Cool KPA Backup Option Found......Sonicake

  • Just saw a review of this little pedal appear in my YouTube feed, and thought I'd post it here for us KPA users, looking for a backup solution. Looks interesting.


    Apparently, it's a inexpensive Ebay item (around 70.00). Probably from China. The reviewer in the video below says the length is about the same as a wah pedal, and about half the width, which is the main appeal for me (other than the sound).


    Sonicake Twiggy Blues
    https://www.ebay.com/itm/Sonic…&rt=nc&LH_TitleDesc=0%7C0


    YouTube Demo Video -

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    They also have a higher gain version (Haven't checked this one out yet)


    Sonicake Rockstage
    https://www.ebay.com/itm/Sonic…&rt=nc&LH_TitleDesc=0%7C0


    FWIW, I have no experience with these pedals, other than what I see on YouTube, but I am thinking about ordering one.

  • So, not really a backup for the Kemper ...

    It has overdrive, what else ya want? :D


    ●Squeeze all the tonal mojo of blues, jazz, and country music into one compact bar-sized unit, with 4 essential types of guitar effect: a mellow compression, a creamy overdrive, a vintage slap-back delay and a natural reverb.
    ●Also a great tool for all the outlaw root rockers, with a powerful overdrive section that can push your amp over the edge of breaking-up, to the sonic territory of all the classic rock sound.
    ●Combining the compression and overdrive section, you get yourself a Dumble-like tone machine, with a natural sustain that goes on for days, and a pronounced mids that can easily cut through the mix.
    ●A built-in cab simulator for getting a real guitar cabinet sound straight from the PA system; Max delay time: 500ms


    Sounds an awful lot like a cheap Kemper backup to me...


    His 2nd link:

    • Packing almost the entire tonal essence of 80's arena rock n' roll into one bar-shaped unit, with a glassy and transparent, BBD-style chorus, a crushing hot rod Marshall-stack crunch distortion, a natural-sounding delay, and a spacious reverb.
    • Turn on every module on the bar, with a little tweaking, you've got yourself THE EPIC lead tone, which is dynamic, responsive to your hands, with long sustain, and cuts through the mix like a knife through butter.
    • A built-in cab simulator for getting a real guitar cabinet sound straight from the PA system; Max delay time: 500ms

    Sounds an awful lot like a cheap hi-gain Kemper backup to me...

    Disclaimer: When I post demo clips for profiles, there will be some minimal post-processing, unless stated otherwise. I normally double-track hard L/R, and add to the main buss a small amount of EQ and a limiter/comp set pretty light as well. Sometimes I get test profiles in advance of release, though 90% of my clips will be from packs I have purchased.

  • Well, it's cheap enough. Give it a try. Who knows?

    Go for it now. The future is promised to no one. - Wayne Dyer

  • And this stuff is just going to get cheaper and cheaper, and better and better and better. Pretty crazy!

    Disclaimer: When I post demo clips for profiles, there will be some minimal post-processing, unless stated otherwise. I normally double-track hard L/R, and add to the main buss a small amount of EQ and a limiter/comp set pretty light as well. Sometimes I get test profiles in advance of release, though 90% of my clips will be from packs I have purchased.

  • Yup. Looks like a cool little device. I used to carry around an old Randall RG100ES as a backup for my H&K Triamp MKII, so my requirements for aa backup are not terribly high. :D

    Disclaimer: When I post demo clips for profiles, there will be some minimal post-processing, unless stated otherwise. I normally double-track hard L/R, and add to the main buss a small amount of EQ and a limiter/comp set pretty light as well. Sometimes I get test profiles in advance of release, though 90% of my clips will be from packs I have purchased.