The Quilter Aviator CUB is a Quilter amplifier. Close alternatives include the Quilter Aviator Mach 3 Combo and the Quilter Overdrive 200 Head. It pairs well with the ProCo RAT 2 and the Beetronics Swarm.
Quilter Aviator CUB
Quilter · amplifier
The Quilter Aviator Cub is a 50-watt 1x12 combo, the smallest member of the Aviator line. Where the Tone Block is a bare power block, the Aviator series is a full-featured amplifier with tone shaping intended to cover several classic amp voices from one solid-state platform. At 50 watts in a 1x12 it is the practical club and studio option in the range. It suits players who want Quilter's light weight and valve-like response in a conventional single-piece combo.
- valve
- response
- reliable
- responsive
- pedal platform
- chimey
- overdrive
- thick
Good for
- Live
- Studio
- Worship
Genres the Quilter Aviator CUB is commonly used in
- Blues
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Inferred from shared tonal signals, not a stated genre tag. - Indie
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Inferred from shared tonal signals, not a stated genre tag. - Classic Rock
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Inferred from shared tonal signals, not a stated genre tag. - Rock
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Inferred from shared tonal signals, not a stated genre tag. - Indie Rock
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Inferred from shared tonal signals, not a stated genre tag.
Pedals that stack with the Quilter Aviator CUB
ProCo RAT 2
Proco
34% matchThe Aviator CUB's own pedal-platform design gives the RAT's cutting distortion real headroom to push into without choking the amp's chimey voice.
Beetronics Swarm
Beetronics
31% matchThe Aviator CUB's chimey, touch-responsive pedal platform gives the Swarm's experimental fuzz a reliable amp voice to push into.
Univox Super-Fuzz
Univox
29% matchThe Super-Fuzz's raw, octave-scooped fuzz gives the Aviator CUB's reliable, pedal-platform clean something much rawer to push.
Dunlop MXR M299 Carbon Copy Mini
Dunlop
14% matchInto the Aviator CUB's chimey, touch-responsive pedal platform, the Carbon Copy Mini's dark slapback delay has a reliable amp voice to trail off against. — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)
Electro-Harmonix Small Stone
Electro-Harmonix
13% matchInto the Aviator Cub's chimey, touch-sensitive breakup, the Small Stone's subtle phasing adds movement without smearing that pedal-platform clarity.
Dan Armstrong Orange Squeezer
pedal
10% matchSet the Orange Squeezer ahead of the Aviator Cub to smooth out picking dynamics before that amp's own chimey breakup takes over.
Strymon BigSky
Strymon
8% matchKeep the BigSky in the Aviator CUB's loop for ambient, shimmering reverb beyond the amp's own reliable, pedal-platform clean. — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)
Tone City Dry Martini
Tone City
tonal matchTone City Dry Martini's own voicing points at a clean amp's front end, and Quilter Aviator CUB delivers it
Alternativessee all similar tone character →
Quilter Aviator Mach 3 Combo
Quilter
72% similarity“considerably more powerful than the 50-watt Cub”
Quilter Overdrive 200 Head
Quilter
99% similaritysimilar tone character
Quilter Tone Block 202 200W Head
Quilter
98% similaritysimilar tone character
Quilter DirectAmp
Quilter
98% similaritysimilar tone character
Quilter Aviator Mach 3 Head
Quilter
97% similaritysimilar tone character
Roland Blues Cube Artist 212
Roland
92% similaritysimilar tone character
See all alternatives to the Quilter Aviator CUB (cheaper + boutique) →
Questions people ask
What are good alternatives to the Quilter Aviator CUB?+
The closest matches in character are the Quilter Aviator Mach 3 Combo, the Quilter Overdrive 200 Head, the Quilter Tone Block 202 200W Head.
What pairs well with the Quilter Aviator CUB?+
Strong matches from rig and tone-complementarity evidence: ProCo RAT 2, Beetronics Swarm, Univox Super-Fuzz — The Aviator CUB's own pedal-platform design gives the RAT's cutting distortion real headroom to push into without choking the amp's chimey voice..