Interesting Kemper Photo

Freebird

Tim Pierce is one of LA's best known session guitarists and his guitar playing has been heard all over the charts, but what is that thing lurking in the background 

https://timpierceguitar.com/about/

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FelineGuitars

Tim is great and his lessons I've seen seem really good
Great photo - he has some cool kit there
In the background....
Looks like he has a regular Kemper from what I can see - have I missed something?

Freebird

FelineGuitars said:

Tim is great and his lessons I've seen seem really good
Great photo - he has some cool kit there
In the background....
Looks like he has a regular Kemper from what I can see - have I missed something?

Well done, you spotted it 

It looks like he is doing a lot of his session work from home via the internet, which was the interesting bit for me, and of course the Kemper is made for this kind of activity whereby you can easily reamp the guitar parts, or even offer the client a selection of different tones up front and let them choose the one they like best.

MtB

He's got to be a cool guy with a Sound City 50 Plus in his line up.

Freebird

MtB said:

He's got to be a cool guy with a Sound City 50 Plus in his line up.

Yes, amazing he would use a Kemper with all that gear 

joeyowen

Love his online stuff, and Tim and Pete's videos are a current love

He seems a genuine gear lover, still using an echo park as his main delay I think

The man uses whatever works and sounds good enough, and it has served him very well!

thecolourbox

Freebird said:

MtB said:

He's got to be a cool guy with a Sound City 50 Plus in his line up.

Yes, amazing he would use a Kemper with all that gear 

Or on the other hand, telling that he still has the other gear despite having a kemper

Freebird

thecolourbox said:

Freebird said:

MtB said:

He's got to be a cool guy with a Sound City 50 Plus in his line up.

Yes, amazing he would use a Kemper with all that gear 

Or on the other hand, telling that he still has the other gear despite having a kemper

It looks good in the promo shots 

bingefeller

I'm sure Tim has hundreds of amps and the Kemper is only one of many.   Sorry if I'm not getting what this is all about....

Freebird

bingefeller said:

I'm sure Tim has hundreds of amps and the Kemper is only one of many.   Sorry if I'm not getting what this is all about....

Kemper's are now prime-time by the looks of it. Session guitarists are some of the most critical people when it comes to tone, as they live or die by the output that they produce. If they are good enough for Tim, mere mortals should not hesitate to use them in a similar manner.

MattFGBI

Maybe he was given it. And that's where it sits. 

BGG

Freebird said:

bingefeller said:

I'm sure Tim has hundreds of amps and the Kemper is only one of many.   Sorry if I'm not getting what this is all about....

Kemper's are now prime-time by the looks of it. Session guitarists are some of the most critical people when it comes to tone, as they live or die by the output that they produce. If they are good enough for Tim, mere mortals should not hesitate to use them in a similar manner.

I've read quite a few interviews lately by session guys and they love the Kemper. No longer do they have to load a few amps in the car/van for studio sessions they just take this box of tricks and get great results with less setting up and lugging gear.

samzadgan

he probably uses it as a tuner...

Freebird

MattFGBI said:

Maybe he was given it. And that's where it sits. 

Most certainly some kind of deal as he is a featured artist!   My friend who is also a featured artist received a discount when he bought his.

Actually my observation is based on a direct quote from Tim, that he always keeps the items that he uses the most close to hand 

drwiddly

He was probably in the middle of a major profiling session when this was taken. All the amps are now on e-Bay!