Posts by Jcaster

Quote from DonPetersen

"blew it to pieces" hehe... very dramatic...

Before the Kemper Profiler existed, I had an AxeFx, made a lot of patches for it and was quite active in their forum.
What I find amusing is this: people constantly complained about the OD/Dist/Fuzz effects of the Axe - to the point of calling them unusable.

but back to the Profiler:
What you have to keep in mind is: not every stomp will sound good with every profile - just like the way it is with tube amps & pedals.

The key is to balance the stomps gain and volume controls against the profiles gain. These three are highly interdependent - as it should be.

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Yeah ,maybe not the best expression But it was much higher quality no doubt about it.


My experience with the Axe Fx is really just the second and most recent version,in my country this kinda of stuff is pretty rare mainly because the price of the Axe in most European countries is pretty absurd i guess(not a lot of people are willing to spend so much on a digital unit i suppose).

So i don't know how it did sound on previous versions,but my friends Axe II od section sounded pretty spot on compared to the real life pedals it emulates(it kinda a surprised me really).

Like i said i understand that the philosophy behind Kemper is much different than the Axe Fx one and that is what makes such a big success(and i love this philosophy,don't get me wrong),but i was kinda disappointed when i first bought the unit and heard the quality of the od stomp boxes.For me it's not up to the standards in relation to everything else available in the unit.

Even more because before i bought the Kemper i used a lot of dirt pedals with my tube amps,i loved that approach and those tones(still i sold everything after getting the Kemper,that pretty much says how happy i am with the unit).

Like i said before by this conversation im also getting the feeling this is not a priority or even something to be consider to change in the future,again i understand that and i also agree that there might be more other urgent maters to take care in development.




Ps : It's also not a deal breaker,i use something similar to Will Chen approach.If i need more gain il use a different profile,and only in last resort il use the Green Screamer(but it's really on last resort only).

Quote from DonPetersen

can't agree here.

do you have the analog counterparts to compare the models to?

I have most of them - and no issues whatsoever with the models.

in fact the Model of the DS1 is so close to the original, that I can't stand it - just like the original.

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Will have to disagree on this as many also do(and i also had/have many of the models that are reproduce in Kemper).


A few months back i took my Kemper to a friends house who as an Axe II to do a face of,the od section of that unit blow Kemper to pieces.
It was really the only thing i was really jealous about the axe because in terms o amp tone even my friend preferred the Kemper due to some amazing profiles on the unit.

It's the Achilles heel,i love the unit and use it almost on a daily basis but i won't lie about this.Even out of this forum and in other well known gear forums the Od section seems to be a common complain about the unit.
I understand that being an effects processor isn't the main propose of the kemper(and the Axe falls a lot more in this category) ,but it's really weird how the od section is so much weaker than the other modeled effects.


Ps : And im getting the feeling after these posts it won't ever change,but i can live with that i guess.

I don't see how it's possible to profile a pedal.At least in a way it will become relevant and usable.

I still believe modelling is the way to go in this scenario,and the models in kemper are really weak.The other modelling effects in the unit ranges from good to amazing,but the od pedals are the Achilles heel.

Ps : The tube screamer is the most decent i can agree with that.

Quote from DonPetersen

once again I'd like to point out this excellent article about TS pedals by JBroll

http://www.ultimatemetal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=346068

btw. CK altered the Green Scream a bit according to the wishes of our users and this new model is based on a Maxon OD808, which seemed to be the preferred TS in this discussion.

with modeled pedals it's always important to turn the knobs by ear, instead of matching o'clock positions.
the resistance value of pots and their taper have quite some tolerance, so there is for example no 'TS with tone at noon' sound.

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So why not alter that so it matches the real pedals?

I think a dedicated reverb and delay buttons are a must in this future pedalboard.

Iv'e been using the FCB with the uno kemper chip and i feel it would benefit if i had those two extra buttons,just like a mod a user here made.

I don't see how a pedal could be profiled...

In case my post wasn't clear enough,TGP administration and moderation have a a good relationship with some gear brands...

Don't tell me you never noticed that?

I think you guys expect too much from TGP when you shouldn't for obvious reasons.When you see an owner of a digital product(that i shall not name...)trash talking other users with the moderation doing nothing and enjoying the show...well,you come to realize where you are.

Tgp is a great forum because some of it's users are really nice persons and it has a lot of really good info on guitar and amp stuff.But like i said you should never forget where you are(specially on the digital forum section),because if most users are really nice and helpful the same thing can't be said about the moderation(which is weird since they should be the first to set example).

I understand CK's position,if i was in his shoes i would never neglect one of the biggest gear forums in the net.Besides he is such a class act and handles things in a much more mature and polite way than the other manufacture i shall not name does.

And that my friends makes a big difference,personally i will never buy or support a product of someone who acts like that other manufacture did.Having good manners never hurt nobody,and offending potential buyers is a bad policy.

Nice profiles,and i really like the fact you don't make packs keeping the price lower and giving the freedom of choice.Kudos to you guys and keep those profiles coming.

The od/distortion pedal section for me it's the weaker part of the Kemper unit.It's the only thing im jealous about the Axe(the od section there is stellar).

At first i was thinking my mind was playing tricks on me,i came to the forum to see if someone had wrote a topic about it but at that time there was none.Must be my imagination i thought,though i kept getting the impression the unit sounded better before i made that last update.

Thanks Kemper team for proving im still not senile.

Quote from Guitartone

I think I started a thread in January 2012 with the same title, Tele and Kemper = amazing...it's true.

Try your Tele into a Mesa Profile, Tele into Mesa also = amazing.

Also very true,Tills Boogie rectifier works really great with my tele.

Quote from caveman1

yes, I put a new one up last night

I have to try it then.

Altough i have to say i never really bonded with axe fx profiles,not that they sound bad(and i would love to have an axe for the effects part)but to me it always sounds a bit processed.As with the Kemper you get this rawness in the sound i much appreciate.

Yet im going to give a try on this profile.

Oh,i was talking about the Don petersen sitar profile.

Yours is the axe fx profile?

Tele+kemper is a killer combo.


The pups in mine are a set of Van zandt True Vintage,Low output vintage twangy sweetness

Sorry,i don't visit this part of forum too much.My pm's seem fine,but i guess i have to check it again.

Nothing arrived im afraid

Great ideia!Kudos!

Great post Ck.

Quote from caveman1

I tried that profile I did the other day and it clipped like hell so I'm not sure what happened....I reuploaded a patch minus clipping and with a -12 and +12 shift ...anyway try it out

Works really well here,no problems.

And the way i use it sounds even better,since i have an Archtop Prs with piezo i use the profile in the acoustic mode.Sounds much more sitar like this way.

Effect wise profiles this is one of the best(imo).

Quote from badtoneno

I've noticed the phase issue also on multiple mic profiles- it drives me nuts but others don't seem to mind it.

It doesn't drive me nuts because i delete them.

I simply can't use something like that,it sounds unnatural and thats's not the purpose of the Kemper.