Owner's Guide for the CRATE Bass Amplifier
Bass Amplifier Congratulations! You are now the proud owner of the compact but powerful Crate MXB15 Bass Amplifier. Small in size yet big in performance: the 8” Crate Custom speaker makes the most of the amplifier’s 12 watts of musical output power. A 4-band rotary EQ and built-in Limiter circuit give you complete control over a wide variety of sounds.
Bass Amplifier Important Safeguards and Precautions: All Crate products are designed for continuous safe operation. Abiding by the following rules can help prevent damage to your amplifier, yourself and others. • The amplifier is equipped with a three-pronged AC power cord. To reduce the risk of electrical shock, NEVER remove or otherwise attempt to defeat the ground pin of the power cord. • Connect the amplifier ONLY to a properly grounded AC outlet of the proper voltage for your amp.
Bass Amplifier The Front Panel: 1: INPUT: Use this 1/4” jack to connect your guitar to the amplifier by means of a shielded instrument cable. 2: MASTER GAIN: Use this control to adjust the overall output of the amplifier. 3: LOW: Use this control to adjust the bass response of the amplifier. Rotating the control counterclockwise reduces the low frequency output. Rotating the control clockwise increases the low frequency output. The Low control provides a range of 15dB of boost or cut at 60Hz.
Bass Amplifier 7: SPEAKER: Use this jack to connect the amplifier to an external speaker. The internal speaker is disconnected when this jack is used. The impedance of the external speaker must be 4 ohms or greater. WARNING: Do not attempt to use headphones in the Speaker jack! Permanent hearing damage could result! 8: HEADPHONES: Use this jack to connect headphones to the amplifier. The internal speaker is disconnected when headphones are used.
Bass Amplifier Suggested Settings: Clean: Blues: Rhythm: Lead: 6
INPUT BUFFER MASTER GAIN LOW LO MID HI MID EQ HIGH POWER AMP HEAD PHONES SPEAKER EXT.
Bass Amplifier MXB15 TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS: Output Power Rating 12 watts RMS @ 5% THD 4 ohms, 120 VAC Maximum Input Signal Accepted 15 volts peak-to-peak Input Impedance 25k ohms Signal to Noise Ratio 72dB Low Control Low Mid Control High Mid Control High Control 15dB Range @ 60Hz 18dB Range @ 630Hz 19dB Range @ 2kHz 27dB Range @ 10kHz Power Requirements 120 VAC, 60Hz, 30VA 100/115VAC, 50/60Hz, 30VA 230VAC, 50Hz, 30VA Speaker Size and Rating Crate Custom Design 8”, 15 watts Size and Weight
