Crate GT1200H Guitar Amplifier Head (120 Watts)
3 independent channels.
Overall User Ratings (based on 36 ratings)
Submitted July 29, 2007 by a customer from six.lv
"the best e-guitar amp head EVER!!!"
if it will be broken one day, id buy 2 more, if only it would go down again
Sound
before i owned this head, i didn't know how good my guitar can sound! it makes a BRILLIANT sound!
Features
included footswitch made of metal, is very very usefull, because you can quickly switch between solo, rythm and clean channel, and also turn on/off reverb! its amazing!!!
Ease of Use
only thing you have to do when its unpacked is to connect it with wires to cabinet! it can be done within 30 sec!
Quality
the best sounding and made guitar amp head!!! its made very fine looking and high quality!
Value
i would pay 10 times more if it would be needed to pay, because the quality is the best!!!
Musical Background:
active musican
Musical Style:
rock, alternative, etc
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Submitted December 28, 2004 by no
"The honest truth about this product from an honest Christian"
it is a solidstate amp,(and we all know that tube amps rule), so it is only a matter of time to put the money together to afford an all tube head.
Sound
I personally beleive that there should be 3 individual E.Q.'s for the clean, rhythm, and solo channels. the problem w/switching back between rhythm and solo is that they share the same low,mid,and high; therefore i have to constantly redial my settings everytime. i dont beleive i can excell on stage if i have to stop playing to change settings every time i change channels.
Features
this amp came with a three channel footswith that also included a switch for the reverb."Superb Job!"
Quality
it could stand more abuse on the road because it is a solid state and i dont have to worry about tubes breaking. cosmetics look clean. i personally keep this as a backup because i also own a 150w all tube head.
Value
i feel i truly got my moneys worth for the gt1200h.
Manufacturer Support
the only way i could contact crate was through the internet. "They Don't know how to pick up a damn phone!!!"
The Wow Factor
it looks pretty schnazzy.
Musical Background:
Guitar genious
Musical Style:
melodic death metal
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Submitted December 13, 2004 by a customer from hotmail.com
"Good stuff for the price."
Great amp for the price. Good solid state. I'd rather have a loud tube head, but seeing how expensive they are, I will settle for this.
Sound
The sound is good. For example, the rhythm channel is great for punk and the solo channel is great for metal. Personally, I like the sound of my stompbox better, but the distortion is decent. Add some reverb to the solo channel and set your guitar's three way switch to 1 (neck PU only) and you will be amazed by the sound. The clean channel is really the reason why I got this. The preamps make it sound very nice. Not too crisp but not too warm.
Features
The footswitch is great. The reverb is okay. No effects. That could be good or bad depending on if you use them or not.
Quality
Everything works great so far.
Value
This is a great deal. Very low price for a lot of power.
Manufacturer Support
Haven't had to contact them.
The Wow Factor
Doesn't look very cool. But its not ugly.
Musical Background:
Active Musician
Musical Style:
Metalcore, Post-Hardcore, Screamo, Hard Rock
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Submitted May 25, 2013 by Ben Pickett in Chattanooga, TN
"AWESOME DISTORTION AND CLEAN CHANNEL WITH TONS OF HORSEPOWER"
For Years i was a marshall and fender man. Fender being the more stable of the two. After years of expensive repairs and even some big let downs at shows by the marshall heads, I bought my first Crate in 1991. a tube driver 50 (which i still have and it works perfectly) later i bought a few crate half stacks and full stacks. Always a solid amp that doesnt leave you hunting for a back up amp at a show.
The gt1200h is a solid amp with three seperate channels. Yes finally an amp with a solo channel with it's own volume, gain and tone control!
i've owned the gt1200h Since 2005 and i've had no reason to replace it! heacvy driving distortion and crystal clear clean channel. it really does the trick!!
To those having problems with distortion... buy better speakers. but the speakers in the Gt 1200h 412 cabinet work very well for distortion. currently i'm running a line 6 cab with celestion gt12 70/80s which most people say are bad about robbing distortion.....However. using the gt1200h head makes it scream with distortion. so a lower watt speaker should really break up well. I've used my gt1200h in the studio and live and when others hear the recording they always ask....are you playing through a marshall? THEY ARE ALWAYS SURPRISED TO FIND OUT IT'S A CRATE. many top names use Crate amps today. (Warren Haynes of gov't mule being one of them.)
