Posts by JimmyK

Thanks for the suggestions! Although after two years of experience I have made the conclusion that kemper isn't good with real cabs in high volumes if you don't use a tube power amp. The lack of power in the notes is always there, and in gig volumes a real tube amp is always better than Kemper with the built-in power amp or other solid state solutions. For recording things are different of course.

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Sounds more muddy.

Top Jimi profiles have that sag exaggerated, and the Jubilee has a more 'loose' feeling compared to his other marshalls. The tone on the sample sounds pretty normal if it's a strat on the neck. If it's possible I would like to listen something played on the bridge with a humbucker guitar

If the sample is a strat on the neck position it sounds pretty much as it should be. I have almost all Top Jimi profiles and with my prs cu22 on the bridge they sound pretty identical to the videos (although his Jubilee isn't one of my favourites). If it's not a strat on the neck, then either some parameters are pretty screwed up by accident or something else bad happens. Maybe try to use just normal XLR cables into the interface?

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Sure! Now that this thread was moved to third party.. section can mention some vendors as well. So..

..like said, was boosting with mouse drive in front the stack with mix in 50-70 area, depending on the amp/profile.

I actually ended up trying several profiles and had some pretty good results with several different ones, TJ VanHalen (more of that ’sag’), BM BE100 and RockProfiles Helios (latter ones were excelling in punch). Sample might have been Helios, not 100% sure as I’m not near Kpa atm. And tried even multritracking with all three in a mix - pretty awesome actually, saggy& punchy&big&cutting at the same time, but not that live ready without 3 Kpa’s, so ?

Guitar was Music Man Silhouette Special, the one in the avatar actually, with Pete Thornbucker+ in the bridge. I have added EH LPB booster circuit in the gtr behind a switch which might have been enabled also mildly, not sure as some sounded and felt better with it, some without.

Then there was a slight EQ low&hi cutter in the X-position that I like to use with FRFR.

Those were the main ingredients I think on the top of the head. Would need to check any details later on when i’m again next to Kpa, but that’d be after the christmas holidays. ??

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Thanks so much again man, I really appreciate your help. I'll be waiting like a kid waiting for Santa, to share the exact settings and profile when you return back to your KPA, if it's not too much trouble of course.

You and Ruefus were so right about the rat in front, used it in some profiles and indeed I came closer. But not so close like you, you have great ears man!

I will be stalking you till you tell me everything lol

Thanks again!

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I would approach this from Rat perspective...A rat..or mouse..or 1981drv..etc in front of some marshallesque tone and probably with a cab loaded with Greenbags.

Had to try and result is...rather messy playing

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OMG this is really close! Please share info, which profile and Rat settings. Thanks so much man!

EDIT. And if you can share any additional info (guitar, pickups etc) would be nice too. You're saving my life here mate lol!

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You may already know this, but many do not.

An absolute key piece of Nuno's sound is an old ProCo Rat pedal he leaves on regardless of the amp. I've even heard interviews where he mentions the Rat.....but isn't sure what model amp he's using.

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Yes, but I think when he uses the Randall (in the vid he is) he doesn't need a Rat because it is somehow built inside the amp. I think I saw it on a video where he talks about his signature Randall amp.

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https://bighairyprofiles.com have ADA profiles and he's a big Nuno fan too.

Thanks, I have them and they are good, his UK800 pack is also great. But I think his ADA profiles go for that pornografitti tone, it's not really close to the tone of the video. But thanks anyway!

Thanks a lot guys. I have tried the free ones of MW, not impressed at all tone-wise or feel-wise. Even his samples on YT don't seem to be something great. Top Jimi is by far my favourite studio profiles for marshall - hot rodded marshall tones. Have you tried any of the paid MW packs? Are they any better than the freebies? Maybe I am missing something good?

FarleyUK OMG man he is so damn good. And the tone at this video is probably the best Marshall-esque tone I have ever heard. That's why I became sick to figure out how to get that tone

Hello guys, I am struggling to get that extremely awesome Nuno hard rock tone. It's a great bitey tight VanHalen-ish tone with awesome sag and tight bottom end (but not too low or metal, check palm mutes at 4,10). I have the ADA Nuno profiles from Big Hairy, they are awesome but not close to this tone. The closest I can get is with some Top Jimi profiles (they always have that cranked marshall sag) but not as close as I would like. Also checked Nuno Randall profiles on RE, not even close. Any suggestions? Or any alternatives to Top Jimi profiles with similar vibe?

Thanks in advance, here is the link, starts around 1.50

Amazing music! Great vocals, awesome guitars and overall a great band.

