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The Blown Mind's bass player complained that he couldn't afford a decent name brand amp. After ascertaining how much he actually had to spend, and mentally adding up the parts cost, Pat agreed to make him a suitably powerful unit. After all, "How hard could it be?"
The first "Quilter Sound Thing" took shape over the summer of 1967 and although everything needed to be done over twice, the end result, crude as it was, managed to impress friends and even some experts. Even more amazingly, it continued to function for many years, eventually returning to Pat's hands as a trade-in for a newer model.


Probably the most sound anyone ever got out of 6 transistors – 3 in the preamp, 1 driver, and two outputs. Virtually, effectively, just about makes its rated 100 watts, with 10% distortion. Back when alnico was a cheap solution. These are eminence speakers with 1.5-inch voice coils; i think they cost less than $10 each. Date code, early 1971? Seems about right.
The cabinets were made for "Quilter Sound Company by DeCuire case co. In Los Angeles. Electronics PCB, etched and drilled in house, mounted on hand-drilled aluminum chassis. Our in house amp still works fine although Pat replaced the bias resistors which had drifted a little hot.
If you've heard the song Jungle Love by the Steve Miller Band, you've heard The Duck!
Built to celebrate QSC’s 40th anniversary, the Slantmaster 50 used a linear amplifier to deliver 50 “hot watts” to a simply awesome Celestion “Century” neodymium speaker.
This was the precursor to Quilter Labs foundation.
Only one hundred were made and featured a spring reverb! These are very limited, so if you have one you are lucky!


The Aviator Gold Head is the simple solution for those who already own high performance speaker cabinets. Pop it up on top, plug it in, stand back as people gather around with their jaws open.
Operating on any voltage worldwide including and perhaps more importantly... "Night Club Voltage™" You know, the voltage left over at the night club after the 3 deep fryers are cooking, the 3 ton air conditioner on the roof is humming, the neon signs are buzzing, the twin sub Z's are chilling and your friendly neighborhood sound guy throws a single cable onstage with a haughty, "Here's your power dudes."

MicroPro 8 Inch
The Quilter MicroPro 200 is truly a unique innovation in guitar amplification. As soon as you play it, you will see that it is in a class by itself. Our goal was to preserve the classic tones that defined the electric guitar while giving the musician an amplifier that was powerful enough to play any gig and more efficient, reliable, lightweight and portable than existing guitar amplifier designs.
An amplifier this innovative could only come from over 45 years of analog power design experience and a musician's ear for great tone. Mr. Quilter's high standards, practical sensibilities, and respect for the history of the electric guitar are reflected in this classic-meets-modern design.

MicroPro Gen 1 Head
The MicroPro head exists because several of our friends who had tried out the 8" plugged in their half stacks on a whim and got an earful of what a true 100 watts of power could do to wake up their cabinets. With comments like, "Oh my! No normal head can keep up!" we decided that we should go on and create the ultimate lightweight solution for guitarists.
Got an extension cab? Want jaw dropping power? Want something about half as heavy as the typical pedal board? This is the most often used amplifier by touring professionals. Why? Because you can't always rely on a good amp for backline but you always can use the speakers in the cab and get a decent tone. If you can't rely on that then plug the now legendary direct out in and get amazing tone right from your monitors.

MicroPro 12 Inch
The MicroPro 200 twelve inch guitar amplifier is the most powerful of the pack. Pushing a powerful and articulate Celestion Classic Lead 80 speaker, you can just expect incredible tone. Great for overall power and lead work, this amplifier has a depth of tonal possibility you would expect from a dozen separate amplifiers.
Weighing in at a mere 26 pounds, this amp is a breeze to take with you and will leave everyone stunned at what it is capable of. Pick this if you want a powerful lead amp or beautiful crunchy rhythm for blues and classic rock.

MicroPro Mach 2 Combo 8
The Quilter 8 inch Mach 2 combo is the ultimate grab and go performance amplifier. The smallest and lightest of the Mach 2 combos (only 19 pounds), the 8 inch features a high power pro audio driver with remarkable clarity and presence on stage. The closed-back enclosure is tuned to provide surprisingly full bass, delivering a crisp and well-balanced response that accurately portrays the natural tone of your instrument.
Celestion’s TF0818 speaker delivers amazing low end and a beautiful and articulate upper range. Great for both acoustic and electric instruments, the 8 inch Mach 2 is unquestionably the most extensible and flexible of the Mach 2 lineup, and sounds amazing when mated with the 12-inch Extension Cab. If you are wondering whether an 8 inch speaker can cut it, check out some of today’s compact PA speakers. It is our top selling combo amplifier for a reason.

