Passive Atomic Reactor??

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Strat-O-Matic

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As most of you probably know I just recently got an Axe FX and I think I'm starting to get the hang of things and make some pretty good tones. Right now I'm running it through a Carvin DCM200 and Genz Benz Gflex cab but I'm not completely satisfied. I'm thinking to get the most out of this thing I'm going to need a flat response monitor and not a guitar cab. So I've been looking into the atomic reactor since I just bought the Axe FX and already have a power amp I can't really afford to spend $850 on the powered AR but for $350 I could get a passive one. I just wanted to hear some opinions on how that would work and sound if I used my Axe FX through the passive AR with my power amp?
 
Sounds like a good idea to me! Like you I also have a DCM-200 I run mine through a 2x12 Mesa Recto cab and it sounds awesome! But you are right-- we are loosing the advantage of using the cab sims. I have no complaints with my DCM-200 so I think a passive cabinet would be a good way to go. Might do it myself by August.
 
Strat-O-Matic said:
Since you have a very similar set up to mine do you have to use the parametric eq to cut out fizzyness from the distorted tones?
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Never really have the gain high enough to enter the fizz zone, but if I do want to push it a bit like to use a drive in front of the amp. Still, like the PEQ for shaping especially with the models I use as my core sound which is basically the USA models. More or less emulating my Mesa Mark IV. I find when I first got the Axe Fx (a little over a year now) very easy to overindulge with the gain since there seems to be more on tap. And especially some of the high gain models.
 
Strat-O-Matic said:
I'm not completely satisfied. I'm thinking to get the most out of this thing I'm going to need a flat response monitor and not a guitar cab.
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That would depend on what you are trying to achieve. IMHO, if you can't get stellar sounds from the PA/cab, FRFR is not going to be a magic bullet. Judging from the posts I've seen here, far more FRFR users seem to be always looking for some "missing ingredient," few PA/cab users complain for the most part. I've used the Ultra for more than 2 years now, I can be happy with FRFR and it's convenient for many gigs but for the onstage tone and feel the PA/cab is as close as you can get to using a real amp.
 
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