Hi,
I think christthepone hit the nail on the head when he mentioned expectation.
Some of the posts above reek of entitlement. -as if we deserve and are entitled to what we demand. Let's be frank - it's fractals device and they should do what they think is best for it.
As a bass player I also have wants but when people start this entitled bullshit it's disappointing.
I'm thankful the three is so much better for bass than the 2. I'm also amazed at the constant free updates and stellar attention and service we get from fractal. Name another company selling products globally that gives this level of support. If I get more bass amps I'll be stoked but I don't feel I'm entitled to them.
Thanks
Pauly
Better in what respect? That's great to hear...but...is there an SWR model in there now, and new UltraRes bass cabs IRs?
I bought my Ultra 10 years ago. One of the main reasons was because it had an SVT model and some bass cabinet IRs. At that time, given the reputation FAS had for customer support and expanded capability with regular additions via firmware updates, I EXPECTED Fractal to include the bass realm. And they did...to a very small extent. Hell, I would have been happy if they just NAILED the SVT amp and cab models. IMHO, they didn't [edit] quite get it real close, especially 8x10 IRs. [edit]
Eventually, we got bass amp & cab updates that unfortunately didn't include companion cabinet IRs for the Mesa 400 or the Orange bass amp models. Cool that we got consideration, but I don't recall anyone clamoring for the Mesa 400 or Orange, but that's all good.
Since then, (2013?), there has been exactly ONE addition for bassists (Darkglass). You can call it entitlement if you want. IMHO, what it was for me was that I had a reasonable expectation (bass support) that was not met, which was followed by disappointment, and once this disappointment was expressed, utter frustration at the response of the forum. Glaring and obvious.
It's OK, though, because I've moved on. Fractal is great gear. GREAT GEAR! They just need to make it clear that they really don't care much about bassists. As a guitar amp modeler and effects processor it is absolutely the best. Hands down. All I wanted to see over a 10 year period was some refinement and support for the existing SVT amp & cab models, and some expansion to include perhaps a handful of STAPLE amps and cabs that are widely used by bassists. I used to preach Fractal Audio to bassists, but it got awfully hard to continue to push the amp & cab modeling aspects of the gear due to the lack of attention. I've always been 100% behind all other aspects of the FAS gear.
FWIW.