Posts by Finally

When I saw Robben Ford I was first row and his Dumble was pointed straight at me. I honestly haven't heard a better electric guitar sound.

That said, I've never been able to reproduce that sound, notwithstanding the fact that I'm not him. 😀

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I bought the powered kemper and use it with the same cab i played my peavey jsx through. Profiled my peavey jsx with my speaker cab and its the only profile I ever use. Literally sounds just like my jsx side by side.

This reminds me of my own "tipping point". I had mine for a few weeks and had been comparing it with my Bogner Shiva and thinking there was a lot missing. So I plugged the Kemper straight into the speakers of the Bogner and it sounded virtually identical. The next day I was playing through it and forgot which one I was playing until I looked over and the Bogner power light was off. 🙂

Also, don't forget that asking the people here if they like Kempers is like going to a cocaine forum and asking "Is crack for me?" 😎

I'm in the "can't see myself ever needing a different amp" category. I play a really wide range of styles, so I'd need a collection of amps to get my current sounds.

There's still a bit of something extra with a real tube amp to my ears, but I have to be right next to both to hear it and even then it's too subtle for me to care about given the benefits of having everything I need in the same unit.

It seems like a lot of the people that don't like the Kemper play metal as far as I can tell, so maybe it doesn't do Mesa brutal as well as the types of amps I love. If I was a gigging metal player I'd just get the tube amp that has the right high gain sound for me.

My understanding is that setting globally removes the Cab portion of the signal that comes out of the Monitor and Speaker outputs. So you can run a guitar speaker without adding it on top of the speaker baked into the profile.

I think it's also about volume. Playing a Fender tube amp in a room tends toward loud to get a nice sound. When I turn the Kemper up through the Kab it sounds just like the amp and interacts with the strings nicely. You can't get that with cans, but it's not crucial if it sounds right in the PA or recording.

I like to use a bit of the spring reverb effect to give it even more "Fender".

I'll pile on with the headphone recommendation. I use the Sennheiser HD280 Pro model and they sound great to me.

I find it's usually just volume. Tube amps are usually turned up louder and give that thump. If I turn up the Kemper through the Kabinet it's just as much thump IMO.

HowardBrown - Hi there! If you only use one amp profile then a cab with a guitar speaker that suits that amp will work great.

I'm assuming that your Kemper isn't the powered model. In that case (and for your situation) I'd either wait for the powered Kabinet or get a powered cab with a guitar speaker in it that pairs well with the amp profile you use.

To me Spotify is like a venue owner that owns all of the venues and you have to play for "exposure".

I don't use or promote their service, but everyone else seems to, so I don't say anything because nobody cares what the details are if they can listen for free.

I find the best way to modify my tones is while practicing with a band or playing along with the song I'm targeting, so it works in the mix. I often find my tone too dark and fat if I've created a tone without.

I like the Scumback idea.

I'm going to say no, based on my understanding of the theory.

Maybe if you're using something like a load box that adds a speaker imprint it would be a good choice?

This is why the Kone is a game changer for me. Amp in the room with different speaker sounds. 😎

I agree with stratdude - sounds like cab + cab to me. My Kemper is pretty much as dark or bright as the amp+speaker I'm copying.

It's totally musical! Very cool.

That's really cool stuff! Some of that alternate picking is wild speed!

Monkey_Man - the angle makes it look closer than it was. 😄

No sense chucking a perfectly good guitarist in the chipper. That's for banjos. 😉

Thank you!