The Crate trademark was founded in 1979 by St. Louis Music (SLM) during a time when the entire guitar industry was at a time of rebuilding. SLM had distributed amplifiers in the past (Magnatone and EMC), but they have never built them before. The first Crate amps were actually built into a wood cabinet that resembled a wooden crate - hence the name. The amplifiers were also affordable and very successful at a young age. However, the public always considered Crate to be a budget line of inexpensive models since that is how they were introduced. In 1986, (SLM) bought Ampeg from MTI. SLM decided to keep Crate as more of an entry-level line of amps and make Ampeg their top-end models. By 1989, Crate had received its first award as an amplifier maker. Since the mid-1980s, Crate has continued to produce student amps, but they have also built several tube models, as well as a full line of PA products. In 2005, LOUD Technologies, Inc. purchased St. Louis Music, Inc. and all of their trademarks. With this acquisition, the headquarters of St. Louis Music was moved to Woodinville, WA. However, the guitar repair and set-up shop is still located in St. Louis. For more information, visit Crate's website or contact them directly (see Trademark Index). Source: Gregg Hopkins and Bill Moore, Ampeg: The Story Behind the Sound.
Amplifiers most recently produced in China. Previously produced in St. Louis, MO. Most recently distributed by LOUD Technologies, Inc. in Woodinville, WA since 2005. Previously distributed by St. Louis Music in St. Louis, MO from 1979 to 2004. The Crate Trademark was established in 1979. LOUD Technologies has discontinued production of Crate Amplifiers.

CRATE Guitar Amplifiers Models

CRATE VC508 COMBO Image

CRATE VC508 COMBO

- 5W, 1-8 in. Celestion speaker, all tube Class A chassis, preamp: 12AX7, power: EL84, single channel, top silver control panel, one input, three silver knobs (g, tone, v), line out, painted black cabinet, black metal grille, 18 lbs., mfg....

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CRATE FW15

- 15W, 1-8 in. speaker guitar combo, solid-state chassis, two channels, front gray control panel, single input, six knobs (OD: g, level, Clean: v, l, m, h), OD switch, CD input, headphone jack, speaker out, black covering, dark gray grille,...

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CRATE BT10

- 10W, 1-8 in. speaker combo, solid-state chassis, single channel, front black control panel, single input, four knobs (g, l, m, h), external speaker jack, headphone jack, black covering, black metal grille, mfg. 2007 only.

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CRATE BV120H/HB/HR HEAD

- 120W, full-size head unit only, all tube chassis, preamp: 4 X 12AX7, power: 4 X 6L6, dual selectable channels, dual reverb, black front control panel, one input, 12 black and silver knobs (Ch. 1: v, h, m, l, Ch. 2: g, h, m, l, v, Both: r1...

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CRATE POWERBLOCK CPB150

- 150W, small head-unit only, single channel, front control panel, single input, five knobs (g, l, m, h, level), line out, headphone jack, external speaker jacks, RCA inputs, effects loop, black casing, 4.6 lbs., mfg. 2005-06.

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CRATE GT15

- 15W, 1-8 in. speaker combo, solid-state chassis, two channels, front black control panel, single input, six black knobs (solo: g, level, clean: v, l, m, h), RCA inputs, headphone jack, external speaker jack, black covering, black grille,...

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CRATE VTX15B

- 15W, 1-8 in. speaker combo, solid-state chassis, two channels, top black control panel, single input, seven knobs (g, level, v, l, m, h, DSP) RCA inputs, headphone jack, external speaker jack, black covering, black grille, 19 lbs., mfg. 2...

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CRATE CA-10

- 10W, 1-8 in. speaker combo with tweeter, solid-state chassis, single channel, chorus, top brown control panel, single input, five knobs (level, l, m, h, chorus rate), chorus switch, headphone jack, green covering, brown wicker grille, mfg...

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CRATE V5 COMBO

- 5W, 1-8 in. speaker, single tube chassis, power: 1 X EL84, single channel, top gray control panel, single input, two knobs (v, tone), speaker out, black covering, black grille with a "5" on the upper part, made in China, mfg. 20...

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CRATE BX15

- 12W, 1-8 in. speaker, solid-state combo, front black control panel, five gray knobs (v, l, l/m, l/h, h), black tolex covering, black grille, 19 lbs., disc. 2004.

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CRATE TX15

- 15W, 1-8 in. Crate woofer with Crate piezo tweeter, solid-state combo, angled cabinet (3 positions), dual channels, top black control panel, two inputs (one per channel, one normal, one 1/4 in./XLR combo), six black and yellow knobs (v1,...

