Kemper Stage - my first time turning it on (Raw Footage)
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- čas přidán 31. 07. 2019
- Hey guys, as requested, I filmed my initial firing up of my Kemper Profiler Stage. I just wanted to share the experience with you and others who are curious about what to expect when first encountering this unit. It's pretty raw and uneditid (for the most part)
My goal here was to keep it as real as possible, without being too boring :}
Have a drink and Enjoy! - Zábava
Just the Kemper Stage demo I was looking for ! Very cool ! Another step closer . Good work my brother and thanks for posting.
12:13 I just bought a kemper stage.. And this is what I really expect from this unit. Thanks for this wise words!
If there's no video, I would have thought the sound was coming from a tube amp. Sounds very convincing.
Dude thanks a million, my unit will be here tomorrow, I was a bit shy about it . Never own a Kemper this is so helpful have a great day
My pleasure! You'll absolutely love it. It's the real deal
Thanks Jarrod you convinced me to get a Kemper stage. I have been on the fence about getting one. But after your video I'm ready to purchase. Thanks again for the video.
My pleasure. Congratulations on your new Kemper. I still love mine.
My name is Randy, not Shirley! Thanks so much for these videos. I now know for 100% sure that this Kemper Stage is what I want. It sounds incredible and I'll take your word about the feel. Great job.
I have put the Kemperr up against everything except for the Axe fx which is coming soon by the way, it always triumphs over everything else so far.
Awesome video brother! And very awesome tones out of that bad boy!
Thank you. I'm really glad people are enjoying this video. I hope people found it useful
I shot it after washing a fleet of trucks lol. It was around 1:00 am
Thank you for this video!! I have a nice rig at my practice space, but I was looking for something at home other than plugins because I'm tired of eating up my computer's processing power. You totally sold me on this thing, and maybe some day I might just use this when I get around to gigging. Tones sound amazing for being a room sound! It's nice to know that this unit comes preloaded with all kinds of goodies!!
Thanks for commenting. To this day, it's still the best digital platform ever.
Shit, 10 years and the Kemper is still a very high end gear, can't wait to see whats next in their roadmap :)
Great realworld instructions!
Your excitement and commentary have me sold. So many people are putting reviews that the Helix is the better unit but as long as the Kemper sounds great, both can be solutions for guitarists. Nice video!
Thank you so much for commenting and for the kind words. I really appreciate it. I have both the Helix and the Kemper. I prefer the Helix for four cable method usage with all of my amplifiers. I prefer the Kemper as a direct sound
@@TONEWARSgearshow This is the comment I was looking for!! I run the helix rack in my full rig at my practice space, since I need the 4 fx loops. But the kemper unit sounds like it'd be perfect for using something at home that sounds comparable to the huge sound of an actual rig that I can practice with, and record with, without using up all my computers processing power.
@@RobMoutrey Thanks for commenting. That's exactly what the Kemper so good at. It represents all of the amplifiers very well.
Awesome. monster tones !!
you are one of my favorites CZcamsrs, you know how to make videos about gear
Thank you so much!!!! More great stuff to come
Very helpful, thanks TW!!
My pleasure!
Thank you for the vid! I'm not exactly the target audience, but still found it useful. Unfortunately since I don't already have a Kemper to upload profiles I've spent hours refining, I doubt my first experience will be so easy 😋
Really looking forward to the shootout with the Helix....Sweetwater is currently out of these, so my order us waiting at the moment..... I'm curious if when you use your kempers if you utilize all the effects in the unit itself or do you find yourself needing to use some pedals for a fx that the Kemper simply doesn't have a good facsimile of
Yo Todd, good to hear from you. The FX in the Kemper are stellar. EXCEPT FOR the OD pedals. The Kemper version of the green scream is good but my Precision drive pedal blows it away. Hopefully they will update the overdrive pedals soon. So far, I found that exterior overdrive pedals are better. That's the only spot where Kemper lacks if you ask me.
Very very great sound..killer dude
Thank you!!
Thanks for sharing the great videos Jarrod. It would be really cool if you could give us listeners a direct signal (when applicable) rather than the video camera mic. I think it would make your videos even better! Thanks again for all time and effort!
Thank you for commenting. Most of the time you get a direct signal when I'm demo ing gear. This time I didn't do it because it was just raw footage of me shaking hands with this product for the 1st time
Hi, a very informative video! Question though about using the Syn Tube Power Amp. No need to switch the power amp sim off?
Thank you. I'm glad you like it. The only thing you need to turn off when you're using a power amp is the speaker cab inside the Kemper
hows it going when you have time what active cabinet do you think i should get when my kemper stage comes in i would appreciate your help great channel keep up the good work
Thank you for your question and support. I would highly suggest the Friedman ASC 12 or 10.
