Well done this is the first video that confirms for me that all my micro pro mach 2 needs is a fender cabinet loaded with jensens and an actual spring reverb tank.
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.
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.
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.
@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!
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Well done this is the first video that confirms for me that all my micro pro mach 2 needs is a fender cabinet loaded with jensens and an actual spring reverb tank.
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 havent tried the surfey bear but have been eyeing them up. I might grab one now based upon what I just heard here
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.
what is the volume difference between the two? is the Quilter with a cabinet enough for the stage?
@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!