I ordered one being on the early bird list.
But I have to admit, the more I learn of its workings or lack there of, I am starting to question even more its real value for the price.
I am going back and forth at the moment.
What I mean by lack there of is the looper- the only thing that keeps the whole thing being a bit more than a glorified on off switch set. (Even though the the looper is not even built in the Remote) The remote is also just a switch set for the looper.
It would seem that you can not save what you have created to use again. You will have to redo it every time you shut down the Kemper.
I imagine you cannot have more than one separate loop created at a time.
This is about as basic as a looper as you can get. Not being able to save is just a total oversight. So basically the looper is for the very talented ad lib players and for noodling.
If you create a good loop and want to recall it at a later time it seems you can just forget it here. It is gone forever.
Having a memory card slot or at least using the USB to save (and a fast way to recall) would make it much more of a viable selling point.
If I am wrong with any of this then great, please let me know, but at this time this seems to be the way it is. Because nobody is talking.
Maybe they are considering adding a save function through USB or something. They have not said. So at this point I cant even consider this in my decision whether to continue with my purchase.
Hell, they started accepting money for this thing even before we knew totaly what it does and how it works. We got small pictures of small sections of the remote. We were left looking for scraps here and there in videos to find how this thing works while they were taking orders.
We are just now seeing much more of the picture. Still not a total rundown. If this IS it, yes it is a bit underwhelming for $600.
Ok, you can claim a quality build. Maybe, maybe not. It has not been tested by the masses yet. You do not know. You cant just say because it is German made that it is guaranteed to be top shelf. Although I believe it may very well be..
Even so, at what cost.
Either way, there is a line with quality, affordability, and what a product has to offer. To create a truly good product is when you can keep all three in line with each other.
Yes this thing will be useful for many especially for on the road players but does it really have to cost this much?
Some argue yes because of R&D and all the other things that go with it but there is still a thing called a price point that a market will accept. So will the product even be a viable one? The sales will show in the end.
Yes most of my argument revolves around the looper. I would certainly use it. This is what tilted the the scales ever so slightly for me to hit the buy button. Now it appears to be limited to me.
Without it, there is absolutely no way I would even consider giving up this much money for the remote. $350-$400 tops. So yes I am definately on the fence right now.
In the end it essentionaly is just switches and a small screen in a small KPA matching box.
-ChristopheSeyler-
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You guys are totally right in your thinking and don't let anybody tell you different.
I have quite a few Apple products but I have not stepped a foot in their forum in many years. They taught me quick.
Talk about the most biased fanboys and girls on the planet ! Don't you dare say anything negative about their beloved products or you will be sent straight through hell and back.
You would think they were the creator of the products or something.
I have not seen it too bad here but.........
I personally have no ill will for anybody on this forum. Generally you seem like a great bunch of guys but everybody has an opinion and they should be allowed to give it without always feeling as though they are walking on eggshells when they hit SUBMIT.
As long as they are not trolling or just a downright nasty, negative person.