Awesome. Could you tell your 5 top favorite profiles?
Can you run cab sims off on main outs to power amp and cab on stage and cab sims on from monitor out to FOH?
Oh, goodie!
Drive sounds Full, saturated. Awesome tone.
Are you plugged into an Amp via 4CM/straight or FRFR? Thanks
Thank you. Kemper to Synergy SYN 50/50 then out to 2 Mesa 2x12 cabs
Where can I get the profiles you are playing? Thanks
Amazing video!
Just wondering if I can just hook this immediately up to a cab? Or would I need a power amp?
Cheers!
You need a powered cab, or a power amp and cab unless running straight to a pa system.
Thank you teaching us how to use the Kemper, I’ve just bought mine a month ago ……
Are they come with M Britt profiles out of the box?
Is this Kemper to monitor speaker sound??
Hi new subscriber here. I was wondering what profile you used from LiveReadySound to get the Fat EVH profile you were playing? I went to the site and can’t find it!
Welcome to the community. Thanks for subscribing.
If memory serves, it should be in his fat metal pack
@@TONEWARSgearshow Thank you sir! And also I like your playing!
so they r the same but different shape thanks a lot for your help
That's correct. You're welcome
I'll be glad when Kemper releases their APP for Mac
I wish they had a mobile app. That would be really cool
What kind of power amp are you running through? Is direct overall better for any power amp or tubes only?
Hello Wes, I would always recommend running through a tube power Amp. Soon, I will be doing in episode regarding your question. I'll do a shootout between solid state, direct and a tube power amp.
also, I will be answering your question tonight in our live stream at 7 p.m. Eastern standard Time
Awesome Video and still absolut relevant! Thank you Sir! Where I can get the profiles?
Thank you! Here's my website - www.tonewars.com/tone-wars-shop
@@TONEWARSgearshow Appreciate a lot!
I Love how the cat is just chilling all my animals are the same there so use to a Loud guitar it doesn’t even phase them 😂😂😂😂
Yeah, it's crazy isn't it? They sleep thru anything.
Does this stage kemper save your recorded loops for future play ?
It will only save one loop. As soon as you turn the kemper off, it's gone
hi bro.. do you recomend that kemper stage overall? 🙏🏻 kemper stage and kemper rack or head are the same sound and tone quality?
thank you for your question. It really depends on the application. In my opinion, if you're going to use it for touring or playing local shows, I would suggest the Kemper stage. For Studio application, I would recommend the toaster or the rack unit
TONE WARS ... I mean if I use it for small stage or huge stage (big festival) their sound quality are the same?
@@BagusWibisono there are many touring bands that use them at huge festivals all the time. They sound great in your
IEM, wedge monitors and on FOH.
Great vids,however, I'm wonder why there's no demo on morphing function out there?...
Thank you for the suggestion. I'll get on that asap. Much appreciated
Which bundle did this come out of? absolutely stunning
Thank you. If you're talkin about the profile I was using, it's the library sound fat metal pack
Im so close to pulling the trigger for using for practice and in&out day festival type gigs ... Im sure its probably different in person & feel but the only thing holding me back is all the high gain sounds almost the same .. at least over the internets and not knowing how well it cleans up say with a Plexi or jcm800 type amp with rolling down guitar volume.
I totally understand your concerns. The high gain tones differ quite a bit in person. In my experience, volume roll off works great. (I don't do it a bunch but for my needs, it's good)
Did you get a Kemper ?
@@timjoseph887 I did, used it for last year and a half gigging. It's a good unit.
output section monitor out, turn off the cab for that output, link the baster volume to monitor out, and everytings good
I hope you do a video on how to turn the effects off by using the foot switch's and what the other switch's do for that matter....thanks ahead of time...."Nunca pare la Musica"....
How do you feel about the sound of this vs. your Synergy setup?
I'd like to know this too !
I love them both BUT for the quirky amps like Engl, the Kemper sounds good but the quirky stuff isn't there
How does it sound compare to helix LT? thanks for this video
Honestly, it sounds and feels a lot better. More texture and aggression on the high gain tones and more warmth on the cleans
@@TONEWARSgearshow wow thanks man, i hope i could get one of these.
which power amp are you using??
Synergy SYN 50/50
What frfr are you using ?
Saludos !!
I use Friedman ASC 12's. However, in this video I rean the Kemper Stage through the Synergy SYN 50/50 and 2 Mesa 2x12 cabs
what about the asm12 i trust your opinion
I have heard good things about that as well. If you prefer a wedge type unit that's the one I would suggest.
