New Kemper Profiler

Scott Appleton · From: Ashland, Oregon

Well I pulled the trigger and purchased one of these Kemper Profiler emulators.
Right out of the box I used the pre set Big Twin .. and man it was perfect .. sounded like a black face .. with the Profiler you can sample your own amps and speakers then refine the patch by playing through your steel live to tweek the patch. The Kemper remembers your sonic signature on so many levels its amazing.
I does tube sag .. sensitivity .. plate voltage .. and so much more .. not cheap and not easy to understand unless you are technically inclined but even if your not so inclined right out of the box I was laying down tracks in the studio with just headphones and the recording was stellar ... The model i purchased has the 600 watt power amp built in so i just take this 6 LB unit and a cab .. its got Delay.. reverb, modulation, eq, distortion, pitch built in. It takes front end floor boxes
with ease ... you can set the input sensitivity so you won't overload the front end with your high output PU's .. this is a great way to go ..

Daniel Policarpo · Posted 15 Feb 2014 2:40 pm

That is awesome Scott! I know they have been really working this to make it as dead on as possible, and going over some of the technical materials they used for testing is an incredible set of documents on its own accord; the implications are astounding. If I had the use for it and could make it work to my economic advantage, like if I was a studio owner, I'd grab one in a heartbeat, but i'd be lost on me. I'd use Fender Twin, or Bassman and Ampeg Gemini ii or Ampeg V-4 and be boring, I'd be stuck on those. Laughing

For what you get I think its an excellent buy. That's great to hear a steel guitar player get one of these. Too cool.

James Quackenbush · From: Pomona, New York, USA

Hi Scott ,
The Profiler is on the top of my list as it's getting to the point where I'm running out of room and have to start the horrible process of downsizing ....I've been saying this for years , but now that the profiler does it's magic , I think it's time .....Keep us posted on other amps that work well for steel that you discover via the Profiler .....Thanks, Jim

Tim Harr · From: Dunlap, Illinois

What's the update on this Scott? Still using it? Any lessons learned to share?

Thanks!
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Tim Harr

Mullen G2 D-10 (9p/5k)
Retired, US Army Band (Steel/Dobro/Guitar)
Kemper Profiler / LW 89

Josh Braun · From: Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA

I'm not Scott, but after a fellow in my band got the Kemper (for guitar), I had to try it and have been loving it for steel.

Absolute favorite setting: I use the commercial Dr Z. Surgical Steel profile, but with a cab from Bert Meulendijk's Showman profile (it's a free profile and I'm guessing there are two jbl 120s in the cab - but that's just a guess).

It sounds absolutely stellar.

FWIW, I also profiled my Fishman Aura DI with a fiddle setting that I use for electric fiddle. This also sounds awesome and very much like the fiddle going straight to the DI with the imagining and everything.

One of these days I want to profile my own 72 Twin with the Travis Toy speaker. But honestly, the tone from the Dr. Z profile is so good that I don't feel any drive to change anything.

Took me a few days to get used to the unit. The beta OS for it has a spring reverb setting which is indispensable imho (although the other reverbs are great too). Love the rotary effect on steel as well - sounds pretty much like an organ in the mix.

Josh Braun · From: Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA

Thought I'd add a separate comment: I use in ears on stage now (through the Kemper incidentally, getting a stereo effect and having the FOH mixed through the Kemper via a compressor/limiter and into the Kemper).

This let's me have no stage volume whatsoever, which I (and the sound person) really like. But the experience is very much like playing in a studio on a recording, where your amp is in a separate room and running through outboard gear.

I think that puts some people off, but I like it. What sometimes is missing from Kemper discussions is that the sound of a profile is of an amp at specific setting recorded through a specific set of mics/speakers/gear. It's what you'd hear on a recording versus being in a room with the amp.

All that to say, if you've done any recording, you'll probably like the way the Kemper sounds. If you struggle getting a sound you like in a studio, but like the sound you get from an amp in the same room, you might not like the Kemper or struggle with it.

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