The Kemper thread

PVO_Dave

Kemper Cabs coming soon?

PVO_Dave

From Facebook:

”If you happen to be at NAMM this weekend, come over to the Kemper booth at #3720. We have a new monitoring solution for you PROFILER players with us and we are interested in your feedback.

Check out this cabinet featuring a selection of industry standard guitar speaker imprints and let us know what you think!”

joeyowen

Let's play guess the price!

Judging by the pricing, it won't be cheap.  They'll have some pull in the market as they'll claim it's the perfect, matched cab.

(Not to sound like a dig, I like them as a company)

Freebird

joeyowen said:

Let's play guess the price!

Judging by the pricing, it won't be cheap.  They'll have some pull in the market as they'll claim it's the perfect, matched cab.

(Not to sound like a dig, I like them as a company)

A "tuned" cab is a decent idea on paper.

FarleyUK

So has everyone tried the new reverbs? Thoughts?

I'm sticking with the Natural Reverb, mix at about 15%, 1 second decay. Also set the reverb / delay mix at -100% so they're parallel,

Sounds good IMO, although once again I'm not 100% satisfied with the sound I'm getting from the Kemper.... wish I could stop tone chasing!

PVO_Dave

I've only got as far as watching some demo's so far, sounds pretty good from what I've heard.

What aren't you happy with? (headphones sound, monitor sound, FRFR etc..)

FarleyUK

Only using headphones ATM - band rehearsal keeps getting cancelled.

TBF, I'm using a new pair of Beyer DT880 PRO headphones, so might be I'm not used to the sound from them....

PVO_Dave

Fancy!  

Could well be as simple as that, tried tweaking the space parameter for headphones, see if that helps?

PVO_Dave

Looks like the editor has been ‘announced’ at NAMM  

https://www.facebook.com/184583711557960/posts/2564974670185507/

Wazmeister

PVO_Dave said:

Looks like the editor has been ‘announced’ at NAMM  

https://www.facebook.com/184583711557960/posts/2564974670185507/

Man, now that IS exciting !!!

sweepy

Hope the finished product looks a bit better than that

PVO_Dave

Be interesting to see more about the cab too, I zoomed in a bit on the vid on Instagram, when he’s tweaking the dials on the Kemper, it goes to showing ‘Kemper cone’ with various speakers being shown on screen as options 

PVO_Dave

Close up (taken from the Kemper forum)

joeyowen

OH BOY OH BOY OH BOY OH BOY

(I wonder what will happen to ToastMe)

Freebird

joeyowen said:

(I wonder what will happen to ToastMe)

It will be toast?

FarleyUK

Estimated release date - Summer.









.......2022.

Wazmeister

https://youtu.be/ZlsZkbS_rjU

PVO_Dave

He’s just slightly excited 

Does all look good, shame the cabs so far seem to be passive, but will see how that develops  

Jonathanthomas83

Anyone seen this...I love it!

https://reverb.com/uk/item/15763184-zilla-kemper-profiler-amp-shell-and-zilla-mini-stack?gclid=Cj0KCQiAhKviBRCNARIsAAGZ7CcDQkBalxC118DjojIt4XmP0ShW1iwdh4d8lBcMJtzxOostA9iBKeQaAmqNEALw_wcB&gclsrc=aw.ds&pla=1

Jonathanthomas83

I've been quiet on here lately, I've had a bit of a wobble...similar to @FarleyUK in that I'm tone chasing again.

Long and short of it is that I'm missing some of my old tones, the pedals and amps I had and am looking to get some of that back. The profiles around for those tones aren't good enough really - OR, actually, they're not to my tastes or how I'd choose to EQ them, rather. This has left me a bit jaded and I've not been able to get excited about all these amazing Kemper announcements that I've waited a year for! (they're all great announcements, by the way!)

So I bought an amp and a Suhr Reactive Load IR. Long story short, I disagree with John Suhr's assertion on TGP that an amp and Load Box sounds better than the Kemper - https://www.thegearpage.net/board/index.php?threads/kemper-vs-reactive-load-with-irs.1751830/.

I started way back in 2016 with an amp and load box, that was my route into digital and since then moved on to the Fractal in 2017 and Kemper in 2018. With good reason too, judging by my experience over the last two days.

There's no doubt in my mind that amp and load box and IR is still an incredible solution. I love it, genuinely do. It's been nostalgic to experience the fun of it all over again. Owning an amp is a great experience, it gives a warm feeling inside. The Suhr RL/IR is superb, it's nice having a new toy too.

But genuinely, although it sounds absolutely fantastic - probably better than I remember the Fractal sounding, to be honest - I genuinely can't hear anything in the sound that makes it a worthwhile switch from the Kemper. The Kemper has all the nuances I look for and nails the feel, just like how I'm feeling the amp + load box + IR.

It's a different experience to the Amp In The Room, both solutions are, but I'm ok with that.

The problem: As far as I see it, and I don't know why it's taken me so long to realise...Profiles available aren't very personal. They aren't necessarily the way you or I would set things up in a real world environment on YOUR/MY amp. That's been my problem all along. I've been very lucky with some profiles in that they suit my playing style and tone, but it's an endless wade through treacle to find something that fits the bill.

So this has me thinking about doing some profiling of my own. The latest Tone Junkie podcast with Michael Britt just goes to prove that profiling doesn't have to be done with the best gear or in the best room. It will, however, prove to be expensive. So, like Michael Britt said in the podcast...I'll have to beg, borrow and steal, to make it happen!