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CRATE GTX15

- 15W, 1-8 in. Crate speaker, solid-state combo, two selectable channels, DSP, front silver control panel, single input, seven black knobs (OD: g, level, Clean: level, l, m, h, DSP mode), headphone jack, external speaker jack, black coverin...

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CRATE GLX15

- 15W, 1-8 in. Crate speaker, solid-state combo, two selectable channels, DSP, front black control panel, single input, seven black knobs (OD: g, level, Clean: level, l, m, h, DSP mode), headphone jack, external speaker jack, black, camo, o...

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CRATE CR-1

- 20W, 1-12 in. speaker, solid-state combo, single channel, front green control panel, two inputs, four black knobs (g, b, t, MV), line out, Ponderosa pine wood cabinet, black metal grille, mfg. late 1970s-early 1980s.

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CRATE GFX15

- 12+W, 1-8 in. Crate speaker, solid-state combo, two selectable channels, DSP, front black control panel, single input, seven gray knobs (OD: g, level, Clean: level, l, m, h, DSP mode), headphone jack, external speaker jack, black covering...

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CRATE GX10

- 10W, 1-6.5 in. Crate speaker, solid-state combo, dual selectable channels, front black control panel, six gray knobs (OD: g, level, Clean: level, l, m, h), headphone jack, ext. speaker jack, black covering, black grille, mfg. 2002 on...

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CRATE DXB112

- 30W, 1-12 in. Crate Guitar Driver speaker, solid-state combo, 10 user-programmable channels, 16 digital effects, 16 amp voices, top brushed copper control panel, single input, ten black knobs (MV, Amp voice selection, g, b, m, t, channel...

CRATE VC3112B COMBO Image

CRATE VC3112B COMBO

- 30W, 1-12 in. Crate Vintage speaker, all tube Class A chassis, preamp: 4 X 12AX7, power: 4 X EL84, dual selectable channels, dual reverb, top silver control panel, one input, 10 silver knobs (Ch. A: v, t, b, Ch. B: g, t, m, b, level, rA,...

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CRATE BT15

- 12W, 1-8 in. speaker combo, solid-state chassis, single channel, front black control panel, single input, five knobs (g, l, l/m, h/m, h), RCA inputs, external speaker jack, headphone jack, black covering, black metal grille, 21 lbs., mfg....

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CRATE PROFILER MODEL 5

- 5W (2.5W per channel stereo), 2-3 in. speakers, guitar combo, single channel, top black control panel, single input, seven black knobs (g, tone, master, profiles, delay, effects, r), headphone jack, audio input, USB connection, battery or...

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CRATE VTX30B

- 30W, 1-10 in. speaker combo, solid-state chassis, two channels, top black control panel, single input, nine knobs (g, shape, level 1, level 2, l, m, h, DSP level, DSP select) RCA inputs, headphone jack, external speaker jack, black coveri...

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CRATE CA-15 CIMARRON

- 15W, 1-8 in. speaker combo with tweeter, solid-state chassis, two channels, reverb, top brown control panel, two inputs, six knobs (g1, g2, l, m, h, r), RCA inputs, headphone jack, external speaker jack, green covering, brown wicker grill...

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CRATE BFX15

- similar to the BX15, except has digital effects with an additional blue DSP knob, gray grille, 19 lbs., disc. 2004.

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CRATE TX30BE/TX30E

- 30W, 1-8 in. Crate woofer with Crate piezo tweeter, solid-state combo, angled cabinet (3 positions), dual channels, top black control panel, two inputs, seven black and yellow knobs (Ch 1: level, tone, Ch 2: g, l, m, h, level), insert/eff...

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CRATE GTX30

- 30W, 1-12 in. Crate speaker, solid-state combo, two selectable channels, DSP, front silver control panel, single input, nine black knobs, (OD: g, shape, level, Clean: level, l, m, h, DSP mode, level), headphone jack, external speaker jack...

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CRATE GLX30

- 30W, 1-12 in. Crate speaker, solid-state combo, two selectable channels, DSP, front black control panel, single input, nine black knobs, (OD: g, shape, level, Clean: level, l, m, h, DSP mode, level), headphone jack, external speaker jack,...

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CRATE GFX20

- 20W, 1-10 in. Crate speaker, solid-state combo, two selectable channels, DSP, front black control panel, single input, seven gray knobs (OD: g, level, Clean: level, l, m, h, DSP mode), headphone jack, external speaker jack, black covering...

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CRATE GX15

- 12+W, 1-8 in. Crate speaker, solid-state combo, dual selectable channels, front black control panel, six gray knobs (OD: g, level, Clean: level, l, m, h), headphone jack, ext. speaker jack, black covering, black grille, 15 lbs., mfg....

