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Quilter Bass Block

#942
B-line said:
Brad:

I got what you were saying. You weren't saying that it made the Puma feel like an SVT.

No, only like a V4B:roflmao:

And BTW (not a paid endorsement-unfortunately!) But the Quilter w/ a Tank1215-(maybe in red/black?) I'll wager OMG.
GOT to check my Credit Card situation:bassist:
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The Quilter with the 1012 is jaw-dropping. That's all I use anywhere I take a rig. It's rare that I find the need to crank it up, other than at sound checks to mess with people's minds.
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#943
CharlieC said:
My issues here --> NAD: Quilter Bass Block 800

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Yeah, I remember now. I'm hoping they don't make any of those changes except for removing the Master from the line out path.

I've yet to have a grounding issue so that's not needed for me.

Adjustable line out might be useful with incompetent sound people. I'd rather spend a minute or two explain to them how their board works if necessary. Teach a man to fish...

1/8" jacks by nature aren't very robust. Neither are the connectors that plug into them.

I'm not saying your wrong, just that I'm fine with the current connections and the uncluttered front end. Maybe move the mute switch a tad farther away from the gain so it is only intentionally engaged. I haven't found a bass that's too hot for the passive input but maybe someone will so I'm cool with having those choices.
 
#944
You guys using the passive or active input? I get a lot more tone and no clipping when using the passive input, and thats with an active bass and a full pedalboard. Active input sounds a good bit less juicy to my ears.
 
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AND YET, MORE BULK!

This time squaring off against the LittleMark 800 Tube! Ladies & Gents, how about a nice round of applause for the MarkBass Flight case, which adds incredible weight and size against the miniscule Quilter!!
(Took that LM on a 2-week road trip; and believe me, under those circumstances you NEED a good case for your head.)
Love the MarkBass; really good product. I was somewhat disappointed after purchase that they were no longer Italian-made. That's 'cause I'm a snob I guess. Anyway, it's a very fine piece of gear.

I have only used the Active input on the BB with (1) instrument that has a VERY hot Delano MM style pickup.
Every other instrument, Passive is fine.

Brad, those Tank Cabs look like they were made for the Quilters... I am seeing having one in the hopefully near future.
 
#949
TrevorOfDoom said:
I've never used the active input on any amp, no matter what kind of bass I was using.
Just adjust your gain accordingly.

Of course, that's not to say there aren't basses that would benefit from the padded Active input. But I'd say always try the passive first.
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They can be useful for getting an old school sound. The lower input impedance loads passive pickups and changes the entire circuit resulting in an entirely different frequency response.
 
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I have a bass with this pup in a sweet spot; along with a proprietary 2-band preamp.
To say its hot is an understatement, IME it has a greater output than even MFD's. In the passive input of the Quilter there will be clipping even at a low volume, and the tone is quite stifled. The padded active input makes a huge difference with this instrument and lets "the juices flow" so to speak. Again, that is the only instrument I've needed to do so with in the BB.

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I correct myself- NOT the only instrument that needs a padded input on the BB!
I forgot about this: (too many fine basses I guess!)
Truth TO4-004 - Truth Electric Guitar

..And its my Avatar no less! Those pups and preamp are so hot they sizzle; they are proprietary, by the builder from Japan, Norifumi Fukuhara But that bass is another story...
 
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#951
Stu_Bass said:
They can be useful for getting an old school sound. The lower input impedance loads passive pickups and changes the entire circuit resulting in an entirely different frequency response.
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Only sometimes, this is not true for many amps.
 
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#952
B-line said:
View attachment 1146310 AND YET, MORE BULK!

This time squaring off against the LittleMark 800 Tube! Ladies & Gents, how about a nice round of applause for the MarkBass Flight case, which adds incredible weight and size against the miniscule Quilter!!
(Took that LM on a 2-week road trip; and believe me, under those circumstances you NEED a good case for your head.)
Love the MarkBass; really good product. I was somewhat disappointed after purchase that they were no longer Italian-made. That's 'cause I'm a snob I guess. Anyway, it's a very fine piece of gear.

I have only used the Active input on the BB with (1) instrument that has a VERY hot Delano MM style pickup.
Every other instrument, Passive is fine.

Brad, those Tank Cabs look like they were made for the Quilters... I am seeing having one in the hopefully near future.
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#953
Mushroo said:
My latest cab acquisition is a Carvin 115MBE. It's a sealed, compact 1x15 that's meant as an extension cab for their 1x15 combo. Do you think the Quilter guitar heads would pair well with a tweeterless 15" cabinet to get that "old-school P bass with flats" tone?

The only reason I'm not "all in" on the Bass Block 800 is that I already have a powerful and loud amp, which lives at the rehearsal space. Am I crazy to think the Mini 101 + 1x15" cabinet would be a killer little home/practice rig, a "poor man's portaflex"?
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bebass said:
I have a 15 tweeterless cab lying around and will hook it up tomorrow and see what I think. Surely as a practice rig it should work just fine. I have the two nice bass amps and bought the BB800 as backup because it is so darn easy to carry. It has ended up being my main amp for the country band. That 101 Mini gets screaming loud with the right cab and I don't think you would have a volume problem for home practice - except neighbor complaints - ha ha
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OK, I checked out the Mini 101 with a 15" 30015lf based cab and a 12" 3012HO based cab. It is plenty fine for practice...BUT, I still stand by my suggestion of the 200 series. It was interesting trying the limiter - could be very useful Honestly, for the difference in price and to use as a gig backup, the 200 series, IMO, is a better value - for this application. Of course one could then argue that, for the difference in price, the BB800, designed for BASS, is the better value for this application - and that is what I think. I also think, if one wished to compromise power-wise, on a guitar/bass combo rig, that the Pro-Bloc 200 with a full range cab designed for bass, acoustic guitar, and electric guitar (there is one I tested) - could be a very versatile rig.
 
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bebass said:
OK, I checked out the Mini 101 with a 15" 30015lf based cab and a 12" 3012HO based cab. It is plenty fine for practice...BUT, I still stand by my suggestion of the 200 series. It was interesting trying the limiter - could be very useful Honestly, for the difference in price and to use as a gig backup, the 200 series, IMO, is a better value - for this application. Of course one could then argue that, for the difference in price, the BB800, designed for BASS, is the better value for this application - and that is what I think. I also think, if one wished to compromise power-wise, on a guitar/bass combo rig, that the Pro-Bloc 200 with a full range cab designed for bass, acoustic guitar, and electric guitar (there is one I tested) - could be a very versatile rig.
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I'm interested in the speaker you mentioned.
Prototype?
 
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zorf said:
I'm interested in the speaker you mentioned.
Prototype?
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The speaker designed for bass, electric guitar and acoustic guitar that I mentioned is a Bergantino HG310. I did the same test I posted using that speaker with both the 101 mini Reverb and the BB800 using several different basses, and several different electric guitars and a couple of different acoustic guitars. Basically one of the few combinations that truly work as an all around rig for any instrument. Although the 101 mini is a bit weak IMO for gigging bass except in very small rooms, and, as I posted, IMO the 200 series would be the better way to go for an all-around Guitar/Bass rig. The BB800 had the best bass sound, as it should. A good multi-distortion pedal in front (what I used) and this combination would make a guitar rig that would definitely not be left behind by the classic 4x12 stacks/100W tube head combinations; and would be a state-of-the-art gigable bass solution as well.
 
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