Perfect for perfect for jams and smaller venues it features a Crate 12" speaker and 30 watts RMS, the GX30M includes Mono chorus with depth & rate, two channels for clean and distortion tones, external speaker jack, and headphone jack.
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Ralph Napier, on may 27, 2008 0 of 0 people found this review helpful
Price paid: $ 65
Purchased from: Pawn Shop
Features: I think this is one of the earlyer amps, it seems like it's taken a lot, but held up really well. As far as being versitile, not really. It has a really nice clean tone, once EQ'd correctly. The overdrive channel is aweful. just, it is horridly noisy, almost no bass, Very similar to AM radio, really. The reverb seems quite weak in mine, bearly noticeable turned to 10. Sounds nice for what it is, though. The chorus is horrible on all but one setting. Speed-4, Depth-4. this makes quite a fluid, sweeping chorus. Depth or speed higher, and it's almost a tremello effect. // 7
Sound: I'm playing a custom three humbucker tele, pics in profile. SH-4, mainly. this amp sounds "Soul-less" at levels 3 or lower. Over level about 7, solid state distortion. But the middle levels are nice for clean sounds. it may be a little heavy on bass, but it's got an O.K. EQ range, so it can be dialed in. Good clean, Unuseable distortion. Seriously. I play Gun's n' Roses to ZZ top, to Metallica to Slayer. This amp has a tendancy to "Fart" with heavy bass and deep-tuned guitars. It gets really bad at higher levels of volume. I use a Damage Control Distortion pedal, running 2 12AX7's, and it sounds great from that. // 8
Reliability & Durability: This thing can take anything. it's insane. It seems like it can run through anything. I think this is one of the earlyer amps, it seems like it's taken a lot, but held up really well. As far as being versitile, not really. It has a really nice clean tone, once EQ'd correctly. the overdrive channel is aweful. Just, it is horridly noisy, almost no bass, Very similar to AM radio, really. The reverb seems quite weak in mine, bearly noticeable turned to 10. sounds nice for what it is, though. The chorus is horrible on all but one setting. Speed-4, Depth-4. this makes quite a fluid, sweeping chorus. depth or speed higher, and it's almost a tremello effect. // 10
Impression: Nice amp for mid-level (Bedroom-light jamming) and practice volumes. Really nice Clean channel. Unuseable Overdrive. OK built in effects. Basicly, pretty nice beginner's amp for the price. I got it as my first amp. I think this is one of the earlyer amps, it seems like it's taken a lot, but held up really well. As far as being versitile, not really. It has a really nice clean tone, once EQ'd correctly. The overdrive channel is aweful. just, it is horridly noisy, almost no bass, Very similar to AM radio, really. The reverb seems quite weak in mine, bearly noticeable turned to 10. sounds nice for what it is, though. The chorus is horrible on all but one setting. Speed-4, Depth-4. this makes quite a fluid, sweeping chorus. depth or speed higher, and it's almost a tremello effect. // 8
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JoQsh, on july 13, 2007 0 of 0 people found this review helpful
Purchased from: Local music store
Features: The chorus effects do what they're made to do, nothing more. It can be a little tricky getting the depth and rate to line up, and if they don't, you end up with notes and their flats and sharps being played at the same time, a very bad thing. It works nicely with a low rate though. The Clean channel is definitely the better of the two. Distortion is decent, but if you like a lot of gain, it just sounds muddy. On the distortion channel, it's often better to just overdrive the guitar's EQ and use a lower gain setting. Speaking of the EQ, the trebles are hard to get rid of when you don't want them, and the middles are hard to expose. Playing on an Epiphone Les Paul Special II, I usually turn the treble knob on the guitar down in order to mellow it out a bit. // 6
Sound: The guitar I play through this amp is an Epiphone Les Paul Special II, just as it came in the box. I play a lot of different styles of music, but the amp doesn't. It doesn't have much sound variety. The clean channel is good, but distorts horribly if you push the volume past about halfway with reverb on. You have to turn reverb off, or you end up sounding like your amp just took a mud bath. The distortion channel is moderate. You can get a subtle edge or a nice crunch out of it, but it still leaves you looking for a bit more variety. Also, the sound isn't very distinct. It tends to be covered up by other guitar players unless you're playing a unique rhythm. // 4
Reliability & Durability: It's a pretty solid-sounding, dependable amp. It's never broken down on me or had any problems. I've never worried about whether or not it will work right. No need for a backup here. Just make sure you'll be able to get enough volume out of it for the gig. It's definitely reliable, you know what to expect when you plug in. And the lack of sound variety means it's not too hard to find the settings you want, as long as you're not too demanding. // 8
Impression: I bought this amp so I'd have something to use on the chruch worship team with enough power to be heard, and something better then my old practice amp to play on at home. It's a realatively solid amp, just somewhat disappointing when you push it. I've been playing the amp for about 6 months, and I've been playing guitar for about 2-3 years. I've used the amp for just about every style of music you can play guitar with, and it never quite gets the right sound, but it's not really a disappointment either. It's a decent amp, there's not really anything to hate about it, except maybe the problem of not having the option of reverb on high volumes, but there's not much to love, either. It's got all the features you need, but they don't change the sound quite as much as I'd like. I know my review makes the amp sound bad, but it's really not. It's pretty solid for most things, it just doesn't provide much sound variety, and you can't really put the full 30 watts to use. For small gigs, though, it's pretty decent, and definitely reliable. // 6
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kaplac, on february 06, 2006 0 of 0 people found this review helpful
Price paid: $ 129.99
Features: Suitable for most all jazz, blues, and can decently pull of a classic rock sound, it has a very tube-like sound. It was first introduced in 2000 from Crate amplifiers. It has overdrive, and clean drives. With a reverb, and a chorus. It has a jack for a footswitch, headphones, and recording (I think). The overdrive has a gain, shape, and a level function which really helps you zero in on the toen you want. And the chorus is ok, I never use it that much. The cleans are great. I personally love them, they have a great Nirvana-esque pop to them. I do wish that it woudl have some more effects, like a delay and such, but other then that it's perfect. // 9
Sound: I'm using a standard Godin Freeway Classic, with this amp. This amp was practically made for classic rock and jazz sounds, very tube sounding. It's perfect for small venues and band practicing. Personally I think it sounds better in larger more open spaces. It's pretty quite for the most part, except when you turn on the gain up on ten. It has a really great light distortion on 3-6, and can give great acdc and led zeppelin sounds right about there. You can't get very much of a heavy metal sound, but it does ok on the metallica sound, definately not suited for metal. Overall this is a great amp for lighter distortion genres. // 8
Reliability & Durability: This amp seems good enough. I don't feel liek it'll fall apart, middle of the show. But who on earth wouldn't gig with a backup, even with the most reliable stuff? But overall everything on it is great. // 9
Impression: I normally play classic rock and metal. Thsi amp was exactly what I was looking for. If I ever needed a stronger distortion, I can jsut add a pedal, and viola. I'm very happy with this amp. And if it ever got stollen, I'd ask for it back. If he doesnt' give it back, I'd ask for him to give me money for a new one. I only wish I could have gotten it new. // 10
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