Owner's Manual
GTX65 Guitar Amplifier with
DSP & C hannel T racking
Congratulations!
You are now the proud owner of the Crate GTX65 amplifier. This rugged amplifier combines out-
standing features with serious clean and distorted sounds. An easy to operate DSP section lets you
dial in a variety of digital effects including reverbs, delays, octave and wah-wahs with a separate
level control. Crate's unique Channel Tracking feature means that as you switch between channels
and gains, the DSP automatically "tracks" the changes - your DSP settings for each channel are
stored and automatically recalled! The supplied three-button footswitch allows you to select channels,
change the overdrive gain, and turn the DSP on and off by "remote control."
Like all Crate products, your GTX65 is designed by musicians, and built using only the best
components. 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.
And thank you for choosing CRATE.
TABLE OF CONTENTS:
The Digital Signal Processor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3
Channel Tracking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3
The Front Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4, 5
Suggested Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6
System Block Diagram . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7
Technical Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .back cover
IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS
· READ, FOLLOW, HEED, AND KEEP ALL INSTRUCTIONS AND WARNINGS.
· DO NOT OPERATE NEAR ANY HEAT SOURCE AND DO NOT BLOCK ANY VENTILATION OPENINGS ON THIS APPARATUS.
· DO NOT USE THIS APPARATUS NEAR SPLASHING, FALLING, SPRAYING, OR STANDING LIQUIDS.
· CLEAN ONLY WITH LINT-FREE DAMP CLOTH AND DO NOT USE CLEANING AGENTS.
· ONLY CONNECT POWER CORD TO A POLARIZED, SAFETY GROUNDED OUTLET WIRED TO CURRENT ELECTRICAL CODES AND
COMPATIBLE WITH VOLTAGE, POWER, AND FREQUENCY REQUIREMENTS STATED ON THE REAR PANEL OF THE APPARATUS.
· PROTECT THE POWER CORD FROM DAMAGE DUE TO BEING WALKED ON, PINCHED, OR STRAINED.
· UNPLUG THE APPARATUS DURING LIGHTNING STORMS OR WHEN UNUSED FOR LONG PERIODS OF TIME.
· ONLY USE ATTACHMENTS, ACCESSORIES, STANDS, OR BRACKETS SPECIFIED BY THE MANUFACTURER FOR SAFE OPERA-
TION AND TO AVOID INJURY.
· THIS APPARATUS DOES NOT OPERATE NORMALLY AND REQUIRES SERVICE WITH ANY PHYSICAL DAMAGE FROM IMPACT OR
ANY EXPOSURE TO MOISTURE.
· SERVICE MUST BE PERFORMED BY QUALIFIED PERSONNEL.
· OUR AMPLIFIERS ARE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING HIGH SOUND PRESSURE LEVELS. CONTINUED EXPOSURE TO HIGH SOUND
PRESSURE LEVELS CAN CAUSE PERMANENT HEARING IMPAIRMENT OR LOSS. USER CAUTION IS ADVISED AND EAR PRO-
TECTION IS RECOMMENDED IF UNIT IS OPERATED AT HIGH VOLUME.
CAUTION
RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK
DO NOT OPEN
WARNING: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF FIRE OR ELECTRIC
SHOCK, DO NOT EXPOSE THIS APPARATUS TO RAIN OR MOIS-
TURE. TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT
REMOVE COVER. NO USER-SERVICEABLE PARTS INSIDE.
REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED SERVICE PERSONNEL.
"IT IS NECESSARY FOR THE USER TO REFER TO THE INSTRUCTION MANUAL"
"ES NECESARIO QUE EL USUARIO SE REFIERA AL MANUAL DE INSTRUCCIONES."
