tallchris wrote: Sun Aug 27, 2023 10:48 pm Any recommendations for keeping a Quilter Bass Block from slowly vibrating off the cabinet besides “turn the fuck down” or “no really just turn down”? I guess I could just put it on the ground since it does just sorta look like a dorky little bowler hat on a 1x15.

I’ve also seen the 202 guitar head almost fall of a 4x12 so I know it’s just not me.

The dudes in Daikaiju use short bungee cord tie downs.

Played with a band that just put a small rubber mat that had a bit of a lip to it (like what people use to put a dog's water dish on or boots in winter) and it stayed put.

Finally figured out the solution Chris, you just need two 40-pound sandbags.

I'm so stupid why did I not think of this sooner.

This past weekend I spent some time playing electric guitar with headphones on, going through a few (stereo) pedals and into a cheap mixer.
It was fun, but the guitar did have a kind of "direct" sound to it, where I'd prefer something that sounds more amp-y. More guitar-y.
Should I entertain one of these super cheap pre-amp pedals? There's also a ton of pre-amp/DI stompboxes for acoustic guitars.
I'm sure an amp modeler would do the trick, but I don't need 5000 options and I'd prefer to avoid any kind of a screen or scrolling menu.
Nothing fancy. Gotta be cheap. I don't need dirt box / break-up, I'm just wondering if there's a less "direct" sound that's easy to get.

Garth wrote: Mon Aug 28, 2023 2:33 pm Finally figured out the solution Chris, you just need two 40-pound sandbags.

I'm so stupid why did I not think of this sooner.

Can they be class D sandbags?

Probably should have noted that I pretty much only use the Quilter for fly-in gigs, so modifying a cab is out, and since I'm often at the whim of whatever cab I'm borrowing, I'd prefer not to tape or velcro it to someone else's cab.

Will probably just cut a non-slip mat into the same profile of the little case so I can just include it in there and should be good then! When I was practicing with Maple Stave in Evan's sauna space last week, I had a can cozie under one of the feet and that seemed to stop it from moving.

Still think it's a little dumb that Quilter (and other class D bass amp manufactures) brag about these high wattage tiny bass heads, but don't really mention that if you're really driving them that you're likely to get some vibrations that's gonna make your tiny dog top hat fall off your big stack!

Teacher's Pet wrote: Mon Aug 28, 2023 3:24 pm This past weekend I spent some time playing electric guitar with headphones on, going through a few (stereo) pedals and into a cheap mixer.
It was fun, but the guitar did have a kind of "direct" sound to it, where I'd prefer something that sounds more amp-y. More guitar-y.
Should I entertain one of these super cheap pre-amp pedals? There's also a ton of pre-amp/DI stompboxes for acoustic guitars.
I'm sure an amp modeler would do the trick, but I don't need 5000 options and I'd prefer to avoid any kind of a screen or scrolling menu.
Nothing fancy. Gotta be cheap. I don't need dirt box / break-up, I'm just wondering if there's a less "direct" sound that's easy to get.

https://reverb.com/ca/item/44405406-ly- ... guitar-amp

Another option would be picking up a Zoom MS50G, which are sub-$100 used and have a bunch of amp sims that sound fairly decent.
Or use the headphone out of a yamaha THR-series lunchbox amp?

Teacher's Pet wrote: Mon Aug 28, 2023 3:24 pm This past weekend I spent some time playing electric guitar with headphones on, going through a few (stereo) pedals and into a cheap mixer.
It was fun, but the guitar did have a kind of "direct" sound to it, where I'd prefer something that sounds more amp-y. More guitar-y.
Should I entertain one of these super cheap pre-amp pedals? There's also a ton of pre-amp/DI stompboxes for acoustic guitars.
I'm sure an amp modeler would do the trick, but I don't need 5000 options and I'd prefer to avoid any kind of a screen or scrolling menu.
Nothing fancy. Gotta be cheap. I don't need dirt box / break-up, I'm just wondering if there's a less "direct" sound that's easy to get.

You might be barking up the wrong tree. If you really like the existing sound? This might be a little bit closer to what you seem to be saying. Run it at the end/Stick with the mixer.

That said, it's really going to depend on just how sold you are on the core of the current sound. Kinda hard to tell from what was there.