For those wondering what a Quilter MicroPro200-8 sounds like with a good player in a live situation here is Westside Andy playing through his with a full band...Solos...intro A harp @10.35 D harp @15.30 A harp (and my fav solo at 24mins G harp 3rd pos.) @30.40 A harp 1st pos. @40.42 C harp @50.25C harp @59.25 C harp. To my ears this 8inch speaker Amp delivers!
This is probably the first solid state amp I'd ever considering buying because for a long time, the distortion from solid state was always on the odd numbered overtones, which always sounded harsh and unnatural, and this one works more like the way a tube amp does by distorting the even numbered overtones. James Harman is using a Quilter as his main amp these days, tho the model he uses is the Aviator.
This cuts through the mix better than most amps I've seen over the years with 8 inch speakers, but I heard a harp player going thru this amp, but the version he had used a 10 inch speaker and had bigger, fatter bottom end and middle that cut thru the mix even better than this does and in case he had to play a really loud gig, he bought himself a Squeal Killer and since these amps are 100 watt amps, with the Squeal Killer, he can get just as loud as a 6-10 100 watt Harp King with a lot less weight to drag around.
There's a newer version of this called the Mach 2, which not only has the simulation of a Tweed amp, but also the Brown Amps like the Concert and Vibroverb, plus one they call American Surf, which is actually a simulation of a mid 60's black faced Fender like a Super Reverb or Twin Reverb. ---------- Sincerely, Barbeque Bob Maglinte Boston, MA http://www.barbequebob.com CD available at http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/bbmaglinte
I've been experimenting with a Micropro 8" which definitely shows promise. Since this is a guitar amp capable of very high gain I'd be interested to know what others are using to pad the input. All the best, Jay
If you put it on the setting called The Full Q, it's default setting is simulating an amp with EL84's. If you put it on the Tweed setting, it's more like Tung Sols 5881's or 6V6's. One thing to remember is that unlike using most Fender tube amps, the tone controls are active rather than passive and so what you you'd be setting up on a Fender tube amps is often gonna have to be totally different and so, just like most solid state amps, either side of half way up you're boosting or cutting for real wheras most Fender tube amps use passive tone controls, where when turned up all the way, it's at the pre set Factory setting and the only thing the tone controls actually do is cut. The first thing I'd do is set the treble at 1 or 2 at the absolute highest and then find something that works for your ears. ---------- Sincerely, Barbeque Bob Maglinte Boston, MA http://www.barbequebob.com CD available at http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/bbmaglinte
not sure why there is a need to pad the input. you want the amp on the verge of feedback. its not going to feedback while you are playing, you will need to aggressively work the volume control once you stop playing. we used a quilter just last week. i plugged my mic into the lone wolf terminator and split the signal line A into the bella ep echo into my bassman,and line B into the quilter which had a 12 inch speaker.. i absolutely love the lone wolf terminator pedal. super cool people there at lone wolf.
i am a bit nervous, i will be talking to pat quilter in the next day or two. i really do not need another amp. especially one that emulates the amps i already have. LOL
Lone Wolf Mojo Pad works well. Small, light, doesn't need power. Reason for padding input is to make it less touchy. Pad seems to have a slight positive effect on tone, meaning slight fatter/darker tone. Using a 12 inch HD version. Not desirable for me to aggressively work the volume control on the mic. Using Channel 1, max gain is below 9 O'clock with Mast 1 at about 12 O'clock, without pad. With pad, max gain is about 2 O'clock with Mast 1 about 2 O'clock +. Using a bullet mic with Heumann element. Using the pad, these settings are just out of feedback without any big concern for where I stand. Convenient to leave gain setting and work Mast 1 as desired. Max volume is the same with or without pad, only knob position and tone changes (slightly). It certainly can be used without any feedback suppressor, though. I have spoken to Randy at Lone Wolf about a switchable pad with optional settings and relayed amp impressions regarding harp to Pat Quilter. Both Shure CR and Heumann elements work fine with the amp, but Greg's element seems to work a little better.
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Question: Because this is solid state, not driving tubes, will it produce pretty much the same sound regardless of volume (except for the driving of the speakers)? -- meaning it has a broad range of use volume-wise.
Pretty much the same, yes. Exactly the same, not quite. Just as good, if not better, yes, but that is a matter of taste/opinion. After a little familiarization with the controls, you can produce same kind of sound regardless of volume. I actually prefer it to my tube amps, overall.
1847, Don't have a way of recording at the moment. Not sure how to post video anyway. Best way to get an accurate idea is to try it anyway, whichever one you might be interested in. That's how I decided. Videos just helped peak my curiosity. A couple of places online offer a 45 day return policy if you change your mind. Which is how I got mine. I've had it a couple weeks and expect to keep it though. Mojo Pad is inexpensive and Randy may also offer a return policy.
pretty easy to record now a days. you can use your smart phone to record, then just push a button, it sends it to you tube. next time your band plays out, just film it, post it on facebook or snapchat. its never been easier to record. selling the recording is another story entirely. ----------
