Posts by resonator48

Quote from Mats_Nermark

Hi,

I have 28 tracks recorded direct with the KPA and there are many clean sounds to hear.
http://soundcloud.com/bt-king

Cheers,

Mats N

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Thanks for the link. I love the sounds you're getting out of the KPA. I keep going back and forth between going with the KPA or the Eleven Rack. When I hear clips like this, I want to order the KPA on the spot. By the way, where did you get your backing tracks? Are you running the backing tracks through the KPA or each separate through a mixer or???

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Quote from guitarnet70

....I would suggest to get a cheap 4 ch mixer. A Behringer would do the job and can be found for less then 50$

I have a cheap Behringer mixer that I picked up at a Guitar Center grand opening. The problem is it degrades the sound quality so much that I might as well use it for a door stop. Have you had success with a cheap Behringer? If so, which one?

Just wondering if anyone has tried any of the profiles with a steel guitar. If so, what were the results. I also play a Sierra 8 string console non pedal steel. it would be great to get rid of my Peavey Nashville 112 amp.

Really good info here. When I started this thread I was wondering if people were doing more tweaking than playing like I've found myself doing on modelers that just don't have that good amp tone. I fully expected to some tweaking for personal taste. From what I'm hearing here, it's your normal amp tweaking with the capability of really refining your tone.

One more thing I've been meaning to ask, the Focal's are "Nearfield", how do they work in different room sizes? Do you need to be sitting close to them to have them sound good? I'm not sure I really understand this Nearfield/Midfield deal.

Is there a way to run a Boss DR-880 with the KPA without using a Mixer? How well will it work?

Quote from Per

I use CMS50's the smaller brothers of the 65's, they don't have quite as much low end punch, but they're just as detailed and IMO are totally worth it. The KPA sounds great through them.

If you think your KPA sounds great with the CMS50's, that's definitely a less expensive option. Are you getting enough low end with the KPA? Would you rather have the CMS65's? What type of music do you mostly play (clean, OD, high gain).

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I know, here I am again asking about Studio Monitors again. But, I was offered a deal on the KPA for $1650 if I go with a pair of Focal CMS 65's. The Focal's are also 18 months, same as cash. But, the big question is are they worth the almost $1800 price tag and are they a good match for the KPA. To be honest, the reviews are all stellar. Almost to good. What I mean by "almost to good" is the reviews say you can hear every little detail, super clean, outstanding clarity etc. Can they be so clear and clean that you may hear things with the KPA that you don't want to hear? The other thing is they are 6" drivers and I was going to go with 8".

Anyway, if they will sound superior with the KPA to cheaper studio monitors, I don't mind spending the money.

Yep, I want it all. Same as cash and good prices. I'm ready to buy!

Quote from Guitartone

There's a bunch of KPA Preset Profiles that do great cleans, VOX, various vintage Fenders, Matchless, Bad Cat, Reinhardt, Dumble HRM, etc.

I just took those Profiles, changed the name to the real amp name, moved an EQ knob or two, added a Compressor stomp (brilliant) up front, and saved them...10 seconds work.

Here are my clean Profiles, including those used in the clips.
https://dl.dropbox.com/u/55111784/LW%20Clean%20Profiles.zip

No tweaking on these clips, just KPA Preset Profiles with stock Cabinets...these clips were done before the KPA was released and we all got the "Cabinets".

Here's a clip we did using stock Fender Profiles...Robin Gallagher on guitar.
http://soundcloud.com/temper59/robin-gallagher-the-kemper

Here's one of the Bad Kittie (Bad Cat) Preset Profiles.
http://soundcloud.com/temper59/bad-cat-1

Vox AC30 Preset Profiles.
http://soundcloud.com/temper59/ac30-2
http://soundcloud.com/temper59/ac30-1

Matchless Chieftan (The Chief), also one of the Presets.
http://soundcloud.com/temper59/the-chief-dirty-1

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Absolutely Wonderful!! Just curious, what do you run your KPA into? I'm listened to the clips through my Bose Companion 3 computer speakers. The Bose system does include a sub woofer and the clips sound wonderful. I heard it's not a good idea to use a sub in your system for guitar. What I'm hearing doesn't support this theory.

