How many of you have comparative performance experiences with Quliter amps vs. a medium to larger vintage amp, e.g., Premier, Magnatone, Fender, etc. I guess I'm wondering whether they can be funky and edgy and toneful in a small package on a stage where since you can lose some of the nuances of a vintage amp with a full band the differences are not that audible. The biggest (and economically forced) amp mistakes I ever made were selling both my Kinder Soulful amps -short of those amps and their wonderful tonality I think I could sacrifice vintage tone for SS convenience if the tone price was not too discernible. I play with full bands minimally twice a week in NYC and have some back issues! Thank you. Dennis ---------- Facebook
you can get a mach2 for fairly cheap used. best to just go for it and see if it works for you. it has some great clean tones. super light weight and portable.
i was going to get the little 45 watt model as i have a cab just sitting here. the only thing stopping me is i do not need another amp.
pretty sure james harmon is using the aviator with 2 10 inch speakers. he gets a great sound out of it.
Thank you 1847. I know these are difficult and subjective questions to be answered. Adam put up some Professor Harp videos recently - while I know his tone is largely organic what came through on the quilter seemed toneful, full-bodied, and bluesy! ---------- Facebook
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Micro Pro Mach2 12 inch can get edgy or clean as desired. I would assume the others are similar. The light weight and compactness are very nice. I also have two tube amps, Mission Amps Chicago 50 in a 1x15 and a 2x10 configuration. I may sell the 2x10 if I get motivated to clear out some things, but not for now. The Quilter has some very nice advantages that you mentioned. I still enjoy using the tube amps at times, however, my overall preference is probably the Quilter. You really won't know unless you try it, as 1847 mentioned. If you don't mind the money upfront, there are places you buy a Quilter with a 30 or 45 return policy. The Quilter "Block" style heads are also interesting, maybe with a Front Liner. It is all really a matter of personal preference.
Gave my Pro Block 200 and Frontliner 2 x 8W a run for the first time with the rest of the guys yesterday. To early to give a definitive verdict, but I'm liking it so far but have some to learn about getting exactly what I want from it. I had too many new things to play with yesterday!
i agree, a small amp can by awesome, i especially like that quilter.
i just question why we always have to play super loud. the biggest reason is, everyone has been playing super loud for so long that they have lost a bit of their hearing. we have to turn up because we are deaf.
i still have most of my hearing and i would like to keep it. instead of turning up the harp... have everyone use a small amp and mic it all!
1847-I totally agree that some veteran musicians have hearing loss. I rarely go to open jams because of loud volume. This includes some good "invite only" jams where the players are good but play too freaking loud! I did go to one last week that had sane volume levels. Since I was up most of the night,I brought my own harp specific amp. I was plenty loud on 5,with my mic volume up a little over 1/2 way. Compare that to another jam I attended where the amp wasn't loud enough with everything cranked to the max!
Another thing- at the jam last week,the 2 guitarists had their amps on tilt stands. I loved that idea,so I improvised and slid an ashtray under the front of my amp. That helps a lot!
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Yo Dennis! I hope all is well, my man. Personally, I like the Quilters. I had the opportunity to play through one. It was crazy loud and pretty toneful. I didn't find it as toneful as the communal Mini Meteor that passed through both of our hands. (I wonder who has that amp now?)
Right now, I have two physically small amps that sound great. One is the Harpgear Double Trouble with 2x8"s. I will probably never sell that amp. The second is a Mission Chicago 32-20 with a single 12". The Mission is a little louder, but not a whole lot louder. It's a great amp, but it doesn't do low volume as well as the Double Trouble.
