I lacquered the tweed... now the Kemper is vintage... 
Posts by ShadowJumper
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hey brother, I understand your frustration but this is not the right choice of a DI box, there is circuitry in this box that is always running for cab simulation and it will NOT do a proper DI profile, if you can cancel your order do it right away, in my opinion.
I would've loved to get a Kemper DI but, while they make a great profiler, they do not know how to make a working webshop... the Japan shop simply doesn't work and any information to the contrary is pure BS... so between the Redbox and my Torpedo Live I hope to find a working solution...
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I wanted to report back after finally trying the Kemper DI. I had some issues obtaining it in through the US online store but eventually was able to make the purchase.
Sadly, the DI did not solve the problem. I was really hoping it would but the result is identical to the Countryman 85 and the cheap, passive Livewire DI. I thought briefly that since the Kemper is transformerless, it might yield a different result.
So... I'm still open to ideas but it seems like most of them have been presented here and haven't solved the problem. The Kemper DI was one of the most mentioned solutions and it hasn't made any difference. This supports the people that claim to have tried multiple DIs, including the Kemper, and feel that the Countryman sounded the best out of all.
Just to reiterate... the issue I'm having is not subtle or something that could be chalked up to a matter of opinion. The title of this thread (of which I am the OP) is "DI profile not even close". This is the best way to say it.
Is it possible something is wrong with my KPA? Everything else seems to work as described. Being that the profiling process is largely the same for DI as it is for Studio profiles, the only thing I can think is that maybe the "No Cabinet" process is not functioning correctly? In this case, it would be something that could be fixed with a software update. That would be best case scenario. Much better than going through the process of replacement. I'd rather send the amp I'm trying to profile to Kemper and see if they have better luck.
I guess I'm just at a loss.
Have you looked at the Hughes & Kettner Red Box 5? I just ordered one and the added functionality over the Kemper DI might address the issue you are having.[Blocked Image: https://i.ytimg.com/vi/L2cMtRbvuvU/maxresdefault.jpg]
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Thank you. I talked to Vivian about your case and according to your emails your problem was caused by cookies. Please try to order from a friends computer if possible since your problem appears to be really isolated as we frequently receive orders from other japanese customers and our japanese office has also verified that they have no problem using our webshop from japan.
As I already explained to Vivian, I have the same exact problem on 3 separate computers using 4 different browsers. I was a computer tech for many years and know when a site is faulty... yours is faulty and I'm sure I'm not the only customer you have lost as a result. Do what you like with that information.
Regardless, I have just purchased a Hughes & Kettner Red Box 5, so I have no longer have a need for the Kemper DI Box.
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Can you please tell me the ticket number that you have received because i cannot find any case when i search for your email address in our database.
I didn't get a ticket number, just several direct responses from Vivian Prinz/Sales Administration...
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@ShadowJumper open a support ticket for that and explain what you are looking to get, I'm sure they'll take care of you.
Tried that and they insist that it works fine... even though it doesn't... so I've lost interest. Its no wonder no one in Japan has ever heard of Kemper...
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I like that it is offset so the knobs are protected.
Do you have to take the handle off or does the Kemper fit inside the 'tweed-case' intact?
Gotta take the handle off, but there are holes in the sides of the cab that line up with the holes if you want to put strap buttons on there...
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It is definitely WAY cool!!!
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Shell just came in... 1 step closer to 'done'...
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Your pics don't show up for me 'cause I have everything FB, twitter, InstaEgo etc. blocked on my 'puter (voluntarily).
The text was funny anyway to me 'though, hence the emoji.
I'll certainly keep that in mind for future posts...
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Ahh.. the ol' Vintage Kemper™ look...
It will be vintage AFTER I lacquer the tweed...
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Tweed Shell should be arriving any day now...
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I'm in Japan... I can go to the site, but if I try to log in, or place an order I get the above error.
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Love to get one but for 2 weeks all I see is:
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Love to order one but the shop doesn't work... all pages are ALWAYS down...
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These are definitely majorly cool!! I ordered one last week and will hopefully have it soon. It should pair nice with a Happy Kemper Skin...
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I've got several guitars with flipped magnets already, so I have no problem getting the OOP sound... I'm just wondering what the best profiles would be to run them through to most closely approximate his tonez. He goes from clean to crunch almost instantly and uses quite a bit of reverb. Maybe a morphed twin with heavy gain, medium reverb on one end and low gain heavy reverb on the other. That along with the OOP might do it. I don't think he used a Twin though... but that might be the best choice for reverb. To bad I can't morph from a high gain bluesbreaker to a high reverb twin... now that would be cool!!!