Musical Background:
29 years...23 years onstage as a rock and blues musician and currently a contemporary christian musician
Musical Style:
Rock, Blues, Metal, and Christian contemporary
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Submitted May 25, 2013 by Ben Pickett in Chattanooga, GA
"AWESOME DISTORTION AND CLEAN CHANNEL WITH TONS OF HORSEPOWER"
For Years i was a marshall and fender man. Fender being the more stable of the two. After years of expensive repairs and even some big let downs at shows by the marshall heads, I bought my first Crate in 1991. a tube driver 50 (which i still have and it works perfectly) later i bought a few crate half stacks and full stacks. Always a solid amp that doesnt leave you hunting for a back up amp at a show.
The gt1200h is a solid amp with three seperate channels. Yes finally an amp with a solo channel with it's own volume, gain and tone control!
i've owned the gt1200h Since 2005 and i've had no reason to replace it! heacvy driving distortion and crystal clear clean channel. it really does the trick!!
To those having problems with distortion... buy better speakers. but the speakers in the Gt 1200h 412 cabinet work very well for distortion. currently i'm running a line 6 cab with celestion gt12 70/80s which most people say are bad about robbing distortion.....However. using the gt1200h head makes it scream with distortion. so a lower watt speaker should really break up well. I've used my gt1200h in the studio and live and when others hear the recording they always ask....are you playing through a marshall? THEY ARE ALWAYS SURPRISED TO FIND OUT IT'S A CRATE. many top names use Crate amps today. (Warren Haynes of gov't mule being one of them.)
Musical Background:
29 years...23 years onstage as a rock and blues musician and currently a contemporary christian musician
Musical Style:
Rock, Blues, Metal, and Christian contemporary
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Submitted February 15, 2010 by a customer from comcast.net
"RUN AWAY AS FAST AS YOU CAN!"
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I was dissatisfied about 2 days after I bought it but couldnt get a refund and no one wants to buy the damn thing.
Sound
I have had this amp for 4 years now and It still sounds like garbage. I have yet to get even close to the sound I want from this thing. The only channel that is worth anything is the clean channel. Why would I spend that much for ONE CHANNEL!?!?! yea the price is good for what you are getting. But I should have known from the price that I was in for a cheap product. This amp is nothing but mud on the other channels. Distortion sucks and all I get is feedback no matter if i'm 20 feet away from it. GO TUBE AND DON'T THINK TWICE
Features
Sure you get 3 channels with a footswitch and reverb, WOW I don't care how many features it has if the sound sucks....
Ease of Use
Easy to use cause all you need to know is this, No matter how many knobs you turn it still sounds like junk.
Quality
O.K. that cabnet is solid the head is sturdy but I DON'T CARE IF IT SOUNDS LIKE CRAP! Sound to me is a part of quality.
Value
Don't waste your money. take the $500 or so and save it and put it toward an awesome tube amp.
Manufacturer Support
Wrote to them many times and never heard back
The Wow Factor
Looks like a pro amp and stands out... STILL SUCKS!
Musical Background:
Hobbyist
Musical Style:
Rock/hardcore/metal
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Submitted October 7, 2006
Crate GT1200H Guitar Amp Customer Review
Sound
it is super powerful and very flexible!
Features
i dont like amp with alot of effects so this it awsome!
Ease of Use
so easy to use you cant get confused with it!
Value
this is a really cheap price for all that power that you can get from it!
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Submitted July 12, 2006
Crate GT1200H Guitar Amp Customer Review
Features
Comes with a great footswitch made of metal, good for stage use, has lights to show which channel you're on. can switch to any channel and turn reverb on and off from the pedal. nice amount of knobs to mess around with to get a good sound, though I would have liked separate mid, high and low knobs as opposed to them being controlled by the rhythm High, low and mid controls.
Quality
Very sturdy, I can sit on it and I feel no weakness in it, would be fine on the road, it is built to last and it shows.
Musical Style:
Metal and a some blues
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