Kemper used prices?!?

Two things, Ceddy:

1) The second-hand prices reflect the desirability of the units; they appear to have increased as the legend has grown.

2) Kemper honours the warranty if the new owner registers after the previous one closes his account at the site.

Also, we've seen many times here that the warranty, in many cases, doesn't seem to matter that much. As long as the user hasn't foolishly tampered with his unit, Kemper will look after him. He may have to pay shipping for repairs, but probably not much else. Just last week a fella raved about how his 2nd-hand unit was repaired, without warranty and free-of-charge including no shipping fee.

Not saying this happens all the time, but it's obvious that the company believes in its product and wants the best-possible end-user experience. This, apart from the utility of the product itself, is after all how one builds a great reputation and brand loyalty.

I’ve noticed the same thing with second hand Remotes. People seem to be asking or as much and often more than a brand new unit for a used one :-0

I’ve been patiently waiting for one to pop up and finally bought one yesterday for what I consider a fair price for a used piece of gear. Just waiting on it arriving now

You have to get a second kemper and that is that, no backing down . At first i thought it was because they were trying to get money back on the rigs they have on the unit, for example the ones i saw say 100's of euro worth of rigs etc, the way a friend of mine got them to drop the price down was saying he had all the rigs that were on offer and some one he knew offered the kemper at a cheaper price so would he match this, guess what happened? He lowered the price.

Ash

Maybe you get an endorsement

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I'm just being egocentric here... ... or as we can call it, egocederic )

Ha! Good one, mate.

Maybe you could use 3 x 3U cases and stack 'em up, Ceddy.

When I was looking for a toaster, I couldn't believe the prices. It actually gave me quite a bit of faith in the unit, I've never ever seen resale like that from a digital amp. I paid $1300 and felt like I stole it, they were regular selling for $1500-$1600 at the time...crazy.

OK mate. Just putting it out there.

If each of two guitarists used one and the bass player the remaining one, stacking them mightn't be necessary or practical anyway. It'd sure help with land transportation to the gigs 'though.

This is great that 2nd hand kempers are holding their price!!!! This means our investment was a good one and the demand for a KPA is high meaning it must be a great piece of kit

I think it is completely unique economic behavior, different than what always has surrounded digital amps.

Axe-FX III is already shipping, I wonder how the resale on the original models is...?

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I think it is completely unique economic behavior, different than what always has surrounded digital amps.

Yep, especially after 7 years. Unheard-of, really.

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That takes up even more space...And it's more luggage costs when going on flights etc. More risk of individual units getting lost...

I put mine in an SKB shallow rack and take as cabin baggage. There is even room for cabling and underwear in the back for a few shows

The guitar can go checked, as my Kemper is more important.

I noticed the 'price thing' recently, when I was looking to buy in the UK. Second had prices were pretty similar, so I just bought a new one instead.
In fact, I actually ended up paying less for a unit & a remote, than many ebayer's were selling used ...

The used ones are tested and have mojo, therefore the high resale value. C'mon, who wouldn't brag if they have one of Ash's twin KPA's

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The used ones are tested and have mojo, therefore the high resale value. C'mon, who wouldn't brag if they have one of Ash's twin KPA's

I find the early ones have a special magic to the tone that you just don’t get with modern gear. You should try swapping out the pocessor for a NOS US made one. Also a lower gain PCB 2 really brings out the mojo in the new spring reverb.