Got myself the Uk 800 pack. By far the best Jcm800 tones out there! Keep it up and please make more marshall/friedman/modded marshall heads!

Hey mate, the higher gain clips are much more alive and punchy! I used to do the same mistake too, by listening to all this bullshit. Dont be afraid to use all the gain you need and to be yourself. Imagine only if Whitesnake, Priest, Yngwie, Marty Friedman or even Gary Moore and many more had turned down the gain to "fit in the mix better"

This page is hilarious! And indeed, Kemper fanatics do exist. I guess he just makes fun of all these guys, both need to get a life though

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I just found this thread and been trying to catch up and read everything. I'll be happy to put in my 2 cents for what it's worth. First of all, I'm not offended when people don't "like" my profiles. There are lot of profiles that I've made and others that I've gotten that I don't "like" for my purposes. It's just a matter of taste and I'm super picky too, so I get it. I try to use phrases like "these didn't work for me" as opposed to "these are crap" because I know I'm not the uber-end-all for what good tone is. I just know what I like and what works for my in my situation. But I've always had the habit of making qualified statements as opposed to forceful ones, which makes me sound wishy-washy, while strong opinions get more response.

Tone is 98% personal taste, which is why I strongly recommend to everyone who writes or comments to get my free Kemper rig pack or my free sample pack to try before spending any hard-earned money. There are so many free profiles from the Rig Exchange and all of the commercial sellers and I think a new Kemper user should try them all out before spending money and potentially being disappointed. There are so many factors that go into a successful Kemper setup and it's impossible for me or any other seller to make a one-size-fits-all solution. Everything makes a difference in the final tonal result: pickup tone, pickup output, headphones, studio monitors, FRFR cabs, guitar cabs, settings, finger attack, etc. All I can do is make it sound good to me using my setup (mainly iem's or FRFR) and my guitars. Take advantage of the freebies from everyone to see which ones line up with your sense of what sounds good on your system of monitoring with your guitars.

As far as my profiles compared to the one in the video a few posts up. Mine have less treble overall than the one in the video clip. At lower volumes, this may translate to "dull" or "lifeless". Luckily, this can be adjusted by the olde treble knob. The Kemper in the video clearly has about 6-8db boosted on treble. I can't see the other knobs as well, so that profile has already been tweaked to the player's personal taste. For my personal taste, while it sounds good on the video, I feel like if I were to use that tone live my ears would get a bit fatigued from that much high end and I never want to run the risk of sterilizing the audience with that much high end. As volume increases, high frequencies are more efficient and become perceptively louder. With my profiles, at lower volumes I'll turn up the presence and treble a bit while I always end up backing them back to where they were at full stage volume.

This is all just personal taste, and my preferred sounds and settings may not work for everyone. But when I profile I try to make a balanced profile and not over-eq things too much on my end so that it leaves the most room to tweak up and down for the end user. And I do try to keep my fx minimal and the reverb set to lower settings so the amp sound isn't covered up by fx, but again, personal taste in fx and those things is not universal.

Now, without actually hearing what the OP is hearing on his system, it's hard to really make recommendations. For starters I'd say turn up the treble and presence to make it sound more "lively". My profiles are seldom described as "thin", which I usually think to mean that they're too bright and not enough bottom. Mine profiles are typically mid-heavy which can be described as "boxy" or "thick" at certain volume levels. If that's the case, a little dip around 400-500hz usually clears a bit of that up. If you need more "bite" on top, I'd start around 2-3Khz and just add a couple db. If there's too much low end, just turn down the bass knob. I don't use PureCab most of the time and I never use Space. My sensitivity settings are set to 0, and I seldom alter the Rig Volume from 0.0. If I need to level volumes between rigs I use the volume parameter in the Amp block. I might add 1-2db on the Rig Volume if it's a big solo rig.

Not sure if I'm helped or hijacked the thread but just wanted to chime in. If any customers ever need to reach me directly you can email me at my site mbritt.com. Thanks!

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Hey Michael,

firstly, I really respect the fact that you dont spam all the time like other vendors, and of course that you are so successful at what you do. I am sure there is a reason for that, and your profiles must have something good to be praised by so many people here.

I have tried all your free profiles and bought your 5150 merged profiles. In fact, I always come back to check them again, because from times to times I see again so many good comments about them and think that maybe I am missing something great. I'll tell you my honest personal opinion according to my personal taste.

The difference between your profiles and AGL's is not just a matter of EQing. They are much more responsive to my fingers, they have punch like a real amp (even through my studio monitors ) and they clean much better with the volume pot. And of course they sound like all the classic marshall tones we hear on popular records.

