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Atom Super Princeton
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Drigo Salvi (Arezzo)

Drigo Salvi (Arezzo)

Negrita band

““Excellent, I’m happy! Recommending an Atom amplifier, you can’t go wrong!””
Atom Hybrid GB200
Bidoglia
Matteo Bidoglia - Monza

Matteo Bidoglia - Monza

Guitarist, composer, songwriter, active in several bands in Lombardy, guitar teacher at several music schools in Lombardy, founder of the Youtube channel Guitar Tutorials, collaborator of Planet Guitar etc.

“The first time I tried the Supertone Special I felt that thing that you only feel with great instruments. A feeling of space and depth in every note. On clean the dynamics are crazy, the amp listens to you and follows you in every variation. When you attack the crunch the sound bites without ever being compressed in an unnatural way. And then well … we guitarists are aesthetes and the Atom amps have a style and a look that can not fail to please! I enjoy every time I play it!”
Roberto Luti (Livorno)

Roberto Luti (Livorno)

Playing for Change, TRES, Caciuk Orkestra, One Eat One Band, Luke Wislow, Lynn Drury, Niki laRosa ...

“Ho avuto modo di usare l’Atom Supertone Special 50 Watt in diverse serate di diverso tipo quindi ho avuto modo di esplorare come si comporta nelle più diverse situazioni, con i più diversi settaggi. Posso dire che ha una sua voce chiaramente Dumble, e una gran versatilità’, un ampli che può passare da un estremo all’altro di tono e di saturazione. Il pulito rimane molto musicale e coinvolgente, dal HI Fi definito e veloce, immediato, che mantiene la corda e l’attacco di plettro o dita ben evidente, al pulito più ingrassato e rotondo, perdonante, dove il calore delle valvole inizia a sentirsi e il suono fuoriesce liquido e facile. Il tutto sempre mantenendo, anche a volumi contenuti, un sustain che altri ampli perdono nel pulito. Qui non si sente il bisogno di essere in drive. Una nota di merito anche al riverbero, diverso al mio orecchio dai fender o altri ampli. Un riverbero assolutamente non invadente pur presente ed efficace … molto bello.
Agendo poi sui volumi del canale drive si passa attraverso diversi stadi di drive, tutti molto musicali … Il drive è molto bello, quello liquido e cremoso, ma comunque definito, dei Dumble. Si tuo ottenere la compressione e sustain infinito a bassi volumi, rimanendo pero dentro un suono onesto e genuino. Si può ovviamente alzare i master volumi e quindi al suono già bello distorto si aggiunge la botta e l’impatto … molto bello … un suono che sembra essere in uno stadio direi. Ci sono diversi switches su cui agire, importati dai Dumble, più un switch che agisce sulle frequenze medie e un potenziometro per la quantità di FET in ingresso. Ho amato particolarmente questo ultimo congegno, che sembra al mio orecchio cambiare il piglio dell’ampli, come se si decidesse in ingresso con che atteggiamento intavolare il discorso.
Nota di merito anche alla portabilità della testata, leggera e compatta. Che dire, un vincitore sicuramente, molto versatile, molto vario, con un suono potente e curato, lussuoso nel drive ed elegante nel pulito, cremoso ma sempre definito nei soli in drive e ampio e solido negli accordi.”

Lello Panìco (Rome)

Guitarist, composer, songwriter and teaching coordinator for St. Louis College Of Music - Rock, Blues & Jazz Guitar Department

Formations: Lello Panico & Phoenix, Via Veneto Jazz,Blue Messengers, Lello Panico & The Fritz Gang, Blue Noise…

Collaborations with: Robben Ford, Jimmy Haslip, Russel Ferrante, Tollak Ollestad, Gary Novak, Reggie Hamilton, Rick Margitza, John Patitucci, Joey Calderazzo, Luca Trolli, Dario Deidda, Enzo Pietropaoli, Danilo Rea, Massimo Urbani, Fabio Morgera, Flavio Boltro, Roberto Gatto, Umberto Fiorentino, Deitra Farr, Ptah Brown, Chicago Beau, Tony Scott, Guy Antony, Tim Fritz, Cristiano Micalizzi, Shawn Logan, Mick Brill, Francesco Puglisi, Joseph Lepore, Maria Pia Devito, Mina, Fausto Mesolella and many others.

