Just got mine. WOW! I've owned in the past or still own early JTM45s up to JCM 2000s, '64AC30TB, Many of the Fenders from 52to 72, Gibson's, Bruno,and lots of others and this Quilter is a revelation. You really have understand that the controls are interactive and very powerful, but when you learn how to dial it in, its killer. It compresses just like a tube amp and the dynamic response to picking pressure is something else. It's areal step forward.
@@marshallohio5512 It's definitely not sales hype. I own the head version of this amp. It's crazy loud and powerful. I have never been able to turn it up above roughly 120w on the master dial because it's so loud.
@@scottlowe8657 I recently purchased the head version from Musician Friends , which is still on back order ! ! I so hope the amp sounds as great as the review demos on CZcams ! I had a DV Mark EVO 1 that I returned since the amp just sounded bland !
I recently gigged (Blues / Country Rock ) with a new home built amp head. The Amp was a completely fake tube head conversion. Everyone was totally blown away by Amp performance. Several other band's guitarist were asking questions, and freaked out when I turned amp head around. I was playing through a Quilter Mach lll with a TC Spark clean boost in effects loop with a TC compressor and EQ in front. I built a single button floor switch for channel switching. What a total blast I had !! Plans in using another Quilter Mach lll in same in four amp voicings !! For now, I switched between Plexi and Vox settings. Love 😅
These are impressive. Amps no longer have to be tube to sound good. That is officially over. PS. As well all get older size matters. 4lbs wins the day.
I'm still on the fence. Maybe they don't need to be tube to sound good but maybe they need to be tube to sound great. Having said that, the vesatility, low weight and ability to sound the same at various volume levels is very attractive. I'm going to try one.
LOVE my Mach 3, best amp I've owned hands down. It's light (I just carried it up two flights of stairs with one hand without switching sides). The different settings are wonderfully varied and each is amazing. It's tough to choose which I like best. The reverb actually sounds great. The distortion is great. It's incredibly powerful. Looking forward to my foot controller and an extension cab to kick this up another notch. Speaking of which, can anyone please suggest an extension cab? I expected there to be a Mach 3 cab like the Micro Pro extension for the Mach 2.
@@LuxeFilmography the Quilter Three Position foot switch. Nick Graham at Sweetwater hooked me up, give him a shout! Super helpful and they're shipping fast!
@@LuxeFilmography BTW, I asked Quilter if they're planning a Mach 3 cab like they did for the Mach 2. They said no, recommended the 12" CB which again, got through Sweetwater. Super prompt and helpful response.
After watching this, I am thinking several things. First, I could ear RJ play all day, honestly man, I don't know if you have released an album so far but I want to ear more. About the amp : I already own a ToneKing Falcon Grande, which sounds great but cost me a kidney and ruins my back every time I need to take it to a gig : the Quilter costs at least half the money, weights at least half the weight, so what ? tubes amp are for rich, purist heavy lifters ? I don't know, but I am serirously thinking about selling my Toneking (and my trusty Quilter Micro Pro Mach 1) and purchase this one. I think I can't go wrong !!!!
@@mattacjones yes I sold it last year, but I am still searching for something small, light and powerful. I had faith in the latest 1x10" Mesa Boogie Mark V but the brand is no more available in Europe... Can you believe THIS !?
@@mattacjones those amps are very hard to find in Europe and they don't come cheap for stuff being manufactured in China. For the price of the Mach3 I Can have European made stuff such as Koch amp or Engl ...
@@mattacjonesThe Mach 3 has everything I need.... the only thing missing IS a ''made in the USA'' on the back ... I Guess I will have to find a Micro Pro Mach 2....
Probably because it's a solid-state amp. However, I suspect that all you'd need to do is turn the Speaker Volume down to 0 watts and adjust the direct out's level with the Signal Out control.
Yes, you can. There are also separate master volumes for the speaker out and the di out. You do not have to disconnect the speaker to silence it, just turn the volume off to the speaker.
it comes with a switch if you order an amp and a switch. I mean, you can complain about an amp that it doesn't come with the switch. others will moan that they can't buy the amp without it. I think Quilter is being flexible offering it separately.
Any thoughts on what this might sound like into an Avatar 2x12 loaded with Creamback M65's? That's the cab I've got and this is the amp I'm looking at.
Yes these are great sounding and versatile amps but why TF do they put the controls on the back of the amp. When your at a gig and your amp is behind you and want to make a tweak on your amp, how are you going to easily see the controls? Especially if you have the amp tilted or up off the ground. Just pet peeve. Form over function? Design flaw? Comments?
and so there we were with the controls on the front... and everyone seemed to complain that they were pointing forwards... unless they were tilted up. There is no good solution that satisfies everyone except a detachable head. So we did that too. On the bright side, you can still find older Aviators out there that have controls on the front, so this isn't totally out of the question. ;)
My exact sentiments ! 💯 I use an amp stand to get my amp off the floor . I'm seated within arms reach for minor tweaks on the fly. Wouldn't want it any other way. Nice sounding amp though and great playing !