The Friedman stuff is just very punchy, full and has tons of resonance. It doesn't sound boxy like a lot of the other units out there.
They forgot the on /off switch ?
what happens when you don´t have a USB Stick without profiles? I mean, you are owner for kemper for the very first time?
You have a ton of amp profiles that come with the Kemper. No need to buy any right away
@@TONEWARSgearshow you don't need to buy anything more for rest of your life?
@@felipegomabrockmann2740 If you're completely satisfied with the profiles that it comes with then you don't need to buy any ever. But trust me, you'll want to buy some so you can try them out. There's a lot of really really really good profiles out there that you will love.
So much simpler than my OR15 with 3 tone knobs. Damn Noisy!?!?!?
Surprised they didn’t use a larger screen.
Yeah, a lot of people also expected new graphics as well as other things.
Honestly, it really doesn't bother me. It sounds amazing and the screen and layout really does help me get the job done
sorry, my english is horrible, I mean, you don´t have a USB Stick full of profiles. What do you do?
There are plenty of places to find profiles, their app/program has many free ones, Choptones has ones you have to pay for, just search for 'kemper profiles'.
You can use Rig Manager. It's the software we use to edit the Kemper
Felipe, you may have not understood previous replies/answers. Please be advised that EVERY Kemper ships from the factory already preloaded with hundreds of factory profiles. Many of these are profiles made by famous 3rd-party commercial profile producers, such as Michael Britt.
Futhermore, you absolutely SHOULD have a spare USB thumbdrive, which is used to backup your Kemper. Your Kemper can also be backed up to to your PC, via the Kemper Rig Manager sofware. Nevertheless, having a physical USB thumbdrive, as an additional backup media, is good practice and a no brainer.
@@Deuterium2H thank you so much for your long anwser. I now have an Idea what kemper realy about is. I have real pedals and amps and effects. I have also a Helix stomp and I can say the real thing is so much better. I know kemper is the best out there. But if I buy one I have to buy also speakers. Sometimes I wake in the night ans think what I should do. I am a beginner and I have already spend a lot of money in pedals and amps and... thank you one more time
@@felipegomabrockmann2740 Hello Felipe, no problem, glad to help. Keep in mind that the Kemper can be hooked up into the FX Return of your tube amp. I assume you either have an amp head, or a combo. In either case, you would also have a guitar cabinet/speaker. It you have a combo amp, it has the speaker built in (obviously). So, you don't require additional monitors or speakers, unless you want an FRFR system. So, to recap, you would hook the monitor output of the Kemper Stage into the FX Return of either your tube amp head, or combo amp. If it is a head, you would already be connected from the speaker output of your amp head to a speaker cabinet. When using the Kemper in this configuration, you would disable the Cabinet Module (cabinet profiles/sims) on the Kemper, because you do not want to have an active Cabinet sim as part of the output signal, when running into a traditional guitar speaker/cab.
Cheers,
John
Hi Brother great video. can you please make a video on how to make a
preset from 0 or maybe can you direct me to a link. God bless you Thank
you
thank you very much. I'm glad you enjoyed it. I think I actually did do a video about that in a live stream. Let me look and see what I can find for you.
If I haven't done one yet, that sounds like a great idea. Stay tuned
here you go. This is a live stream I did several months back. I'll do a more in-depth video where you can see the screen on the kemper and what I'm doing up close soon.
Hopefully this video will help you until then
czcams.com/video/xMimI9p7HVo/video.html
Thank you so much God bless you
@@johnerodz7 my pleasure!!
This sounds way better than your helix?
Hello, thanks for commenting. Yes I highly prefer the kemper over the helix.
For direct to FOH or recording tones, the kemper cannot be beat. If you're going to use an amp and you want something to control it via MIDI and add effects, then the Helix would be the best thing
TONE WARS
Are u using your synergy 50/50 tube section with kemper or just power section? Would kemper sound the same with a cheap frfr and cheap epiphone guitar?
@@dirtyeric2 I'm using my kemperr with my Synergy SYN 50/50 Poweramp along with my Mesa 2X 12 cab with vintage 30s
for the best results, I would suggest using either a great FRFR cabinet such as the Friedman asc-12 or a real tube amp and cabinet.
TONE WARS
Sorry so many questions. Im still confused. When u play kemper through syn 50/50 you are mixing tube tone with kemper tone? When u play through a friedman frfr you are only hearing kemper tone? I hav an old line 6 flextone II 200 watt solidstate head with 4x12. Can I use this until i upgrade to frfr cab?