Fluff Made A Kemper Video!

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Made my first profile like a big boyyyyyyy!! Used my ReBorn Recto. No EQ whatsoever. Just compression on the final mix.

 
Pretty nice man. I had fun messing around with Mike's (Juggy) Kemper last weekend that thing is pretty amazing We profiled his Guteriez moded marshall and it was pretty sweet sounding. Crazy how that thing sounds when it sucking the soul from the amp. Mike had some really nice presets from brutal too real spacey clean shit. Your in for a lot of fun for next couple of weeks. No sleep walking around like a zombie couse you cant get enough... LOL...
 
Dude you are so right!

I didn't even want to make a video! I just wanted to sit in front of the Kemper and giggle every time I hit a low B! :lol: :LOL:
 
You opened yerself a can o WORMS!!! Only madness will ensue!

Great clip man!!! I just got into setting the levels on alot of the Tills presets... they sound great! Im gonna have to profile a few of my amps tomorrow, and hopefully they dont sound like shit because of my lack of micing skills.
 
Sound killer! some of the best tones from you man. Awesome! kemper is so analog sounding to me.
 
Ok this comes from a Guy who does not have a Kemper so this is about as unsoliceted as it Get's. IMHO.

What I really love about the Kemper is that you pretty much get an amp that you dig, profile it, tweak it a bit and then you are done. With other amp modelors it's alway the same for me. What I mean is that I start with a basic model that has the closest sound to my main amp rig that I want and nine out of ten times I use a model that has NOTHING to do with the main amp or tone I'm trying to get LMAO. Then after you have gotten your basline tone then you have the infinite tweaking that you need to do in order to get it to sound right and the whole process for me becomes a HUGE PITA.
That is essentially why I ditched the AXE-FX. It got to be that everytime I updated it, It took me hours on end to re-create my patches and then I noticed that all of my patches sounded the same regardless of what amp model I used. Not a dig on the AXE because I still love the thing for what it did, but it was no longer was usefull to me. (Notice I said me, so axe guys don't get your panties in a bunch LMAO)
. In my opinion, the hardest part about using the Kemper is getting the Mic in the right spot and once you have done that, you are done, you essentially have YOUR sound. The other thing Ive noticed about the Kemper is how well it goes direct. To me its one of the most convincing amp Modelors or in this case profilers out there and I think it sound light years better then any direct recording device that I've heard. Im saying this comming from a place of knowing what I like. There will be a lot of guys who will say that it doesn't work for them, but I know just from hearing many of the clips that the Kemper would work for me.
I have always been a stickler for direct recording. To be honest, I actually loathe direct recording but if I'm being honest, and I am, I could live with some of the recording that Ive heard with people using the Kemper and to me that says a lot (or at least for me it does) is it perfect? No, but it's perfect for me ;)
I just recorded some stuff direct for a project that I'm working on and we went direct because it ewas easier then micing up and amp which we could not do because it was recorded in someones house who had a tenant, but every step of the way I was wishing that I had one of these because I knew the end result would have been 1,000,000 Times better!


Cool clip brother! YOU ROCK :rock:
 
Thanks dude!

You bring up a few interesting (and valid) points with the AxeFx. Same goes for the POD HD and just about all other modelers.

What the most interesting thing for me, as a tube SNOB, is that I am really questioning my stance on the whole 'nothing beats a hot tube' argument and the Kemper really ignites some very passionate arguments for both sides of the fence. And I think it is rare that a single pice of gear can evoke that in people. Which tells me it is really special and that I just may live to see the digits stuff hang with the tube stuff.
 
For wht it's worth, my 2 amp head rack, 6 space rack, 4x12s etc: ALL GONE... went FRFR with KPA and mackie hd 1531s, and have never had a better sound anywhere....I never thought it would happen, but it did, no more tubes for me, and I couldnt be happier. For me to give up my VHT stuff says a lot for anyone that knows me.... I'll copy and paste my little write up from seven string in a sec.
 
