All the reasons to use or own a Profiler

    The KPA is also a time saver, because there's no extensive tweaking needed to get a decent sound. Less tweaking --> more playing. Simple as that.

    I could have farted and it would have sounded good! (Brian Johnson)

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    I've always been curious about the differences between hardwired and circuit board on certain models (Vox AC's) and also about various years between runs of other models (i.e. Deluxe) and now I can slate my curiosity with many of the same models being profiles from different production runs, different years, different schematic executions.

    I feel you, even tho it seems that for a real comparison you should equal other things out. Too many differences in cabs, mics, settings to really compare things IMO :|


    For the rest ... good points, along with Lance's and nightlight's ones :thumbup:


    Edit: keeping updating the OP ^^

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    I have some really nice amps and at this moment the Dirty Shirley is my favorite, it just has the tone that I've been looking for, but it's a single channel amp which doesn't work so well in a cover band. With the KPA I have made several profiles and I can switch from clean to crunch to lead without touching the knobs or trying to balance the sound levels. So for me, being able to make a single channel amp into a multi channel amp is a huge benefit.

    I have recently been on a big tour (60 shows) with 2 KPA's (one for spare, I didn't need it...), 2 midi-floorboards (one for spare, I didn't need it...) and a few guitars. I could play all kind of electric (strat, Les Paul, ES-335) and acoustic guitars (steel- and nylon-string) with the KPA.


    For me a "normal" setup would be at least one multi-channel-tube-amp (f.e. Diezel VH4), 2 miked cabs for stereo, an effect-rack + midi-footcontroller, some stomp boxes + a different setup for the acoustic guitars.... that's A LOT of equipment (don't even think about having everything twice for spare...).


    2nd biggest advantage: on every show I have exactly the same sound direct to desk, I heard so many bands with horrible guitar-sounds, even they have the nicest amps on stage, very often it's hard to mike guitar-cabs on stage and they can destroy a lot of the FOH-sound.


    3rd plus: The FOH-guy loves me..... no loud guitar-signals on stage creeping into all mikes, much better FOH-sound.

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    One of the nicest things about the KPA:


    I meet amps I've never seen and I can play them ;)


    Friedman, Redplate, Two Rock, Fuchs, Suhr, Toneking, Bogner, Bad Cat, Carr, Fargen, Diamond, Tungston ect. ect. and for sure plenty of vintage Fender, Marshall and Vox-amps.

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    first name: Guenter / family name: Haas / www.guenterhaas.de

    Every time Kemper posts a "Profiler spotting" or I watch a Studio/Live - Video/Blog/Interview where pro artists confess they use the Kemper, I send this to all Tube-Amp-Only-Analogue-Only-Guys I know ONLY to annoy them and show the Kempers supremacy. I simply LOVE that. I think that is a very good reason to own and use a Kemper. :thumbup::thumbup::thumbup:

    Quote from and44

    ...did we yet mention, that it sounds awsome?


    Figured that was important too! :)

    Mhhh... you might have a point here 8)


    Quote from Sergeant_Pepper

    Every time Kemper posts a "Profiler spotting" or I watch a Studio/Live - Video/Blog/Interview where pro artists confess they use the Kemper, I send this to all Tube-Amp-Only-Analogue-Only-Guys I know ONLY to annoy them and show the Kempers supremacy. I simply LOVE that. I think that is a very good reason to own and use a Kemper. :thumbup: :thumbup: :thumbup:


    Well, if you think of it you realize you don't actually need to own one in order to annoy your tube friends :thumbup:

    This forum and the many fellow Kemper users
    (some even came to my studio with their amps and we had fun profiling some amps together).

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    Let me try it :) In addition to those things mentioned above KPA minimizes my rig and simplified my guitar activities because I only have a single powered speaker as guitar amp, mp3 player, playing with backing track and sound editing. Now its just the toaster, QSC K12 and my computer. Imagine doing those with a tube amp.

    I prefer not to use headphones and the ability to play authentic and responsive tones (clean or high gain) at home without disturbing the family is an enormous advantage. Even a 5 watt tube amp is too loud at higher gain and volume levels and using a power break kills the cabinet tone.