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1: INPUT:Connect your guitar here by means of
a shielded instrument cable.
OVERDRIVE CHANNEL: A high gain channel
designed to give you sounds from a slight edge
to serious overdrive.
2: GAIN 1:Use this control to adjust the amount
of moderate compression and distortion for the
Overdrive channel. With the control rotated fully
counter clockwise the sound will have a thick
compressed quality. As you rotate the control
clockwise the amount of distortion increases.
Gain 1 produces less intense distortion than
Gain 2 and is active when the Gain Select switch
(#5) is in the out position.
3: GAIN 2:Use this control to adjust the amount
of intense compression and distortion for the
Overdrive channel. With the control rotated fully
counter clockwise the sound will have a thick
compressed quality. As you rotate the control
clockwise the amount of distortion increases.
Gain 2 produces more intense distortion than
Gain 1 and is active when the Gain Select switch
(#5) is depressed.
4: SHAPE:Working in conjunction with the Gain
2 control, rotate the Shape control until you find
the sound youre looking for. Rotating the control
counter clockwise enhances the mid frequen-
cies. Rotating the control clockwise enhances
the low and high frequencies. (Only affects Gain
2 when active.)
5: GAIN SELECT:Use this switch to select Gain
1 (switch in the out position) or Gain 2 (switch
depressed). A footswitch (#18) overrides this
switch.
6: LOW:Use this control to adjust the low fre-
quency output level of the Overdrive channel.This control allows an adjustment range of 11dB
at 80Hz.
7: HIGH:Use this control to adjust the high fre-
quency output level of the Overdrive channel.
This control allows an adjustment range of 10dB
at 10kHz.
8: LEVEL:Use this control to adjust the output
volume level of the Overdrive Channel. Use this
control along with the Gain and Shape controls
(#2, 3 & 4) to create a wide variety of sounds.
9: CHANNEL SELECT: Use this switch to select
the Clean channel (switch in the out position) or
the Overdrive channel (switch depressed). A
footswitch (#21) overrides this switch. The adja-
cent LEDs indicate which channel is selected.
CLEAN CHANNEL: A normal gain channel
designed to give you crystal clear sounds.
10: LEVEL:Use this control to adjust the output
volume level of the Clean Channel.
11: LOW:Use this control to adjust the low fre-
quency output level of the Clean channel. This
control allows an adjustment range of 22dB at
80Hz.
12: MID:Use this control to adjust the mid fre-
quency output level of the Clean channel. This
control allows an adjustment range of 14dB at
600Hz.
13: HIGH:Use this control to adjust the high fre-
quency output level of the Clean channel. This
control allows a range of 28dB at 10kHz.
14: REVERB LEVEL:Use this this control to
adjust the amount of reverberation. With the
control rotated fully counter clockwise the output
signal is dry (no effect). As you rotate the con-
trol clockwise the amount of effect increases.
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15: INSERT:Use this jack to connect an exter-
nal effects device to the amplifier. Use a stereo
1/4 male Y-cord: ring = send, tip = return, sleeve
= ground. See the illustration to the right for
more information.
16: EXT. SPEAKER:Use this jack to connect an
extension speaker cabinet to the amplifier. This
jack is wired in series with the internal speaker.
17: POWER ON LED:This LED illuminates
when the amplifier is turned on.
18: POWER SWITCH:Use this switch to turn
the amplifier on (top of the switch depressed) an
off (bottom of the switch depressed).
19. POWER CORD (rear panel, 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 require-
ments 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 against damages caused
by power overload conditions. If the fuse fails,
replace it onlywith the same size and type fuse.
If the fuse fails repeatedly check the AC source;
if its 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 to the amplifier for
remote control of the Channel Select and Gain
Select settings.22: REVERB FOOTSWITCH JACK (rear
panel, not shown):Use this jack to connect the
mono 1/4 plug of the supplied three-button
footswitch to the amplifier for remote control of
the reverb on and off.
Connecting to the Insert jack:
The Insert jack (#15) lets you patch external
effects into the amplifier just prior to its power
amp stage. Use Crates STP201, STP202 or
STP203 stereo-to-mono Y-cord or an adapter
such as Crates YPP117 and 2 1/4 mono signal
cables to connect to the effect as shown below.
GX-65 Amplifier
TIP
RING
SLEEVERETURN
SEND
GROUND
Stereo-to-mono Y-cord:
to Insert
jackto Insert
jack
(STP201, 3'
STP202, 6'
STP203, 9')(YPP117)
(1/4"-TO-1/4"
MONO SHIELDED
CABLES)
to
effect
"OUT"
jackto
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
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