Crate Amplifiers GT65/212 user manual

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GT65/212
Three-channel Guitar Amplifiers
Owner’s Manual

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GT65/212 Guitar Amplifier TABLE OF CONTENTS: Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3 The Front Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4 The Rear Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5 Suggested Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6 System Block Diagram . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7 Technical Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .back cover

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GT65/212 Guitar Amplifier Congratulations! You are now the proud owner of the Crate GT65/212 three-channel guitar amplifier. This rugged amplifier combines outstanding features with serious clean and distorted sounds. Front panel RCA input jacks allow you to play along with your favorite CD or tape. The rear panel Insert Jack allows you to connect your effects for greater flexibility. Channel switching and reverb may be controlled by means of a footswitch. Like all Crate products, your GT amplif

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GT65/212 Guitar Amplifier The Front Panel: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 1: INPUT: Use this jack to connect your guitar to the amplifier by means of a shielded instrument cable. SOLO/RHYTHM CHANNELS: High gain channels giving you sounds with serious overdrive. 2: SOLO LED: This LED illuminates when the Solo channel is selected. 3: GAIN: Use this control to adjust the amount of distortion produced by the Solo channel. 4: SHAPE: Use this control to “dial in” the tone for the Solo channel. Rotating th

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RING TIP RING TIP GT65/212 Guitar Amplifier 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 21: POWER: Use this switch to turn the amplifier on (top of the switch depressed) and off (bottom of the switch depressed). The switch illuminates when the power is on. The Rear Panel: 100VAC: T2.5A 250V EXTENSION REVERB CLEAN/ INSERT 120VAC: T2A 250V 230/240VAC: T1.25A 250V SPEAKER SOLO/ RHYTHM CAUTION: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF FIRE, REPLACE FUSE WITH SAME TYPE AND RATING. ATTENTION: UTILISER UN FUS

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GT65/212 Guitar Amplifier Suggested Settings: Sweet 'n Clean: OUT Just a 'Lil Nasty: OUT U IN N Politely Gritty: OUT U IN N Down 'n Dirty: OUT U Mean & Obscene: IN N 6

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GT65/212 Guitar Amplifier System Block Diagram: BUFFER INPUT CLEAN CHNL VOL LOW MID HIGH SOLO-RHTM/ CLEAN SELECT SOLO RHTM SOLO SOLO SWITCHING LEVEL CIRCUIT RHTM SOLO RHTM SOLO/ RHTM SELECT RHTM SOLO RHTM SHAPE LOW MID HIGH LEVEL GAIN GAIN MIX AMP INSERT REVERB POWER AMP SPEAKER CD INPUT EXT. SPEAKER DAMPING CIRCUIT 7

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GT65/212 Guitar Amplifier GT65/212 TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS: Output Power Rating GT65 65W RMS @ 5% THD, 8Ω , 120 VAC GT212 120W RMS @5% THD, 4Ω , 120 VAC Speaker Size and Rating GT65 (1) Custom Design 12”, 8Ω GT212 (2) Custom Design 12”, 8Ω Input Impedance 470kΩ Total System Gain Solo Ch 110dB, all controls @10 Rhythm Ch 88dB, all controls @10 Clean Ch 58dB, all controls @10 CD Input 29dB Maximum Input Signal Accepted 7 volts peak-to-peak Solo Channel Shape Control Proprietary Circuit Rhythm Cha