My Kemper rack unit / speaker cab design idea....

81TtopTA · Aug 23rd 2013

My brother in law let me try out his Kemper. He had a Mesa Boogie profile all set up on it. I fell in love with the first three chords. LOVE IT... I designed my dream setup with a Kemper and a 4x12 cabinet (Marshall or Mesa Boogie with Celestian V-30s). I would get the Rack unit Kemper with the amp in it and modify a Mesa or Marshall head to match...maybe something like these....

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Sollazzon · Sep 29th 2013

Wow..it's cool.. but Why the Rack version??
need more space in depth.:22 cm(8.66 inches) Vs the Head's: 17.3 cm (6.81 inches)
the whole external measure in depth of a plexy/jcm800 case is 20 cm

maybe a Mesa head Fits different but..

WS · Sep 30th 2013

Yep, the toasterhead in it would be cooler, give a retro/vintage look...
Just my opinion

Lokasenna · Sep 30th 2013

Depending on what Kemper I end up getting, I've thought about making a guitar head-sized case, with the toaster in the center, and then a partition on either side for mounting a small power conditioner (Furman AC215, for instance) and a power amp like the ISP Stealth or Crate Powerblock. Cover the two sides with some grill cloth and it'd look damn close to the picture up top.

nightlight · Sep 30th 2013

Don't see the practical need for something like this. It'll just add weight to your rig.

But it looks good!

Sollazzon · Sep 30th 2013

well..it could be a sort of Utlimate head (vers.1.X)
in my case (haha funny) incuding Audio interface, wireless, DI box..
in a Marshall JCM800 sizeit fits Perfect!
and the's also space for other, cables, power supplier
beverages
Could it Works for someone else?
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mDan · Sep 30th 2013

Am I the only one who is happy to get rid of those unneccesary huge guitar amp heads? the toaster looks so much cooler

Ingolf · Sep 30th 2013

+1, mDan!

K3MP3R · Sep 30th 2013

If you can get a head dirt cheap,I'd say go for it line the inside with foam and the head acts as a camouflage to blend in as well as a protective case.

Lokasenna · Oct 1st 2013

Quote from mDan

Am I the only one who is happy to get rid of those unneccesary huge guitar amp heads? the toaster looks so much cooler

The size has never bothered me too much, but the weight can definitely be a pain in the ass. However, being able to fit a toaster, power supply, power amp, wireless, and whatever fancy crap you might need for your foot controller in one case is a big plus to me.

81TtopTA · Oct 1st 2013

I think it would be cool because it would lock into the cabinet, be a protective casing for the kemper, and would match nicely to the cabinet. I thought the Kemper rack would relate to the shape of the head cabinet better than the toaster shape would.

Sollazzon · Oct 2nd 2013

yes toaster version fit (and Looks IMHO) better/perfect in a Classic Marshall Head expecially if You used to play it with W/4x12 (as usual for someone)
then you have some space to fullfill eventually... a Power amp And just Rock!
a friend of mine is helping me in building a Custom Pannel to change the Front one.
Prospect to Really cool..
Anyway..
It's Harder to fit JCM (SLASH in this Prospectiacls pics) chassi in the back hole of the KPA
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Needless to say We're so Lucky they invented a way to box the Whole fullstack (and many more) in a perfect Isobox Size..
like the name it self ''Brutus''.. Ugly and Good|!!

Delicious PS..prolly You Don't Know that nearby where I lived, someone inveted a kind of ''biscuits'' that got the same name
in Italian "Brutti e Buoni"
http://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brutti_e_Buoni

Priceless!!!

WS · Oct 2nd 2013

Quote from Sollazzon

It's Harder to fit JCM (SLASH in this Prospectiacls pics) chassi in the back hole of the KPA

@ Sollazzon: You should not try to put a JCM in the back hole of the KPA since this is reserved for one (or more) cans of beer. Pity that there is not cooled...

Sollazzon · Oct 2nd 2013

hehehe..Some one Took the Appropriate Marshall for This Goal.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=67EovwvJrC0
Not bad Idea.. Often I thought about the inside part of a 4x12 .
now the question is:
Who knows some girls that would be SO (as above) kind to pass me a beer whenever I want.. during Live or at reshers?

viabcroce · Oct 3rd 2013

Just thinking... would a Lonestar Special 1x12 chassis do the trick? There's a "window" where the actual amp was, and the original Celestion Black Shadow behind the grill.
I'd be willing to sell it (I have got the combo turned into a head some years ago) in case

Lokasenna · Oct 3rd 2013

Quote from viabcroce

Just thinking... would a Lonestar Special 1x12 chassis do the trick? There's a "window" where the actual amp was, and the original Celestion Black Shadow behind the grill.
I'd be willing to sell it (I have got the combo turned into a head some years ago) in case

You'd have to cut out the front down through the "Mesa" logo to use the knobs.

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