NGD: Quilter Superblock US

Samurai

Joined: Mar 14, 2006
Posts: 2281
Kiev, Ukraine
Ukraine

Posted on May 25 2022 01:59 AM

CrazyAces wrote:

I'm considering purchasing both the US and UK models.
I really appreciate hearing about everyone's experiences with these.

I never had a chance to compare, but US is a killer)

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Badger

Joined: Nov 16, 2013
Posts: 4536
Wisconsin
United States

Posted on May 25 2022 10:08 AM

CrazyAces wrote:

I'm considering purchasing both the US and UK models.
I really appreciate hearing about everyone's experiences with these.

Jeff,
So far (headphone eval only) my favorites are the '57 and the '61 * - either with the "Norm" cab emulation but I also like BRT with the '57. If not overdriven it's got some nice meat that will cut above the mix, like a 50w Bassman if you want to use a Strat to get your Buddy Holly on. So far, wanted to keep it objective so no pedals in front of the unit yet. I need to get a simple decent single 10" enclosure and this will be my noodling around the house setup into the afterlife.

You're familiar enough with Quilter's approach that you won't be surprised when I say that the tone controls REALLY work and do stuff. The on-board Reverb is Very good. Have fun.

The '65 isn't "bad" it's just not my favorite since I have a benchmark of a lovely '65 Princeton in mind so that bar is pretty high.

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Wes
SoCal ex-pat with a snow shovel

DISCLAIMER: The above is opinion/suggestion only & should not be used for mission planning/navigation, tweaking of instruments, beverage selection, or wardrobe choices.

Last edited: May 25, 2022 10:09:50

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Samurai

Joined: Mar 14, 2006
Posts: 2281
Kiev, Ukraine
Ukraine

Posted on May 25 2022 12:13 PM

Badger wrote:

CrazyAces wrote:

I'm considering purchasing both the US and UK models.
I really appreciate hearing about everyone's experiences with these.

Jeff,
So far (headphone eval only) my favorites are the '57 and the '61 * - either with the "Norm" cab emulation but I also like BRT with the '57. If not overdriven it's got some nice meat that will cut above the mix, like a 50w Bassman if you want to use a Strat to get your Buddy Holly on. So far, wanted to keep it objective so no pedals in front of the unit yet. I need to get a simple decent single 10" enclosure and this will be my noodling around the house setup into the afterlife.

You're familiar enough with Quilter's approach that you won't be surprised when I say that the tone controls REALLY work and do stuff. The on-board Reverb is Very good. Have fun.

The '65 isn't "bad" it's just not my favorite since I have a benchmark of a lovely '65 Princeton in mind so that bar is pretty high.

I’ve never played a Princeton or other Blackface, I think that is why I like 65 in Quilter so much)))

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Waikiki Makaki surf-rock band from Ukraine

https://linktr.ee/waikikimakaki

Lost Diver

https://lostdiver.bandcamp.com
https://soundcloud.com/vitaly-yakushin

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CrazyAces

Joined: Jul 31, 2012
Posts: 4053
Nashville, TN.
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Posted on May 25 2022 12:42 PM

Thanks for the reviews and impressions Wes, Mike and Vitaly!
I'm thinking both units would be great to have in my shop/showroom to provide a variety of sounds to players that stop by to check guitars out...without turning on all my tube amps, ha ha.

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revmike

Joined: Feb 26, 2006
Posts: 3852
North Atlantic
Canada

Posted on May 25 2022 01:04 PM

Hey Jeff,

Both would be ideal. I really think Quilter hit it out of the park with these Superblocks. When I’m not going direct, the US sounds great through a Green Based cabinet with a Warehouse Guitar G10CS speaker. The reverb is ok for ambient type sound, but not drippy. My fave voicing is the 57 with the normal 12” cabinet voicing. I have also used it for recording with a Fender tank in front of it. It takes reverb and pedals really well.

Rev

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Badger

Joined: Nov 16, 2013
Posts: 4536
Wisconsin
United States

Posted on May 25 2022 07:34 PM

CrazyAces wrote:

I'm thinking both units would be great to have in my shop/showroom to provide a variety of sounds to players that stop by to check guitars out...without turning on all my tube amps, ha ha.

Actually, I think that would be a genius purpose for both of those. I can see some "Nashville cat" just grabbing a guitar or two, a couple of pedals with a Superblock on the board next to them and being pretty self-contained.

