Atomic: AMPLIFIRE (FW2.2)

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This is an update from my video of 2015 (see: • Atomic Amps: Amplifire ). Amplifire firmware, system and editor software has enjoyed substantial upgrades since.
The Atomic Amplifire is a very portable, capable and relatively affordable modelling solution that should be considered when shopping for your stage or studio needs. It sounds great, is easy to use and won't break the bank. That's three wins, I reckon.
For the record these latest Amplifire videos were unsolicited by Atomic or anyone associated with them. I simply felt that the firmware had come a long way and decided to do them for fun and to help them spread the (very good) word.
Guitar: Jim Root Telecaster with SD JB/Jazz pickups and Fender S1 switching system.
Amp: Atomic Amplifire/Studio Devil models
Cables: Providence
Power Supply: Supplied
Mic: Samson Airline77 (me)
Camera: Canon 60D (me) and iPhone 6+ (pedal)
Soundcard: AVID Mbox Pro 3
Computer: Apple iMac 27" i7 3.4 GHz 16 GB RAM
Software: Pro Tools 12.4, Waves L3-16 Limiter (to keep levels in check at output), Apple Final Cut Pro X (video editing and KZbin compression).

[@anthonysilva5934]

Thank you for getting straight to the sounds and functions of this unit and not beating around the bush as other people do on here. Great video and very informative.

[@peterclark1320]

Hi Brett. Love your work, mate!! I bought one of these units, largely due to the reviews given by your good self and Chappers. I'm still discovering the joys of this little red box o' fun, but what fun it is!! BTW, I run straight into FOH from this. Sound guys love me.

[@exsoundus]

Thanks to you i ordered one Brett, you make this thing sound absolute FAB! keep up the good work mate!

[@marconati3132]

Brett you always Rock!!! I really love your soundtests! Greetings from Italy!!

[@BrettKingman]

+Marco Nati Thanks, Marco! And greetings to you, Sir!

[@mabecka]

Great sounding and great playing! Cheers!

[@exterC0ffx]

All good mate we'll look listen and learn and let our ears do the work. Thanks for the next one coming down the line.

[@Stephen_Lafferty]

I bought mine at Christmas, and run it through the CLR Wedge FRFR monitor - my students love going through it when they come for lessons!

[@DigitalViperGaming]

+Stephen Lafferty Same setup here, Stephen! I bought Michael Britt's patches and there were a lot of great ones that translated well to the CLR. What patches are working well for your setup? Wes

[@sterlingronnie9739]

I dont mean to be so offtopic but does any of you know a way to log back into an instagram account?? I somehow forgot the password. I would appreciate any assistance you can give me!

[@antoniotadeo4679]

@Sterling Ronnie Instablaster ;)

[@van4ope]

Sounds sick! Most undigital sound of all processors in this pricerange. Great device.

[@hardtobearit]

these sound better and better each time i hear them. thanks Burgs

[@BrettKingman]

+cody thompson No worries. Thanks for watching and for your comments. They haven't gone unnoticed and are always encouraging. Cheers.

[@hardtobearit]

i really want one of these but i can never seem to afford one. would help out with starting a guitar driven youtube channel. small box and can record on location anywhere

[@autobotsNdecepticons]

Pretty impressive how close the sounds are for the bands/songs they're mimicking.

[@swmorgan515]

Paranoid is on the 12th fret :) . Seriously though thanks for the great vids of the amplifire stuff. I have an AA6 on the way to me now.

[@mikes51501]

This sounds better than any other modulation I’ve ever heard. Wow. Actually sounds just like tube amps

[@greatvanzini]

If only I could see that tiny screen! I would be all over this. Good price point. Darn fine demo.

[@Jeepjones85]

How well does it play low gain blues stuff. I'm looking for something smaller than my 11rack to carry around. That thing can be a burden but sounds soo good lol

[@RichardLainegard]

Hi Brett, short question; would it be possible (on a patch by patch basis) to run two signals in to this, split magnetic into input and a piezo line into FX return and change between them? And if so, could you then load up a patch for the piezo with no Amp sim, but only a 3rd party IR of an acoustic and FX?