Once you get through checking out the different included profiles on the KPA, how much tweaking do you find yourself doing? Do you think the tweaking is more of an adjustment to your input source (studio monitors, PA speakers, amps etc) or tweaking the profiles themselves?

Quote from Guitartone

There are many great clean tones.

Quick clips, lousy playing but you get the idea.

The Reinhardt Mini...Manfred Franzkowiaks Profile/Rig.
https://dl.dropbox.com/u/55111…t%20Mini%20ME%20Telec.wav

Tony McKenzies Dumble HRM.
https://dl.dropbox.com/u/55111…e-HRM%20Jensen%204x12.wav

The Bad Cat (Bad Kittie) Profiles are great.
The Matchless (The Chief).
The Kemper Vox Profiles, Uwe Bossert's Vox Profiles...etc.

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Are these amp profiles included in the KPA's presets? They Really Really sound great and exactly what I'm looking for. I have no intention of profiling amps myself. I want to use the profiles that come with the KPA and use some on the profile exchange.

Quote from marco

Why share through pm? I'd like to know this info and am sure others would too

Sorry, the PM's don't have anything to do with this thread. It was a way to contact me and tell me to enable my incoming PM's. I had sent a PM to Zap about something else.

Quote from Zappledan

To enable unsolicited PMs, use the My Profile pull-down, then Settings, then Communications.

Got it! I also enabled my emails.

Quote from Zappledan

Hey Resonator, enable PMs in your profile.

I received your PM. I checked and didn't see where you could enable or disable the PM's.

If you can direct me to a demo of the included amp profiles, I'd really appreciate it. I've searched youtube, but haven't found much on the amps that come with the KPA. I'm especially interested in the clean profiles. I hope it's not like a lot of the modeler's presets with 195 of the 200 being high gain.

Quote from bigHF

Get someone else.
The more anger you put into this the more you hurt yourself. I've been down that road a few times. I also run my own business so I know both sides of the medal. Venting is neither a true relief nor a solution. It's a waste of time and energy.

Maybe your guy is a part-timer, kind of new or just not as organized as the other guys.
In the end it doesn't matter - you only need your problem taken care of.

Life ain't perfect. I've had good and bad experiences with support from large stores. I believe it always comes down to the one person's character and professionalism.

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You're absolutely right. It's amazing what a good nights sleep can do. I also started and owned my own business for 32 years (commercial printing). My success was directly contributed to our Customer Service. I made sure the customer service department was staffed with the best. We never went home till every customers questions/concerns were addressed. Communication was first and foremost. I think this is why I have little patience with customer service people who leave you hanging and don't respond to messages left.

Anyway, it's a new day. I'll give the guy till this afternoon, then I'll call one more time. I hate to go over the guys head over this. I know it wasn't pretty if a customer came to me with issues like this. I only had one customer service rep who had a similar problem that I had to let go.

Quote from jeff5x0

But anyone you choose for a rep at Sweetwater should do just fine. They have excellent customer service from my experience.

Except the rep that they assign to me. The rep that calls me out of the blue to ask if I need anything or if he can help me with anything. The same rep that I call for information and a possible purchase, but doesn't return my call? I've NEVER had this problem with Musicians Friend. To bad they aren't a dealer.

After all the hype about Sweetwater's wonderful customer service, this is the second time in the last two weeks my rep hasn't gotten back to me after leaving a message. The first time I had talked to another rep that sent an email with the info I requested to me and copied my rep for him to contact me. Didn't happen. Who do you recommend?

Quote from Zappledan

Just ask any of the dealers for their best price. I know you can get $1650 ...

Good to know. Although I'm not sure Sweetwater would go along with this.