Crate Amplifiers GX-20M /R manual

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    GX-20M / R AMPLIFIER Congratulations! Y ou are now the proud owner of the compact but powerful Crate GX-20M/R amplifier . T wo versatile channels – one crystal clear and the other with our patent- ed “Flex-W ave” distortion – combined with reverb, a three-band EQ and a switch- able Chorus (GX-20M) offer you more flexibility and performance [...]

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    GX-20M/R Amplifier 12 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 1 1 10 12 13 14 1: INPUT : Connect your guitar here using a shielded instrument cable. OVERDRIVE CHANNEL: A high gain channel giving you sounds from a slight edge to serious overdrive. 2: GAIN: This control sets the amount of com- pression and distortion from the amplifier . With the control towards far left, the[...]

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    GX-20M/R Amplifier CHORUS GX-20M ONLY INPUT LEVEL OVERDRIVE SELECT FLEX WAVE STAGE TONES DAMPING ATTENUATOR LOW MID HIGH REVERB GAIN LEVEL BUFFER POWER AMP EXT. SPEAKER PHONES SPEAKER "CLEAN" "OVERDRIVE" ON SYSTEM BLOCK DIAGRAM: SUGGESTED ST ARTING SETTINGS: The GX-20M/R is covered with a durable black T olex material: wipe it c[...]

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    © 1997 SLM ELECTRONICS, A DIVISION OF ST . LOUIS MUSIC, 1400 FERGUSON, ST . LOUIS, MO. 63133 P/N 47-448-01 • 04/97 GX-20M/R TECHNICAL SPECIFICA TIONS: Output Power Rating >20 watts RMS @ 5% THD 4 ohms, 120 V AC Gain, Overdrive Channel 86 +/-6dB @ 1kHz Gain, Clean Channel 46 +/-6dB @ 1kHz T one Control Range. Low 25dB @ 80Hz T one Control Rang[...]