Crate Amplifiers VC-508 User Manual

VC-508 Guitar Amplifier

Owners Manual

Conratulations!

You are now the proud owner of the Crate VC-508 Guitar Amplifier. This
powerful little unit packs a whole lot of vintage tube sound into its compact
cabinet – giving you an amp that’s small and easy to operate yet still pro­duces incredible sounds!

All Crate amplifiers are Musician Made with Pride in the U.S.A. using the
finest components available. Each amp is rigorously tested by skilled tech­nicians and musicians to ensure that your amplifier is the best it can be.

For best results please read this manual before using the amplifier. And
Thank You for choosing

CRATE!

VC-508

The Controls and their Functions:

1 2 3 4 5 6 7

1. INPUT: Plug your guitar in here.
Use a shielded instrument patch cord
for this.

2. GAIN: This determines the amount
of overdrive distortion. At low settings
(the 1 - 3 range) the signal is clean and
low. As the control is turned up the
signal becomes more overdriven and
louder. Use this along with the Volume
control (#4) and the volume control on
your guitar for a wide variety of
sounds.

3. TONE: This control lets you quickly
“dial in” just the right sounds. Basically ,
rotating the control towards the left
enhances the mid frequencies; rotat­ing it to the right enhances more of the
low and high frequencies simultane­ously, with a myriad of tonal variations
in between.

4. VOLUME: This control varies the
output level of the amplifier. Use this
control along with the Gain control (#2)
to obtain the level you need. The
Volume control also governs the level
of the signal at the Line Out jack (#5).

5. LINE OUT: This jack provides a line
level signal for connecting to a house
mixing board, recording console or
external amplifier. This jack can also
double as in Insert jack, allowing you
to add an external effect, as shown on
the facing page. The jack is a stereo
1/4” type: tip = signal out, ring = signal
in, sleeve = ground.

6. POWER LIGHT: This jeweled lens
glows when the amplifier is turned on.

7. POWER SWITCH: This heavy duty
switch turns the amp on and off. Allow
a few seconds once the amp is turned
on to let the tubes warm up.

AC LINE CORD (rear of amplifier,
not shown): Plug this cord into a

grounded outlet of the proper voltage
and current. See the sticker on the
underside of the chassis for the ampli­fier’s power requirements.