No tenemos el manual del Mach 3 en espanol. Tienes alguna pregunta especifica? Quizas podrias descargar el PDF de nuestra website en ingles y usar Google translate? www.quilterlabs.com/pages/user-manuals
Tengo el manual que viene con el amplificador. Y sí... lo he traducido mal que bien con Google. El amplificador es genial para mí, no tengo ninguna queja, salvo las especificaciones, que son en inglés. Os recuerdo que existen millones de hispanohablantes, sería un buen detalle comercial en el futuro. Un saludo.
I keep listening to this one. I admit I liked the look of the Micro Pro Mach 2 better ... and it was made in the USA !!! It disapoint me a little to the the entire line is made in China now. So what ? is there no High End Transistor amp made in the USA anymore ? Henriksen still builts in the USA, but it has 10% of the features of the Quilter ....
That’s not entirely true. It does excel with clean/low mid but also mid gain rock settings as well. It’s not an amp for metal heads but will definitely work for any rock band out there. Works for me at least.
Just got mine. WOW! I've owned in the past or still own early JTM45s up to JCM 2000s, '64AC30TB, Many of the Fenders from 52to 72, Gibson's, Bruno,and lots of others and this Quilter is a revelation. You really have understand that the controls are interactive and very powerful, but when you learn how to dial it in, its killer. It compresses just like a tube amp and the dynamic response to picking pressure is something else. It's areal step forward.
? The power range up to 200 Watts seems to be sales hype , or can this amp produce strong clean tones ? Thanks
@@marshallohio5512 Yep.
@@c.p.1589 +1 confirmation
@@marshallohio5512 It's definitely not sales hype. I own the head version of this amp. It's crazy loud and powerful. I have never been able to turn it up above roughly 120w on the master dial because it's so loud.
@@scottlowe8657
I recently purchased the head version from Musician Friends , which is still on back order ! ! I so hope the amp sounds as great as the review demos on CZcams ! I had a DV Mark EVO 1 that I returned since the amp just sounded bland !
RJ does the best amp demos. The other demo's of the quilters showed me nothing. This was great, the way to do it
I recently gigged (Blues / Country Rock ) with a new home built amp head. The Amp was a completely fake tube head conversion. Everyone was totally blown away by Amp performance. Several other band's guitarist were asking questions, and freaked out when I turned amp head around. I was playing through a Quilter Mach lll with a TC Spark clean boost in effects loop with a TC compressor and EQ in front. I built a single button floor switch for channel switching. What a total blast I had !! Plans in using another Quilter Mach lll in same in four amp voicings !! For now, I switched between Plexi and Vox settings. Love 😅
Oh wow. This looks and sounds FANTASTIC!
I just received this match 3, it is just amazing ! Thank you to the brilliant designer of this more than perfect amp
Oh man I am so pumped for this amp; what a beast.
I would probably want to buy anything after watching & listening to RJ play it on youtube lol
ordering one tomorrow...
sounds great!!!
Where from?
@@mossstephen1066 quilter directly
12:12 is a really good part of the demo
That sound with the humbuckers from 3:33 was beautiful; and much as I like dirt, it was nicer than the crunchier (to my ears), line out 3:40.
These are impressive. Amps no longer have to be tube to sound good. That is officially over. PS. As well all get older size matters.
4lbs wins the day.
I'm still on the fence. Maybe they don't need to be tube to sound good but maybe they need to be tube to sound great. Having said that, the vesatility, low weight and ability to sound the same at various volume levels is very attractive. I'm going to try one.
Killer playing! Any chance that backing track from the intro is available somewhere?
I wonder if the low-end fartyness could be dialed out of the gain?
1:36, so good!
Huge tones!!!!
What's that backing track at the beginning?
LOVE my Mach 3, best amp I've owned hands down. It's light (I just carried it up two flights of stairs with one hand without switching sides). The different settings are wonderfully varied and each is amazing. It's tough to choose which I like best. The reverb actually sounds great. The distortion is great. It's incredibly powerful. Looking forward to my foot controller and an extension cab to kick this up another notch.
Speaking of which, can anyone please suggest an extension cab? I expected there to be a Mach 3 cab like the Micro Pro extension for the Mach 2.
What foot controller are you pairing with it?
@@LuxeFilmography the Quilter Three Position foot switch. Nick Graham at Sweetwater hooked me up, give him a shout! Super helpful and they're shipping fast!
@@22ddo cool, thanks!
@@LuxeFilmography BTW, I asked Quilter if they're planning a Mach 3 cab like they did for the Mach 2. They said no, recommended the 12" CB which again, got through Sweetwater. Super prompt and helpful response.
@@22ddo cool. I recently bought the TT12 from AMS and I love it.
Great opening jam reminds me of John Scofield!
Same!
After watching this, I am thinking several things.
First, I could ear RJ play all day, honestly man, I don't know if you have released an album so far but I want to ear more.