VESmedic;3097141 said:
First and foremost, get on the kemper amp forum, you will learn ALOT. The thing is incredibly easy to use, and the controls are incredibly powerful, all of them. I absolutely love the fortin models, the Diezel Herbert ones (there are TONS of them) are, in my opinion, spot fucking on to a herbert. I had a herbert for over a year, and gigged with it, and it is ridiculous hearing my amp through the kemper, it is that good in my opinion. the palm mutes feel like it, adding a boost in the front end with the kempers simulated OD's feels just like using my maxon 808. just a word of advice though, the "green scream" model is an 808, but it is much more powerful than a regular 808, especially the tone knob on it. at half way, that is like a regular 808 with it at full, same thing with the level knob. I generally run the tone extremely lower (9 oclock max) and the level around 2 oclock, as it can get overly clicky with some of the high gain patches.

I love the 4:1 gate too, it is KILLER! What I do, is put the gate on the front end (the 4:1), and press the "lock"button. that way, it is assigned to every single patch already on the kemper. Of course I can turn it off and save it on whatever patch, but I love having it on pretty much every extremely high gain patch. Then, mess with the threshold level, it is that easy, very cool.


another tip. Run the cab volume high (3 or 4 decibles up) , it really brings every patch to live, but then you have to counter act the volume (not the master, the big knob at the bottom right) down, so it is not clipping. Not a big deal, but it reall ybrings patche to life, especially when using FRFR. Tweak Fischers SLO patches, they are fucking INSANE, and sound just like an SLO. that searing high end is there, I mean its a freakin SLO in the kemper. In my opinion, the KPA , for striaght up tones and feel, beats the axe fx. THe liveliness of a real tube high gain amp is in those patches, IF the micing job was done right.

Alot of people will put up like, 10 patches of the same amp, with different micing techniques so you can decide for yourself what patches work for you. Downlaod them all, and then tweak to your liking. I am going FRFR as well. I am running my KPA through my VHT ultralead at the moment, and a deliverance 4x12, and while it sounds GREAT ( best sound I have ever had at band practice) the FRFR is the way to go, to get away from the tone coloring of the cabinet you are using. Honestly man, just start downloading, there are literally 100s of absolutely killer profiles to download. The Dr.Z patches are pheonominal, my favorite clean is the Mark V clean, tone matched for the Dream Theater "pull me under" clean in the beginning. It is dead on, period, end of story,

You can also mess around with the graphic Equalizers, and studio equalizers, they are strong as hell, but I feel are not needed in the least wtih the KPA. That is the biggest difference to me between the axe and the KPA. There is absolutely NO NEED to add tons of EQing to the KPA patches. maybe allittle more bass, or mids, or less treble etc with the onboard "normal amp" EQ that is on the kemper, but that is really it man, it works great.

So, check out the titan preamp clips, the Fryettes are all great, the Diezel VH4s are KILLER on channel 3, especially with a boost, the Diezel Herbert patches are phenominal etc. Just search in the rig exchange and start downloading, that is all I can really say.

I have been a tube junkey my entire life, and never thought this is where I would end up, but the KPA is really out of this world, and a god send for recording. The ability to have 10 different patches of a Diezel herbert, with different settings to your liking, with different effects etc, and have them all be phenominal, and bring it to a gig and plug in to the FOH and get amazing Diezel Herbert tones, is worth the price itself, let alone everything else it has to offer. have fun, the patches are like 1KB each, so go to town!


EDIT: Furthermore, on the issue of "how close it is to the real thing", I think at this point, with the technology that is available, it is irrelevant. Even if for some reason the profile you downlaoded is not 100 percent to the freakin T the same sound you are profiling( which, if you do it right, it is almost indistinguishable), you can EQ it just a tad, and get exactly the same tone, OR something you like just as much, if not BETTER than the original. You can do so much more than the original could ever do, because of the EQing abilities of the KPA. I find that sometimes, you loose a tad bit of bass with the profile, and maybe a hair (and I mean a Hair, really not even noticable to anyone but yourself) off the top end. Bump up the treble like .1, if that, and it is there, it really is that easy and good. The feel, the response etc is all there of the original. I have no idea how they do it, but it is there. I don't even mess with teh amp block much at all, there really is no need. You can mess with the definiting, the pick volume, power tube sag etc, but it really isn't "needed" per say, just adds a different feel. For instance, the bogner uber profile, I like to run the clarity up alittle bit, just because, well, the uber isn't my favorite amp in the world on it's own.
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fluff191":dwq14ppx said:
Thanks dude!

You bring up a few interesting (and valid) points with the AxeFx. Same goes for the POD HD and just about all other modelers.

