Quilter Micro Pro 200 vs Micro Pro Mach 2

**jzucker** · 03-12-2015, 12:06 PM

Originally Posted by Woody Sound

Used my original MP12 last night for the first time with a loud modern big band. Normally bring a Pearce combo that I built. The MP had plenty of juice to spare. Had it tilted up toward me behind my left. Sounded FAB for most rhythm parts, but got a little muddy with feedback problems (Sadowsky JB) on loud solos. Obviously will have to tweak the tone and position a bit. Other than that it worked out great. I've been thinking of swapping the tone cap on the Sadowsky, so that might help with that too.

That's the problem I had. I could never get the bright transparent clean without the midrange honkyness.

My take on it is that they are using a strat and doing roots/classic rock to tone test them. If you are going for more of a modern swing band ala Brian Szetzer (as opposed to benson, kreisberg) I think you'll be happy but for traditional hollowbody tones, I wasn't feeling it.

I think they're close though. A few tweaks to the preamp and it'd be a killer package. They need to fix the verb too. In mine, it was awful.

**Woody Sound** · 03-12-2015, 01:41 PM

Originally Posted by jzucker

That's the problem I had. I could never get the bright transparent clean without the midrange honkyness.

My take on it is that they are using a strat and doing roots/classic rock to tone test them. If you are going for more of a modern swing band ala Brian Szetzer (as opposed to benson, kreisberg) I think you'll be happy but for traditional hollowbody tones, I wasn't feeling it.

By modern I don't mean Brian S stuff. I usually use the term "modern" to distinguish a high energy big band from the "Glen Miller" 40s type of stuff.

Anything from this

https://www.youtube.com/watch?featur...&v=uvT5SmfX0uc

to this

https://www.youtube.com/watch?featur...&v=mMA1vsHdHAU

I any case, yes, I strive for the traditional tone. But the problem was not a midrange honk, rather a muddy bass. And only when I cranked up for solos. It was the first time I brought both the Sadowsky and the MP, so I need to experiment with both a bit more. And I still think changing the tone cap in the Sad might even out the tone across the vol range. Maybe not. I just know I never had that problem with my D'Aquisto (Jap) with a 33 cap.

**D.G.** · 03-12-2015, 06:04 PM

My Quilter MicroPro 200-8 packs a HUGE amount of available bass. Fortunately, the bass control is very responsive.

**monkmiles** · 03-12-2015, 10:34 PM

Originally Posted by HighSpeedSpoon

This might be for you:

It's puts out up to 200 watts of clean headroom by adjusting the master. Turn the tone knob (contour) to the right and you have your high pass filter. Weight is 4 pounds and the footprint is roughly 7" x 3" x 8". Price = $399. If by "time knob" you mean delay or reverb, then you might need to add a pedal. Still, it seems to address your requirements.

I can't comment on the Micro Pros but I recently got a Tone Block and am really impressed. Loads of volume and clean headroom and doesn't feel sterile even though it has very good headroom. I just add a reverb pedal. I used to have an old AI Clarus 1 that while it had also had great headroom, it eventually felt sterile to me and I became tired of it. Doesn't seem like that will happen with the Tone Block, which I read is actually Quilters best selling amp surprisingly and that there are also long term plans for a bass version. That said, I didn't get it to be a main amp of mine as I'm still a tube amp player at heart. But I will and have been swapping it at rehearsal sessions and having the different amp "flavors" is nice and fun.

**jads57** · 03-12-2015, 10:44 PM

Jack Z I think you'd like the original Micro Pro 200 very much. It's designed more as a do all electric/acoustic type of amp. The Aviator and Toneblock 200 are aimed at Fender and a bit toward marshall cleaner tones. The new Mach 2 is the TB200 clean channel and an improved OD/Dist channel of both the original Micro Pro and Aviator combined.

**ibbyjazz** · 04-16-2016, 11:13 AM

One of my friends just got a Quilter MicroPro Mach 2 10 Inch combo and got a chance to play around with it for about an hour. It blew me away, warm cleans, plenty of headroom, full round tube like sound, nice very flexible reverb, did I say light weight (21lbs) and oh yea LOUD. Played about 5 or 6 guitars through it, Ibanez LGB30, Godin Montreal Premier, a Strat, Tele and Carvin CS6 and a 335 style Washburn, all sound fantastic through this amp. I had been thinking of getting the 12in version but the 10in is all I need. I already have a Mini 101 with a 12in cab that sounds great so it was easy to dial in the sounds that I liked. It has got to be the most versatile amp I have ever played and I've got to get one these for myself, my 2 cents.