NGD: Clip of the Suhr Reactive Load and the SL68

[Badronald]

Sounds great.

I think I'm more interested in the VHT box over this or the Two Notes. The 50watt power amp in it makes it so versatile.

Great options.

 

[BYTOR]

Sound darn good dude!

 

[journeyman73]

IM not sure why anyone would take this over a two notes torpedo.

i havent tried either....but wouldnt a big differentiator be the emulation (ie how each 'feels')?

 

[Moshaholic]

My load can get very reactive depending on what guitar and amp I'm playing...

 

[taildragger]

In your opinion how does the Suhr Reactive Load compare to the Two Notes Gear? Pros and Cons of each?

 

[Kapo_Polenton]

For what it is, i think it might be a bit ambitiously priced... regardless of the load type, why not go the cheaper route and just get a suhr iso line out between something you might already have like a hotplate? That said i suppose if you don't have attenuation and just want IR's, this will safely load your amp. I still think the fryette attenuator would be better bang for the buck considering you get poweramp, attenuation, and a solid line out for IRs.

 

[steve_k]

Same as the Mesa Cab Clone, except the Mesa has a few more features and $100 less than the Suhr. For live play though and output options, nothing beats a Two Notes.

 

[Vanlaing5150]

I thought the cab clone was a resistive load?

I can honestly say the load on the Suhr is leagues better than the load on the Torpedo live. None of the brittle-ness of the two-notes is found in the Suhr. The Suhr is a killer killer product. The simplicity of it all is what I dig.

 

[Moshaholic]

I thought the cab clone was a resistive load?

I can honestly say the load on the Suhr is leagues better than the load on the Torpedo live. None of the brittle-ness of the two-notes is found in the Suhr. The Suhr is a killer killer product. The simplicity of it all is what I dig.

My load has definitely been extemely "resistive" in recent years when it comes for Fortin and Diezel...

But Friedman, Soldano and Peavey are a whole another story...

 

[gibson5413]

I thought the cab clone was a resistive load?

I can honestly say the load on the Suhr is leagues better than the load on the Torpedo live. None of the brittle-ness of the two-notes is found in the Suhr. The Suhr is a killer killer product. The simplicity of it all is what I dig.

Brittleness?

I don't have any comments about the Suhr other than it sounds great in Alex's clip. I would say that I don't hear any brittle qualities in the Torpedo Live. Different strokes (ears) I guess.

 

[steve_k]

Same as the Mesa Cab Clone, except the Mesa has a few more features and $100 less than the Suhr. For live play though and output options, nothing beats a Two Notes.

The Suhr doesn't emulate a cabinet...it can't be used stand-alone like the CabClone.

So, it has to have a DAW and IR's just for recording? My baaaaaad,

 

[Bronco]

For what it is, i think it might be a bit ambitiously priced... regardless of the load type, why not go the cheaper route and just get a suhr iso line out between something you might already have like a hotplate? That said i suppose if you don't have attenuation and just want IR's, this will safely load your amp. I still think the fryette attenuator would be better bang for the buck considering you get poweramp, attenuation, and a solid line out for IRs.

FX loop as well...

 

[LPMojoGL]

I think the Reactive Load is a good thing.
I have a HotPlate that I can use as a load, but it sounds like crap.
Any attenuator I've used has been a compromise.
This Suhr device is a basic piece of gear that does one thing very well, act like a 4x12 loaded with greenbacks.
Take the signal from the Suhr RL and feed it into whatever you want: effects and reamp, speaker emulator going to montior/FOH, IRs in your DAW for recording...
This would essentially replace my Hot Plate and 2x12 cab in my tiny music room at home. So why would I want to do that?
Because this device is supposed to sound a lot better, be less of a compromise in tone.
I'm looking forward to checking one out.

 

[Kidkramer71]

Sounds great to my ears !!
Reminds me of a cross between the hunter change of heart .

 

[Badronald]

Using the Suhr Reactive Load and my 5150iii Stealth...no real mics...no real cabs...this is the sound that is coming out of my monitors into Pro Tools

Sounds great!

 

[petethorn]

Lots of good options out there,

You'd have to try all the load boxes back to back to truly understand the differences in tone between them. Ideally using a real cab isolated in another room as a reference load. As that's what you are trying to emulate using load boxes, and especially reactive load boxes.

Cab Clone, Hotplate, etc etc do not sound the same, not even close, to using a real cab as a load. Which isn't to say you couldn't get good results with them, the results will just be not the same sound as if you were loading with a real cabinet. The Suhr box sounds and reacts identically to a real cab. Other load boxes achieve varying results between very similar to a real cab, to not very similar at all.

Yes, I've tried most of them, back to back and head to head, along with a real cab as a "control", in my studio.

I agree, Two Notes makes a very good product, I like and use the Torpedo Live and Reload. The Suhr is another great option, at a different price point for someone that wants a very simple exceptional sounding line out to use with IR's in a DAW. Once you try them, you realize that impulse responses are far superior to any analog speaker simulation available, and they are also cheap and easy to use.

Tonally, using the Suhr with IR's is a whole other level from what you could get from a Cab Clone, or a Hotplate...

 

[Kidkramer71]

I sure dig your clips !!
Reminds of lynch a bit !

 

[fuzzyguitars]

Sounds good to me

 

[Bronco]

Lots of good options out there,

You'd have to try all the load boxes back to back to truly understand the differences in tone between them. Ideally using a real cab isolated in another room as a reference load. As that's what you are trying to emulate using load boxes, and especially reactive load boxes.

Cab Clone, Hotplate, etc etc do not sound the same, not even close, to using a real cab as a load. Which isn't to say you couldn't get good results with them, the results will just be not the same sound as if you were loading with a real cabinet. The Suhr box sounds and reacts identically to a real cab. Other load boxes achieve varying results between very similar to a real cab, to not very similar at all.

Yes, I've tried most of them, back to back and head to head, along with a real cab as a "control", in my studio.

I agree, Two Notes makes a very good product, I like and use the Torpedo Live and Reload. The Suhr is another great option, at a different price point for someone that wants a very simple exceptional sounding line out to use with IR's in a DAW. Once you try them, you realize that impulse responses are far superior to any analog speaker simulation available, and they are also cheap and easy to use.

Tonally, using the Suhr with IR's is a whole other level from what you could get from a Cab Clone, or a Hotplate...

Pete, you mentioned in the Suhr video that you used Ownhammer IRs for your Groomed Noodler song? Do you recall which ones? Also have you tried the Fryette Power Station?

 

[jimo]

Bottom Line is those clips sound really good. That one of the SE at the end of the second vid is killer.