Crate bt100, deal or no deal???

60's Bluesman · #1 03-17-2010, 07:18 PM

ok i found this on craigslist, its got cosmetic issues but plays ok. the dude wanted 150 for it but i got him down to 130 is that a good deal or am i getting ripped off? heres the specs on it
http://www.online-guitar-sale.com/cr...-amplifier.php

jastacey · #2 03-17-2010, 07:45 PM

I'd pass on that ... you'd be better off with an old Peavey TNT ... IMHO

Sheldon681 · #3 03-17-2010, 08:02 PM

I had one of these. Bought it new at a music store a couple of years back for $199 CDN.

The sound was OK and it had a few decent features, the most useful being the built-in tuner. I found it to be a decent intermediate amp. It's probably not too bad a deal at $130.

60's Bluesman · #4 03-17-2010, 08:25 PM

wat didnt u like about it sheldon?

**garmenteros** · #5 03-18-2010, 12:15 AM

beware of crate bass amps... they aren't very reliable in my experience and dont sound very pretty either... a friend of mine had an earlier version of this model and it blew twice. There was another at a practice space my band rented out and it was loud enough to keep up with a solidstate marshall combo and a not too loud drummer. Sounded farty though... I'd watch out for a used peavey.

Jay Ralston · #6 03-18-2010, 12:16 AM

I had one of those in the early to mid 90's. It was a decent amp. If it is $130.00, and is still in great shape, then I say go for it but unless it is in great shape, I would pass.

bigsack · #7 03-18-2010, 12:25 AM

beware of the crates!
had two bass amps of crates.
both broke down, fixed and broke down again

soundwise i must say i liked their sound.

Mike Shevlin · #8 03-18-2010, 12:30 AM

$100 max~ he won't get more than that so don't offer more.

60's Bluesman · #9 03-18-2010, 12:40 AM

hes saying cosmeticly its not pertty the carpet is thin and torn in places buts its in good working order. i think 100 watts should be enough for small gigs wouldnt u?

60's Bluesman · #10 03-19-2010, 11:52 AM

alrighty then im gonna up this one, im supposed to meet with the dude tmmrw afternoon so more feedback on bt100's would be great

aproud1 · #11 03-19-2010, 12:04 PM

I'd pass.

Not a terrible amp but not worth more than $100. My drummer has one so I practice through hers and it's exceedingly mediocre. Heavy and not terribly loud. Little or no note definition. As someone else said if you can find a Peavey TNT which pop up on craigslist a lot (at least around here) it would be a much much better amp for around the same price.