About the amp : I already own a ToneKing Falcon Grande, which sounds great but cost me a kidney and ruins my back every time I need to take it to a gig : the Quilter costs at least half the money, weights at least half the weight, so what ? tubes amp are for rich, purist heavy lifters ? I don't know, but I am serirously thinking about selling my Toneking (and my trusty Quilter Micro Pro Mach 1) and purchase this one. I think I can't go wrong !!!!
did you sell the TK? I sold mine, now on the mach 3
@@mattacjones yes I sold it last year, but I am still searching for something small, light and powerful. I had faith in the latest 1x10" Mesa Boogie Mark V but the brand is no more available in Europe... Can you believe THIS !?
@@franckrichard8077 not tempted to try the quilter?
@@mattacjones those amps are very hard to find in Europe and they don't come cheap for stuff being manufactured in China. For the price of the Mach3 I Can have European made stuff such as Koch amp or Engl ...
@@mattacjonesThe Mach 3 has everything I need.... the only thing missing IS a ''made in the USA'' on the back ... I Guess I will have to find a Micro Pro Mach 2....
Any know how low you can get the volume without losing too much tone? Looks easier than helix to get good tone. No tubes.
does anyone know if you can run this without a cab load and just use the direct out?
Probably because it's a solid-state amp. However, I suspect that all you'd need to do is turn the Speaker Volume down to 0 watts and adjust the direct out's level with the Signal Out control.
Yes, you can. There are also separate master volumes for the speaker out and the di out. You do not have to disconnect the speaker to silence it, just turn the volume off to the speaker.
aaaah they took away my favorite control from the old one "hi cut"...still getting this one
You use the Eq for that now
@@dustylense I guess, but that high cut feature was so easy to use.
I liked the 'hi-cut' and 'Tri-Q' but it seems that the majority of people prefer a traditional B/M/T tone stack.
What is that backing track?
Is this amp a good pedal platform and does it come with a foot switch to dial between channels and effects loop etc.?
A dedicated footswitch exists but doesn't come with 😕
it comes with a switch if you order an amp and a switch. I mean, you can complain about an amp that it doesn't come with the switch. others will moan that they can't buy the amp without it. I think Quilter is being flexible offering it separately.
So the aviator cub and uk cub is basically this amp but 200 watts instead of 50?
Anyone own both and can compare /comment?
Any thoughts on what this might sound like into an Avatar 2x12 loaded with Creamback M65's? That's the cab I've got and this is the amp I'm looking at.
Probably like heaven!
my 212 cabs are loaded with V30 and H75 cream. can't wait to try them on this beast.
Yes these are great sounding and versatile amps but why TF do they put the controls on the back of the amp. When your at a gig and your amp is behind you and want to make a tweak on your amp, how are you going to easily see the controls? Especially if you have the amp tilted or up off the ground. Just pet peeve. Form over function? Design flaw? Comments?
and so there we were with the controls on the front... and everyone seemed to complain that they were pointing forwards... unless they were tilted up. There is no good solution that satisfies everyone except a detachable head. So we did that too. On the bright side, you can still find older Aviators out there that have controls on the front, so this isn't totally out of the question. ;)
My exact sentiments ! 💯
I use an amp stand to get my amp off the floor . I'm seated within arms reach for minor tweaks on the fly. Wouldn't want it any other way.
Nice sounding amp though and great playing !
It does seem that people complain about any configuration. 🤣
The head is removable. You can sit it on top if u wish.
What are some of the significant differences between the Mach 3 and Mach 2?
Mach 3 has 2 channels, more voicings and 200W
www.quilterlabs.com/index.php/product/mach-3-combo/
@@QuilterLabs101 thank you! I know that the Mach 2 has different boost voicings, which one is the Mach 3 boost based on?
Sabe alguien dónde puedo conseguir un manual en español? Gracias, saludos!
No tenemos el manual del Mach 3 en espanol. Tienes alguna pregunta especifica? Quizas podrias descargar el PDF de nuestra website en ingles y usar Google translate?
www.quilterlabs.com/pages/user-manuals
Tengo el manual que viene con el amplificador. Y sí... lo he traducido mal que bien con Google.
El amplificador es genial para mí, no tengo ninguna queja, salvo las especificaciones, que son en inglés. Os recuerdo que existen millones de hispanohablantes, sería un buen detalle comercial en el futuro. Un saludo.
The Sweet position sounds like Tom Petty.
Insta-buy! 💸
I keep listening to this one. I admit I liked the look of the Micro Pro Mach 2 better ... and it was made in the USA !!! It disapoint me a little to the the entire line is made in China now. So what ? is there no High End Transistor amp made in the USA anymore ? Henriksen still builts in the USA, but it has 10% of the features of the Quilter ....
This amp is good for playing pink floyd hendrix srv please ???
Why wouldn't it be? Did you watch and listened to the video? Of course it is.
Yes.
No one has really said it but this seems to be a low gain blues/jazz amp. So less versatile than the micropro mach 2?
That’s not entirely true. It does excel with clean/low mid but also mid gain rock settings as well.
It’s not an amp for metal heads but will definitely work for any rock band out there.
Works for me at least.
This amp gets plenty of gain. Plenty!
Cleans???
14:27
3:33