Crate VFX5212T

Crate VFX5212T Description:

These combo amplifiers combine incredible vintage tube sound with 15 outstanding digital effects – giving you a powerful tube amplifier that's easy to operate yet still produces incredible sounds!

Like all St. Louis Music amplifiers, your VFX is designed by musicians, and built using the finest components available. Extensive testing confirms that this amplifier is the absolute best it can be.

In order to get the most out of your new amplifier, we strongly urge you to read the information contained in this manual before you begin playing.

Take a gander at your local music emporium, and you'll probably notice the place is lousy with EL34 based amps. Why would we enter this already swollen market, you may ask? Because we do tube amps like nobody's business, that's why!

Check out our VFX5212T for a dose of Thames-meets-Silicon Valley amp mash-up. It's a dual channel Class A/B amp delivering 50 watts from a pair of EL34 tubes, powering two premium 12" Tubby Tone™ speakers. The VFX5212T features 15 digital effects designed to replicate the best reverbs, delays, and vibrato effects to come from the mind of man. And if that ain't enough to make you trip over your own tongue in delight, they're individually assignable to each channel, so when you switch channels, you instantly switch up to four effects-that's two per channel if you are running out of fingers-with the included two-button footswitch.

Crate VFX5212T Features:

• 50 watts RMS, Class AB
• 1 x 12" Tone Tubby™ speaker
• 4 x EL34 power tubes
• 4 x 12AX7 preamp tubes
• 16 ohm or 8 ohm operation
• 15 digital effects with level control

The Front Panel:

1. Input:

• Connect your instrument here by means of a shielded signal cable.

2. Volume:

• Use this control to adjust the output level of Channel A.

3. Treble:

• Use this control to adjust the output level of the high frequencies for Channel A. This control provides an adjustment range of 30dB at 10kHz.

4. Mid:

• Use this control to adjust the output level of the middle frequencies for Channel A. This control provides an adjustment range of 6dB at 600Hz.

5. Bass:

• Use this control to adjust the output level of the low frequencies for Channel A. This control provides an adjustment range of 30dB at 80Hz.

6. Channel Select:

• This switch, when depressed, activates Channel B. Channel A is active when the switch is in the out position.

7. Gain:

• Use this control to adjust the gain for Channel B. With the control towards the counter clockwise position, the gain is low and very little distortion is present.
• As you rotate the control clockwise the gain increases, producing more overdrive distortion and a higher output volume level.

8. Treble:

• Use this control to adjust the output level of the high frequencies for Channel B. This control provides an adjustment range of 10dB at 4kHz.

9. Mid:

• Use this control to adjust the output level of the middle frequencies for Channel B. This control provides an adjustment range of 10dB at 1kHz.

10. Bass:

• Use this control to adjust the output level of the low frequencies for Channel B. This control provides an adjustment range of 12dB at 100Hz.

11. Level:

• Use this control to adjust the output level of Channel B. 12. DSP Mode: Use this control to select which of the following digital effects to apply to the signal.
• BYPASS no effect
• SMALL REV small room reverb
• MED REV medium room reverb
• LARGE REV large hall reverb
• SLAPBACK short slapback echo
• DELAY 1 short delay w/regen
• DELAY/REV 1 short delay w/reverb
• DELAY 2 long delay w/regen
• DELAY/REV 2 long delay w/reverb
• VIBRATO SLOW slow smooth vibrato
• VIBRATO FAST fast vibrato/tremolo
• CHORUS medium chorus
• CHO/REV medium chorus w/reverb
• CHO/REV/DELAY med cho w/reverb/delay
• SLAP CHORUS slapback echo w/chorus
• T-WAH touch-sensitive wah-wah

13. DSP Level:

• Use this control to adjust the level of the DSP effect. With the control rotated fully counter clockwise, no effect will be audible.
• As the control is rotated clockwise the amount of the effect is increased.

14. Presence:

• Use this control to adjust the overall brightness and punch of the output signal.

15. Lamp:

• This lamp illuminates when the amplifier is turned on.

16. On/Standby Switch:

• Use this switch to activate the amplifier after the On/Off Switch (#17) is turned on. Always turn this switch OFF first and ON last! Turn the On/Off Switch (#17) on at least 30 seconds before turning on the Standby switch.
• During short breaks you should turn this switch off and leave the On/Off Switch on.This will help prolong the life of the amplifier's tubes.

17. On/Off Switch:

• Use this switch to turn the amplifier on and off. Always turn this switch ON first and OFF last! Turn the Standby switch (#16) on at least 30 seconds after turning on the On/Off Switch.

The Rear Panel:

18. AC Line Cord (not shown):

• The grounded power cord should only be plugged into a grounded power outlet that meets all applicable electrical codes and is compatible with the voltage, power, and frequency requirements stated on the rear panel.
• Do not attempt to defeat the safety ground connection.

19. FOOTSWITCH JACK:

• Use this jack to connect the cable of the footswitch (supplied) for remote control of channel switching and the DSP effect. (Tip = channel select, ring = DSP select.) Refer to the section below for additional information about how the footswitch can be used to save DSP settings fro each channel.

20. LINE OUT JACK:

• Use this jack to send a line level signal from the amplifier to an external amplifier, a mixing console, or the input of an external effect.

21. LINE IN JACK:

• Use this jack to return the signal from an external effect to the amplifier.

22. EXT. SPEAKER JACK:

• Use this jack to connect the amplifier to a 16 ohm extension speaker. The internal speaker is not disconnected when this jack is in use. The impedance switch (#23) must be set to the 8 ohm position when a 16 ohm extension speaker is used.

23. IMPEDANCE SWITCH:

• Use this switch to set the amplifier's output impedance to match the impedance of the speaker(s).
• The impedance of the speaker(s) inside the amplifier is 16 ohms. The switch is set at the factory to the 16 ohm position.
• When a 16 ohm extension speaker cabinet is used (see #22), this switch must be set to the 8 ohm position.
• Use the tip of a small flatblade screwdriver to slide the switch to the proper position.

Crate VFX5212T Specifications:

• OUTPUT POWER RATING 50Watts RMS @ 5 % THD 16 ohm load 120 VAC
• SIGNAL TO NOISE RATIO 70dB Typical
• GAIN Channel A: 62 dB
• Channel B: 98 dB
• EQ - CH. A Treble: 30dB range @ 10kHz
• Mid: 6dB range @ 600Hz
• Low: 30dB range @ 80Hz
• EQ - CH. B Treble: 10dB range @ 4kHz
• Mid: 10dB range @ 1kHz
• Low: 12dB range @ 100Hz
• PRESENCE 18dB range @ 20kHz
• SPEAKER SPECS VFX 5112: 1 X 12", 60w, 16 ohm, 1.75" voice coil diameter, 38oz. magnet
• VFX 5212: 2 X 12", 60w, 8 ohm, 1.75 voice coil diameter, 38oz. magnet
• PREAMP TUBES (4) 12AX7A
• POWER TUBES (2) EL34
• POWER REQUIREMENTS 120 VAC, 60 Hz, 200VA
• 100/115 VAC, 50/60 Hz, 200VA
• 230 VAC, 50/60 Hz, 200VA
• SIZE AND WEIGHT VFX 5112: 23"W x 19" H x 10"D, 48 lbs.
• VFX 5212: 28"W x 21" H x 11"D, 58 lbs.

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