[@soundboy89]

Great delay/harmony riff at 1:12!

[@titmusspaultpaul5]

hey mate, great video. just wondering if i were to buy this, what would be the best speaker to use (affordable, not top of the range)? and if i were to play live with this setup, can i pre load sounds to the pedal (stomp box style) so i can play a few different songs in a row without mucking around with buttons.... say the first song is AC DC and the second is Pink Floyd and the third is mettalica...etc..... thanks

[@richf6111]

Hi Brett - great channel. U have a great style. What was the signal chain for this demo please? Greetings from UK Rich

[@kyledurand8528]

Love this demo!

[@BluesJammer]

Hey Brett, great demo! Please advise, what software did you use for the video montage? Thanks ;-) Vlad

[@landon.cunningham]

How does the amp modeling compare to the AX8 in your opinion?

[@m4ssi86]

Does it works well with headphones?

[@JJ3136]

Nice Demo but which one you like best against rhe Fractal AX8 ???

[@nitemunky76]

Loving my Amplifire, one of the best purchases I've made in the last few years.

[@jeffmilkey]

AGREE IT IS CHALLENGING MY KEMPER FOR PLAY TIME...

[@dr150]

Don't forget to update to Firmware 3.0. It gets even better!

[@freddycastro1746]

Hi, do you where can I buy a lcd spare part for this pedal?

[@colejustesen]

This sounds great!

[@anthony27436]

Brett, I'm having a dilemma I would like to purchase a multi-effects unit .. could you possibly give me some advice! In your professional opinion the ISP Theta pro or the Atomic Amplifier 6 (12) ... I know the Helix and the boss gt-1000 are out there ... And I cannot afford a Fractal Ax8 ... Thank you!!

[@angeltr4748]

What a guitar man I have it and it is gorgeous

[@ZDALI14]

Thanks Brett for exposing these cool gear to us. I've been thinking about an alternative for live amps for recording. How would you compare this to the gurus 1959 or cab sims + drive pedal. If there's something similar please comment too guys

[@kevins1310]

whats the song at 7:24 ?

[@DimensionJC1]

Hi Brett, been watching you a long time from the states. I love your demos, great playing and cool humor! How about a demo of the Mesa Flux Five?? Thanks the hard (fun) work you put in awesome playing to listen too.

[@BrettKingman]

+Quinn Whiteside Hey Quinn. I'll look into the Mesa Flux Five. I'm not sure how forthcoming they are with demo units but I'll give it a shot for you. Thanks for the kind words and support. Rock on!

[@Bmanhaas]

Hi Brett. Man you're awesome

[@Terrysoddy]

Does it have a headphone jack

[@NoyzyBoyZ3]

I was hoping to see you demo one of these. I'm very interested in what you have to say about this. Would you consider a video on that Thomas Blug pedal?

[@BrettKingman]

+NoyzyBoyZ3 I have been asked on numerous occasions to demo the BluGuitar but despite subtle hints to Thomas and the people in his organisation no demo units have been forthcoming. And I ain't paying to demo something, I'm sorry.

[@NoyzyBoyZ3]

+Brett Kingman I don't blame you,no need to apologize.I guess they figure it will sell itself!

[@wabisabi6802]

Do you have a video of this with audio captured by your lavalier mic without the protools enhancements? Thank you. Love the Bogner pedal videos by the way. Cheers! = )

[@BrettKingman]

+wabi sari Yes, there is an audio track captured from the desktop monitors to the headset mic. But I play at 'battle' volume and the mic freaks out so it would be completely pointless releasing it. If you're using one of these devices properly it would be fed to a full range system like a small or large PA or a studio sound system. Therefore I have delivered this video in as pure form as possible - straight to an MBox via the analog outputs with zero 'enhancements' except for a limiter on the master fader. What you hear, Wabi Sabi, is what you get. If I gave you a miked up monitor mix it would be an enormously wrong representation.

