Here is a demo of my new amp gear. My polytone is getting old be be travelled around and I wanted something with a good sound but easy to carry. I've pulled the trigger on a Quilter head and a Toob12J speaker. I'm very happy with them. It's not Polytone sound, something more fenderish I would say. Anyway very classic jazz tone I think.
Best and take care.
Last edited by Fred Archtop; 02-19-2021 at 03:50 AM.
Quilter tries to emulate the Fender sound, AFAIK. It's pretty far from a Polytone. If you want a Fender sound from a small, light head, Quilter is that. It's not my preference, but it is for many. Fred's playing makes it sound better than the one I had.
Thanks for your positive appraisals. Medblues is right it's an amp head, not a preamp. I've edited the title. Many thanks to Jim that points me to good chords. I'll try to do more like this!
Very well played and dig the tone. Nice space between the notes as well. Fellow Quilter amp owner here and love them. I have 3 different ones and my fav is their MicroPro Mach 2 head. With the right speaker cab(s) I am able to get pretty much what I want. Thanks for sharing this great work!
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