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I like all kinds of amps. Tube, Hybrid, Solid State. Each has it's own unique qualities and advantages. About 6 or 7 years ago I decided I preferred a head amp and a speaker cab. I have since migrated mostly back towards tube combos but I have my moments when I long for the mostly sterile clean pallet of a solid state amp. For me a NuTube hybrid still sounds like a solid state. I don't indulge in overdrive or distortion that much these days so a smidge of reverb with a smattering of tremolo is about as wild and crazy as I get. The Vox MSB25 is pretty nice. Extremely light and includes Verb and Trem through a NuTube amplification system. Plugged in to the accompanying 10" Celestion cab it sounds a little toyish to me but not bad for a lightweight rig. I currently am running it through a Jensen P12Q 12" Alnico cab and it is a bit more expansive and dynamic sounding. I know... Jensen Alnico is not exactly a British sounding speaker but it works for me. This amp head weighs next to nothing but is a lot of fun and easy on the back.
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The other little head I have been enjoying took me a long time to find the right price used but patience pays off. It is a Quilter 101R and I love the way this little guy sounds through a Jensen Ceramic C15N. The clean is great and Limiter provide different flavors from US to British (ish). And yes it has a decent solid state reverb.

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Seems some folks like to compare solid state amps to tube amps. Why? They are different and each has it's advantage. Viva La Difference!
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I just figure that if it sounds good, it is good. No need to quibble about the how, just the result.
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LOL at your thread title. Yes, a part of 15 year old me still lives on today.
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I sympathize - I have an Orange CR120 and I love it, but I keep casting a longing eye at 5 - 15W tube heads. Vox Night Train? Egnater Tweaker? Something from VHT?
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fullonshred wrote: ↑Wed Oct 14, 2020 3:04 pm LOL at your thread title. Yes, a part of 15 year old me still lives on today.
....and I don't wanna know which part that is.....
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Anyone here have a Quilter?
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OMB wrote: ↑Wed Oct 14, 2020 5:06 pm Anyone here have a Quilter?
No, but I think there's an old sewing machine around here somewhere. :D
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OMB wrote: ↑Wed Oct 14, 2020 5:06 pm Anyone here have a Quilter?
My wife has a quilter. I remember seeing the credit card bill. I should have gotten a lot more than a little head for that one!
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OMB wrote: ↑Wed Oct 14, 2020 5:06 pm Anyone here have a Quilter?
Actually, I have, umm, 3. MF put the mini 101 on SDOTD, so I decided to try one. This is the one with the original style tone controls which I think turned a fair number of people off. To say I was impressed would be a huge understatement!

Not long after that, MF also put the Problock 200, also with original tone controls, on SDOTD and I jumped on it. Not because I needed 200 watts, but because it had reverb. My experience with both of these made me search it y and buy a used (only slightly) bass block.

Suffice it to say I'm a fan. I mostly play clean, but Quilter does a lot of things right, IMO.
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dabbler wrote: ↑Thu Oct 15, 2020 5:54 am
OMB wrote: ↑Wed Oct 14, 2020 5:06 pm Anyone here have a Quilter?
Actually, I have, umm, 3. MF put the mini 101 on SDOTD, so I decided to try one. This is the one with the original style tone controls which I think turned a fair number of people off. To say I was impressed would be a huge understatement!

Not long after that, MF also put the Problock 200, also with original tone controls, on SDOTD and I jumped on it. Not because I needed 200 watts, but because it had reverb. My experience with both of these made me search it y and buy a used (only slightly) bass block.

Suffice it to say I'm a fan. I mostly play clean, but Quilter does a lot of things right, IMO.
I came to the conclusion many years ago no more amps without reverb otherwise I would have purchased the original 101.
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OMB wrote: ↑Thu Oct 15, 2020 12:29 pm
dabbler wrote: ↑Thu Oct 15, 2020 5:54 am
OMB wrote: ↑Wed Oct 14, 2020 5:06 pm Anyone here have a Quilter?
Actually, I have, umm, 3. MF put the mini 101 on SDOTD, so I decided to try one. This is the one with the original style tone controls which I think turned a fair number of people off. To say I was impressed would be a huge understatement!

Not long after that, MF also put the Problock 200, also with original tone controls, on SDOTD and I jumped on it. Not because I needed 200 watts, but because it had reverb. My experience with both of these made me search it y and buy a used (only slightly) bass block.

Suffice it to say I'm a fan. I mostly play clean, but Quilter does a lot of things right, IMO.
I came to the conclusion many years ago no more amps without reverb otherwise I would have purchased the original 101.
I agree with your wisdom. Trust me, if it hadn't been for the opportunity to try a Quilter for $179, OR if I had known the Problock was going to come up a little later, I'd have waited. But, ahem, I ain't ready to let either of 'em go!
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I have heard a quilter live and it sounded fantastic.
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IT has totally supplanted any desire for another Fender. I have owned many Fenders and the Quilter doesn't necessarily sound like a Fender but it does have some of the same essence clean which was my reason for using Fenders.
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Gearlist: -Guitars-
Gibson Dave Mustaine Flying V EXP
ESP LTD DV8R Dave Mustaine Signature Model
ESP LTD V401DX
Agile AL3100
Kit Explorer
Jackson JS32RR
TWANG Tele
Samick Strat
Firefly Semi-Hollow Tele
Globe Dove Copy

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Orange OR-15 (Head)
EVH 112 (Cabinet)
Bugera 1960 Infinium (Head)
Bugera 412 (Cabinet)
Peavey VTX Classic 212 (Combo)
Laney Mini-ST Lionheart Practice Amp

I really like my Orange OR15, it can be loud as hell, or completely good enough for quiet practice at night.

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