The Quilter Aviator Mach 3 Combo is a Quilter amplifier. Close alternatives include the Quilter Aviator CUB and the Quilter Overdrive 200 Head. It pairs well with the Carl Martin Crunch Drive and the Fulltone OCD Obsessive Compulsive Drive.
Quilter Aviator Mach 3 Combo
Quilter · amplifier
The Quilter Aviator Mach 3 Combo is a two-channel 200-watt 1x12, the current generation of the Aviator line and considerably more powerful than the 50-watt Cub. Two channels give switchable clean and driven voices where the smaller Aviator is single-channel, and the 200-watt solid-state power section delivers that at a weight no comparable valve combo could match. It suits gigging players who need channel switching and serious headroom from a combo they can carry in one hand.
- valve
- reliable
- gigging
- responsive
- response
- overdrive
- headroom
- chimey
Good for
- Live
- Studio
- Worship
Genres the Quilter Aviator Mach 3 Combo is commonly used in
- Blues
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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. - Rock
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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. - Indie
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Inferred from shared tonal signals, not a stated genre tag. - Country
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Inferred from shared tonal signals, not a stated genre tag.
Pedals that stack with the Quilter Aviator Mach 3 Combo
Carl Martin Crunch Drive
Carl Martin
20% matchThe high headroom tone has headroom to spare — Carl Martin Crunch Drive gives it crunchy to fill it with
Fulltone OCD Obsessive Compulsive Drive
Fulltone
19% matchInto a high headroom tone, Fulltone OCD Obsessive Compulsive Drive brings the fuzzy it's missing
Carl Martin Hot Drive'n Boost MK3
Carl Martin
18% matchRun Carl Martin Hot Drive'n Boost MK3 into that high headroom platform and it finally gets some high gain
Maestro PS-1A Phase Shifter
Maestro
11% matchKeep Quilter Aviator Mach 3 Combo's dynamic voice out front: Maestro PS-1A Phase Shifter goes after Quilter Aviator Mach 3 Combo in the signal chain so its lush voice doesn't muddy it
Lab Ratz 3D Boum Warming Unit
Lab Ratz 3d
9% matchLab Ratz 3D Boum Warming Unit's own low gain character is the real reason this is worth trying
Binson Echorec Delay
Binson
7% matchRun Binson Echorec Delay in Quilter Aviator Mach 3 Combo's effects loop, clear of Quilter Aviator Mach 3 Combo's own gain stage — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)
Electro-Harmonix Memory Boy Analog Delay
Electro-Harmonix
6% matchPut Electro-Harmonix Memory Boy Analog Delay in Quilter Aviator Mach 3 Combo's effects loop, clear of Quilter Aviator Mach 3 Combo's own gain stage — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)
Electro-Harmonix EH-1335/EH-3075 Hot Tubes
Electro-Harmonix
tonal matchQuilter Aviator Mach 3 Combo leans into a clean amp's front end, precisely the platform Electro-Harmonix EH-1335/EH-3075 Hot Tubes wants
Alternativessee all similar tone character →
Quilter Aviator CUB
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
Two-Rock Classic Reverb 100W Head
Two-Rock
93% similaritysimilar tone character
See all alternatives to the Quilter Aviator Mach 3 Combo (cheaper + boutique) →
Questions people ask
What are good alternatives to the Quilter Aviator Mach 3 Combo?+
The closest matches in character are the Quilter Aviator CUB, the Quilter Overdrive 200 Head, the Quilter Tone Block 202 200W Head.
What pairs well with the Quilter Aviator Mach 3 Combo?+
Strong matches from rig and tone-complementarity evidence: Carl Martin Crunch Drive, Fulltone OCD Obsessive Compulsive Drive, Carl Martin Hot Drive'n Boost MK3 — The high headroom tone has headroom to spare — Carl Martin Crunch Drive gives it crunchy to fill it with.