“Hi Marko! The amp is beautiful, it has timbre, the softness of the Dumble, lots of harmonics. The amp sounds great, it has its own personality.”

Carlo Stocchi (Padua)

Carlo Stocchi (Padua)

Young up-and-coming guitarist

“My Supertone Special gives satisfaction! I have taken it all over Italy using it with various groups and in very different contexts, and the amp has always met my needs, both for clean sounds and for exploring dirtier and “ruder” territories. It expresses its personality well, aesthetically unmistakable, makes its piggyback in any situation and leaves neither audience nor musicians indifferent!”
Atom Naked 20/5
Matteo Zecchini (Trieste)

Matteo Zecchini (Trieste)

Musician and guitar teacher

“Atom Supertone Special 50 watts: the first difference with other amps is felt by your fingers, the amp helps you with a kind of compression and at the same time responsiveness in note attack. It sounds good even at very low volumes, but you can pull it to levels otherwise forbidden, because the round, midrange-focused sound hits the sternum instead of piercing the eardrums. The volume of the clean channel (spectacular!) affects the behavior of the sucessive Overdrive stages, so it’s the key to getting clear, crystalline distorts or a more saturated, closed Clapton-like ove4rdrive. It’s a joy to play esentire!”
Ilija Kalc (Trieste)

Ilija Kalc (Trieste)

Tytus, Authentics and many more....

“Hi Marko! The amplifier runs a wonder :-)! I use it mainly in live situations in smaller venues, but also some larger open air stages. I really like the clean channel which eats the pedals very well. Also great is the drive channel, which I have used in various recordings with great results. It is versatile with many nuances, very happy with the purchase!!! Thanks Marko!”
Atom Super Princeton
Atom 15
Aljosa Cink (Koper - Koper)

Aljosa Cink (Koper - Koper)

Guitarist

“Dear Marko, with the Atom 22 watt combo amplifier I am extremely satisfied. The sound I can get is exactly what I wanted. Marko, you have succeeded in interpreting my wishes perfectly. Not only does it have that smooth sound that particularly suits me, it also has magnificent reverb, excellent power when needed, and is aesthetically beautiful! Thank you Atom!”
Luca Arduini - Gradara

Luca Arduini - Gradara

Guitarist, teacher, session player, instruments and clinics tutor

“The cabinet you custom built for me is perfect. Very light and expresses the sounds of my amplifier to the fullest. I have used it for recording as well as live and I am very satisfied with it. Lately I have also been trying it with a Quilter head and it is still giving me a lot of satisfaction ✨”
Luca Arduini
Supertone Special 20-50-100W
Luca Gardelliano (Udine)

Luca Gardelliano (Udine)

Guitarist

“I was immediately comfortable with the 22-watt Atom combo, and it was exactly what I was looking for: clean sound and lots of dynamics. I used it for many live shows in different contexts from swing to rock and it always did justice to the different guitar I was playing. Thanks to my requests Marko customized it by adding a dummy-loaded speaker output that allows me to connect the amp in “silent” mode directly to a speaker emulator, which is great for someone like me who happens to have to record often and doesn’t have the availability at home to keep modest volumes and use microphones! The “mid boost” switch is also great for giving that slight saturation that we guitarists like so much!”
Mauro (Trieste)

Mauro (Trieste)

Guitarist

“Marko built me the amp of my dreams, made all the custom modifications I requested (2 extra controls and the footswitch controllable overdrive channel), the result is a 22-watt Super Princeton combo with smooth but crystal clear cleans and an overdrive channel with a unique sonic cream. I highly recommend it to those who want the DEFINITIVE amplifier!”
Mauro TS