Crate GX-40C amp

[Brian Krashpad]

Hi kids. If all goes well on Saturday I'll have my new "church amp," a little Crate solid state 2x10, the GX-40C. Hopefully it'll be smaller/lighter/quieter than the badboys I currently have in the stable, which are a little much for church playing. This be the one for sale:


http://images.craigslist.org/3n03p73l4ZZZZZZZZZ9365a404513874c19f3.jpg

Here's my quandary, some of the reviews mention a bunch of onboard effects:
http://reviews.harmony-central.com/reviews/Guitar+Amp/product/Crate/GX40C/10/1

However, so far as I can tell from pictures, it just has reverb and chorus (plus distortion via the master/gain knobs), see these pics:
http://s146.photobucket.com/albums/r257/jcvonbb/CRATE-GX40-C

The seller is a little hard to get hold of (I only have his e-address, and he doesn't seem to check mail daily) and hasn't said anything about it having effects. Frankly I'ma buy it either way, so long as it works. But if anyone owns or has played one, I'd like to know about what effects it has.

Any general comments about tonez, reliability, etc., also aprreciated.

Thanks my children!

[markb]

A friend bought a similar 80w 1x12 Crate with built in fx recently but when I checked it out it was just reverbs and choruses on one knob with 16(?) settings. I think there were some delays in some of the settings but no control beyond wet/dry mix. You could dial in a reasonable sounding chorus/verb tone but if I'd use pedals for more control.

[markb]

One old trick with stereo chorus amps is to leave the chorus on but turn the effect depth all the way down. On most it works as a kind of stereo expander.

[tunghaichuan]

One old trick with stereo chorus amps is to leave the chorus on but turn the effect depth all the way down. On most it works as a kind of stereo expander.

Thanks for the tip, I hadn't thought of that. :AOK: I need to try that with my stereo rig.

tung

[markb]

It varies with amp model. I've tried it with good results on a Fender Princeton Chorus and a Peavey Classic? Chorus, big thing it was, 2x65w into 2x12s. I'm told it works on JC120s too but I've never used one.