That's my own problem with your profiles: It's mostly a feel problem than a tone problem...To my personal opinion, they lack punch and power. And I'm not talking only about high gain tones but about low gain and clean tones. There is no punch, power and tightness to them. And tonewise, they seem to me that they lack "character", but I believe this is more of a feel thing. I think that if it feels good and responsive at the fingers, the tone will have the "character".

I am writing all these with all the respect, and I believe constructive criticism makes us better. I really dig you as a player too. I am not affiliated with AGL and I dont know the guy, and as I said many times, all these are just my personal opinion.

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Let me try to help ZSchneidi a bit.

Compare the following 2 sound demos and you should get an idea what makes the MBritt profiles sound less "alive" compared to others. Yes, it's different amps, yes it's different guitars. But still it's very easy to hear the different profiling style (and result):

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Acys take on a Marshall sounds way more "alive" and "open" and "right here in front of you". I wouldn't be surprised if this comparison perfectly shows what ZSchneidi means by "thin" or "more distant" in Michael Britts profiling style.

PS: You might have to turn down the Youtube volume slider to about 50% to even out volume difference.

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Offtopic but thanks man, just got these and they are the best marshall studio profiles out there!

I also think that his profiles lack "character" or something like that. Always wondered why so much hype about Mbritt's profiles.

I thing some of his medium-low gain profiles are decent but nothing special, and his moderate-high gain profiles are bad.

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Very nice Jimmy & great guitar too !

Thanks very much my friend! I just love this Prs!

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Jimmy's a monster.

Thanks mate. You really honor me!

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Nice one Jimmy..and btw..Marty Friedmann is not the worst influence one can have as a guitar player..

You got me! Marty is one of my main influences in this song, and of course Gary also thank you very much!

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Nice tune - more feeling than acrobatic (but also enough)

Thanks buddy, always trying to keep the balance

Thanks mate! The profile is a stock one, Till's JVM, with some eq tweaks.

Hello guys, hope you dig it! Guitar, Bass and Pads are all guitar that plays through the Kemper. Only added some additional keys on Cubase and of course the drums.

Here's the link:

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Ok so here it goes...

I have a friend who after having me over to his house to profile a couple of his amps bought a Kemper for himself (Powered Head). He love the fact that the profiles sounded almost identical and that the feel was there unlike other units. Once he received his Kemper and started playing through it, he noticed that no matter how hard or soft he hit the strings the volume wouldn't go up or down like on his amp. I asked him to bring his Kemper and cab over to my house so that we could do some experimenting. I plugged my Kemper to my studio monitors and he plugged his to his 2x12 cab. Both Kempers were reacting the same way so we knew the speakers weren't the problem. The amp profile would start to breakup the harder you hit the strings but the volume would not increase as expected. So we started digging into the parameters to see if we could figure out what was causing this behavior.

After a lot of tweaking using his equipment, we figured out that by turning the compression in the Amp block all the way down and the Volume of the Amp (in the amp block) all the way up the volume of the profile would increase or decrease depending on how hard you hit the strings. Talk about real feel now, it was incredible, the volume and amp breakup was happening by how hard or soft you hit the strings. This is most noticeable in a clean to semi-distorted rigs, but even noticeable on heavy distorted rigs.

The next thing that happened was very unexpected. I decided to make the same changes to the Amp block of my Kemper which was connected to my studio speakers to see if I got the same result. What happened was that I got the same result PLUS my studio monitors almost sounded like his CAB in the room. We just looked at each other like what just happened. I have two M-Audio BX5's and they sounded like his 2x12 cab. I don't know how the Amp block volume works but let me tell you, the Kemper now sounds like I am playing through a real CAB in the room. I think this is something we all crave but haven't been able to accomplish with digital units. Maybe it has something to do with the Amp being more in front or present in the "profile" which makes it sound like it's right in front of you. I don't know how this will translate to the front of the house or in a recording but will find out this weekend. However, I am loving the sound coming out of my studio monitors right now.

I would like to know if anyone else has tried this or is willing to try it and give me some feedback as to your experience.

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Of course turning off the compressor helps increase the dynamic range.

When you turned up the amp block volume did you turned down the master volume?

If not, you just turned up the overall volume. When increasing the volume, it's expected to get a wider dynamic range because you can hear much better the notes that you hit softly (that you couldnt hear before) and of course you hear much louder the notes that you hit hard. I believe Kemper does that very well, it doesn't lack dynamics at all especially with good clean / low gain profiles.

I guess a good test would be to compare the amp and the Kemper through monitors both at the same volume.