Mach 2 Combo 12HD
The ultimate amp for serious headroom in a small package, the HD-12 combo uses yet another Quilter driver cherry-picked from the pro-audio catalog. The Celestion BN12-300s sports a neo magnet and larger voice coil with a 300 watt rating, and provides a cleaner, wider range response than the alternative Classic Lead 80. Combined with its lighter weight, it's perfect for the the jazz or blues player or anyone who loves an EVM-12L type speaker response.
The powerful magnet, cloth suspension, and parabolic cone provide deeper bass and smoother mids, with well controlled highs that wake up when pushed with overdrive. Great for electric and especially hollow body instruments, the HD-12 combo packs a serious punch for players who want to fill the stage with a combo that only weighs 21 pounds. Plays well by itself, or when stacked on the MicroPro Extension Cab.

Mach 2 HD Extension
The Mach 2 Extension Cabinet delivers big cleans, articulate and resonant lows, HUGE power and crazy light weight. With no speaker breakup or artificial speaker coloration, the Mach 2 HD extension is made for discerning players. It is everything you already love about Quilter amplifiers made even better. More than just a companion to the MicroPro Mach 2 Series, our extension cab is designed to integrate perfectly with our smaller combos.
Packed with a light weight neodymium speaker (Celestion BN12-300s), the deeper sealed enclosure will give fuller lows than you thought possible. Prepare yourself for the incredible three dimensional tone that occurs when you put an 8 inch combo on top. Dubbed the "Micro-Stack", or the "Quilter 20", it will spoil you. The modular extension cab completes a fully integrated system that allows you to take as many or as few pieces as you need for the gig.

Tone Block 200
The Quilter ToneBlock 200 is a next generation guitar head powerful enough to take on even the most heavyweight amp, but light enough and small enough to cozy up on your board with your favorite pedals. With rack mounting options, you can even build the ultimate stereo amplifier for your rack modelers. With all the tone of Quilter Lab's next generation solid state technology, it is going to feel like you plugged into a tube amp. All analog, no emulation, just amazing tone.
Use it anywhere, in any setting. It is everything you love about tube tone without the tradeoffs or hassles. Plug it in there in the studio through the direct out to record late at night. Then crank it into your favorite cabinets at the gig. All the while without giving up on your tone, your way through the front end you already love. Or just bring it along as a backup. Either way, there is no end to the ways the Tone Block has your back at every gig, every night, any place on the face of the earth.

Pro Block 200
After developing the original Tone Block 200, Pat Quilter wanted a more complete "stand-alone" amp that could be used with or without a pedalboard. Most players like a nice built-in reverb, so the Pro Block 200 adds our nicely voiced reverb section as well as our Limiter to provide more control over the internal overdrive. The result is a fully featured amp, with or without external effects, that mates with our growing line of BlockDock speakers.
The 200-watt Block amps provide the most power you have ever experienced in the smallest possible package. The Pro Block’s Limiter regulates overdrive from full “ton of bricks” breakup to long smooth sustain, the Tri-Q sweeps from a black-face tone to a hot lead sound, the Reverb is clear and bright, the Hi-Cut takes the edge off the distortion, and Master goes from zero to 200W with no change in tone and overdrive. From pedalboard to BlockDock, we got you covered!

Tone Block 201
The original Tone Block 200 set new standards as the first high power amp designed to fit right on a pedalboard. The Tone Block 201 takes it to the next level - the same 200W output into 4-8 ohms, with additional voicing and interconnect features for increased flexibility. "Junior" in size, "Senior" in capability. The "danger" stripes are there for a reason!
The Quilter Tone Block 201 features our highly musical “Tri-Q” tone control, five analog amp voicings, and Hi-Cut to control overdrive harmonics. It’s powerful enough to take on even the biggest heavyweight amps, but light enough and small enough to cozy up to your favorite pedals and provide the “finishing touch” to any good speaker. And of course, it docks with our growing line of BlockDock modular speakers.

Iconoclast
Iconoclast is the state-of-the-art in guitar speaker & cabinet emulation. Instead of using static IRs (impulse responses) that cannot be adjusted in real time, Iconoclast uses proprietary filters to parameterize the speaker & cabinet, allowing you to simply and intuitively dial in the sound you’ve been looking for.

MicroBlock 45
The MicroBlock 45 stemmed from a hilarious April Fool's prank where we created the "Thormitron 10000" a "10,000 watt, thorium fueled micro amp." Although the product was a joke, the MicroBlock is not. We took a long hard look at the competition, and developed a euphonious sounding micro power amp for your pedals, with speaker and headphone outputs.
The MicroBlock 45 provides a solid and musical sounding output device for your pedalboard, and also serves whereever a small utility amp is needed. With a small but proper preamp and three controls, the MicroBlock provides musically effective control of tone, and ranges from clean to searing overdrive without choking or gagging, where other micro-amps can let you down. While not quite in the league of our larger amps, the 33-watt 8-ohm rating is actually quite usable for smaller gigs.

Inspire Tri-Chorus Plus
Those magically lush, elusive chorus tones you've heard on countless recordings are finally within reach. Inspire Tri-Chorus Plus captures eight stunning stereo chorus effects—ranging from subtle to incredibly lush—all built around variations of the tri-chorus algorithm.

