I've been messing around with my Crate Powerblock ($60.00 at a pawn shop) and I'm impressed. Tomorrow I'm going to give it a shot on a gig through an open-backed Mesa 1 X 12 cab with an EVM 12-L. I gave it a pretty good workout in my music room, and I like it.
I'll run a Boss ME-70 and a '63 RI reverb tank in front of it. I've been using a Carvin X-60 1 X 12 combo on this gig, but it's so damned heavy with an EV. I'll let you know how it does.
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Joined: Sep 04, 2009 Posts: 1800 Temecula, CA 
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Posted on Apr 29 2011 11:42 PM
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Joined: Mar 02, 2006 Posts: 11058 Berkeley, CA 
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Posted on Apr 30 2011 01:12 AM
I'm fond of setting mine with the gain about halfway, high halfway, mid three quarters up, and bass halfway and master depending on volume needs. It's a great lil amp and a steal at $60. I always throw it in the car when I play a gig just in case. —Danny Snyder Playing keys and guitar with Combo Tezeta Formerly a guitarist in The TomorrowMen and Meshugga Beach Party Latest surf project - Now That's What I Call SURF |
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Joined: Sep 04, 2009 Posts: 1800 Temecula, CA
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Posted on Apr 30 2011 12:24 PM
Your recommendation is what convinced me to buy it Danny. Thanks. My settings are the same as yours except the "low". The P-90's in my Reverend are pretty dark (listen to the difference between it and Dicks Jazzmaster on Tailspin from last years Jam). I set my Reverb tank at 5/5/5. |
Joined: Mar 01, 2006 Posts: 83 San Diego
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Posted on Apr 30 2011 09:51 PM
So how did that Powerblock work for you? I've got one that I keep in the car at gigs too. I've never really got a really great sound out of it, but it would do in a pinch. Maybe my ears are just Showman spoiled. |
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Joined: Sep 04, 2009 Posts: 1800 Temecula, CA
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Posted on May 02 2011 12:25 PM
The 'block worked EXTREMELY well, Rick! I'm "Showman Spoiled" too, although most gigs are at low volume with a smaller (Carvin X-60) amp. We played outdoors, and Sunday, the crowd was HUGE (100,000+) for the Street Fair, so I wanted some extra ooomph. I set the controls like Danny suggested, the backed off the Bass (Low) to about 11:00. I thought it sounded great, and so did my partner John. A couple of guitar playing buddies who came by Sunday liked it, and Junior Watson, who followed us Sunday, caught our last set-which was almost all Surf/Instro, and said it sounded great. |
Joined: Sep 22, 2007 Posts: 245 Bakersfield CA.
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Posted on May 08 2011 04:19 PM
I see the Power Block is 8 ohms mono and 4 ohms stereo. Will it work safely going in to a Bandmaster 4 ohm speaker cabinet using one of the 4 ohm stereo output jacks? —Danny Ellison aka dubtrub |
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Joined: Mar 02, 2006 Posts: 11058 Berkeley, CA
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Posted on May 08 2011 05:47 PM
I've run it into my 4ohm bandmaster cab through the mono jack and no problems yet. —Danny Snyder Playing keys and guitar with Combo Tezeta Formerly a guitarist in The TomorrowMen and Meshugga Beach Party Latest surf project - Now That's What I Call SURF |
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