Crate Amplifiers owner manual GX-900H/GX-2200H Guitar Amplifiers, “Glass should be this clean!”

GX-900H/GX-2200H Guitar Amplifiers

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Please Note: These settings were obtained by the help of several gutiarists without earplugs, using both

Some Suggested Settings: “Strat-style” and “Les Paul-style” guitars. The amp was connected to a single 4-12 slant front cabinet. These are only suggestions and should be used as starting points to help you find the sounds you need.

							“Glass should be this clean!”																	“Go wash your hands.” (dirty blues)
4	5	6		4	5	6		4	5	6		4	5	6		4	5	6		4	5	6		4	5	6		4	5	6		4	5	6		4	5	6		4	5	6			4	5	6
3		7	3			7		3			7	3			7	3			7	3			7	3			7	3		7	3			7	3			7	3			7		3			7
2		8 2				8		2			8 2				8 2				8 2				8	2			8 2			8 2				8 2				8 2				8		2			8
1		9	1	0		9	OUT	1		10	9	1		10	9	1		10	9	1	10		9	1		10	9	1		9	1	0		9	1	0		9	1	0		9	OUT	1	0		9
0		10				10		0				0				0				0				0				0		10				10				10				10					10
Channel B			Channel A						Level				High				Mid				Low				Level				High				Mid				Low			Gain Two					Gain One

“Wipe your feet!” (jazzy clean) “You need a bath!” (grungy)

4	5	6		4	5	6			4	5	6
3		7	3				7		3
2		8 2					8		2
1		9	1				9	AS	1
0		10		0		10	NEEDED		0		10
Channel B			Channel A							Level

	4	5	6
7	3		7	3
8 2			8 2
9	1		9	1
	0		10
		High

4	5	6		4	5	6
		7	3			7
		8 2				8
		9	1			9
0		10		0		10
	Mid				Low

4	5	6		4	5	6		4	5	6		4	5	6		4	5	6			4	5	6
3			7	3		7	3			7	3			7	3			7		3			7
2			8 2			8 2				8 2				8 2				8		2			8
1		10	9	1		9 1		0		9 1		0		9 1		0		9	IN	1	0		9
0				0		10				10				10				10					10
	Level				High				Mid				Low			Gain Two					Gain One

The gray lines show what worked best for us with a Les Paul style guitar; the black lines worked best with a Strat-style guitar.

“Led-Aero-Black Sab-Drix” (classic hard rock)

4	5	6		4	5	6		4	5	6	4	5	6		4	5	6		4	5	6		4	5	6		4	5	6		4	5	6		4	5	6		4	5	6			4	5	6
3		7	3			7	3			7	3			7	3		7	3			7	3			7	3			7	3			7	3			7	3			7		3			7
2		8 2				8	2			8 2				8 2			8 2				8	2			8 2				8 2				8 2				8 2				8		2			8
1		9	1	0		9	1	0		9	1		10	9	1		9	1	0		9	1	0		9	1	0		9	1	0		9	1	0		9	1	0		9	OUT	1	0		9
0		10				10				10	0				0		10				10				10				10				10				10				10					10
Channel B			Channel A						Level			High				Mid				Low				Level				High				Mid				Low			Gain Two					Gain One

“Shred it don’t forget it.” (heavy metal)

4	5	6		4	5	6		4	5	6	4	5	6		4	5	6		4	5	6		4	5	6		4	5	6		4	5	6		4	5	6		4	5	6			4	5	6
3		7	3			7	3			7	3			7	3		7	3			7	3			7	3			7	3			7	3			7	3			7		3			7
2		8 2				8	2			8 2				8 2			8 2				8	2			8 2				8 2				8 2				8 2				8		2			8
1		9 1		0		9	1	0		9 1			10	9	1		9 1		0		9	1	0		9 1		0		9 1		0		9 1		0		9 1		0		9	IN	1	0		9
0		10				10				10	0				0		10				10				10				10				10				10				10					10
Channel B			Channel A						Level			High				Mid				Low				Level				High				Mid				Low			Gain Two					Gain One

“Meet me in the Pit!” (moshin’)

4	5	6		4	5	6		4	5	6	4	5	6		4	5	6		4	5	6		4	5	6		4	5	6		4	5	6		4	5	6		4	5	6			4	5	6
3		7	3			7	3			7	3			7	3		7	3			7	3			7	3			7	3			7	3			7	3			7		3			7
2		8 2				8	2			8 2				8 2			8 2				8	2			8 2				8 2				8 2				8 2				8		2			8
1		9 1		0		9	1	0		9 1			10	9	1		9 1		0		9	1	0		9 1		0		9 1		0		9 1		0		9 1		0		9	IN	1	0		9
0		10				10				10	0				0		10				10				10				10				10				10				10					10
Channel B			Channel A						Level			High				Mid				Low				Level				High				Mid				Low			Gain Two					Gain One

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