Posts by e51v50h

Welcome to Kemperland!!!!

I know that most Kemper users seem to be running through active FRFR monitors (such as Atomic CLR Neo's) but that was simply not an option for me because I already had a power amp and 4x12 5150 cab that I had and was using with an Eleven Rack before purchasing the Kemper.

Having said that.......I would like to get the best possible sound out of what I have which is a Carvin DCM1000L power amp and a Peavey 5150 4x12. I have read that if I was going to use this setup that I need to turn off the Cabinet on the Kemper........If I leave the Cabinet on it appears to be rather muddy so I would agree with the cutting it off........but when I cut it off the rigs sound rather thin. Is there anyone out there that may be running this kind of setup and would be willing to let me in on maybe something that you have found that made the rigs come more alive and not sound so thin when turning the cab off?

I know that I could EQ every rig to taste but I was thinking that maybe there was something that would assist in this seeing as how this would need to apply to every rig, or should I leave the cab on and EQ or change something else?

I am just trying to get the best optimal sound possible with what I have. In due time I may get an Atomic Neo, but for now I would love to use my 5150 cab and power amp.

Thanx!!

J.

Yeah I have been a huge Eddie fan and my first guitar that I bought I saved up for 2 summers when the Peavey Wolfgang was announced (I was 15/16 at the time and a kid that age saving $1,900.00.......yeah i was determined to say the least) and got me a peavey wolfgang standard (the one in my profile pic) and that sent me over the moon!!! I didn't want to put it down. I originally wanted it just for the name and because it was his but I still can't find a guitar to beat it as far as playability, and reliability. I tune that baby at the beginning of a gig one time and it is good to go while my other guitarist is tuning.....and I am brutal with that whammy at times......haha.

"DangeRuss" I have bought a couple of packs from "top jimi" and "the amp factory" and so far from what i have played with them they are amazing!!! I will have to check out some "Okstrat" "Mbritt" and "Jeep" stuff as soon as I get a chance. Always love the good ol' VH tones. I am not in the mass majority but my favorite guitar sound of his is actually from the "Balance" album. That song "Baluchitherium" ......that sound........wow!!! So larger than life, warm, articulate......that right there is my favorite Eddie tone. One day she will be mine.......oh yes....she will be mine!!! Haha

As soon as I dial her in I will share it on the rig exchange.........I plan on really diving into this thing more over the weekend.

Haha.....Thanx "Viabcroce".........I am not a Star Wars character unfortunately haha ......... E= Eddie........51........V= Van.........50.........H= Halen. Just a weird shortening of the evh and 5150. I like Van Halen quite a bit, plus that moniker fit nicely on a customized license plate for my vehicle here in the USA.

Thank you everyone!!! I can't wait to get home from work to start playing around with it. Haha. I just had a chance to rack it and update it.....not much time yet to play.........its like having a Ferrari in the driveway but not being able to drive it.........it needs to be driven!!!!

Any quick favorite rig manager or preloaded presets that I should give a whirl for first impressions? I am a big Van Halen nut and anything 80's 90's rock.......love Slash as well.

Any ideals are welcome.

Where I am using a power amp with a 4x12 cab I have read that I should turn off the cabinet for the best sound......last night in my initial play through I kept auditioning profiles and reaching over and turning the cab off which was getting frustrating so on a whim i held in the "lock" button and pressed the cab button to attempt to always keep the cab off in all profiles. I only got to try a couple after that change before duty called and I had to get the kiddos in the bed. Is that the correct way to go about globally changing the Kemper to always start all profiles with the cab off?

Great story!!!!! Thanks for sharing and welcome!!!

Welcome fellow Newbie!!!

My Kemper (non-powered) Rack unit just came in yesterday and I just wanted to say hello!!

I updated to the latest Firmware and installed Rig Manager and started going through a portion of the user submitted profiles and WOW!!!!

I didn't get to crank it up yet but at bedroom practice volume it already feels and sounds superb!!

I originally was wanting to get the Kemper after running across several forums where the Kemper name just kept popping up so I decided to check out youtube to see if I could see what all the fuss was about. I was impressed but like everyone else that I try to explain what this thing can do.......i was thinking that it had to be too good to be true. With this in mind I went with a friends advice to check out the Fractal Axe FX 2. I wound up buying it instead of the Kemper out of peer pressure and my friends familiarity with the unit and overall satisfaction I guess and the Kemper appeared to be rather intimidating......boy did I have that reversed. The Fractal sounded great but what killed me on the idea was after I had everything organized the way I was happy with, I was jamming and just simply wanted to change the mix overall on the reverb and turn the delay time down........it took almost 16 key presses to get to the right page and parameter!!! This is all good and well for studio use but I could just see this biting me in the bum if I were needing to do this on the fly at a gig. The axe edit on the pc is super simple but I sure wasn't gonna carry a laptop around if it wasn't needed.....so that was the straw that broke the Fractals back....I sent it back and went with my gut and bought a Kemper like I should have to begin with.

I am running mine through a Carvin DCM1000L Power Amp and a Peavey 5150 4x12 Cab rewired for stereo 8ohm per side and a single 16ohm mono input.

I can't wait to crank her up to see what she sounds like at full stage volume but right now I was able to get all the firmware updated, install rig manager and get to playing in less time than it took my 2 kids to take showers. Haha. The best thing was realizing that all though there are a million buttons the layout and function of those buttons are very simple and intuitive. Reminds me of the first time anyone seen my Marshall JVM410H.......a lot of knobs but very well layed out. This is one very well thought out piece of German Engineering magic in a box, and this forum is icing on the cake. Very informative and respectful conversations. I have been lurking for months (as we all do I like to think before a large purchase) and I have to say this is a very well ran forum indeed.

I am so far and I feel I will continue to be a happy Kemper owner!!!

J.