Comp or QR ?

[maxxplay]

Hello fine people I can use some of your input here.
I'm an older cat (56) and played all the now vintage stuff when it was new or just used gear...lol
I am very into the old modded Marshall sound and Splawn has seemed to nail it. I have an older QR here (no dedicated clean eq) that I can possibly buy from a friend. ...and I was also looking at the Comp 50. I'm into "simple" and can get more then the clean I need with the vol right on my guitar, so the dedicated clean is not an issue for me. I may not even need the clean channel on this older QR here.

Right now (most times) I am playing through a Komet 60, a truly great amp but, it must be cranked to get "the" sound (non-master)
and even through a 2x12 (not the usual 4x12) it is really loud.
I was told it puts out 50 watts at 1/4 volume and is cranking in the area of 80-90 watts when up (believe it). This works fine in some of the venues I play. The situation I run into is smaller venues. I highly dislike attenuators and what they do to the interaction of the power section and the speakers, and distortion pedals just don't really cut it for me.
Now as loud as the QR 100 here is, the master allows me to get it into a very reasonable territory for my situations.
Not looking for a bedroom amp, Live-shows-amp is what I need.

So there you have it. Based on that, your opinions, QR or Comp?

Also, on reliability how do the amps compare?
how is Splawn period on that. (the QR is here for repairs)

Hey thanx for your time!
take care...AnT

[Jammermatt]

Well, the Comp does have the half-power switch to go from 50 to 25 watts. It is triode operation at 25 watts so you don't need to adjust the load to your speaker (i.e. if you're cab is 8 ohms, then you keep it on the 8 ohm setting for either 25 or 50 watts). Opinions vary, but I really like the 25-watt triode tone - more saturated in my opinion - and it's still plenty loud at 25 watts if you want it to be. To play clean, I simply roll off the volume on the axe. It doesn't get super clean, but clean enough I guess. I do miss having a clean channel at times, though.

[mrball]

I have never played the Quickrod but I got a new comp a little while back and agree that the 25 watt mode is where it's at. I played a gig with a full band and it kept up no problem at half power. It sounds good at lower volumes too (not super low of course). The volume roll off is nice too. We did Ain't Talking Bout Love and the quiet clean part sounded good just rolling it back. The amp is loud, but if you're mostly using it for live, you should always be able to turn it up enough for it to sound awesome.

[LooseCannon]

25 watts is the "no balls mode" for me, I hardly ever use it.
I really miss the clean channel in my comp, if all you play is rock it's ok to roll off the volume knob on the guitar, but for other styles you need dedicated clean.
Also take into consideration that the QR and Comp's voicing is a bit different, the Comp is more aggressive and the QR is smoother.

[jesusdriven]

Sept 11, 2008 15:11:34 GMT -5 LooseCannon said:

25 watts is the "no balls mode" for me, I hardly ever use it.
I really miss the clean channel in my comp, if all you play is rock it's ok to roll off the volume knob on the guitar, but for other styles you need dedicated clean.
Also take into consideration that the QR and Comp's voicing is a bit different, the Comp is more aggressive and the QR is smoother.

I always thought that the QR and the Comp had the same lead channel, but with different wattage ratings. So my QR on 50 watts will sound different than a Comp at full 50 watt power?

[LooseCannon]

Because of the Comp's layout (having fewer knobs, how they are arranged, and the way the wiring goes) it sounds a bit different than the QR, more aggressive.

[kormann69]

Hello to you all,
being a german resident i suffer from the online store's restrictions.
If i wanted to checkout i would have to choose whether i'm located in US or canada making it difficult for me to place an order - no matter whether i prefer a QR or a comp.
Has anyone an idea how germans can order a competiton ?
Regards Josef

[TuskerKevin]

Nov 21, 2008 5:54:30 GMT -5 kormann69 said:

Hello to you all,
being a german resident i suffer from the online store's restrictions.
If i wanted to checkout i would have to choose whether i'm located in US or canada making it difficult for me to place an order - no matter whether i prefer a QR or a comp.
Has anyone an idea how germans can order a competiton ?
Regards Josef

Call the shop directly: 704.922.0020

[kormann69]

Thanks for the advice - i was able to place an order via phone.