Re: Announcement: Atomic Reactor FR
Hi everybody. Newbie here.
I've been reading the lot on this Atomic FR amp. It's quite a bit to digest. Since different kinds of modelling came around I've been wondering why it should be that hard to produce a cabinet, that will serve EQUALLY as good as a guitar cabinet, as a bass guitar cabinet, and as an acoustic guitar cab. And let - whatever - modelling gear, or else, put in front of it do the rest of the job. I think only the RSM nick posted a post about this, way back at page 25 without ever getting a reply.
See, it's the same with Axe-Fx ultra, or similar. They don't cater at all to us, that plays a multitude of instruments. I gig BOTH as a freelance bass player, as a guitarist, and does acoustic shows. Not all at the same time though. I would be thankful if I could bring just the same rig with me out once and for all, and that I could carry with me, by myself, without having to visit my chiropractor afterwards. A sort of one-size-fits all cabinet. A 12" speaker will do for my bass gigs, since they ain't big. I play keyboard too, but not gigging with it. A perfect "bring whatever" to any impromptu jam sessions and so on. No reviews anywhere on the net is done by ANY bassists AFAIK.
Find this peculiar, that Fractal Audio/Atomic, hasn't adressed this yet. Also, I agree with former poster who has objections to a power tube amp inside Atomic cabinets. While I do see it's advantages, I think power tubes, are mostly advantegous to electric guitarists, but to bass players, and electro-acoustic players they may impose some kind of unneccesary/unwanted coloration. Although I know that 50w may no be sufficient to produce any power good enough for bass players I would rather see a SS/Switching circuit power amp used inside the cabinets. You could raise the power output as well then well beyond 50w. Not to talk of the lightweight at which ss power amp comes.
It tells - at least to me - that something is missing if the Axe-Fx if you run that one together with a Atomic FR cab, that the Axe-FX is supposed to eliminate ALL tubes in the chain and does a very close impersonation of it, you still have to use tubes in the cabs power amp. I know that the cabs should/could be used with every other modeller, preamp, or stomp box gear, and I think the power tube amp would make sense then to deal with the other brands shortcomings, but I think there should be yet another product/option to us "multifaceted" players out there. So my question is:
1. Does the atomic amp/cab FR work JUST AS WELL for guitarists and bassists?
Mind you, I said "just as well" , and not "can get away with it".
Hi everybody. Newbie here.
I've been reading the lot on this Atomic FR amp. It's quite a bit to digest. Since different kinds of modelling came around I've been wondering why it should be that hard to produce a cabinet, that will serve EQUALLY as good as a guitar cabinet, as a bass guitar cabinet, and as an acoustic guitar cab. And let - whatever - modelling gear, or else, put in front of it do the rest of the job. I think only the RSM nick posted a post about this, way back at page 25 without ever getting a reply.
See, it's the same with Axe-Fx ultra, or similar. They don't cater at all to us, that plays a multitude of instruments. I gig BOTH as a freelance bass player, as a guitarist, and does acoustic shows. Not all at the same time though. I would be thankful if I could bring just the same rig with me out once and for all, and that I could carry with me, by myself, without having to visit my chiropractor afterwards. A sort of one-size-fits all cabinet. A 12" speaker will do for my bass gigs, since they ain't big. I play keyboard too, but not gigging with it. A perfect "bring whatever" to any impromptu jam sessions and so on. No reviews anywhere on the net is done by ANY bassists AFAIK.
Find this peculiar, that Fractal Audio/Atomic, hasn't adressed this yet. Also, I agree with former poster who has objections to a power tube amp inside Atomic cabinets. While I do see it's advantages, I think power tubes, are mostly advantegous to electric guitarists, but to bass players, and electro-acoustic players they may impose some kind of unneccesary/unwanted coloration. Although I know that 50w may no be sufficient to produce any power good enough for bass players I would rather see a SS/Switching circuit power amp used inside the cabinets. You could raise the power output as well then well beyond 50w. Not to talk of the lightweight at which ss power amp comes.
It tells - at least to me - that something is missing if the Axe-Fx if you run that one together with a Atomic FR cab, that the Axe-FX is supposed to eliminate ALL tubes in the chain and does a very close impersonation of it, you still have to use tubes in the cabs power amp. I know that the cabs should/could be used with every other modeller, preamp, or stomp box gear, and I think the power tube amp would make sense then to deal with the other brands shortcomings, but I think there should be yet another product/option to us "multifaceted" players out there. So my question is:
1. Does the atomic amp/cab FR work JUST AS WELL for guitarists and bassists?
Mind you, I said "just as well" , and not "can get away with it".
and the Avatar's will be used for an additional all tube amp head as well. 
