Quilter 101 mini head

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I met him and checked out his amps at the LA Amp Show, and he really is the pioneer (literally) of solid state.
He dresses like an indian or frontiersman, or something everywhere he represents himself. He's one of the founders of the power amp company, QSC......Quilter Sound Company.

I'm the wrong guy to ask about solid state though. With all-tube lunchbox amps being around for several years now, we can finally buy them on the used market. Quilter insists on pioneering SS, and creating ones that sound as good as tube amps has always been his quest.
The world of modeling amps really pulled the rug out from under him, in my opinion.

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He makes a very popular pedal steel amp. It's one of the three or four go to amps for a lot of gigging steel players. Of course, most traditional pedal steel players are as gung-ho for solid state as your standard 6 string players are for tubes!

Aside from that, I just know that I hear a lot of people say they like that little amp. I've never seen, let alone played, one.
 
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All of the hands-on reviews and demos I have seen with the Quilter are very positive ... but I've never had the desire to try one, there is just no need in my life for one right now. I can certainly see the appeal, however; if you can get a sound very close to valves at literally any volume, then why not?? Even the smallest valve amps start at 'loud' and go only get louder from there!
 
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The video demo, with Gino Matteo, sounds really good. (At least, as good as a 'Tube vid can sound.) But at 300 smackers, I'd think the prime motivation for getting one of these would be if you absolutely, positively, needed something small and light.
 
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i know a bunch of people with quilter amps and they love them. ive used em and they are fine but im not trading in my tube amps any time soon. im sure it sounds better than a crate power block but since i would only use it for a backup ill pass
 
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Am also interested about finding out about this little amp. I have toyed around with the idea of getting something like this as a small portable backup amp that I can carry in a gig bag. That way if one of my main tube amps fails I could plug this guy into a speaker and my mini pedal board and be quickly up and running again.
 
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Gearjoneser said:
I met him and checked out his amps at the LA Amp Show, and he really is the pioneer (literally) of solid state.
He dresses like an indian or frontiersman, or something everywhere he represents himself. He's one of the founders of the power amp company, QSC......Quilter Sound Company.

I'm the wrong guy to ask about solid state though. With all-tube lunchbox amps being around for several years now, we can finally buy them on the used market. Quilter insists on pioneering SS, and creating ones that sound as good as tube amps has always been his quest.
The world of modeling amps really pulled the rug out from under him, in my opinion.

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Decide for yourself.
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Quilter amps blow modeling amps away, pat has changed the game all together when it comes to solid state. Pat has pulled the rug out from under the amp world. His amps dont model nothing digital to them and they play like tube amps. Tons of pro musicians are selling off there heavy tube amps for these. Do your research and see if you can find bad reviews check out videos on youtube "quilter vs...." hate to be fanboy? Is that the term? Any way a 101 has saved my back and it puts out some rocking fender tube tone with out the back ach and swapping tubes and all that.
 
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Yall check out the facebook group
"Quilter amp users "group every one is friendly and helpfull and pat and Johnny quilter will answer your questions a lot of times.
 
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i have played a handful of quilters on stage and they are very nice amps. i a/b'd a mach2 1x12 combo (not sure what model or if there are a few) next to my old deluxe reverb. the quilter sounded great and felt great, my deluxe sounded better and felt better. both the guy who owned the amp and i agreed the deluxe did its thing better. the quilter had more clean headroom and a wider variety of tones and was lighter and had a smaller footprint. it has lots of things going for it and is a great amp but i wont be giving up my amps any time soon
 
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I love the idea. The prices are a bit high for their combos. The ones I have tried sounded awesome. If I was in the market for an amp, I'd consider finding a used one. Light weight and direct connectivity is important to me- I won't lug around a heavy combo with 10% better tone. But, hey, I am weird like that.
 
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i wouldnt call my deluxe heavy. if it is, youre old and out of shape :D a twin on the other hand...
 
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Zt lunchbox all the way. It can b used as a head too


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I have a Quilter 101. I bought partly because I was living in an apartment for much of 2016 and wanted something simple and light with a headphone output after discovering my old Rockman is dead. Sound-wise, it's not bad at all. Even with a hack like me playing through it. I don't know if I'd use it for gigging, but it has possibilities. The performance for the size & weight is hard to argue with.

Now that I'm back home and have less volume concerns, I plan to set it up along side my other amps (Fender Dual Showman and ADA rack) and do some comparisons.
 
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I was really close to pulling the trigger on one of these amps. I had tried various overdrive pedals with it and like what it did. I messed with all 3 heads and while I liked them all, the 101 looked more practical for me. Then I was turned on to the new (in 2016) Vox AV series amps and after trying them out, it was all over. I went with the Vox AV30. It's a modeler (analog, not digital) and tone wise blows the Quilter out of the water. The Quilter is great for what it is. Like I said, I almost bought one, but there are modeling amps out there that eat it for lunch.
 
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