Posts by roadrunner

do thomanns use the same dating format as our american cousins? just seen on their site kpa+kpr bundle due in store 06/02/15.!!!!!

Totally agree Raoul23. It's sudden temperature differences that can cause the damage. Advice l was given, was to leave guitars in their cases for as long as possible ( once they've been brought from one temperature to another ie freezing cold night to hot club) to acclimatize before opening.
I guess humidity would be a problem for some, but as l dwell in the UK l wouldn't have any idea about that
As for leaning a guitar on a radiator? Is anyone really that solid?

I'll go along with that sixtycycle. My order went in on the prepay option and received the confirmation e-mail. Happy days Only thing is, they haven't got or asked for payment details. E-mail said they will invoice when the KPR is ready to ship. Guess I'll just have to figure out what to lay off for the next few weeks. Personally I've always thought food was over-rated

I just sold my pod hd no....., wait....., it was a desktop guess I'll have to go Kemper after all .

I forgot to add. That while I've personally satisfied myself that l don't need a glorified trip switch rack thingy, l will definitely be using a trip. Just figure on it being a tenth of the price.

I can't talk first hand but I've done some research into this. From what I've gleaned- unless you're gonna pay in the 500 € kinda range the cheaper ones are glorified trip switches. Plus side you get a convenient power strip ( if you want to change all your leads to iec connection generally ) and some nice lights. These can be nice features, that'd be up to you. Playing in a place with rotten power supplies, generators, dodgy wiring you need to cough up for a decent level of protection. Otherwise from what I've learned it's pretty much a placebo effect.
This is a summation from what I've gleaned from looking into this very question on the web. The kemper unit is very well made, check out the specs.

Thanks db9091. I thought when l played earlier, how much better can this unit get? I mean l've read a lot of threads here where this isn't right or that's wrong. I haven't touched anything bar the on/off and browse, it sounds awesome, l haven't even eq'd. Can't figure if I'm easily pleased or incredibly jammy so far. Really looking foward to learning the kpa and ultimately grow as a player.

Or l could just play it safe and use rubbers?

Having taken all your input, size, weight and convenience into account, l finally went for a shallow 4u skb. Even though l own a tape measure, l was kinda surprised how big that was when l got it. Thank you for the voices of wisdom, stopping me from getting something l would've regretted. Now l have 1u of space to play with. Any suggestions?

Have found a nice pair of gardening gloves. Thanks for the warning Raoul23 lol. Sold the pod, meambobbo. Was gutted to find out just how well line6 holds its value. I guess once line6's marketing people have finished, then just the market knows best. Anyway after playing the kemper today, l felt guilty taking what l did for the pod. Hey ho.

So my next concern should be rsi?

Hello again, I wanna thank each and everyone of you for helping me out with my indecision. Earlier today a little package ( well, maybe not so little ) came through my front door. Dunno what to say but F***ING HELL! I have'nt stopped smiling all day. All I've done so far is plug and play, no fiddling with anything yet, just browsing through some stuff on there, and not too much of that either. I mean, why? It sounds so good. Got the rack version going through a pair of rokit 8" monitors and it's just brilliant. I'm really looking forward to the journey this Kemper is going to take me on. I want to thank you all for nudging me along to start it, and no doubt the inevitable help I'm going to ask for along the way.

Thanks for the input so far guys. Some good points to ponder. The KFC is a good one. I think that little wait is coming to an end? And wouldn't it be great if it fits in a rack case? What the KFC and KPA can achieve together will, l think, ultimately determine how my rig will end up. I am leaning toward a full 6u case. I don't think it's too big and as mentioned that extra space will almost certainly come in handy. Also as mentioned, any other toys ( toys for want of a better word, not to imply anything naff), l think l would want wired up in a self contained unit.
Any other thoughts on this matter would be most welcome. Cheers for reading.

Apart from leads and strings, the usual odds and sods, nothing yet. Then l think shallow 3u job done.
Then in the near future l could maybe see some other toys going in. So maybe a 6u normal? As you say any bigger, or maybe that would be too big?
Maybe even get another case if the need arises later? I just can't decide on the best route.

I'm going in circles with this one, so opinions and insights would be most welcome.
So in the new year a kemper rack unit will be ordered. That leads to a rack case. Whilst l don't play out it will be frequently bounced from A to B and l figure rack is a more secure set up.
The problem- which one? 3u?4u?6u? Shallow? Normal? High-end?
Everytime l think l've nailed the decision l see an advantage in another option!
I should add that I've never racked anything before. Any and all input is greatly appreciated.

It gets better :-). Thanks for that insight meambobbo.

I like many (all?) am very interested in the forthcoming KFC. Just can't help feeling for the kemper team on this one. With the level of expectation that seems to be brewing. I wish kemper all the best on this project.
Also with all the advice to use the FCB set up until the KFC unit finally comes out. Seems to me there are going to be an awful lot of FCB units on the second hand market. Just saying....

Thanks for all your input. I read your guide meambobbo, l thought it was a fantastic piece of work, without it the pod was unusable as the l6 manual was useless.
Ok. In summation for the kemper from what I've gleaned.
1. It's the best out there
2. From the almost ridiculous number of profiles out there l will find my sound.
3. Someone else's opinion of a profile is not necessarily gonna marry up with my guitar, strings, pick ups, leads, speakers, plectrums and anything else unique to my chain.
4. Only l can do the leg work to find these fundamentally tweak free profiles.
5. The return policy won't be needed
I hate tweaking ( just thought that was the way with digital stuff) but please feel free to tweak this list. Thanks again for the help. I look forward to owning a kemper in the new year.

Thanks for the welcome Zappledan and inputs of yourself, deadpan, Oz_LA,ascl. I appreciate you all taking the time to help me out with this. Whilst l'd snap your arm off for a bargain, like the next guy, this isn't so much about shaving a few quid. The way l see it kemper is the top of the pile. Imagine if l was dissatisfied? Where would l go from there? Soundproofing? Thankfully your replies are pushing me along nicely. Would love to hear more opinions on this. Once I've survived the onslaught of Christmas l shall be taking the plunge.

The axe has been dismissed as an option for the very reasons you pointed out PB26.