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Quilter Launches the MicroBlock 45

Quilter Launches the MicroBlock 45

This pedal-sized box can serve as headphone driver, practice amp, utility power amp, or even an emergency backup amp to keep in your gig bag.

Costa Mesa, CA (January 19, 2017) -- Inspired by the legendary Thormitron 10,000, Quilter Labs' April 1st product for 2015, the MicroBlock 45 is the real deal, offering a serious guitar-friendly power plant in a single-wide pedal casing. With 33 watts into 8 ohms and 45 watts into 4 ohms, the MB-45 can actually ā€œdeliverā€ in a host of applications ranging from headphone driver, to practice amp, to utility power amp, and even as an emergency backup amp you can keep in your guitar pouch. Gain, tri-Q, and master provide the same controls as the original ToneBlock 200, allowing a guitarist to dial in a full range of tones from clean to soaring overdrive. Shipped with universal voltage power supply and AC cord, it is a complete micro-amp in a small carton.

The MicroBlock 45 features:

  • High impedance input for full pickup response.
  • Gain control ranges from clean to overdrive.
  • Tri-Q control provides a range of popular voicings from mid scoop to lead boost.
  • Master control adjusts output from zero to 100 percent.
  • Smooth Quilter overdrive and harmonic voicing for authentic guitar-amp performance.
  • Aux input jack and headphone output provide added versatility.
  • Class-D power for maximum efficiency and dynamics.
  • Die cast aluminum chassis, 4.5ā€ x 2.5ā€ x 1.25ā€ tall plus knobs.
  • Universal power supply works on any voltage in the world.

Quilter Labs has even commissioned a limited-edition deck of playing cards—approximately the same size as the MicroBlock. The first 250 MicroBlock 45s will include a free pack for your playing pleasure.

Limited quantities of the MicroBlock 45 will be available to ship after the NAMM show, with quantity shipments in late February/early March 2017.

ā€œHow small can we really make a usable guitar amp?ā€ wonders chief designer Pat Quilter. ā€œHave we gone too far? Nevertheless, this technology offers opportunities to embed amplification in all sorts of portable products, even including battery powered devices, so it seems like a worthwhile direction to explore.ā€

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