Posts by 1moreguitarist

Quote from Wheresthedug

Take the Kemper Drive for example. Almost all “overdrive” pedals use the same basic schematic but with slight variations of individual component values from one pedal to the next. The Kemper Drive models the basic topography but allows sufficient range to be able to model almost any overdrive on the market.

Wheresthedug What's your take on the quality of Kemper Drive compared to the OD pedals they are modeled after? I'm going to play with the Kemper Drive vs. my Tubescreamer and Wampler Tumnus but interested to see if I hear a big difference. Interested in other people's takes though if they've already been down that road. Much thanks!

Ah, thank you for that. Makes total sense.

So, for a total non-engineer (I'm just a performer hehe), what does this mean for different profiles in the Kemper? Is it that a Marshall profile for example will likely mimic the tone stack of a Marshall, so on and so forth?

A little clarification about the harmonies. It’s actually Chuck Levell on piano. Les Dudek played acoustic guitar and Duane had already passed by the time it was recorded.

What is really great and special about many of the ABB harmonies is they aren’t always strict 3rds. They will throw in a 4th sometimes (possibly other intervals) when it sounded good to them. It’s one of the many things that separates them from other bands that were inspired by them.

Will the average listener be able to tell…no way. It’s just really cool to a music geek and huge ABB fan like me.

Cool, that makes sense. I was just trying to see if there was something I was missing. Thanks!

This may be more a recording question than a Kemper question, but for those that record from the mains into a DAW, do you do a single mono track, a stereo track, or two separate tracks (one left, one right)? What's the benefits of the way you do it? I'm used to tracking a single guitar track and then layering but I'm interested to know if there is any benefit to tracking separate tracks? I'm not doing a lot of stereo delay stuff or anything like that. Kinda Black Crowes, Blackberry Smoke stuff typically.

Quote from JRusidoff

RUEFUS

Yes, considered this, but some of my gigs there is no FOH except for kick and vocals.

I've done it where I used the Head Rush as my monitor and mains fed into the board. Honestly, it still sounds like a guitar through a monitor. I'm in the same spot as you. I want that "feel" you get with an amp. It's just not going to happen with the Head Rush. As others have talked up the Mission, I'd like to see it in action but yeah the price tag is hefty. I don't have any answers, just commiserating with you.

Quote from Booyah

Look in the Output section, there are separate volumes for Monitor out and Main out (as well as separate EQ's), both or either volume can be selected to link with the master volume knob. I select Monitor out to link with Master and then I can change monitor volumes without changing the Main out.

I send -20 to FOH and never had a complaint or a problem. I had heard -15 is the optimal setting but I'm good with whats worked for years now.

I'm new to Kemper, just got a Stage, and about to use for live performance. How do you send the -20 to FOH if your Master is linked to your monitor and not your Main out? Is the option in the display to set main out volume without it being controlled by the Master knob?

UPDATE: AH CRAP, disregard, I missed the point of the first sentence. No coffee yet! Sorry.

Thanks!

Maybe this is addressed and I missed it, my apologies if so...how do you account for how hot tubes are when profiling a tube amp. For example, my Fender Twin sounds considerably different when the tubes are good and hot. Do most people who profile tube amps wait for this? Or does the Kemper do some cool thing with its algorithm that accounts for an amp not being on for a good hour or so?

I definitely can see how all the rigs available can be daunting. I just got my Kemper last week and my OCD is kicking in hardcore. I'm thinking of moving all of the rigs onto the local library and a backup, delete them from the profiler and just have what I use. When I want to add more, preview from the local library, and add only what I want.

Does anyone else do something like that?

As for the names of players, I have some performances from MBritt that match specific songs. That was kinda cool, but I tend to fall on the side that I rather have the amp name. To each their own though. Cheers.

Quote from hafi19

Welcome to the forum.

Maybe you can profile your amps then and put them into rig exchange?

Once I get comfortable with the Profiler, I plan to try that.

Hey, thanks everyone for the warm welcome! I really look forward to being a part of the community.

Ingolf SXSW is a crazy experience. I've played it a couple of times. There are a ton of amazing bands there to check out. Bring more money than you expect you need haha.

Quote from readysteadyjedi

"I listen to a lot of metal, but when I play it tends to be blues, even though I don't listen to any blues. Figure that one out. I'm excited to get some Britt profiles, plus I listened to some SinMix samples of the Randall Satan last night and it got me super excited about it."

I see a lot of metal guys using the Kemper. Maybe this will help move you to play in that genre given its capabilities? Just a thought. Either way, cheers and happy playing! I get mine this week and can't wait!

Hi everyone! I'm expecting my Kemper to arrive this week after playing through a friend's Kemper stage last week. I'm a tube amp purist and was totally skeptical. He dialed in a 65 super reverb rig and I was astonished how it reacted and sounded pretty much dead on how a tube amp would. Then I started watching the videos about all the possibilities of what the Kemper does... I was sold (I'm really excited to play with the morphing feature in particular).

I primarily play in an Allman Brothers Band (ABB) Tribute band called A Brother's Revival. It features David Goldflies who played bass in the ABB from 78-82 and Mike Kach who sang and played organ with Dicky Betts and Great Southern for the past 15 years or so. It's been a great experience for me since the ABB was my favorite band growing up.

Once I have the Kemper, it will replace a few amps I was using for the show.

If you dig the ABB, check us out at http://www.abrothersrevival.com or you can subscribe to my youtube page at http://bit.ly/1moreguitarist (I'd appreciate it and definitely subscribe back).

As for the name 1moreguitarist, I moved to Austin many years ago and everyone was a guitarist! It was like how in LA every waiter is an actor, in Austin every waiter was a guitarist. So, it was kind of a tongue in cheek joke about this is what we need here, one more guitarist.

Cheers all, happy playing, looking forward to being a part of the Kemper community.