Gino Matteo 12" Signature Edition Guitar Amplifier
The Gino Matteo Signature Edition combines the clean bell-like headroom of the Quilter Tone Block 202 with the clarity and chime of the Celestion CopperBack speaker. The compact but full-bodied open-back cabinet fits easily on stage or studio. With tilt legs for stage and performance monitoring, this IS Gino's choice for his performance and recording amplifier.
Gino’s “force of nature” guitar playing, combined with his masterful use of pedalboard and the Tone Block’s controls, makes us proud to be on stage with him and his talented band. Go for this combo if you want to get the best in lightweight durability and are chasing that "Gino Matteo" sound. If you are a road rebel, or just want all the tone of this monster guitarist, this combo is for you.

Travis Toy 12" Signature Edition Steel Guitar Amplifier
The Travis Toy 12 is the ultimate 12 inch steel guitar amplifier modular combo. It is powered by a removable Tone Block 202 head for isolation room work, and featuring tilt back legs for live stage use. Developed in conjunction with Quilter and Eminence, it represents the culmination of Travis' lifetime effort to build a legacy of great tone, honest value, and effortless performance for the Steel Guitarist.
The Travis Toy 12, utilizes the custom signature Eminence Double-T 12 speaker and is intended to be the best possible amplification system for today's modern steel guitarist. Features include laser engraved tilt back legs, a signature Double T 12 speaker, a pre-configured and tested Tone Block 202 and a custom artist badge.

AJ Ghent 12" Signature Edition Guitar Amplifier
The AJ Ghent Signature Edition features the explosive power and expressiveness of the Quilter OverDrive 202, mated with the clarity and projection of the Celestion CopperBack speaker, in a compact open-back cabinet with tilt legs for stage and performance monitoring. This IS AJ's choice for his performance and recording amplifier.
We first heard AJ’s unique talent when he stopped by our booth in Nashville. He finds notes in places where most players don’t even have places! We are proud to support his talent with this Artist Edition. If you truly want your guitar to sing, step up to the ultimate choice for soaring chime and warm tone without the weight or problems of tube amplifiers.

BassDock 12
An optimized mid-sized bass cube provides plenty of rich, organic bass tone in a cabinet much smaller and lighter than a typical 4x10 cab. A long-throw 12” speaker, pro-audio cabinet construction, high-flow bass port, HF horn, and Quilter’s exclusive BassDockTM mounting system combine for unbeatable power to weight ratio. Our highly acclaimed 800W Bass Block amp provides extra headroom to get the most from this cab. Makes a great mid-size combo amp, or use the 12-inch cab under the 10-inch BassDock.
12-inch, 400-watt custom-built Eminence speaker delivers plenty of punch starting from the bottom octave. The rear-firing bass port provides ample reinforcement of the lowest octave without “chuffing” through the aluminum grille. The front mounted speaker and “unibody” solid-core plywood construction provides maximum strength without excess weight. The modular BlockDock system lets you easily remove your Bass Block for fly dates or mount it in the cabinet of your choice.

Interblock 45
The Gino Matteo Signature Edition combines the clean bell-like headroom of the Quilter Tone Block 202 with the clarity and chime of the Celestion CopperBack speaker. The compact but full-bodied open-back cabinet fits easily on stage or studio. With tilt legs for stage and performance monitoring, this IS Gino's choice for his performance and recording amplifier.
Gino’s “force of nature” guitar playing, combined with his masterful use of pedalboard and the Tone Block’s controls, makes us proud to be on stage with him and his talented band. Go for this combo if you want to get the best in lightweight durability and are chasing that "Gino Matteo" sound. If you are a road rebel, or just want all the tone of this monster guitarist, this combo is for you.

BlockDock 12CB
The BlockDock 12CB takes Celestion's finest 250 watt Neo guitar speaker and our signature light-ply construction and delivers a 12 inch cabinet capable of insane volume and incredible tone. With all the throaty power and balanced response the Copperback delivers, this will be an instant favorite for our line.
The driver is front-mounted to the integral baffle for clear projection, with rigid one-piece pro-audio cabinet construction. The sturdy nylon-weave grille cloth frame mounts with velcro and can be removed to access the driver. The well-braced BlockDock minimizes vibration, and rubber feet, cushioned strap handle, and plated corners assure safe transport. A custom dust cover with pouch is included and tilt-back-legs are preinstalled.
The PANOPTIGON's modern transport and audio electronics provide improved playback of several 1970-era optical disc formats, but that is only the beginning! Using a MIDI controller and direct physical touch, dramatic speed changes, modulation, transposition, reversing, and scratching, combined with modern effects, expand the possibilities of loop-based sampling, while CompuDrive provides accurate pitch control when required.
Each optical disc contains up to 60 sound tracks. The original Optigan and Orchestron program discs came in many popular styles, some with rhythm tracks and special effects, and our proprietary mastering system allows us to release unissued discs from master tapes preserved by Optigan guru Pea Hicks. In addition, we have created many new discs, which go further in exploring and exploiting the cyclical nature of the playback loop, resulting in loop libraries with endlessly entertaining combinations.
