ATOM BOMB
$41.99 USD
$69.98 USD
Nuclear gain for low-tuned riffs
Hit a palm-muted low string for a short, percussive thump. Lift your picking hand and the same chord opens into a ragged roar.
We built ATOM BOMB with Strange Angles around the two channels of the FAT MAN head. Back off the gain for a wiry crunch, or wind it up until a single note hangs on for the next bar.
Hear the two FAT MAN channels
Loop a riff on CH1, then flip to CH2 with the same pedals and cab. Listen to the first pick stroke and how the last chord breaks up.
- Keep GAIN low for an open crunch that follows your picking hand.
- Turn it up for thicker distortion and longer sustain.
- Bring the mids forward when a rhythm part needs more growl.
- Use TIGHT to rein in the low end on a drop-tuned chug.
Try the amp and cab on their own first. Add a drive when you want the front edge of the riff to bite harder.
Push the amp with drive or fuzz
A boost sharpens the start of a fast riff. Fuzz lets a slow chord fray at the edges. Choose from seven pedals and stack up to four in front of the amp.
SCREAM, SNARL, HYPER + CHAOS
Use SCREAM to firm up a loose low string. SNARL adds overdrive, HYPER brings fuzz, and CHAOS gives a power chord a chainsaw rasp.
MERCILESS DRIVE, OD-X + SWOLE
Try MERCILESS DRIVE or the PUSH switch on MERCILESS OD-X for a more insistent attack. For thick, sustaining fuzz, reach for SWOLE and set its FILTER against the cab.
Hear what the pedal order does
Put a drive before the fuzz, play the riff, then swap their order. Bypass one slot at a time to hear which pedal gives you the attack you want.
Shape the sound around the riff
Find the right cab for the low end
Play the same palm mute through the three built-in cabs. Listen for the balance between pick noise and low-end thump, or load a favourite cab IR.
Take the riff down an octave
Use TRANSPOSE to hear your part in a lower tuning before reaching for the tuning pegs. Shift the input in semitones, up or down an octave.
Let the lead ring out
Sync ECHO to the song for distinct repeats, or put a CHAMBER reverb tail under a held note. Use the 10-band CONTOUR EQ to make space for the bass.
Own It Forever
Simple once off activation, then it is yours. No subscriptions, no monthly fees, no iLok, no licence server phoning home. Buy it once and make music.
Dial in the attack and low end
Palm mute your lowest string while you set TIGHT. Then let a chord ring while you adjust MID and PRESENCE. You can hear what each control does on the part you’re about to record.
Gain + Level
Input, Pre, Gain, Output
Tone
Low, Mid, High, Presence
Attack + Weight
Tight, Tame, Shape
Pitch + Gate
Transpose -12 to +12 semitones, noise gate
Cab + Effects
Cab A / B / C, custom IR loading, ECHO, CHAMBER, CONTOUR
For a dry rhythm, bypass FX. Bring ECHO or CHAMBER back in when you want the last note to trail off into the mix.
Inside ATOM BOMB v2.5
The FAT MAN head, a four-slot pedalboard and stereo effects sit in one window. Shape the distortion before the amp and the space around it after the cab.
Amp + Pedalboard
- Two FAT MAN channels for gritty crunch and saturated high gain
- Seven pedals: SCREAM, SNARL, HYPER, CHAOS, MERCILESS DRIVE, MERCILESS OD-X and SWOLE
- Four pedal slots: add, replace, remove and reorder
- Individual pedal switches and pedal-specific controls
- Three built-in cabinet choices
- Load custom WAV impulse responses
- Cabinet bypass for an external IR loader
Pitch + Stereo Effects
- TRANSPOSE: -12 to +12 semitones, with on/off
- ECHO delay with TIME, FEEDBACK, TONE and MIX
- Host-tempo SYNC and PING PONG switches
- CHAMBER: Room, Plate, Hall and Spring
- Separate SHIMMER switch for reverb
- Independent Mono/Stereo choices for ECHO and CHAMBER
- CONTOUR 10-band graphic EQ: 31 Hz to 16 kHz
Recording + Workflow
- MIDI CC and note learn for supported controls
- Absolute/expression and toggle-footswitch mappings
- Session-saved MIDI mappings survive sound-preset changes
- Built-in rack tuner overlay and noise gate
- Input/output control and metering
- Factory presets and user preset save/load
- Right-click PEDAL, AMP or FX for section bypass
- VST3, AU and AAX formats; standalone app included
Start with an artist preset
Play one riff through the 33 factory presets and listen for the low-end response you want. Once the chugs sit right, add sustain or space for the lead and save it as a second preset.
Preset System
- 33 factory presets, grouped by contributor
- Save, load and remove user presets
- Browse presets or step through with the arrows
- Presets recall the amp, pedalboard, cabinet and effects
- MIDI mappings stay with the DAW session across sound-preset changes
Presets By
Oracle Sound
Chuggernaut
B.W.
ANGELSEASON
Strange Angles
Utility Workflow
- Rack tuner overlay with output muting while tuning
- Noise gate with threshold and bypass
- Right-click PEDAL, AMP or FX for section bypass
- Cabinet bypass and custom WAV IR loading
- MIDI CC/note learn with expression and toggle modes
- Independent Mono/Stereo modes for delay and reverb
Simple Once Off Activation. No Subscriptions. No iLok.
ATOM BOMB is a one-time purchase. Activate it once with your licence key and it is yours — no monthly fees, no licence server phoning home every time you open a session.
- One-time purchase
- Simple once off activation
- Yours forever
- No iLok required
- No subscription trap
Hear it on your own guitar
Plug in, hit the lowest power chord in your set and let it ring. The 10-day trial gives you both FAT MAN channels, the pedalboard and the full effects section to find your own nuclear tone.
One-time purchase, simple once off activation. VST3, AU, AAX and standalone.
System requirements
Any Windows PC or Apple Mac machine that is capable of real-time audio processing is required. Make sure that your platform meets the minimum specifications, for example:
Windows
- Windows 10/11 or later (64-bit)
MacOS
- MacOS 10.15 Catalina or later
- Intel or Apple Silicon
In both instances, a modern CPU (within the last 5-8 years) and sufficient RAM (8-16GB or more) are highly recommended for optimal performance.