Sunday, October 15, 2017

AMPLIFIER-QUILTER 45 Micro Block amp...at $150.00 USD this is a serious look at the shape of things to come

  QUILTER 45 MICRO BLOCK AMPLIFIER  


$150.00 USD



Simple a 45 watt amp in a standard B type pedal.
Into a 4ohm load it is 45 watts into the more likely load of an 8 ohm load it is 33 watts.
Just loud enough for a club.
(Remember that the Vox AC30 squeaks by)
Perhaps you are  think of running your FX in stereo?
Definitely a good a practice amp. Last but definitely not least ..a cheap back up amp.

It has 3 fixed sounds. A Dead clean Fender sound, a more mid range sound and a crunch sound.
The dead clean sound sounds good to me. The others ...Pro? No!
There are a few others amps that come in a relatively standard pedal size on the market but they are either toys like the EH or like the Duncan need a preamp and are more money. This has 'just' enough power. The Fender sound is quite usable and your pedals should/could take care of the rest.

It comes with PS-24 a pro 72 watt power supply. This guarantees some decent headroom.

Quilter have been making a series of small lunch box size guitar amps for a few years.
If nothing else they have a good record of solid build and reliability.

My only beef is it would be ideal if they offered a 50 watt RMS into 8 ohms model.
A compact amp cries out for an equally compact single 12 cabinet.
All the desirable speakers like the Celestion, Eminence and Jensen only come in 16 or 8 ohms.







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