Wow - Its pretty nice!

    Hi Guys,


    Well I have my Kemper now :)


    Initial impressions were thrown to the wind trying to update the FW, I had to try 5 usb sticks before I found one that worked with it. Strangely enough the one that did was a Gibson one!


    But once this was done and it was turned on and I tried a few of the presets I am a happy man, now to start playing around...


    Cheers


    Andy

    I got mine yesterday too!
    I just got my Kemper


    Damn -


    This KP is WONDERFUL!


    I've decided to play with it for a day or two before I update the
    firmware - just to become familiar with it.


    Mine still has the Dec 2011 firmware #6895


    Quick take -
    This is the first guitar amp modeller where I finally have surgical
    controls over the amp dynamic range, compression, adjustable clean to
    slightly breakup to full crunch, or anything in between.


    Other DSP Tube Amp modelers seem like using a hammer, and have no life.


    Using the KPA on headphones after three hours, I feel like I'm using $50K
    worth of boutique tube amps, with the best mics at a session at Abbey
    road with Alan Parsons or Geoff Emerick or Hugh Padgham providing me my
    tracking feed.


    There is simply no comparison - After playing (and being spoiled by ) my KPA, all my other current Roland, Fender, Vox, Line 6 gear all feel like a 1990 Zoom 9002





    The KPA is a keeper, and many of my other gear may be going on ebay a
    lot sooner!
    Thanks to my friends (Bill Ruppert) for letting me be part of the journey!



    I might make better use of the big hole in the rear of the KPA power amp to design my own Fender Tube spring Reverb tank clone and install that in the rear of the KPA.


    To really nail those early 1963 Surf tones, I must run Guitar > Tube Reverb > Guitar Amp - in that order.