Members PJH Posted November 21, 2011 Members Share Posted November 21, 2011 Today I had a friend come and visit the studio and he brought the Kemper Profiling amp with him. We decided to record a song using the unit exclusively to hear what this sounds like in an actual mix. I used a Strat and a Les Paul to try and demo how well this works with single coils and humbuckers. The track is a bluesy type song and I chose a JCM800 profile for the backing and the solo with the Strat but for the solo I added a Kemper Tube Screamer to give a bit more dirt. The quiet part of the track I switched to the Les Paul on the same profile without the Tube Screamer and then for the harder section the profile was changed to the Mesa Boogie Roadking. Guitars were a MIM Fender Strat and a Tokai Loverock LS98F. I was blown away with this unit. It was really easy to get great tones and I found that you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members BryanMichael Posted November 29, 2011 Members Share Posted November 29, 2011 Sounds Killer! Nice job on the tune as well. Arranged well and played well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members larryguitar Posted December 5, 2011 Members Share Posted December 5, 2011 Nice, and nicely played, as well. Did you create those profiles, or were they sent along with the amp? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members PJH Posted December 5, 2011 Author Members Share Posted December 5, 2011 Thanks for listening and the comments guys. @Larry, I didn't create those profiles. They came with the unit. Didn't really have time to create my own profiles as I had to give the unit back. I would have loved to have a go at making my own. Cheers, Peter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DiezelDude Posted March 1, 2012 Members Share Posted March 1, 2012 Which amps are profiled, as delivered? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members redeye5 Posted March 17, 2012 Members Share Posted March 17, 2012 very very nice.. I too have a Kemper and my favorite profiles so far are the Marshall ones Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members aliensporebomb Posted March 21, 2012 Members Share Posted March 21, 2012 My biggest question: everyone seems to think it's just a preamp. Is it actually an amplifier too? Could you use it to drive a cabinet for live gigs or is it more of a studio tool for recording? Really cool technology I must say. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members elantric Posted March 28, 2012 Members Share Posted March 28, 2012 I just got my Kemper Damn - This KP is WONDERFUL! I've decided to play with it for a day or two before I update the firmware - just to become familiar with it. Mine still has the Dec 2011 firmware #6895 Quick take - This is the first guitar amp modeller where I finally have surgical controls over the amp dynamic range, compression, adjustable clean to slightly breakup to full crunch, or anything in between. Other DSP Tube Amp modelers seem like using a hammer, and have no life. Using the KPA on headphones after three hours, I feel like I'm using $50K worth of boutique tube amps, with the best mics at a session at Abbey road with Alan Parsons or Geoff Emerick or Hugh Padgham providing me my tracking feed. There is simply no comparison - After playing my KPA, my Roland, Fender, Vox and Line6 gear all feel like a 1990 Zoom 9002 The KPA is a keeper, and many of my other gear may be going on ebay a lot sooner! I will sell lots of other gear - EXCEPT my VG-99, GR-55 - Those units excel at doing unique non guitar things. But for bread and butter Guitar recording with an exceptional Pro sound and micro-precision control of EQ and dynamics, - Wonderful guitar Tones come very easy with the KPA - without the need to compromise. It helps if you have 40 years experience recording guitars (like I do), so I have a slight regret that tools of such high caliber as the KPA have arrived so late in life for me. I might make better use of the big hole in the rear of the KPA power amp to design my own Fender Tube spring Reverb tank clone and install that in the rear of the KPA. To really nail those early 1963 Surf tones, I must run Guitar > Spring Reverb > Guitar Amp - in that order. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members almightycrunch Posted April 2, 2012 Members Share Posted April 2, 2012 Originally Posted by aliensporebomb My biggest question: everyone seems to think it's just a preamp. Is it actually an amplifier too? Could you use it to drive a cabinet for live gigs or is it more of a studio tool for recording?Really cool technology I must say. yeah, it needs a power source, it is, in essence, a "preamp" at this point I believe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Polaris20 Posted April 17, 2012 Members Share Posted April 17, 2012 Does the Kemper make sense as a modeler if you don't have access to many amplifiers? Do the 200 included profiles sound good? I'm comparing it directly to the AxeFX, because while they're slightly different in purpose, they have a similar goal as well as costing similar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Undertaker4 Posted May 1, 2012 Members Share Posted May 1, 2012 Originally Posted by Polaris20 Does the Kemper make sense as a modeler if you don't have access to many amplifiers? Do the 200 included profiles sound good? I'm comparing it directly to the AxeFX, because while they're slightly different in purpose, they have a similar goal as well as costing similar. The included profiles sound good, but user patches sound better IMO. There are some very recent additions by a user named and44 that blow away the stock ones, for example.http://www.kemper-amps.com/forum/ind...=4723&pageNo=1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members HKSblade1 Posted May 5, 2012 Members Share Posted May 5, 2012 Kemper so far is the only digital unit that has an apparent amp like realism. No other modeler including the Fractal unit can do as good as a job as this profiling does ! Kemper seems to capture the amp/cab, speaker differences, the room, everything. Many of the ones posted by KPA users are absolutely brilliant! Some of the most recent ones are amp combinations (more than one amp being profiled simultaneously). Cool stuff! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members dewdman42 Posted October 19, 2012 Members Share Posted October 19, 2012 How is the "feel" of the kemper compared to playing through real tubes? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members BeanoBoy Posted October 29, 2012 Members Share Posted October 29, 2012 The Kemper is superb for studio work. The sound thru my monitors is really good. I'd like to take my Kemper to jam sessions and possibly live dates. Anyone have any suggestions? A powered speaker? How would you set up the Kemper? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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