Blind Test, Mesa vs its Kemper version!

LasseLammert · Mar 16th 2013

Ok, here's your blind test between my Mesa Rectifier and its Kemper version....
watch in 1080pHD and read the yt description!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S7eFJ_8bCvw

flitzefinger · Mar 16th 2013

Hi Lasse,

I listen back on Yamaha HS80 Monitors at home...and if you wouldn´t have said, that one is a profile and one is a "real" amp, I´d said that it´s just one soundsource. There might be some slight volume changes every now and then and sometimes I thought I have heard a little more hiss around 10kHz but man, it sounds fantastic. So and is that a profile you are willing to upload to the rigexchange? Btw. the LSD Studio seems to be a very nice place to work!!!

LasseLammert · Mar 16th 2013

Thanks.
I'm actually working on a profile pack, yes.
I'll keep uploading some for everyone to grab as well, but this one will be in the lsd profile pack that'll be available for a small fee in a few weeks (sorry for the plug, didn't even mean to advertise this yet).
But yeah, I'll definitely upload some more free profiles in the next few days.
Probably 1-2 Randall's, maybe a krank or peavey....perhaps a rackmount recto with mercury mags.

Lance-a-not · Mar 17th 2013

Lasse,

You're the man, great comparison and tone!

LasseLammert · Mar 17th 2013

Here's some visual help:

Same track...still not telling you which colour belongs to which amp:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nnT8_JRC8nA

sam14 · Mar 17th 2013

Quote from LasseLammert

Here's some visual help:

Same track...still not telling you which colour belongs to which amp:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nnT8_JRC8nA

I feel like there was the tiniest bit more high end on the green channel, but I really mean tiny, not even worth mentioning really.

If I had to guess, I would say that the purple is the Kemper, but they really both sound the same.

ascl · Mar 17th 2013

I find it so hard to find much of any difference there. I think the green might have a little (tiny!) bit more fuzz, and hence think the purple sounded better (by a tiny amount). Which is which tho? I have no idea. I would have to assume that the kemper sounds worse than the real amp I guess, which would mean green = kemper.

Which is awesome... cause, either green = kemper and I'm right and win... or its purple and I think the kemper sounds better! Nice test! Also, for the record, in the first video, I couldn't tell they were switching as often as they do. I noticed one or two places where *maybe* something changed slightly, and that is it.

LasseLammert · Mar 17th 2013

yeah, that's a pretty common response on other forums as well.
noone got the switches right, but now that people have the visual aid, many are pretty sure what's what.
most of them just look at the waveform and assum things though....;)
I'll reveal the answer in a third video tomorrow

DaveVST · Mar 17th 2013

Man, no matter which is the KPA or the real amp, these tracks sound awesome!!!
Can't wait for you to put out the amp pack you're talking about, really need some bad a** metal sound like this one!!!
I'm guessing the KPA is the purple one btw, not because of the sound (differences as already told are not worth mentioning) but because of what I'm seeing, I've done some KPA reamping myself and the waveform has always little less peaking than the original amp...but I might be wrong!!!

Zappledan · Mar 17th 2013

Well done!

VictorRattlehead · Mar 17th 2013

Fantastic! Now that is a killer tone! I will definitely be getting your profile of this amp. You should make a metal amp pack with this kind of quality. Keep up the great work!

Alejandrocarrera · Mar 17th 2013

Thank you for sharing I like this kind of videos, wondering which is the Mesa, subscribed , btw I saw you other videos, cool sound! And i noticed you have kemper rack!

LasseLammert · Mar 19th 2013

thanks.
yes, I'm working on a Metal Profile Pack (it'll feature Mesa, Bogner, Diezel, Soldano, EVH, Peavey, Krank, Earforce, Marshall, Randall amps and various 4x12 cabs (Mesa OS, Mesa trad, Bogner uber, EVH 5150III, MArshall 1960, 1960DM.....).

here's the third vidoe btw:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mu6onT3Pc8U

ascl · Mar 19th 2013

I got it right (by the 2nd video)! But really, there is nothing in it. Nice test! Doesn't make me in the least upset I have a kemper

nakedzen · Mar 19th 2013

Still can't hear any difference.

But I'm surprised that by looking at the waveform the Kemper seems to have more dynamics than the real amp.

michaelmellner · Mar 19th 2013

Lasse, you're right: there is always some smart ass that care to make himself big and wise. Gosh the first comment on the first video makes me mad!

no difference on my side!

good job!!

VictorRattlehead · Mar 19th 2013

Quote from LasseLammert

thanks.
yes, I'm working on a Metal Profile Pack (it'll feature Mesa, Bogner, Diezel, Soldano, EVH, Peavey, Krank, Earforce, Marshall, Randall amps and various 4x12 cabs (Mesa OS, Mesa trad, Bogner uber, EVH 5150III, MArshall 1960, 1960DM.....).

here's the third vidoe btw:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mu6onT3Pc8U

Display More

Oh....My...Freakin....Lord!!!!!!!

That pack will be mine! I already have the Amp Factory's metal pack and I will glady welcome your metal amp pack to my collection as well! You can never have too many killer metal amp profiles in my opinion. Any idea of when you might release it? I'll keep my eye out for it.

Thanks and keep up the amazing work!

whippinpost91850 · Mar 20th 2013

Ithis was a really interesting and informative demontration of the ability if the Kemper to copy the essence of an amp.thanks

guitarmania62 · Mar 20th 2013

Good test. Thanks!

net99 · Mar 21st 2013

Hi Lasse.
Looking forward to that Metal pack

Share