Is the Kemper Still Relevant in 2023? Is Liquid Profiling a gamechanger?
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It's 2023 - the Kemper was announced in 2010 - this new Liquid Profiling thing - does it change the game for Kemper owners?
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@jonalexander8935 10 ай бұрын
Using Kemper since the stage came out. Love my unit. No more Rabbit holes, has everything a modern player needs PLUS... Also there are great offerings from guys Like Tone Junkie that tailor to a players needs... Kemper rocks!
@Wadey1960CS 10 ай бұрын
KEMPER IS BULLETPROOF. 10+ years Proven to be a Solid Reliable unit on stages across the world. Thanks for the video mate! 😉 🤘🏼🤘🏼🤘🏼
@DaveDurango 10 ай бұрын
Still look forward to turning my Kemper on every day.
@MrAcollett 10 ай бұрын
Owning a Kemper for 11 years I’ve never been tempted by anything else, curious of course but nothing else out there has delivered like Kemper.
@timjoseph887 9 ай бұрын
You should try a Magnatone m80
@soikeu78 7 ай бұрын
@@timjoseph887do you own one.. I was just about jumping in that direction.. 😇
@soikeu78 7 ай бұрын
@@timjoseph887waiting also for the new slash influence on Magnatone..
@jimlansa7098 10 ай бұрын
from what i understand the best way to profile an amp with the new liquid profile is to set up the gain all the way up and the eq at noon. put aside that,the kemper is the only gear i have that i don't have the need to upgrade or replace to something else after 5 years of usage
@johnnathancordy 10 ай бұрын
YES - I should have mentioned that from the manual!
@liedgitarrist 9 ай бұрын
I used my Boss GT 5 almost 20 years. Mostly for effects. Still a decent sounding unit if you avoid the amp models.
@stratless 10 ай бұрын
I've owned my Kemper for over ten years. Like Line 6, the free updates are amazing! This last one for Kemper especially! The profiles I've created are better than they have ever been. I just made some new ones as well.
@jimmcdougall9973 10 ай бұрын
I wouldn’t use the phrase “game changing”, but improvements, most definitely. And there have been a fair amount of them of late. The most important of which is probably the ability to use the Kemper as an audio interface, long awaited. Note also, Kemper’s improvements/updates are very regular. The liquid profile turning one good profile into all that you need is an advantage. See if you can borrow someone’s Kemper Kabinet. I would be interested on your opinion of it.
@gregroberts8057 10 ай бұрын
I use the Kemper Stage for Dusty's shows (Dusty Leigh Huston). I utilize a couple of Michael Britt profiles. Swiss army knife.
@martoneill 10 ай бұрын
Solid advice (as always). Thank you!
@Takianagi 10 ай бұрын
I'm not sure if it's still relevant but I'm sure glad that you convinced me to get a Helix and your Gumroad tones! You're the man! Hope you have a great weekend! 🎸🔥🤜🤛🔥
@AC-pu2eh 9 ай бұрын
ive tried every type of other modeler pedal out there. I used Fractal exclusively since 2011. Most I can not "hear" a difference. especially when it comes to high gain tones. But nothing compares to the kemper when it comes to the feel of an actual tube amp. It absolutely blew away my fractal axe 3. I quickly converted over to exclusively Kemper
@anotherheadlessdemo 10 ай бұрын
It looks like a computer console from the original Star Trek series.
@joemiller9856 10 ай бұрын
Wow look at the kemper toaster winky LEDs!
@MichaelRiesenbeck 5 ай бұрын
The LP has actually made me love my Kemper again. Biggest plus for me with the LP is that that typical mid end compression phasey sound that every 'classic' profile had more or less, is absent, so I now enjoy the sounds way more.
@EmilioConesa 10 ай бұрын
I too still have my Kemper but I'm not using it for live gigs anymore. The HX Stomp with the Grammatico GSG model or the UAFX Dream 65 plus a few pedal is all I need for fly dates. I recently purchased a Tonex and it reminded me of the Kemper deep rabbit hole I fall into looking through profiles. I'd rather play guitar instead of tone chasing, although it is fun...
@mrthefloof 10 ай бұрын
I feel the same as you personally, ironically the people that love profilers over modeling feel the opposite. A lot of people say they find dialing in a modeller too tedious and the profiles stop them from tone chasing as much. It really just comes down to the individual and what they prefer at the end of the day.
@picksalot1 10 ай бұрын
For people that love the experience of their personal Amps, but want the flexibility and convenience of a Modeler, this could be a welcome solution. No need to lug around heavy, priceless Amps and pedals, or deal with cables and extra noise.
@mickdebergerac1143 8 ай бұрын
For me the liquid profiling just added the cream to my already awesome unit. It took me a long time to get to grips with it, but for me it can't be beat
@Hellhammer1980 9 ай бұрын
So many multieffect units on the market for modeling and profiling and nothing can beat the Kemper, it still rules, look at the backlines and guitar rigs worldwide...
@kyran4238 10 ай бұрын
I am a line6 guy but IMO the Kemper sounds better out of the box
@jasongoad1084 10 ай бұрын
Just traded for a Kemper. Love it!
@damonstewart70 10 ай бұрын
Just the fact that you can get a version design like an amp head is leaps and bounds above the competition. Surprised more company don't do that
@diegostaltari 9 ай бұрын
I have been a fractal user for 10 years. But Kemper sounds incredible. And many amp models, better than fractal, especially the fender ones.
