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Quilter Aviator Mach 3 a real treat
Decided to get one of these after watching and reading just about every review available. They aren’t generally available from uk sources so a bit of a gamble without actually trying one but Thomann to the rescue.
After a week or so of home based playing I am really impressed. Not gigged yet but I can safely say there’s enough power in this 1x12 to peel the paint off walls if your drummer needs it. Played quietly both the cleans and the overdriven sounds are consistent across the range of volume levels. The direct out, for use in a daw or pa, is an excellent representation of the live speaker sound. Good for silent playing and on a quiet stage.
The two independent channels are a great facility, clean and dirty being the obvious initial configuration. Used in conjunction with the 3 button footswitch, the overdrive and the limit controls mean you can get several sounds at your foot without touching any of the knobs. I’ve not really tested all the voices properly yet but they are distinctly different and all respond sensitively to single coil and humbucker pickups using the guitar volume control. The cleans sparkle and the dirty’s will sustain forever if you want them to. Seems to be very comfortable with the few pedals I’ve tried but don’t think I’ll need some of them anymore.
The build quality feels good and the lightweight timber cabinet combined with neo speaker means the whole setup is very portable. The open back cabinet/speaker combination projects well and definitely has enough power to flap your trousers if that’s your thing whilst keeping the cleans clean when you want them that way.
I’m not an instinctive fan of valves. Fine if you’ve got an amp tech and a roadie. Although they are intrinsic to the heritage sound of the electric guitar they are old technology. Definitely not environment friendly (do you want an amp or a fragile electric heater?) The Mach 3 seems to more than adequately cover those heritage sounds as well as have its own characters under the hood. Mr. Quilter is on to something intriguing here.
In summary up to now, this is a great piece of kit.
After a week or so of home based playing I am really impressed. Not gigged yet but I can safely say there’s enough power in this 1x12 to peel the paint off walls if your drummer needs it. Played quietly both the cleans and the overdriven sounds are consistent across the range of volume levels. The direct out, for use in a daw or pa, is an excellent representation of the live speaker sound. Good for silent playing and on a quiet stage.
The two independent channels are a great facility, clean and dirty being the obvious initial configuration. Used in conjunction with the 3 button footswitch, the overdrive and the limit controls mean you can get several sounds at your foot without touching any of the knobs. I’ve not really tested all the voices properly yet but they are distinctly different and all respond sensitively to single coil and humbucker pickups using the guitar volume control. The cleans sparkle and the dirty’s will sustain forever if you want them to. Seems to be very comfortable with the few pedals I’ve tried but don’t think I’ll need some of them anymore.
The build quality feels good and the lightweight timber cabinet combined with neo speaker means the whole setup is very portable. The open back cabinet/speaker combination projects well and definitely has enough power to flap your trousers if that’s your thing whilst keeping the cleans clean when you want them that way.
I’m not an instinctive fan of valves. Fine if you’ve got an amp tech and a roadie. Although they are intrinsic to the heritage sound of the electric guitar they are old technology. Definitely not environment friendly (do you want an amp or a fragile electric heater?) The Mach 3 seems to more than adequately cover those heritage sounds as well as have its own characters under the hood. Mr. Quilter is on to something intriguing here.
In summary up to now, this is a great piece of kit.
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