Quilter Bass Block

[AMJBASS]

I think the point was to have less gear to take out. To be fair, the Quilter sounds fantastic as is. The EQ section is pretty versatile for only 2 knobs. Its tough to find fault when you have it on the gig and forget about it because it sounds/feels so great.

 

[John D Harris]

OK, but 25dB/octave........pretty steep, if not a proper HPF.

The 24 dB/Octave would be with the Depth control set to fully counter-clockwise!
And as already mentioned this is not the built-in HPF.

 

[Josh Kneisel]

I don't know if I should name names but someone is working on a power amp that will fit on pedalboards.

This would be awesome. Then I just bring my board and any cab I feel like using.

 

[svtb15]

That sounds more like you are posting about the amps tone controls. But not about a built in HPF...

From Mr Q himself, page 27: "The two Bass Block EQ knobs are:

DEPTH: an active cut-boost bass control, with 12 dB of range and an unusually low hinge frequency of 100Hz, and a very high slope (24dB/octave) to provide pinpoint control of the relative loudness of the lowest strings and overall roundness of tone. This is coupled with a unique 2-stage limiter that prevents obtrusive “bottoming out”, even with heavy bass boost, without the lag or “gagging” effect of conventional limiters. High amounts of GAIN will produce a musically interesting “thrumming” or growling effect without actual hard clipping.

CONTOUR: the left side provides a 12dB mid cut at 300Hz, which tames the “bark” frequencies and leaves a nice “plicky” sound for a refined “studio” tone. The control is flat in the middle, and the right side engages a deep treble cut at 200Hz for a fully rounded old-school tone."

So, 100Hz.

 

[Rocksolid]

BB800 currently for sale here in the classifieds.

No affiliation.

 

[kasbrey]

The 24 dB/Octave would be with the Depth control set to fully counter-clockwise!
And as already mentioned this is not the built-in HPF.

To my ears cutting the Depth control sounds like the Deep control on the Fishman Platinum Pro EQ DI rather than a traditional bass control. However it works, it has the same effect on my FRFR cabs as the variable HPF on the Fishman and the HPF effect on the Zoom B3n set around 100hz.
I'd love to see the graphs though.

 

[John D Harris]

To my ears cutting the Depth control sounds like the Deep control on the Fishman Platinum Pro EQ DI rather than a traditional bass control. However it works, it has the same effect on my FRFR cabs as the variable HPF on the Fishman and the HPF effect on the Zoom B3n set around 100hz.
I'd love to see the graphs though.

Yeah, I think Pat Quilter started from an almost blank sheet of paper when he designed the BB800.
Based on a majority of the responses I've seen, he hit it out of the park!

 

[engedi1]

Dammit. My preferred cab (for several good reasons) is 'barky' at right around 800Hz according to my semi-para-EQ knob twiddling. Dipping 300Hz won't do. Dammit. My MB500 gets closer with it's 1k knob. But I lust for the slam everybody is raving about. Dammit.

I use the TC 21 q strip which has parametric mids, so one can pinpoint the midrange req exactly. a wonderful pairing with the quilter

 

[Lowendtech]

I had a knock on the door this morning.
It was a box. Hard to put the bass down today.
You can do So many things with this amp or you can just leave it alone. I like to play around a bit.

 

[Mushroo]

Can anyone recommend a bass gig bag with a pocket big enough for a BB800 and a few cables?

 

[J.Wolf]

Would probably fit in an Igig. check those out.

 

[PWV]

Can anyone recommend a bass gig bag with a pocket big enough for a BB800 and a few cables?

Mine rides in a Mono Tick which straps onto most Mono gig bags and all I need to put on the cart is a cab or two. The Tick has plenty of room for cords as well as a pedal.

 

[Mushroo]

Two good choices, thanks!
The iGig site claims it fits a Walter Woods. I think those are about the same size as a Quilter, right?

Would probably fit in an Igig. check those out.

Mine rides in a Mono Tick which straps onto most Mono gig bags and all I need to put on the cart is a cab or two. The Tick has plenty of room for cords as well as a pedal.

 

[Jefenator]

For the micro-head I've always liked a good laptop bag from the thrift store. I look for generous padding (I line the bottom of the main compartment with extra foam) a good shoulder strap and not least of all, a separate pouch big enough for the cables.
The bag that fit nicely with old Little Mark II is actually too roomy for the Quilter so I'm looking out for something a bit smaller.

 

[J.Wolf]

Two good choices, thanks!
The iGig site claims it fits a Walter Woods. I think those are about the same size as a Quilter, right?

roughly yeah. I'm not aware of any gig bag with as capacious (10 point word) a pocket as the Igig 515

 

[Frank77]

Update on my quest for a usable upright tone with the Quilter : I'm pretty darn close.

I went to my friendly neighborhood music store and rented an EQ pedal (Boss GE-7) for a few days. Turns out it works pretty well! The settings I've used really put in evidence how terribly dark my Realist pickup is : I turned down the 200 and 400 Hz bands all the way down (-15 dB) and turn the "Depth" control on the amp to about 9 o'clock to get a natural-sounding tone. Using these settings I actually get a better sound than with the PJB Suitcase and the hpf.

Now, this particular pedal seems to introduce a fair amount of hiss when it's engaged, so if I'm going to adopt this solution, I'll need to find a better/quieter pedal.

 

[bdplaid]

Update on my quest for a usable upright tone with the Quilter : I'm pretty darn close.

I went to my friendly neighborhood music store and rented an EQ pedal (Boss GE-7) for a few days. Turns out it works pretty well! The settings I've used really put in evidence how terribly dark my Realist pickup is : I turned down the 200 and 400 Hz bands all the way down (-15 dB) and turn the "Depth" control on the amp to about 9 o'clock to get a natural-sounding tone. Using these settings I actually get a better sound than with the PJB Suitcase and the hpf.

Now, this particular pedal seems to introduce a fair amount of hiss when it's engaged, so if I'm going to adopt this solution, I'll need to find a better/quieter pedal.

A Tech 21 Q Strip might serve you better. It's a great pedal. I just got one and am very pleased with how versatile it is.

 

[Mikeee71]

The VT Bass DI also works wonders with the Quilter

 

[Mushroo]

Quilter's Facebook page shows 3 new products announced at NAMM: 112 guitar cab, 110 guitar cab, and of most interest to me, 110 bass cabinet! It looks like a skinny version of their 2x10W Bassliner cab, with one 10" driver, a high-freq horn, and a docking station to use the BB800 head as a combo amp. The speaker is 16 ohms so it pulls about 250 watts from the BB800. Pat Quilter says on the Facebook video that "this little guy puts out enough to power a real 60's band in a real club."

 

[Frank77]

A Tech 21 Q Strip might serve you better. It's a great pedal. I just got one and am very pleased with how versatile it is.

An EQ pedal would be cheaper, but yeah, probably. I've been thinking about getting one but I'd need to sell some other stuff first. I'd prefer an adjustable hpf, but having everything in one box is indeed quite appealing.

The VT Bass DI also works wonders with Quilter

I have one and I tried with the upright, but it didn't do any good : There are very specific frequencies that need to be cut and the VT's EQ didn't really help with that. That being said, the extreme settings I need to use on the EQ pedal lead me to think that there's an issue with my Realist, or that I need to look into an entirely different system for my upright. I haven't gigged the upright in 2 years, so it's not a top priority for me at this point.