Hi,
since I have some Fuzzpedals, which I love (and which I boost sometimes with a second OD or Booster), I'd like to use them with my Kemper, putting them in signal-chain before the Kemper. I didn't have satisfieing results yet - could someone recomend me a profile, which takes external pedals well - or do I have to adjust some Kemper settings in a special way to use external ODs/Fuzzes?
Not in the frontpocket but it fits ontop of the profiler (first profiler, some small padding and ontop the remote
Same here - works really fine - why would I need two bags?
Thank you once again!
So I will change to the newest OS as soon I have time to do it calmly.
Okay, that what I was hoping for, but I didn't mess with the newest OS yet. Probably I should.
If you would be so kind to answer an additional question: Are there any disadvantages using the newest OS?
Slowly but steadily I get familiar with the Kemper, but I am still far away from deeper knowledge. That will take some time for me, I guess.
Thanks for your fast answer! So it will work for those two purposes.
But I cannot use this on pedal for wah in performance 1 and assign this pedal for eg. number of delay repeats in performance 2 or flanging mix in performance 3. It is either wah or pitch - I would need a second pedal for other assignments?
Hi, and sorry, if this question has been answered - I couldn't find the right answer yet.
I have set my Mission EP1 KP as a Wah-pedal in the system section and it works fine.
Is it possible, to assign the expression pedal to different functions in different performances - eg. as a Wah-pedal in performance 1 and an expression pedal for say pitch shifting in performance 2?
I am still running V. 3x as operating system.
Display MoreI finally had the chance to use my Kemper at a live gig. And by “chance”, I mean, I finally had the guts to try it live. Here are my 4 biggest complaints:
1.Setup time – This is going to be a problem. I had my entire live rig set up much faster than normal. I mean, I was done so fast, I then had to figure out what to do with all that spare time I had before the gig started. This resulted in me consuming more alcohol than anticipated before the night began and then had to concentrate a little more on songs due to being rather intoxicated. I blame it on the Kemper.
2.Too much room on stage – I’m using the Kemper to replace what was once a 65lb pedalboard monstrosity. The Kemper does everything my old board did, and does it great. The problem is that it now takes up far less room than my old pedalboard, which means there is more room for me to run around on stage. I didn’t plan for this type of cardiovascular workout while playing on stage and found myself to be more covered in sweat than I usually am at the end of a show. Again, I blame the Kemper.
3.The looper – I found myself taking advantage of the looper on a couple of songs where the guitar repeats the same chord progression for a long time. By “taking advantage”, I mean, I looped the chord progression to play over and over again, set my guitar down, went and stole my drummer’s drink while he was playing, then picked my guitar up and played. Unexpected intoxication. Again, the Kemper’s fault.
4.The tone – The tone was too good. And this is going to be a problem on multiple levels. First of all, I couldn’t believe how I was able to replicate the sounds of different amps for different songs. It gave a whole new life to our sound. The problem? Well, now I’ve set the bar high, and my bandmates are going to expect to hear even more of the signature sounds from other bands that we cover; which means I’m going to have to spend more time dialing in tones. This is unacceptable. I deliberately try to set the bar low so that nobody expects too much of me. Now they expect me to sound even more fabulous than before.
Thank you so much sharing your thoughts OHG! I was just about to pull the trigger for a KPA, but happened to read your comment before. I have to overthink my decision deeply now - I honestly could see me fallen in the same trap! Thanks again!
As you know, what's good for one may not be good for all. Everyone raves about MBritt's profiles, but I haven't found a single distortion profile of his that doesn't sound way too muddy or dark for me. Not to say they aren't good. They must be with all who compliment them. Just emphasizing my original point.
Same here, but - for me the number one profile for cleans and blues/rock stuff (no hugh gain) are M.Britts "Colonial" profiles - they give me all I need currently, and I play mostly with hmbuckers.
Thanks for the answer! Not sure, why my acount don't accept pms - I will contact Mirko by email Thanks for the link!
I didn't find any information about the price - is it not public or is there any information about the price to be found?
Thanks a lot!
It takes a while for me to understand the procedures of using the possibilities, but slowly but steadily things are getting clearer!
Thank You, Ingolf!
Works perfect!
Hello,
you can store your rig and the current complete stomp-section as a preset - but where can I find this stored preset of the stomop-section to assign it to another rig? I tried to find this in the manual, but didn't succeed.
Could youl please give me a hint?
The only thing I dislike are the O/D pedal sounds. I prefer my stomp boxes still.
Yes, same here - the OD-Distortion-section is not the best - especially the Fuzz doesn't sound good!
Thanks a lot guys - it will enforce me to take my time with the Kemper/DXR combination. I will give a feedback, how it worked out.
But it will take a while due to family/work-engagement at the moment.
Cheers!
I'd love to have a fuzz, where you could adjust Gain, Volume, Tone and Bias - to tweak right to various guitars and rigs!
The one which is in the stomp section now is too limited imho.
Hello,
I want to thank you all for sharing your thoughts - each of this posts was very helpful for me to make things clear.
For now I will stay with the Yamaha DXR - I got a new one for a good price - and will spend my time to figure it out combined with a new non powered Kemper.
Maybe, when I am more familiar with the Kemper and it comes to more gigging, I might consider the Matrix-way, who knows.
I went to a band-jamming yesterdy first time using a KPA, and, though I have to do some adjustments and improvings, it worked out really well and the other guys and I were convinced about the sound. So I will give it a go!
Cheers!
Keep on working with your DXR 10. Period.
Okay, that's a man's word!
If, I mean, if ... I would not be able to shift to the FRFR ... would or why would a solid state poweramp be better than a tubed poweramp into a conventional cab?
Well, I ordered a non powered head together with a Yamaha DXR 10.
My first impression was mixed, but after spending a couple of time, I could dial in decent sounds, both, running it through the power section of my tube amp into a normal cab as well as running it into the DXR10.
I decided to return the Kemper Head, cause it was a B-Sock-device, and want to get a new "virgin" one.
For the Yamaha - I am not quite sure. It sounds all right with overdriven sounds but a bit boxy and when I palm mute the lower strings on distortion sounds, it is a bit muddy and boomy. Maybe I do something wrong.
No I am considering:
1. Getting a non powered head again, keep the Yamaha for a decent sound on a reasonable budget - or upgrade to a RCF NX N12-sma, which was recomenden by Kemper-Support or a Matrix Q12A - which I would expect to be an improvement over the Yamaha DXR10 (which might be a wrong imagination - please teach me your experience).
2. Getting a non powered head and get a Matrix GT1000FX and a Matrix CFR12 (which would be more expensive) - I heard good things about this power amp, but no
experience.
3. Getting a Powerhead and a Matrix CFR12, which gives me also the option to use a regular Cabinet (which I actually want to avoid for practical reasons and I
understand the logic of FRFR-System together with the Kemper).
I like my tube amp, but I joined a project (kind of funk-reggae hip-hop-fusion-experimental electronic mixture), where they asked me to play straight into the PA - and I thought, the Kemper might be a good solution for that. But I want to have my sound in a separate monitor/cabinet.
Don't bash me for these questions, I know, there are some threads concerning some of these topics, but I could't get the right answer yet and I rather have a headache when I try to reflect pros and cons - and hardly any experience with Kemper and FRFR/PA-systems. I want to have a light weighted, easy going system.
So if you would like to share your thoughts an arguments, it might help me to decide. If not, I apologize for taking your time.
