Quilter Aviator Mach 3 Combo

Very happy and satisfied with this amp! I would say this amp is a modern solid state classic! It enables me to get great sounds in bedroom volumes and on the other hand scales to concert halls if needed - it has a lot of power. A very pedal friendly amp! I've got Boss Blues Drive in front and Boss Delay in the effects loop. Sounds great with the headphones also. I think the "limiter" knob is the secret to finding great tones! I suggest you to experiment! The limiter interacts with the gain ON the amp. emulating tube sag/bloom. It's a feel thing. Play around with it without a dirt pedal in front. Turn up the gain, then see how the limiter affects it.

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.

I needed a decent sounding amp, and easy to transport. Its the lightest amp with enough power to take to gigs, and be heard. My valve amps are a bit too heavy for me to carry now, Im 70 years old. All the controls are easy to use, and work well. The reverb and tremolo are ok, once you get used to them. The other controls {EQ} are very responsive and blend together with the voice settings to create more or less the sound you want. I prefer clean, sparkley punchy sound, which I get from this amp. Some other amps also try to emulate the valve sound, and some may do it better, but they are heavier to carry.This is lightweight to carry, and this is important to me.