History
The company was founded in 1968 by Patrick Howe Quilter, who serves as chairman of the board of directors and is still active in the company as a key design engineer. Quilter was at the time an engineering student with a keen interest in electronics and music. With many musician friends and acquaintances seeking him out to make guitar amps, he left school to start his company with the financial backing of family and friends.
At first the company was a storefront operation in Costa Mesa, California, a curious combination of manufacturing and retail operations under one roof. The amplifiers were built in the back and sold out front. The first employees were mostly friends helping out. The early guitar amplifiers bore names like the Duck and the Quilter Sound Thing. The company adopted the name Quilter Sound Company, which was inevitably shortened to the initials "QSC," by which the company is known today.
In more recent years, Pat Quilter has founded another venture selling guitar amplifiers much as he started before with a small dedicated team. The new venture known as "Quilter Labs" is primarily involved in selling "Next generation" guitar amplifier technology which promise lightweight but high power guitar amps.
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