Quilter 101 Mini Reverb User Manual - page 8
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FRONT PANEL FEATURES CONTINUED:
Due to psycho-acoustic effects, the ear tends to hear overdrive at very low
volumes as an artificial effect, so it is a good idea to initially explore over-
drive with Master on 50% or higher. Once you have heard how the amp
“stretches out” at a physically exciting volume level, you will have a better
feel for the sound of the overdrive at low Master volumes.
EFFECTS LOOP: A rich assortment of pedals is half the fun of modern
guitar playing, and the 101 is designed to optimize the performance of your
pedal collection.
• The middle jack to the right of the Input sends a 1V signal to external ef-
fects. “Sweeteners” such as chorus, delay, and reverb pedals will work very
well here, since their sound will be cleanly overlaid on the overall sound of
the amp, including any overdrive. For example, establish a nice overdrive
sound and then listen to the wonderful waterfalls of sound that a delay
pedal overlays when using the Effects Loop. The final signal in the effect
chain should be returned to the right hand jack. When you insert the Return
plug, the internal “flow through” connection is interrupted and the signal
now flows through the effects and back to the amp
• Distortion or overdrive pedals should be used between the guitar and
the amplifier input, so that the amp’s tone shaping can be applied to their
sound. Effects pedals can be used before the amp input as well, but their
sound will become increasingly buried under heavy amplifier overdrive.
HEADPHONE JACK: The small outlet to the right of the FX LOOP will
drive standard headphones to fairly loud levels, so we recommend you
keep the Master below half. Since full range headphones will reproduce
much more sizzle than standard guitar speakers, there is a gentle high
frequency rolloff in the Headphone signal to “take the edge off”.
Using the headphone jack does not mute the speaker. It is OK to unplug
the speaker, when using headphones only.