage with some drop down voltage due to the transformers inside, some don't. There is usually some type of drop down voltage, but usually more than 9 volts. But, on the other hand the limo provides plenty of power at 9 volts with battery or not. I have owned one for a couple of years now, and I like it because it is portabile and can I carry it where ever I want, and it provides plenty of power for my situation. Sound effects are great to, fuzz, delay, reverb etc. So, if portability is your desire, go for it. It does have an amazing sound for only 9 volts of battery power.

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