Rockin' Blues

Sunday, April 09, 2006

Crate Power Block.

When i was living in Athens and i had my Ford Escort
it was very easy to carry my equipment around for a gig.

I have never had any problems carrying my heavy tube amps because i would
carry them to the car and put them safety on the back seat and drive around
places not worrying about the tubes getting damaged.

I would usually play them both in stereo depending on the venue.

I own a Mesa BoogieStudio22 and a
FenderDeluxe Reverb and i would use the Fender for the clean
and the Boogie for the lead.

When i first moved to N.Y.C. in May 2003 a friend borrowed me his Boogie
but not owning a car i found it very heavy and dangerous to move it around
on a carrier so i went and bought me a Marshall MG30 combo.

This thing sounds great and it`s a road worrior.
It`s light and easy to carry around and it did serve me very well
playing small clubs.

But i was always looking for a louder amp that i could use in
small and big venues,that would sound great, would be easy
to transport and it would look good,without having to pay a fortune.

I found all that and much more on my CratePower Block!

The CPB 150 stereo head packs 150 Watts RMS of rugged power
into a compact 4.6lb.package.
75 Watts Per Side Stereo,150 watts Mono Bridge.

I run it through a Celestion equipped Crate Cabinet in Mono
and it sounds Great....

People always come up to me wondering about this little Monster,
amazed about the size,the sound and the looks.

And it only cost me $400!
$200 for the amp and $200 for the speaker!

Now that`s a Bargain!