"REFERREZ-VOUS AU MANUAL D'UTILISATION"
EXPLANATION OF GRAPHICAL SYMBOLS:
EXPLICACION DE SIMBOLOS GRAFICOS:
EXPLICATION DES SYMBÔLES GRAPHIQUES:
"DANGEROUS VOLTAGE"
"VOLTAJE PELIGROSO"
"DANGER HAUTE TENSION"
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PRECAUCION
RIESGO DE CORRIENTAZO
NO ABRA
ADVERTENCIA: REDUCIR EL RIESGO DE FUEGO O CHOQUE ELÉCTRI-
CO, NO LE EXPONE DE ESTE APARATO A LLUVIA O HUMEDAD. PARA
DISMINUOIR EL RIESGO DE CORRIENTAZO. NO ABRA LA CUBIERTA.
NO HAY PIEZAS ADENTRO QUE EL USARIO PUEDO REPARAR DEJE
TODO MANTENIMIENTO A LOS TECHNICOS CALIFICADOS.
ATTENTION
RISQUE D'ELECTROCUTION
NE PAS OUVRIR
ATTENTION: POUR REDUIRE D'ELECTROCUTION NE PAS
ENLEVER LE COUVERCLE. AUCUNE PIECE INTERNE N'EST
REPRABLE PAR L'UTILISATEUR. POUR TOUTE REPARATION,
S'ADRESSER A UN TECHNICIEN QUALIFIE.
GTX65 Guitar Amplifier with
DSP & C hannel T racking
The Digital Signal Processor:
Crate's Digital Signal Processing offers 16 exciting digital effects, accessible through the DSP
Mode control. The effects are described below.
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Channel Tracking:
Your Crate GTX65 gives you the power of Channel Tracking! Once you select a DSP setting for
each channel, Channel Tracking recalls those DSP settings automatically without changing the
DSP controls! For example:
· Select the Clean channel. Set the DSP Mode to "8" (slow deep flange w/reverb)
· Select the Rhythm/Solo channel, Gain 1. Set the DSP Mode to "10" (slow tremolo chorus w/reverb)
(the setting for the Clean channel is now saved to memory)
· Select the Rhythm/Solo channel, Gain 2. Set the DSP Mode to "14" (touch wah) (the setting for the
Rhythm/Solo channel, Gain 1 is now saved to memory)
· Reselect the Clean channel (the setting for the Rhythm/Solo channel, Gain 2 is now saved to memory)
Now when you go back to the Clean channel, even though the DSP Mode was last set to "14"
(touch wah), Channel Tracking automatically recalls the last setting for the Clean channel in this
example, "8" (slow flange). Change to the Rhythm/Solo channel, Gain 1, and "10" (chorus) is
recalled. Change to the Rhythm/Solo channel, Gain 2, and "14" (touch wah) is recalled. That's the
power of Channel Tracking!
(Note: Even when the power is turned off, Channel Tracking still retains the settings until you change them!)
Use the DSP Mode control to access
any of the 16 built-in digital effects.
Use the Level control to mix in the
desired amount of each effect.
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small room reverb
medium room reverb
large room reverb
concert hall reverb
short slapback w/small room reverb
medium delay w/plate reverb
long delay w/large room reverb
slow deep flange w/reverb
flange w/reverb & delay
slow tremolo chorus w/reverb
chorus w/reverb & delay
rotating speaker
octave down
touch wah
inverse wah
doubler
GTX65 Guitar Amplifier with
DSP & C hannel T racking
The Front Panel:
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1: INPUT: Use this 1/4" jack to connect your guitar to the amplifier by means of a shielded instrument cable.
RHYTHM/SOLO CHANNEL: A high gain channel giving you sounds from a slight edge to serious overdrive.
2: RHYTHM GAIN 1: Use this control to adjust the amount of light distortion for the Rhythm/Solo channel.
Gain 1 produces less intense distortion than Gain 2 (#3) and is active when the Rhythm/Solo Gain switch
(#5) is in the out position.
3: SOLO GAIN 2: Use this control to adjust the amount of heavy distortion for the Rhythm/Solo channel.
Gain 2 produces more intense distortion than Gain 1 (#2) and is active when the Rhythm/Solo Gain switch
(#5) is depressed.
4: SHAPE: Use this control to "dial in" the tone for the Rhythm/Solo channel when Gain 2 is selected.