[@wabisabi6802]

***** Ok, Thanks. It's just that most of the time, I can judge the sound better if I can listen to how the sound interacts with the 'room' at 'battle volumes'. Still, it sounds fine by the way in your video.Thanks again. = )

[@guitarist100]

Brett why cant you be my next door neighbour ? ha ha awesome demos as per usual

[@elmariachi290188]

Hi brett! Greetings from indonesia. I recently took interest on the amplifire and essentially looking for something that i can use in many situation (with real amp, straight to PA or both) and don't want anything too big. Would you recommend this over the other? Oh and i used to owned line6 products so i am quite familiar with modelling. Great video! Cheers ;)

[@BrettKingman]

Hi Nada. This would be a fine choice if you want versatility, good sound and portability. I guess the next choice up would be the AX8 or Helix, but I've never tried the latter so I can't comment on it. I'm loving the AX8, though, and the AmpliFire is great too.

[@elmariachi290188]

+Brett Kingman thanks for the reply. I heard good things about the AX8 too but really i only want too use this kind of unit for the amp/cab sim alongside my other pedal and only using the effects if i don't have my pedalboard.

[@arielista]

Wow what model Jim Root Tele is that? When I search they all have emg not the Duncans. Great sounding guitar.

[@EGGJAZZ]

+Ariel Lopez put 2 + 2 together

[@arielista]

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[@BrettKingman]

+Ariel Lopez It's a modded Jim Root Tele. I bought it like this from a previous owner who installed a JB/Jazz set and an S1 switching system. That's how they should all ship, I think. Much more versatile. The EMG's are nowhere to be seen and I couldn't care less. :D

[@arielista]

+Brett Kingman Totally agree

[@mjones53]

sounds great, where can we get the presets and the updated FW

[@BrettKingman]

+mjones53 Right from the Atomic site. All there. :)

[@DigitalViperGaming]

Brett, are these patches you built from the ground up, or something from Fremen, Singtall, The Amp Factory, etc? Sounds great! Wes

[@BrettKingman]

+LAWLESS33 Guitar Channel The only patch I built is the first AC30 patch. It's the AC30 amp, trebles rolled off, with the matching cab. I used a chorus and an 800ms ping-pong delay.

[@DigitalViperGaming]

+Brett Kingman Thanks, Brett! I just added you to the Facebook Atomic Amplifire group! Wes

[@JeDxDeVu]

I'm getting one.

[@Zhorellski]

How does the amp models compared to Fractal Ax8?

[@lesolak843]

I believe AX8 has much more meat than this one, but Brett definitely understands very well what he's dealing with and makes any unit shine at it's best! Also check his AX8 video out.

[@PePe-kv2se]

AX8 has many more models, but you can get VERY close (some I'd say about the same) with the Amplifire. Certainly not the price difference's worth.

[@TerenceCMournet1]

Brett Kingman- have you tried the new 3.0 firmware? If so, what are your thoughts?

[@BrettKingman]

No. I had to sell this unit to cover bills unfortunately. They were planning to send me a new unit with which to demo the new firmware but it hasn't eventuated yet.

[@TerenceCMournet1]

Thanks Brett. I appreciate your hard work on all these videos. You have been my 'go to man' on all gear related reviews. Take care.

[@BrettKingman]

No problems, Terence. Thanks for your support. Mine is just a labour of love - but fun! :D

[@happylifefoundation]

Hi Brett, can you share your presets? Love how it sounds.

[@BrettKingman]

+Happy Life Hey, HL! The only preset that isn't already available from the Atomic site is my AC30 patch. But ... I didn't save it to an external device and the Amplifire has already left my house to be with a friend. I apologise. But everything else is straight from the FW2.2 or the website.

[@andrewredmond1003]

+Brett Kingman By any chance, do you recall what IR you were using for the AC30 patch? I'm still trying to dial my AC30 in and love the tone you were getting. Were there any unique settings you had to tweak? Regardless, thanks for taking the time to make this video, and fantastic playing!

