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Anyone own a kemper.
Posted on 3/4/18 at 5:01 am
Posted on 3/4/18 at 5:01 am
Right now I’m playing through a Laney Lionheart which I love, but have been Gassing hard for a kemper. The idea of basically having access to any amp ever created is mind blowing and those Michael Brill profiles are so good?
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Posted on 3/4/18 at 5:19 am to Easye921
Sounds interesting. Explain to me about it,like a child,because it sounds like something that I probably won't understand.
Posted on 3/4/18 at 7:57 am to auggie
It's in the family called "profiling amps," auggie. You download and store amp simulations in a profiling amp for specific tones like you download and store software in a computer for specific applications.
What it means is you can not only have Fender, Marshall, Vox, Boogie tones and more in one profiling amp, you can find and buy or share downloads for things like "Marshall brown sound" that will give you a sim of EVH's old plexi on the first few VH albums. AKA artist specific patches.
Kemper and Axe FX are the market leaders in profiling amps. Profilers are likely the wave of the future - guitarists (myself included) are sick of keeping old amps running, always buying tubes, just storing a variety of amps takes up valuable real estate.
Many touring artists are making the change to profilers for sound quality (they sound really damn good considering they are non-tube amps replicating tube amps), overall versatility, portability, ease of use, ease of replacement if lost or stolen on tour, etc. The Kemper is roughly the size of a lunch box and a no-hassles carry-on in an airplane.
The downside is they are not cheap, neither the basic profilers nor the small fortune you can potentially invest amassing your dream amp collection's patches. All my friends who have them say just acquiring patches is crack addictive.
What it means is you can not only have Fender, Marshall, Vox, Boogie tones and more in one profiling amp, you can find and buy or share downloads for things like "Marshall brown sound" that will give you a sim of EVH's old plexi on the first few VH albums. AKA artist specific patches.
Kemper and Axe FX are the market leaders in profiling amps. Profilers are likely the wave of the future - guitarists (myself included) are sick of keeping old amps running, always buying tubes, just storing a variety of amps takes up valuable real estate.
Many touring artists are making the change to profilers for sound quality (they sound really damn good considering they are non-tube amps replicating tube amps), overall versatility, portability, ease of use, ease of replacement if lost or stolen on tour, etc. The Kemper is roughly the size of a lunch box and a no-hassles carry-on in an airplane.
The downside is they are not cheap, neither the basic profilers nor the small fortune you can potentially invest amassing your dream amp collection's patches. All my friends who have them say just acquiring patches is crack addictive.
Posted on 3/4/18 at 8:17 am to TheFretShack
I have a Fender Mustang(in my truck),that allows downloaded profiles ( I never use that part of it)
I am not a performer though, I just plug in at the house sometimes. Into the old crate tube amp.
I am not a performer though, I just plug in at the house sometimes. Into the old crate tube amp.
Posted on 3/4/18 at 11:06 am to Easye921
I've had one for a few years. Has essentially ended my desire for any more gear. The Britt profiles are fantastic, and I have a bunch of those, though there are a lot of free profiles that are outstanding as well (the AC Morgan for example). Just depends on your playing style.
As far as effects, the new delays are all you'd ever need I would think. I think its big weakness is still the reverbs. They haven't really updated those like they have the delays. Supposedly the reverb update is coming but who knows when.
It's also very easy to use, which is good for someone like me who doesn't want to spend a bunch of time delving into advanced parameters. I think it's better for someone who is looking for their own sound based upon amps they are familiar with rather than trying to copy someone else's tone, though that's certainly possible as well.
As far as effects, the new delays are all you'd ever need I would think. I think its big weakness is still the reverbs. They haven't really updated those like they have the delays. Supposedly the reverb update is coming but who knows when.
It's also very easy to use, which is good for someone like me who doesn't want to spend a bunch of time delving into advanced parameters. I think it's better for someone who is looking for their own sound based upon amps they are familiar with rather than trying to copy someone else's tone, though that's certainly possible as well.
Posted on 3/4/18 at 11:35 am to Stan Switek
I've heard the new delays are very nice. I have way too many pedals right now and the kemper seems like the perfect way to downsize everything, while keeping my core sound. As for reverb, I'm using the source audio ventris, so im good there. How are the drive effects? I mainly use a tube driver, muff, and buffalo fx powerbooster.
Posted on 3/4/18 at 11:44 am to Easye921
The drive effects are fine for what I use them for. The tube screamer is really good and so is the muff. It's got a few options on boosts as well, but I'm not sure that it has an exact emulation of the buffalo fx.
One route you could take would be to profile your current amp with all sorts of pedal combinations baked into the profile. You see that in a lot of professional profiles as well where they would take an amp and then profile it with different drives. Especially if you want to maintain your core sound.
The Kemper takes effects really well also, so you could just keep a pedal or two if either of the above doesn't work.
One route you could take would be to profile your current amp with all sorts of pedal combinations baked into the profile. You see that in a lot of professional profiles as well where they would take an amp and then profile it with different drives. Especially if you want to maintain your core sound.
The Kemper takes effects really well also, so you could just keep a pedal or two if either of the above doesn't work.
Posted on 3/4/18 at 12:21 pm to Stan Switek
As much as I love my old Boogie half-stack, it's only a matter of time before I jump ship to a Kemper. So sick of paying $200-plus at tube replacement time ... and lackluster glass at that.
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