biscuitdough wrote: Sun Aug 27, 2023 10:57 pm

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.

Looking at some pics online, it seems to have a few holes on a flange on one side, maybe for a rackmount kit. I guess you could run a zip tie through those and the top handle on the cab. Or, if there is a rackmount kit, you could just rack it.

The feet on the bottom look like they come off. You could conceivably replace them with something more massive. If they're not structurally important, you could remove them entirely and put velcro (sorry, "hook and loop fasteners") on the bottom of the Quilter and top of your cab.

agreed. Velcro is going to be your best bet here. It wouldn't take much. You might even be able to get away with putting them on the feet of the head depending how the bases are shaped - like it would work better if the feet are flat and not curved or anything, although let's be honest that adhesive doesn't stick to rubber super well. Probably would take the feet off and just do 4 circle pads where each of the feet went and call it good.

If don't want to use velcro I guess you could try bungee or small ratchet straps going to the side handles & over the top? But if it's not good-n-snug it won't do squat. From experience, velcro was best solution I've found.

If the head has any heft or weight to it at all, a small rubber pad that's nicely grippy might do it. Now that I think about it I wonder if moongels might work & would be less permanent than velcro - but you try those, you'll want to remove them after use because they do seem to compost themselves over time and can leave gunk behind.

I guess you could also drill out some small cups for where the feet sit, kinda like the tops of old Ampeg heads...but obviously that's fairly permanent.

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.

Eric just puts his on a small piece of rubber (looks like a small floor mat for a car or something.) That's kept it in place every time I've seen the Bismarck.

You could also just put it on your pedalboard and then run a long speaker cable.

Hook and loop would probably work great. If you want something a little more "pro" feeling i'd take inspiration from fender piggyback hardware, and you could create a bracket or bottom under the Quilter that mounts with thumbscrews to the cab. Little wood/metal/acrylic plate to provide flanges so you could tighten to a cab with shit like so:

https://www.mcmaster.com/products/screw ... mb-screws/
https://www.mcmaster.com/products/threa ... -hardwood/

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?