[@exterC0ffx]

Must admit my first introduction to this red deception, looks great and sounds unbelievable! It's funny we here something like this and immediately your head scans all over your pedal boards....can I get that sound, yeah, yeah....maybe but not after preseting twiddling etc etc etc. Impressive, thats about what I paid for an ME50 around 10+ yrs ago and yet the software issues of these machines are smaller and carry a real boot! Its all in the hearing as the cake is in the eating, bet ya didn't leave anything left over on this one Burgs? Sometimes I think your just having too much fun.

[@BrettKingman]

+Daryl Comline Funnily enough (re your last question) I do have an 'extra' video. A video that I shot first - but the friggin' camera on me was out of focus! ...Which is probably a good thing. So, I'll edit it down and upload it, but you guys have to be aware that it's a B-grade vid because of that unfortunate faux pas. However, it does contain other patches and tiny spurts of inspiration which I think aren't too bad. Stand by...

[@VelhosNovos]

Great!

[@unforgivenband3774]

Nice playing mate but still sounds like a digital modeler to me?, They are getting closer but still not quite there for me yet. I;m sure eventually they will get there. Great fun piece of gear for sure and handy for rehearsals/Jams but I'll stick with my old valve amps for the time being..Cheers Brett..:)

[@dr150]

If I were to put 5 tube amps and this thing next to each other in a blind test, you would lose pretty badly. Heck, if I put a Line 6 POD down with the tube amps, you'd lose still. LOL.

[@JeDxDeVu]

Lmao I havent seen one review where people say then can hear or feel the difference but you can tell without playing it and watching on youtube. Walk on home boy.

[@lazarkacarevic8183]

I'm really interested (as well having personal interest), how come you haven't done Blug amp1? So far (other than less features ofc) amp1 seems to be the only compact size higher range competitor to atomic. Other than that, absolutely awesome videos. It's obvious you take time to do these.

[@BrettKingman]

I've asked and have extended my interest numerous times to Thomas Blug and his manufacturing site, but to no avail. The Blug Amp and the Helix continue to elude me so I can only assume that the manufacturers aren't interested on my take on their respective products. I'm sorry, but I have tried. Thanks for your kind words, they are appreciated greatly.

[@thesphericalguy9018]

Damn shame that Thomas won't send you a unit, I'm sure you would like it

[@BrettKingman]

It's not that they won't - there's just been zero response.

[@thesphericalguy9018]

Their loss my man

[@butterfieldstudios2429]

Really sounding great now... Dare I say it... Better than the Helix in some respects. And that's bonkers for the price...

[@BrettKingman]

+Butterfield Studios Crikey, that's a big call. But then I've never tried a Helix. They seem to be elusive around my place. :D

[@butterfieldstudios2429]

+Brett Kingman I hear yeah. #islandlife lol. But yeah, honestly it's pretty astonishing how good that sounds... May just buy one for a grab and go board... Actually that and my FX8... Boom.

[@BrettKingman]

+Butterfield Studios Yeah, it's pretty great. For the record I used no post on this except for my normal - and flat - Waves L3-16 Limiter to keep the levels in check. Nuttin' else.

[@butterfieldstudios2429]

+Brett Kingman the only thing that stops it from being the most popular modeler IMO is the lack of audio over USB... I know thats not it's thing, but man so many people are buying Helixes is that is sounds close enough to an AX8/AxeFX for them and has USB audio... And it's pretty. But for the better part of a grand less... This thing just smokes! Maybe they'll make a "pro" version with that eventually... Anyway.. It's a crazy good time to be a guitarist... Aside from no one buying guitar music...lol.

[@landon.cunningham]

+Brett Kingman You aren't missing anything IMO. I think the Amplifire and AX8 sound much better. The Helix is pretty though - if you want something nice to look at.

[@These_go_to_eleven_1959]

Zakk wyldes tone they used a recto??? He never used a Mesa in his carreer! JCM 800's all the way!

[@likeanuuk6612]

you can get somebody's guitar tone with the wrong amp

[@maestroofhorror1861]

Hide the face, show just the guitar, and then the Atomic.