Rotating the control counterclockwise enhances the mid frequencies, while rotating the control clockwise
enhances the low and high frequencies.
5: RHYTHM/SOLO SWITCH: Use this switch to select which gain control is active for the Rhythm/Solo
channel. With the switch in the out position, Gain 1 (Rhythm) is selected. When the switch is depressed,
Gain 2 (Solo) is selected.
6: LOW: Use this control to adjust the low frequency level of the Rhythm/Solo channel.
7: HIGH: Use this control to adjust the high frequency level of the Rhythm/Solo channel.
8: LEVEL: Use this control to adjust the output level of the Rhythm/Solo channel.
9: CHANNEL SWITCH: Use this switch to select the desired channel. With the switch in the out position,
the Clean channel is selected. When the switch is depressed, the Rhythm/Solo channel is selected.
CLEAN CHANNEL: A normal gain channel designed to give you crystal clear sounds to medium distortion.
10: LEVEL: Use this control to adjust the output level of the Clean channel.
11: LOW: Use this control to adjust the low frequency level of the Clean channel.
12: MID: Use this control to adjust the midrange frequency level of the Clean channel.
13: HIGH: Use this control to adjust the high frequency level of the Clean channel.
14: DSP LEVEL: Use this control to adjust the amount of digital effect: in its fully counterclockwise posi-
tion the signal will be "dry" (without any effect). As you rotate the control clockwise the amount of effect
increases.
15: DSP MODE: Use this control to select one of the 16 built-in digital effects. The effects are shown
on page 3.
GTX65 Guitar Amplifier with
DSP & C hannel T racking
The Front Panel:
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CONNECTING TO THE INSERT JACK:
The Insert jack (#16) allows
you to patch an external
effects device into the amplifier
prior to its power amp stage.
Use Crate's STP201, STP202
or STP203 stereo-to-mono Y
cord or an adapter such as
Crate's YPP117 and two 1/4"
mono signal cables to connect
the effect as shown in the
adjacent illustration.
16: INSERT: Use this jack to connect an external effects device to the amplifier. Use a stereo 1/4" male Y
connector: ring = send, tip = return, sleeve = ground. (Refer to the illustration at the bottom of page 5.)
17: EXTERNAL SPEAKER: Use this jack to connect the amplifier to an external speaker. This jack is wired
in series with the internal speaker.
18: POWER: Use this switch to turn the amplifier on (top of the switch depressed) and off (bottom of the
switch depressed). The switch illuminates when the amplifier is on.
19: AC LINE CORD (rear panel, not shown): This grounded power cord is to be plugged into a ground-
ed power outlet, wired to current electrical codes and compatible with the voltage, power, and frequency
requirements stated on the rear panel. Do not attempt to defeat the safety ground connection.
20: FUSE (rear panel, not shown): The fuse protects the amplifier from damages caused by a faulty AC
power source and/or other problems. If the fuse opens, replace it ONLY with the same size and type. If
fuses continue to fail, check the AC source if the source is okay, contact your Crate dealer for service
information.
21: CHANNEL SELECT / GAIN FOOTSWITCH JACK (rear panel, not shown): Use this jack to connect the
stereo 1/4" plug of the supplied three-button footswitch for remote control of channel and gain selections.
22: REVERB FOOTSWITCH JACK (rear panel, not shown): Use this jack to connect the mono 1/4" plug
connected to the three-button footswitch (supplied) for remote control of DSP on and off.
TIP
RING
SLEEVE
RETURN
SEND
GROUND
Stereo-to-mono Y-cord:
to Insert
jack
to Insert
jack
(STP201, 3'
STP202, 6'
STP203, 9')
(YPP117)
(1/4"-TO-1/4"
MONO CABLES)
to
effect
"OUT"
jack
to
effect
"IN"
jack
External Effect
TIP
RING
SLEEVE
Y-adapter and 2 cables:
External Effect
RING
RING
TIP
TIP
to
effect
"OUT"
jack
to
effect
"IN"
jack