Posts by Gezza

Update and final outcome.

I ended up trading the Kemper for a Mesa Boogie TC50 head.

Very happy 3 channels and it can use 3 different tubes, EL34, 6l6GC and 6V6.

Currently have 6v6 in it, wow sounds great so far.

I must be a muscle car guy, that needs the roar of a V8.

Thanks for everyones help, a long the way.

Maybe back one day.

Cheers.

Plus I adjusted the definition so it was darker.

Then the Distortion i added was also darker.

So I will try to keep everything normal and try again.

Cheers.

Hey Guys,

I may have found why I failed.

I sold my Mesa Boogie MKV 25 cause my lead tone was sounding thin.

So I made sure that all my profiles sounded beefier and cut a lot of treble.

So I made sure they were all bottom heavy.

So now when I play I guess, I can't hear my tone and it doesn't cut through.

When you buy a new amp it is what it is.

You have to change a few things and let it grow on you.

But with the Kemper there is too much tweaking that can be done.

I may give it another try and this tweak the treble.

Cheers.

Hey Guys,

Well I think i'm done trying.

Going to sell the Kemper.

Just can't bond with this.

As much as I have tried, there something missing in my tone.

Playing lead is flat and uninspiring.

My rhythm tone is close but not right and my solo's were just so.

I think there is too much tweaking for me.

Thanks very much for everyone's help, it was much appreciated.

But I think you know when you are not there and I was trying really hard to get it sound like my old rig.

Better to try and fail than not to try right.

All the best.

Gezza.

Update,

Turns out the Marshall only had 1 of the EL34 working.

So I put in some spares and it was good to go.

So I made 5 profiles from the amp, Clean, Crunch, heavy crunch, Od1 and Od2.

One thing I love with the Kemper is the ability to add more gain than the amp had.

Something I had to do to get the amp to sound like I wanted.

So my next band rehearsal is tomorrow night and my fingers are crossed.

I listed all the positives and the Kemper is still ahead.

Plus lets not talk and valves and biasing, lol.

Extra info, lowering the input gate to 3 certainly bought the sustain back

Cheers.

Hey Thanks,

I have made about 4 profiles, using the Kemper Di.

So I am confident with the Kemper DI.

Just worried about the results, with the worn EL34's and the 12ax7's.

Wish me luck.

Hey Guys,

So I checked out the Marshall JVM410H and it looks like the original tubes are in it.

So that's a 2007 with tubes that are 14 years old, holy shit.

If I profile the amp, does the Kemper only profile the Preamp tubes?

Or does it do both? I'm sure it wouldn't do the Power tubes are used to drive the speaker.

I going to use the Kemper DI.

I've got heaps of 12ax7 to swap, but no EL34's, hence the question.

I can't believe the EL34's are that old and the amp still works.

But it does sound very dull and lacks a lot of character, plus the knobs are nowhere near where I have my settings?

Dam I hope it works.

Cheers.

Hello all,

I used an ISP decimator - so in the front of the amp and in the loop.

I could let a chord ring into sustain or stop it short with my hand.

Now it just dies.

So --

Ok, I am now going to profile a Marshall JVM410H, as that was my second favourite amp.

I borrowed one from one of the band members.

This time I have it for over 1 week.

So I will profile it, then tweak the sound, so it's exactly the same, ( using a real time analyser).

As the JCM900 that I'm using I only had 1 hour to get it right and I don't have the amp to compare it too.

It does sound good, but I feel that there is something missing.

I'm hoping that with the correct amp and gain structure, I will have my Kemper dialled in.

Thanks for everyones help.

I'm not giving up yet.

Cheers.

Update,

Tried my pedalboard this morning, including the Effects loop.

Sent my input in red, with just my compressor on.

Then it sounded like a fuzzbox on the drive channel.

So for me pedals are out.

So I guess I'm now left with 2 options.

1, keep adjusting the input noise gate, to get it right.

2, Or sell this and go back to a valve amp.

Thanks for everyone's help.

I also meant to ask.

Does anyone use pedals with the Kemper.

I tried just my compressor, but it was just too noisey.

I think I will try my pedalboard.

Not use any Kemper effects at all and see if it sounds good.

I think that is part of my problem.

I'm not getting the same tone from my Kemper, because I've had to find a Kemper effect that is close to the pedal I own.

Some are very close, but some, well not.

Would good to hear what you guys find that work and what doesn't.

Cheers.

Thanks,

I will set it to 3 and see what happens.

Update.

Spent the morning testing.

Input gate set to 0 - sustain is back at a relativity low volume.

Put it back to 5 and sustain gone.

So what do you guys use when you are playing loud with a super gained up sound?

Then go to solo and push more gain.

Do you still use no noise gate??

I just need to be prepared for when we rehearse next.

hey V8guitar, thanks for that.

Do have the stomp gate in slot A?

Plus are you using the 2:1 or 4:1?

Do you use the input noise gate at all?

Yes, I have it set to 5.

Hey Guys,

A couple of updates.

I am now using a profile JCM900 that I did 2 weeks ago.

Now it does sound much closer to my tone.

But I am still missing something.

I use a USA Strat Deluxe with N3 pickups.

Using a valve amp, I could play a G Bare Chord and it would just start to sustain, if I let it.

Now It just dies.

I am playing at the same volume, last night it was -11.5db.

I did increase the gain, it did help a bit.

I removed the Kemper compressor, which also didn't help.

I added a soft shaper, but didn't use it last night, as I don't like the flavour it adds.

I was definitely sounding better.

But what am I missing.

Anyone go through this, or is the Kemper just not for me?

Hey thanks for the tip.

Tried it in the loop and placed it after the gate, way too noisey, hum static and just noise.

No compressor for me at the moment.

Cheers.

OK,

After more testing at even louder volumes.

I find the add C/S adds a lot of noise that's hard to control.

Because it's before the Kemper, so the gate does little to stop the noise.

So after many hours of tweaking, I think it sounds best with no compressor at all.

So I have rehearsal next, I have saved all my settings with no compressor.

I will report back.

Cheers,

So I did a little experiment.

I added my Barber Tone Press before the Kemper.

I tried to play at a loud volume.

Kemper compressor, the notes just fade and then right at the end a little boost, but if fades away.

Tone press just starts to sing on certain notes.

So I would expect the louder I get, the better it will sound.

I know sustain is not for everyone.

But if you build your tone around it, you depend on it on certain parts of a song.

Thanks I will try everyone suggestions.

But so far the real thing is the winner.

Plus, it now frees up a spot, downside I have to plug in a pedal.

You can't have it all, right.

Cheers.

Yes, Paul.

I am just as loud with the Kemper.

I have a loud drummer.