Posts by V8guitar

Quote from Wetnosedog

Great points guys. It seems to say a lot that Kemper doesn’t keep rehashing this amazing product like most companies. This is turning into a great learning experience.

I look at it this way...if my amp was stolen, what would I buy to replace it.

For me, no question, another Kemper. I have never been in this situation before, I was always searching for something better. I have not changed in 5 years now.

Helix and Ax are great devices with slight differences in empahsis. My view is the the KPA is the most simialr to a regular amp i set up, layout and built in power amp.

OMG that must of been a nightmare! Never had a failed boot up, hopefully a random event!

That is so very cool...

Quote from Wetnosedog

Bought the toaster. My only concern or negative thought is the idea of 2012 technology. Maybe there is a different way I should view that?

Valve amps are 1950's tech but still grace the stages and studios of the best..

Yeah I get the concern but it still hangs with the best out there. Is the sound out dated? Nah.

For me all I see with "newer" tech is more effects and prettier interfaces.

FAB!

Quote from NorthShaun

Same here V8guitar, but I have one of these plugged in:

https://www.amazon.com/Etherne…ter&qid=1569619204&sr=8-7

and zip-tied to a 1U vented blanking plate at the back of the rack! Sacrificial! If someone snags & pulls the cable, its gonna be the connecter that fails!

I think I'm going to do this as fairly often people trip on my cable ..

Quote from Zappledan

I'm with you on this one.

Phew not just me then

As I said I'm not saying I'm right but many people have gone so quickly from a 1 channel amp to massive flexibility but still add more. I'm just raising the "just because you can, should you..." question

At the KPA end, I never take mine out. I curl my lead up and store in the rack.Been using it for 5 years and never damaged it.

One alternative is to use a patch panel and have an ethernet connection on there. That way if it breaks, its a cheaper alternative..

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Neutr…49824387&psc=1&th=1&psc=1

Quote from Ruefus

Sure you do. Happens all the time. You don't even have to look outside NAMM '19 to see it.

Wampler Pedals demo'd their new Terraform. Which they said would be out in Summer. Much like Kemper, they've communicated that it's taking longer than expected and to hang tight. Nothing is 'fundamentally flawed'. But getting it right is taking more time than expected.

It happens. All the time.

In addition, the software at NAMM would purely be demo, not stable, all features working properly etc. so its not a question of " it was complete at NAMM and its taken 9 months to get out of the door. I suspect a lot of on going development has continued.

Again, not unusual.

Really happy you've got the sound you want but....

I do struggle a bit with the combination in the same way I still don't understand why people still need OD or boost pedals.

There are 15,000 profiles out there on RE alone and countless commercial profiles and yet you are not alone in not finding your sound without adding other stuff.

The Helix is also a great device with loads of great sounds but the thought of trying to use both gives me a headache. I'm sure there is someone out there using Helix, KPA and Axe in an even more complex set up..

In my mind if you are having to add more gain or eq. etc. and hence presumably why you run out of effects slots then its probably the wrong profile. It just seems overly complex and expensive to add more external gear. One of the big things to me about the KPA is its a one stop shop.

I have always looked for the right base sound and then just added time based effects on top. More gain needed? Get an amp with enough gain ( hence why I used ENGL's and not Marshall - btw I know they sound different but there are other options)..hence I'm not even close to running out of effects slots.

I know this isn't how others use it and no criticism intended, just wanted to share my approach. Keeping it simple has so many advantages, not least matching devices ( gain levels etc), additional gear and connections blah blah - it just shows what a diverse bunch we are..

Maybe I'm just too easily pleased

Definitely the way forward....have fun dude and glad it worked!

Quote from PhilUK84

Funny how everyone seems to be a software developer now....

Been managing software delivery for 20+ years.