What the most interesting thing for me, as a tube SNOB, is that I am really questioning my stance on the whole 'nothing beats a hot tube' argument and the Kemper really ignites some very passionate arguments for both sides of the fence. And I think it is rare that a single pice of gear can evoke that in people. Which tells me it is really special and that I just may live to see the digits stuff hang with the tube stuff.
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I Don't even own a Kemper and I'm starting to feel that I would have the same opinion of it as you do.
What I really find appealing is that once you dial in your ultimate tone or tones all you have to comcentrate on is recording. I can tell you from personal experiance and from talking from guys who record all the time that getting the Mics setup on an amp and getting it to sound just right burns a shitload of time. With this thing, its like take the time to do it right once and then you are done. Now when inspiration hits, you just hit record and go lol. Ive already heard enough clips from people to know just how good the end result can be and in more then a few comparison clips, it was almost impossible for me to tell the real amp from the profile. Well even when I could, I was like Who the hell cares? It's definitely close enough lol
I just heard the new accept album which was rumored that all the guitars where done withe a Kemper and if no one ever said anything to me, Id never peg those sounds as being direct.

Just my thought on the kemper ;)
 
fluff191":gvkzc1it said:
Thanks dude!

You bring up a few interesting (and valid) points with the AxeFx. Same goes for the POD HD and just about all other modelers.

What the most interesting thing for me, as a tube SNOB, is that I am really questioning my stance on the whole 'nothing beats a hot tube' argument and the Kemper really ignites some very passionate arguments for both sides of the fence. And I think it is rare that a single pice of gear can evoke that in people. Which tells me it is really special and that I just may live to see the digits stuff hang with the tube stuff.
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I Don't even own a Kemper and I'm starting to feel that I would have the same opinion of it as you do.
What I really find appealing is that once you dial in your ultimate tone or tones all you have to comcentrate on is recording. I can tell you from personal experiance and from talking from guys who record all the time that getting the Mics setup on an amp and getting it to sound just right burns a shitload of time. With this thing, its like take the time to do it right once and then you are done. Now when inspiration hits, you just hit record and go lol. Ive already heard enough clips from people to know just how good the end result can be and in more then a few comparison clips, it was almost impossible for me to tell the real amp from the profile. Well even when I could, I was like Who the hell cares? It's definitely close enough lol
I just heard the new accept album which was rumored that all the guitars where done withe a Kemper and if no one ever said anything to me, Id never peg those sounds as being direct.

Just my thought on the kemper ;)
 
It's in the description on the video page.

Sorry I am on my phone otherwise I would post it here.
 
Cool as fuck.....downloaded that puppy......how is that guitar? I hate the inlay but everything else I like alot I bet that neck is fast... :)
 
Can't wait to get home and download it thanks! What do yu guys think of juana mans 22 new engl se profiles? They sound absolutely killer to me
 
VESmedic":1zh4xs7t said:
What do yu guys think of juana mans 22 new engl se profiles? They sound absolutely killer to me
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That guy goes way above and beyond with the hookups. I downloaded the 22 and have to see if I like them better than the previous SE Modern profile of his that I'm using....it kicks ass as it is. I'm trying his Uber profiles and they are legit....they have that signature Uber low end and feel. I think the ENGL SE has got to be one of my fave amps IRL because I use Juanna and also And44's ENGL SE profiles alot.
 
shred-o-holic":1cqfdekk said:
....how is that guitar? I hate the inlay but everything else I like alot I bet that neck is fast... :)
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The neck is amazing. The slimmer profile is thin but still round. I can't stand necks that have a 'flat' like an Ibanez. The Schecter is very comfortable.
 
fluff191":s8dq7353 said:
shred-o-holic":s8dq7353 said:
....how is that guitar? I hate the inlay but everything else I like alot I bet that neck is fast... :)
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The neck is amazing. The slimmer profile is thin but still round. I can't stand necks that have a 'flat' like an Ibanez. The Schecter is very comfortable.
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Interesting.....I am an Ibanez Wizard fan.......I had a Bernie Rico Jr with a flat fast 20" radius....only sold that guitar to even my bills.......never liked the chunky profile of Schecters although their tone woods have always been good.....I still would like to try an SLS.......my GC won't get any for some reason.....
 
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