Wishing you all the best down there in what I've learned was (very briefly) the State of Franklin.

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Wes
SoCal ex-pat with a snow shovel

DISCLAIMER: The above is opinion/suggestion only & should not be used for mission planning/navigation, tweaking of instruments, beverage selection, or wardrobe choices.

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Samurai

Joined: Mar 14, 2006
Posts: 2281
Kiev, Ukraine
Ukraine

Posted on May 27 2022 04:58 AM

revmike wrote:

Hey Jeff,

Both would be ideal. I really think Quilter hit it out of the park with these Superblocks. When I’m not going direct, the US sounds great through a Green Based cabinet with a Warehouse Guitar G10CS speaker. The reverb is ok for ambient type sound, but not drippy. My fave voicing is the 57 with the normal 12” cabinet voicing. I have also used it for recording with a Fender tank in front of it. It takes reverb and pedals really well.

Rev

Reverb is ok, but I surely would prefer a tremolo onboard)

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Waikiki Makaki surf-rock band from Ukraine

https://linktr.ee/waikikimakaki

Lost Diver

https://lostdiver.bandcamp.com
https://soundcloud.com/vitaly-yakushin

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CrazyAces

Joined: Jul 31, 2012
Posts: 4053
Nashville, TN.
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Posted on May 27 2022 09:17 AM

Thanks guys!
Wes, you suggesting I had a "genius purpose" for any design just made my day, Ha Ha.
We'll see how much longer I can talk myself out of these great, little devices.
Probably not much longer.

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Badger

Joined: Nov 16, 2013
Posts: 4536
Wisconsin
United States

Posted on May 27 2022 04:11 PM

I just remember from pics you've shared you have some neat little speaker cabs sitting around that would raise their hand to perform demo-duty with a little Quilter.

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Wes
SoCal ex-pat with a snow shovel

DISCLAIMER: The above is opinion/suggestion only & should not be used for mission planning/navigation, tweaking of instruments, beverage selection, or wardrobe choices.