Us lot chiming in shows:

1) Lots of IT folk are guitar geeks...hmmm something in that

2) I imagine there is a higher relative proportion of IT guitar players using the latest tech (Kemper, Helix, Axe etc) as we are in the digital world - no offence to people who use Valves, but its soooo 80 's

3) We think we know best about all software development

I was reflecting on this yesterday about another topic....user expectations are so high now, which is great in that it drives innovation and competition but also leads to "never satisfied". If a package takes Amazon ( or any other supplier in that market) longer than 1 day to be delivered, its a long time!

Some of the comments about what is expected from a £2000 guitar amp - apply any of this to a Boogie or any other high end product and it falls short. Because the Kemper is a tech product, we expect tech support and responses which in itself is an innovation in this area.

I still feel happy that the product is great, the response from Kemper is generally very good, I feel I've had a say in its product development etc.

Now, finish the editor please so we can have a moan about something else....my bet is dual amps and OD pedals....on and the Kabinet...

Yours "never happy",

V8

Quote from Ruefus

For the Americans, this translates to "That's what she said."

American office!!!

Quote from Chris Duncan

No, it's really not.

Declaring an arbitrary deadline is just a bad business decision that only serves to delay and amplify negative consequences. It's short term thinking at its finest.

It's driven by target fixation from sales / marketing without taking the "total cost of ownership," so to speak, into account. Companies declare an optimistic date in order to preempt people buying the competition's product (we used to call it "vaporware"). Also to look good in other such PR ways. All without taking into account the downside in quality, perception and cost of premature releases. Not to mention the fact that grinding the tech staff into burnout as a standard practice rarely produces good work. Or employee longevity.

The fact that it's a common practice in the industry doesn't make it a good way to do things. The individual lemming doesn't fare too well either, even though "everyone's doing it."

Of course, I'm just barking at the moon. Sales and marketing typically have much more influence in the board room than the geeks who actually create the product.

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I think that's a bit harsh. I agree about sales and marketing over promising but in this case we are getting comments from the developers. CK is so close that I don't think ( total guess) that sales and marketing have a big influence.

I don't think anyone is trying to mislead, as I think you are also in software, you know that issues can arise late in the day/cycle. Its frustrating and annoying but I'd prefer some predictions rather than none. As a small team, impacts/variations will be higher.

However, we are all speculating so I could be wrong.

I'm happy that we've had some interaction from G string and I took it as his best view at that time. Another update would be nice as I have to confess I keep having a look...

If you are tjhat worried, take an emergency backup. I have a sansamp to get me through if I ever have issues....note I never have!

Quote from roadrunner

Boo! Don't bring that poison pill in here.

It was only a matter of time..

Quote from SliderJeff

Reason #1 kazillion why software verification and validation should never be undertaken by anyone who had the remotest (Is that a word?) knowldege of the product or application being developed. I can't tell you how many times we got screwed when the apps team was forced to verify their own code and the minute it got released into the wild, it was Problem Report Central. Conversely, when we farmed V&V out to foreign country test houses (I'm looking at you, India, and you, Bulgaria), we got a kazillion bugs filed... even if they were the most remote of corner cases. "No, 'David' (I know that's not your real name, Srinivasan, so stopping calling yourself that!), no one is going to ever try to do that with the application. Failing our code for something that literally is beyond stupid is not a valid bug!" You'd think they got paid per bug or something.

There is a balance isn;t there? I am constantly validating whether the test scenarios are valid...

Im also in Software Dev, so it makes sense to me. Issues always show up late.

Take your time, get it right.

Fair enough, although I still don't see the point of more cabs.

FOH should be taken care of via direct outs, so its only monitoring for yourself and the rest of the band. I play some reasonably big venues and festivals, and if we struggle, I just put more through the PA monitors.

Given your name, is this for Bass?

For regular cabs I just use a Laney 4 x12 loaded with celestion V30's and G12's....but rarely use it now as switched to FRFR.

I use an unpowered wedge ( local brand that I tried, using a DXR10 as a bench mark) - cost me £180. I also use a second hand Camper plus, which is a shame as I'd quite like to have built it myself..

https://digitalguitargear.com/camper-plus/