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I love my Deluxe Reverb, but my Quilter sounds great, weighs nothing, and never blows tubes or fuses

@bbencemusic It's hard to do an accurate volume comparison, because their volumes work differently. The Deluxe just has the one volume knob (for each channel), and it doesn't really get "louder" after, I wanna say, around 5. It just breaks up more. The Quilter has a master volume, which keeps getting louder all the way up, and a gain knob which boosts the signal and provides breakup. As for overall loudness, it can get every bit as loud as a cranked Deluxe, but not with just the master volume; the gain has to be up, too. Which is interesting because, operationally, it's different from the Deluxe, but ultimately gives the same results. It even has a "limiter" knob that can further dial in a similar compression of an overdriven Deluxe. In this video, the Deluxe was at about 2.5, and the Quilter's master volume was at halfway, with the gain turned almost all the way down. So, if the master on the Quilter was all the way up, theoretically, it would be the same volume as the Deluxe at 4 or 5, and then you've still got the Quilter's gain knob to push it more. With both knobs at max, it should be at least as loud and overdriven as a fully-maxed Deluxe, but I'm not able to test that without making the neighbors really mad. I've played outdoor gigs, with a full band and loud drummer, with the SuperBlock in a 2x12 cab and not going into the PA, and it was plenty loud enough. I did have to turn the gain pretty high, but the Deluxe probably would have maxed out its clean headroom by that stage as well. If you want a lot of clean headroom, more like a Twin, Quilter's Pro or Tone Block series would be the way to go. Hope this helps!

⁠thank you!

Unless you play a lot of surf music, I'd suggest getting the "compact" version - it fits better on a pedalboard. It sounds just as lush as the full-size version but the springs are shorter, so it doesn't have as much surf "drip" as the big one. Which, again, unless you're playing surf music, that isn't a big deal.

Thank you, do you usually run ghe surfey bear in front or in the loop?

@@TR-uw2sp I play it in front for surf, in the loop for everything else

Another quilter SB US and surfybear user here. I use the metal and love it. I might actually “downgrade” to a compact at some point because I feel it might suit my needs even better than the larger metal since the compact includes a second mixer preset, is significantly smaller, and achieves a surfy enough sound to keep me happy.

I was genuinely surprised. Quilter pretty much nailed the Fender sound, but you do need real springs to get the full vibe. Have you ever tried a Surfybear reverb unit? I love mine.

I have bypassed the switch and soldered cables for my bridge humbucker straight. It did not help. I hear a crackling sound in the background when I play expressively. When I play lightly or turn down the volume knob - this crackling disappears. I tried to narrow the issue and left my MXR 10 band eq only. Guitar-eq-headphones. I hear the crackling so loud this way, but it also disappears when I turn down the input volume on the eq, having my guitar volume up all the way. I am in despair. If anyone has fresh ideas - I will be much grateful!

This fix is specifically for the pickup selector switch. Since the crackling only happened in the middle switch position, it was easy to determine that it was the source. Your issue could be due to anything from a loose output jack, dirty or faulty volume knob, soldering problems, pickup problems, or even just the guitar cable you're using. Sometimes, electronic contact cleaner (like De-oxit) can help. That's how I fixed my crackling volume knob prior to fixing this switch. I sprayed the cleaner into the little hole inside the knob ("potentiometer"), and kept turning it back and forth. I could feel where it was a little less smooth while turning, and worked that spot.

Not a single female there. Another obvious sign its funnel webs.