When I first saw this amp on this site, I thought, "Wow, that must be a piece of s***!" Of course I was referring to the price. Also, I never thought a 15 Watt amp could be so big. I love it. If you want something to practice with, this is it!

I bought this amp for a cheap practice amp which I could hopefully play with a band if need be. While it definately does not outperform my 50w ibanez amp (I didn't expect it to) this little amp reproduces great tones at a high enough volume to play with a drummer. Compared to other 15W amps (even my other 15W crate with an 8" speaker), this guys shines at high volumes. My complaint is that at low volumes there is a hissing/crackly sound which does not go away. I have to turn it up over 50% volume to get a truly "clean" sound on the clean channel. Anything higher than about 70% on the clean channel starts to get an overdriven sound looses clarity. I do have active pickups(EMG-81's) however my other guitars with normal humbuckers still hiss/crackle. The overdrive channel has a great sound and is one of the best amp overdrives I have played through. You do have to turn the gain up all the way to get it to sound that way, but the amp rocks with the high gain and the 12" speaker. The spring reverb is also a very nice sounding touch. In the end, this amp will outperform every other 15W out there but at low volumes the hissing definately gets annoying. The features are extremely basic but crate did not slack on the ones provided. If you can play with the amp loud most of the time it is worth every penny. If you aren't going to turn it up, just stick with a standard 8" or 10" practice amp for a little less cash.

This is my first amp and I've had it for 3 months. It's great for practicing and definitely can get loud if you crank up the volume. Clear sound and barely audible hissing if you are near the amp. Overdrive only sounds good on setting 10. Overdrive settings 1 through 9 don't sound anything like distortion. When distortion is on 10, I barely turn on the volume to hear plenty of sound. I was also disappointed that it did not come with a pedal that switches between overdrive and clean. I like that I can plug my mp3 player into the jack and play through the amp simultaneously with the recording. You need a double ended male plug cable to connect music player to input jack.

Good little amp, clean channel is great, I love the spring reverb, which is what made me want to buy it in the first place(a good reverb pedal would probably be a better option if you're serious about it, although this amp will get the job done).

The only problem I have with it is that the internal circuitry somehow picks up radio signals and plays them through the speaker. My buddy's Crate (different model) does the same thing. I live in a college town with a lot of local, low-frequency radio stations, which is part of the problem. If you live in a place like this, don't buy a Crate.

I plugged into this baby when I was trying out guitars at a local music store and man was I impressed. Definitely THE best out of all of the amps I plugged into (including a Fender 15w and another 15w). Definitely the best amp for the price. DEFINITELY