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Samurai Joined: Mar 14, 2006 Posts: 2281 Kiev, Ukraine	Posted on May 25 2022 01:59 AM CrazyAces wrote: I'm considering purchasing both the US and UK models. I really appreciate hearing about everyone's experiences with these. I never had a chance to compare, but US is a killer) — Waikiki Makaki surf-rock band from Ukraine https://linktr.ee/waikikimakaki Lost Diver https://lostdiver.bandcamp.com https://soundcloud.com/vitaly-yakushin Top
Badger Joined: Nov 16, 2013 Posts: 4536 Wisconsin	Posted on May 25 2022 10:08 AM CrazyAces wrote: I'm considering purchasing both the US and UK models. I really appreciate hearing about everyone's experiences with these. Jeff, So far (headphone eval only) my favorites are the '57 and the '61 * - either with the "Norm" cab emulation but I also like BRT with the '57. If not overdriven it's got some nice meat that will cut above the mix, like a 50w Bassman if you want to use a Strat to get your Buddy Holly on. So far, wanted to keep it objective so no pedals in front of the unit yet. I need to get a simple decent single 10" enclosure and this will be my noodling around the house setup into the afterlife. You're familiar enough with Quilter's approach that you won't be surprised when I say that the tone controls REALLY work and do stuff. The on-board Reverb is Very good. Have fun. The '65 isn't "bad" it's just not my favorite since I have a benchmark of a lovely '65 Princeton in mind so that bar is pretty high. — Wes SoCal ex-pat with a snow shovel DISCLAIMER: The above is opinion/suggestion only & should not be used for mission planning/navigation, tweaking of instruments, beverage selection, or wardrobe choices. Last edited: May 25, 2022 10:09:50 Top
Samurai Joined: Mar 14, 2006 Posts: 2281 Kiev, Ukraine	Posted on May 25 2022 12:13 PM Badger wrote: CrazyAces wrote: I'm considering purchasing both the US and UK models. I really appreciate hearing about everyone's experiences with these. Jeff, So far (headphone eval only) my favorites are the '57 and the '61 * - either with the "Norm" cab emulation but I also like BRT with the '57. If not overdriven it's got some nice meat that will cut above the mix, like a 50w Bassman if you want to use a Strat to get your Buddy Holly on. So far, wanted to keep it objective so no pedals in front of the unit yet. I need to get a simple decent single 10" enclosure and this will be my noodling around the house setup into the afterlife. You're familiar enough with Quilter's approach that you won't be surprised when I say that the tone controls REALLY work and do stuff. The on-board Reverb is Very good. Have fun. The '65 isn't "bad" it's just not my favorite since I have a benchmark of a lovely '65 Princeton in mind so that bar is pretty high. I’ve never played a Princeton or other Blackface, I think that is why I like 65 in Quilter so much))) — Waikiki Makaki surf-rock band from Ukraine https://linktr.ee/waikikimakaki Lost Diver https://lostdiver.bandcamp.com https://soundcloud.com/vitaly-yakushin Top
CrazyAces Joined: Jul 31, 2012 Posts: 4053 Nashville, TN.	Posted on May 25 2022 12:42 PM Thanks for the reviews and impressions Wes, Mike and Vitaly! I'm thinking both units would be great to have in my shop/showroom to provide a variety of sounds to players that stop by to check guitars out...without turning on all my tube amps, ha ha. — http://www.facebook.com/CrazyAcesMusic http://www.youtube.com/user/crazyacesrock http://www.reverbnation.com/crazyacesmusic Top
revmike Joined: Feb 26, 2006 Posts: 3852 North Atlantic	Posted on May 25 2022 01:04 PM Hey Jeff, Both would be ideal. I really think Quilter hit it out of the park with these Superblocks. When I’m not going direct, the US sounds great through a Green Based cabinet with a Warehouse Guitar G10CS speaker. The reverb is ok for ambient type sound, but not drippy. My fave voicing is the 57 with the normal 12” cabinet voicing. I have also used it for recording with a Fender tank in front of it. It takes reverb and pedals really well. Rev — Canadian Surf http://www.urbansurfkings.com/ Top
Badger Joined: Nov 16, 2013 Posts: 4536 Wisconsin	Posted on May 25 2022 07:34 PM CrazyAces wrote: I'm thinking both units would be great to have in my shop/showroom to provide a variety of sounds to players that stop by to check guitars out...without turning on all my tube amps, ha ha. Actually, I think that would be a genius purpose for both of those. I can see some "Nashville cat" just grabbing a guitar or two, a couple of pedals with a Superblock on the board next to them and being pretty self-contained. Wishing you all the best down there in what I've learned was (very briefly) the State of Franklin. — Wes SoCal ex-pat with a snow shovel DISCLAIMER: The above is opinion/suggestion only & should not be used for mission planning/navigation, tweaking of instruments, beverage selection, or wardrobe choices. Top
Samurai Joined: Mar 14, 2006 Posts: 2281 Kiev, Ukraine	Posted on May 27 2022 04:58 AM revmike wrote: Hey Jeff, Both would be ideal. I really think Quilter hit it out of the park with these Superblocks. When I’m not going direct, the US sounds great through a Green Based cabinet with a Warehouse Guitar G10CS speaker. The reverb is ok for ambient type sound, but not drippy. My fave voicing is the 57 with the normal 12” cabinet voicing. I have also used it for recording with a Fender tank in front of it. It takes reverb and pedals really well. Rev Reverb is ok, but I surely would prefer a tremolo onboard) — Waikiki Makaki surf-rock band from Ukraine https://linktr.ee/waikikimakaki Lost Diver https://lostdiver.bandcamp.com https://soundcloud.com/vitaly-yakushin Top
CrazyAces Joined: Jul 31, 2012 Posts: 4053 Nashville, TN.	Posted on May 27 2022 09:17 AM Thanks guys! Wes, you suggesting I had a "genius purpose" for any design just made my day, Ha Ha. We'll see how much longer I can talk myself out of these great, little devices. Probably not much longer. — http://www.facebook.com/CrazyAcesMusic http://www.youtube.com/user/crazyacesrock http://www.reverbnation.com/crazyacesmusic Top
Badger Joined: Nov 16, 2013 Posts: 4536 Wisconsin	Posted on May 27 2022 04:11 PM I just remember from pics you've shared you have some neat little speaker cabs sitting around that would raise their hand to perform demo-duty with a little Quilter. — Wes SoCal ex-pat with a snow shovel DISCLAIMER: The above is opinion/suggestion only & should not be used for mission planning/navigation, tweaking of instruments, beverage selection, or wardrobe choices. Top

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