![]() ![]() The Crate PowerBlock gets a huge, clean sound, up into a not-unpleasant mild overdrive. The EQ controls are very responsive, since this is still a solid-state amp, and volume and EQ behave more linearly with the power transistors. The touch sensitivity, compression, and soundstage are impressive. It actually sounds very akin to a big, loud Fender Twin Reverb. Many people are surprised by the quality of the tone available in the Crate PowerBlock, and indeed it doesn't respond or sound much like a solid-state amp, thanks to Crate's tube response-replicating technology. It's very well built, and comes with a soft travel case with a side pocket for storing cables, pics, and whatever frilly undergarments fly up onto the stage during the course of a show. ![]() The PowerBlock is very simple to operate, and features Gain, Bass, Treble, Mid, and volume controls. Oh, and there's even a headphone jack on the front for you bedroom players. It works with any standard rated guitar cabinet, operating easily on 4 to 16 ohms, and can drive multiple cabinets with no problems. It's a small unit, with a heat-sink style top, pushing 150 solid-state watts mono or 75 watts per-side stereo, and it also features XLR line out w/ level control and stereo cd inputs. The PowerBlock is very much a case of the yes. In some cases yes, and in some cases not so much. It would make sense then, that they know a thing or two about making them sound good. Crate has been more or less synonymous (for good or bad) with solid state guitar amplification for over two decades. ![]()
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