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View my feedback at www.thefretboard.co.uk/discussion/comment/1201922
Take note of some of the amp parameters in the AC20 profile;
- Amp Definition
- Amp Compression
Create presets for the studio/graphic EQ stomps that are in the AC20 profile so that these are available when you insert these effects into another profile.Take another profile that sounds, well, OK'ish and insert the stomps (get rid of any existing for this experiment). Mess with the definition/compression..
You may now like that profile a bit more than you did when you first loaded it. Now tweak to get some different tones..
It may also sound rubbish but that's fine too! I give no guarantees..
And one more point that's been stated a million(ish) times over the years. If you crank the Kemper loud you will have to change the EQ as the top/bottom end will be very different at volume due to the way your ears work. I generally have two profiles for each sound - one for home levels and one for gigs..
The other thing about taking the 'one profile and tweaking' approach is that you get a bit more consistency in your sound (if you're playing live). Using lots of different profiles that jump around sonically isn't always a good thing.
Have fun.
Si
Gone was the pick an amp model and then spending hours trying to get it to sound like I thought that amp should… often despite never having used the amp it was modelling.
If I wanted a Plexi, search the rig exchange for Plexi and then double click on a bunch until I found the sound in my head. Then it was just a case of tweak to taste or add the right pedals to the foot switches. So much quicker and easier.
I also find mid gain tones sound fabulous. The Helix seemed great for low and high gain but never got an e.g. tweed or vox sound I was happy with.
Just a case of pick a sound, try a few then inevitably I find a profile that’s 90% there already.
View my feedback at www.thefretboard.co.uk/discussion/comment/1201922
Voxy/Tweedy ones I've got saved and use quite a bit are (think they're all stock/free) -
2011 More Gain AC20
Tele Morgan AC20
57 Tweed Band FI 4
ACE 30 KOT OD Dist
Match Avenge G2
BM CC D’lux crunch 2
TAF - FAN Tweed CRK2
TAF - Match HC30 Clean
5E3 Deluxe B1
Gondwana Fan2
GRS FSR 21
There's every chance people who own/use the real thing might think differently but ultimately they work for me. Not done much to the above apart from usually bring the level of some of the quieter ones up a bit, adjust the gain a touch for the guitar in hand, maybe change the reverb/delay/overdrive to what I'd use and that's about it. A lot of the low>mid gain stuff I find is very quiet and you need to hike the volume a bit for it to open up and show it's character.
I'm really not a Kemper expert BTW - I've barely touched scenes, not purchased any profiles, never profiled an amp myself. I just find it sounds great and the format is perfect for me.
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View my feedback at www.thefretboard.co.uk/discussion/comment/1201922
The one thing I did struggle with was a volume boost for solos - I tried a boost pedal in the Kemper, but it wasn't really loud enough, and just seemed to push the amp more. What's the best way to get a boost? Is it a separate block in performance mode with the volume increased? Or should I use a physical boost pedal in the loop?
Lots more to come, i'm sure.
Glad it sounds good!