Hey All,
I have seen posts on here about people having issues with their volumes being drastically different when switching guitars. I was concerned that I would have that issue. I have a Kemper Stage. I play a wide variety of guitars but one that I play a lot is a Suhr custom build that has a humbucker in the bridge and two single coils in it. I have an EP booster on my pedal board that I use when I go to the in between settings (2 and 4) as well as when I go to a single coil. I have been very pleasantly surprised that when running the Kemper I do not have this issue. I can switch between my different pickup selections and the only volume drop I notice is the in between settings and they are not much of a drop at all. This is a huge bonus for me for a live rig. I don't know what I am doing different than others that have posted about this on here but I am very happy with the way this is working.
I will also add that I do not seem to have the issues with profiles that others are having. I purchased the Dirty Surley pack from Tone Junkie. I find these to be very good profiles. I have a Twin Sister amp so I have something real to compare them to. I find that with TJ and MBritt profiles all I have to do is just a bit of EQ tweaks to get the sound I want. I also adjust the effects they put on them to my liking. To me the TJ profiles just have way too many effects on them for my taste and use. They are easy to dial back though. I have been able to find pretty much every tone I have been looking for in the DS pack and other free profiles I have found.
I couldn't be happier with my choice to buy the Kemper Stage. I have 5 rigs setup that cover pretty much all of the different tones that I typically use when playing gigs. Now all I have to do is get them in a live environment to see how they perform. I am betting that since I tweaked them to sound very similar to my amp with pedals that they will sound just as good, probably better since I won't have to deal with the volume differences. This thing is one of the best pieces of gear I have spent money on in a long time. I have had it for about 9 months now. I just wanted to take a moment to brag on this thing.