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Quilter Bass Block

#101
chrisparks said:
The actual damping factor for the Bass Block is approximately 40, which may not seem very high, but it is sufficient to reduce load-dependent frequency variations to less than 0.2dB, while leaving just a bit of "warmth" to avoid an overly sterile sound...
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Pat Quilter's whole post makes sense to me.

There are sonic tradeoffs involved in pursuing very high damping factors (and/or very low THD figures). It looks to me like Pat is giving priority to the things that really matter to the ears, rather than chasing theoretical technical ideals that look impressive on paper but are mis-guided.
 
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#103
takeout said:
This is a great review, esp. with the comparison to an amp a lot of people are familiar with. This description fits one of my gigs to a "T" - if I can get a sense of how it would do for more aggressive styles (e.g., punk), it might tip me over.
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For the QBB800 to replace my 1001RB, I had to vet this amp to play all styles of music and that includes very aggressive playing/slamming. This amp handled all I threw at it...!
 
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DukeLeJeune said:
Pat Quilter's whole post makes sense to me.

There are sonic tradeoffs involved in pursuing very high damping factors (and/or very low THD figures). It looks to me like Pat is giving priority to the things that really matter to the ears, rather than chasing theoretical technical ideals that look impressive on paper but are mis-guided.
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B-but I'm all about misguided ideals!

Mike Barry said:
First gig report playing thru my spankin new QBB800; 3 gigs with 3 different bands with 3 great drummers. All were blowen away by the new amp.
I've been a GK guy for many moons; 1001RB and NEO 12 and 15 cabs. During the first song on the first gig the drummer and I just started grinning at each other; I could tell right away this was a much better sounding set up for me, (which says a lot). This amp responds very well to my playing style, (lots of dynamics - whisper to a roar, when appropriate), and each note carries a different weight to it than my GK head; this is hard to verbalize but bottom line this is a very responsive and musical amp. Very easy to dial in a great sound, minimal tweaking on the first gig; plug and play after that. For reference, I play older P basses strung with EB Cobalt Flats through either the GK NEO 12 or 15 or both depending on the gig.
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When you say "responsive and musical" do you mean simply that it translates what you're doing at the bass very well to the speaker or that there's something more going on? A "tubey" squish (for lack of a better term) in the low end, for instance? A bit of dynamically responsive compression can be good or not so good -- it exists in infinite variety, and it depends on what you like. I agree that it's hard to verbalize! Feel is even harder to nail down (in speech and performance) than tone -- or it feels that way to me, lately, anyway. (serious rimshot)
 
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"It's so choice. If you have the means, I highly recommend picking one up."
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#109
In a word totally unreal. I love the sound just like it was set up right out of the box. there's a lot on tap with this little guy. as a matter of fact I'm going to a/b it against my 751 on Monday. My knowledge is limited I had to leave to go get some new strings. But in the 20 minutes I spent on it I just got to say it's totally worth it. And I've got the other thousand watt class D that just came out at the same price.
 
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#110
GBass001 said:
In a word totally unreal. I love the sound just like it was set up right out of the box. there's a lot on tap with this little guy. as a matter of fact I'm going to a/b it against my 751 on Monday. My knowledge is limited I had to leave to go get some new strings. But in the 20 minutes I spent on it I just got to say it's totally worth it. And I've got the other thousand watt class D that just came out at the same price.
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Abe Froman's take: "The F112 is a hard push. If you can get that cab dancing Chicago style without a thermal shutdown, the BB800 (@ 8-ohms) is OK in my sausage book."

Cheers!
 
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MarkA said:
B-but I'm all about misguided ideals!


When you say "responsive and musical" do you mean simply that it translates what you're doing at the bass very well to the speaker or that there's something more going on? A "tubey" squish (for lack of a better term) in the low end, for instance? A bit of dynamically responsive compression can be good or not so good -- it exists in infinite variety, and it depends on what you like. I agree that it's hard to verbalize! Feel is even harder to nail down (in speech and performance) than tone -- or it feels that way to me, lately, anyway. (serious rimshot)
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Yes on the both assumptions; not sure I'd call it 'tubey squish' because there are no tubes in this amp, but you are headed in the right direction; rim shot and TAKE ME UP TO THE BRIDGE!!
 
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#119
Bassoballs said:
View attachment 940382 View attachment 940385 I recently acquired a Starr Tribute from the classifieds. This is my first Spector bass so I jumped in and researched incessantly. I've read the last 1500 pages on here so I figured I might as well get onboard.
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Mike Barry said:
Yes, sell them all...lol; seriously folk, looks like Tapestry Music in BC carries Quilter products; reach out to them for availability on the QBB800 so you and the pedals can check this rig out for yourself...
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You know what's hilarious about this one? I sold 4 pedals to get this.. :woot:;):thumbsup:
(Irony can be ironic - can't it?)
 
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