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CRATE DXJ112

- 60W, 1-12 in. Crate Vintage Driver speaker, solid-state combo, 10 user-programmable channels, 16 digital effects, 16 amp voices, front brushed copper control panel, single input, eleven black knobs (MV, Amp voice selection, g, b, m, t, ch...

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CRATE BV150HB HEAD

- 150W, full-size head unit only, all tube chassis, preamp: 8 X 12AX7, power: 6 X 6L6, three channels, dual reverb, black front control panel, one input, 12 black and silver knobs (Ch. 1: v, h, m, l, Ch. 2: g, h, m, l, v, Both: r1, r2, p),...

CRATE CR-1D Deluxe Image

CRATE CR-1D Deluxe

- similar to the CR-1 except has a distortion control with a footswitch option and a bright switch, mfg. late 1970s-early 1980s.

CRATE V58 COMBO Image

CRATE V58 COMBO

- 5W, 1-8 in. Celestion speaker, all tube Class A chassis, preamp: 12AX7, power: EL84, single channel, top silver control panel, one input, three silver knobs (g, tone, v), line out, painted black cabinet, black cloth grille with "5&qu...

CRATE V1512 COMBO Image

CRATE V1512 COMBO

- 15W, 1-12 in. V-series speaker, all tube Class A chassis, preamp: 3 X 12AX7A, power: 2 X EL84, single channel, reverb, top black control panel, single input, six silver knobs (g, t, m, b, level, r), black covering, black grille, "15&...

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CRATE GLX50TT (TWO TONE)

- 50W, 1-12 in. Crate speaker, solid-state combo, independent two player operation (two channels), DSP, front black control panel, two inputs, 17 black knobs (Ch. A & Ch. B each have v, g, t, m, b, level, effects, DSP mode, DSP level, C...

CRATE BV300HB HEAD Image

CRATE BV300HB HEAD

- 300W, full-size head unit only, all tube chassis, preamp: 8 X 12AX7, 2 X 12AU7, power: 6 X 6550, three channels, black front control panel, one input, 20 black and silver knobs (Eek, Ugh, Each channel has these six knobs: level, mid-freq,...

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CRATE BX25DLX

- 25W, 1-10 in. speaker, solid-state combo, front black control panel, ten gray knobs, built in tuner, black tolex covering, black grille, 30 lbs., disc. 2004.

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CRATE GFX30

- 30W, 1-12 in. Crate speaker, solid-state combo, two selectable channels, DSP, front black control panel, single input, seven gray knobs, two blue knobs, (OD: g, shape, level, Clean: level, l, m, h, DSP mode, level), headphone jack, extern...

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CRATE G-60

- 60W, 1-12 in. Crate speaker or optional Celestion G12M-70 speaker (G-60/GT), guitar combo, solid-state chassis, two channels, reverb, front black control panel, two inputs, eight knobs (Ch. A: g, shape, level, Ch. B: v, l, m, h, All: r),...

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CRATE BT25

- 25W, 1-10 in. speaker combo, solid-state chassis, two channels, front black control panel, single input, 10 knobs (Distortion: g, shape, level, Clean: level, l, l/m, h/m, h, All: octave, MV), chromatic tuner, RCA inputs, headphone jack, b...

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CRATE GT30

- 30W, 1-12 in. speaker combo, solid-state chassis, two channels, reverb, front black control panel, single input, 10 black knobs (solo: g, shape, level, clean: level, l, m, h, All: r, depth, rate), RCA inputs, headphone jack, external spea...

CRATE VTX65B Image

CRATE VTX65B

- 65W, 1-12 in. speaker combo, solid-state chassis, three channels, top black control panel, single input, 15 knobs (Solo: g, shape, level, Rhythm: g, l, m, h, level, Clean: v, l, m, h, All: DSP multi, DSP delay, r) RCA inputs, external spe...

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CRATE GTX65

- 65W, 1-12 in. Crate Custom speaker, solid-state combo, three selectable channels, DSP, front silver control panel, single input, 15 black knobs, 16 digital effects, footswitch, external speaker jack, chromatic tuner, black covering, black...

CRATE GT212S SPEAKER CABINET Image

CRATE GT212S SPEAKER CABINET

- 160W, 2-12 in. Celestion speakers, impedance selector switch, .75 in. plywood construction, angled front, black covering, black grille, 47 lbs., mfg. 2006 only.

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CRATE TX50DBE

- 50W, 1-10 in. Crate woofer with Crate piezo tweeter, solid-state combo, angled cabinet (3 positions), three channels (two instrument, one mic), top silver control panel, three inputs (one XLR, two normal), ten gray and three blue knobs (C...