Short story. This amp used to be mine. I got it back. It is good.

Long story. Linda and I had this amp 15 or so years back. Pre-CBG days (for us). Got it on ebay, used and cheap. Used it some to play out. Not pros or even close, but we got fed a few times.

Our friend, Mike Young, died last week. He had muscular dystrophy and lost the ability to breathe on his own. He was in iron lungs and later on a ventilator (respirator).

Mike had a rare ability to be able to speak while on a ventilator. He had a trach - a tube in his throat- hooked to the vent. He got harder and harder to hear as he got weaker and his mom asked me for ideas. I set them up with this amp and a microphone. It helped some.

Mike lived to be 61, I think. He far outlived his life expectancy and was a happy guy in spite of everything. His mom, Alice, was his devoted caregiver.

I got the amp back today and it works GREAT with cbgs. Will power 2 at once plus the microphone. I like my Wes Carl and my Roland Micro and the Line 6 Linda got from JP Swenson at KC fest. But this baby rocks!

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Comment by Uncle John on February 18, 2015 at 9:51am

Thanks, Jabes.  Thanks, Obsidian.  I did not know that.   I've had it back a year and not used it.  Kind of sad.

Comment by OBSIDIAN on February 18, 2015 at 8:56am

The old crates used to be made out of wood thus the significance of the wood on the face.

Comment by jabes on March 21, 2013 at 2:27am

poor man.. and his mother, that sounds like hell. nice you could help in some way.

Comment by Uncle John on March 21, 2013 at 2:15am

Thanks, guys.

Comment by the anonymous pick on March 20, 2013 at 11:51pm

interesting    story   .    thanx   for sharing  . 

Comment by Ron "Oily" Sprague on March 20, 2013 at 11:24pm
I got 2 Crates, and dig em both. Good story, John. What goes around...
Comment by John on March 20, 2013 at 7:27pm

It pretty!

Comment by Uncle John on March 20, 2013 at 4:57pm

Thanks, James!

Comment by James on March 20, 2013 at 3:42pm

im happy with my Crate amplifier uncle john , that is a nice looking amp, i bet its well made too

Comment by Uncle John on March 20, 2013 at 3:22pm

Thanks, Pat.

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