CRATE CR-1LIMITED EDITION GUITAR AMPLIFIER
What Were We Thinking?
The year was 1978 - the first CR-1 was introduced to fill the needs of musi- cians looking for a great sounding, indestructible guitar amplifier that was easy to use, affordable, and loud.
Crate was “an original” back then, and throughout our history, originality and innovation have gone hand-in-hand. Over the years we have won more awards in the U.S.A. for excellence and innovation in amplifiers than any other company in the music industry. Our Shape circuitry made finding “your sound” as simple turning a single knob. Our Sequential Cascading Gains (SCG) and our patented Flex Wave tech- nology (now at Version 5) produced solid state amplifiers with remarkable distortion and tone.
This limited edition CR-1 embodies a great mix of the old and the new. The timeless wooden crate, built like a tank and uniquely different, has been given the new soul of a pure tube preamp and the loudest, most toneful 5 watt Class A tube power amp imaginable.
It was from this original amp design that the CRATE name was born. It sym- bolizes our dedication to building products with durability, simplicity, and great tonality in mind. Crank it up and check it out!