@ksharpe10 10 ай бұрын
Maybe Tonejunkie will send you some to demo for him?? Like you used to do. You would like the AC44, and the others he has created, by a mix and match method. The Vox SRT profiles he has sound pretty good too.
@user-ge2vc3rl1n 7 ай бұрын
I understand that people really have a gear buying addiction but as a non professional I will never buy anything else over the Kemper. The kemper does everything I need at full capacity and more. Morph is an insane feature, Pedal emulation is next level. Even if I load a profile and it doesn't sound 1:1 to the original amplifier, think about the insane savings you've had not buying that amplifier or buying cabinets and microphones. There may be better technology but as someone who's had the Kemper for 5+ years, it will wait a decade or more for me to switch over.
@joh1996 9 ай бұрын
hi john, just an off topic question: i would like to buy some of your kemper profiles but your shop doesnt offer them anymore. any chance in offering them as well? thanks.
@dustsculpture 10 ай бұрын
Rmpacheco morgan ac30 profile still rules.
@ToneDeth. 10 ай бұрын
This is ridiculous. The harp harmonics were louder than your regular notes. Clean!
@algorithm007ify 10 ай бұрын
Kemper is the best.
@timjoseph887 8 ай бұрын
I see your next video titled "why I switched from Kemper to Helix"...
@DrProgNerd 10 ай бұрын
I'm playing strictly out-of-the-box now with plugins. After dozens of amps and modelers, I'm off the GAS hamster wheel. The one piece of modular gear I miss is the Kemper. From time-to-time, I catch myself doing the 'dirty slut walk of shame' - checking out Kemper Stages. There are modeler/profilers that sound a hair better - but nothing 'feels' like a Kemper.
@ChristopherOrth 10 ай бұрын
I believe profiling is a bridging technology, only viable in the period between old style amps and digital modeling. Once you get a really good digital modeler (which was a while ago!) then profiling is really only useful for analyzing old hardware for the result of creating new models. We are the last generation of guitarists who will give 1 shit about named/branded "original" hardware amplifiers and tones. Once that heavy anchor to the past is severed, guitarists will be free to explore a universe of new tones and capabilities instead of trying to all sound like we are still in the 50s.
@Newmusicreview 9 ай бұрын
Ive no clue what Liquid is all about and I dont think I need to know, I plug in select the Morgan AC20 and Im away ;-)
@Luxaudiodesigns 10 ай бұрын
I moved to the axe fx 3 2 yrs ago. I'm not sorry. Kemper does sound great. But the fractal is the infinity gauntlet of guitar signal chain.
@BobbyCulpepper.srv3fender 10 ай бұрын
Can you build a patch on the fly at a gig and tweak it during songs?
@Luxaudiodesigns 10 ай бұрын
@@BobbyCulpepper.srv3fender I bring a Windows surface pro with my fractal to every gig, so yes. I can. I've used Kemper, Helix, and fractal. I'm not saying fractal is the best, but for my needs, it's the best
@BobbyCulpepper.srv3fender 10 ай бұрын
@@Luxaudiodesigns i think fractal sounds the best and probably the most well built . But it is the most difficult to use even with an editor. If they came out with a version of the pod go as far as easily useable and fooswitch functionality, i think it would easily be the best selling modeller, only problem then would be they would be competing with themselves and fm3's and fm9s would tank
@algorithm007ify 10 ай бұрын
I prefer Kemper personally...
@BobbyCulpepper.srv3fender 10 ай бұрын
@@algorithm007ify to me kemper is very limited by today standards, would have been perfect 20-25 years ago, also its very visually cryptic, i guess because its from sweden that they didnt want to use english words and went with symbols
@davidyelland908 10 ай бұрын
I can’t see pro guitar players taking their expensive rigs into the studio with all the skill of an engineer and then giving the exact sound away at any price.
@johnnathancordy 10 ай бұрын
Why? If artists are experiencing reduced income from record sales and streaming (which most are right?), this would be something that folks would be absolutely willing to part with their cash for. There is also a tiny bit of precedence for this www.guitarworld.com/news/joe-bonamassa-amp-collection-ik-multimedia In any case - I'd wager the guitar playing public would be WAY more interested in captures/profiles from folks like Bonamassa, Eric Johnson and so on, there's LOADS of money to be made
@davidyelland908 10 ай бұрын
@@johnnathancordy It is hard to sound distinctive these days. If you feel you have something unique, you perhaps wouldn’t want to hear your sound on everyone elses records. I guess the compromise would be to hold something back….a bit like Helix presets minus the IR that was used (the copyright makes this essential in any case. The real test will be if anyone takes up your idea.
@danc3746 8 ай бұрын
Its a "gamechanger" until something else comes out...give it a month.
@yaniv-nos-tubes 10 ай бұрын
i work on live gigs with real tube amps and speakers and also modelers and they lack the punch ,warmth and presence of a real amp, i often hear the sound guy ask: is this your distortion? since it sounds like a clean boost with reverb. ok for backing and clean stuff. most young guitar players these days wouldn't know what to do in front of a real amp that's just sad.
@ferna182 10 ай бұрын
On the note about profiling amps from artists as they are recording, I think a key point is that the reaction from people would be "this sounds nothing like the record, wtf?" because not only you're not using the same guitar, but also on the recording you're not listening to the amp in the room, you're listening to whatever a mic picked up and then what was processed on the daw after removing frequencies and then altered even more while mastering. Not to mention double tracked guitars and so on...
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