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It was clear, powerful, and also fed the desk, and had some thump to it.
On stage, the player friend and band said it could be heard really clearly and even when he stepped away from it, wasn't directional.
As I said, just what a couple of users have told me, but they haven't experienced it themselves and just heard this.
Because it's racked, it's not been battered so no issues with the front knobs. I use other Midi gear so I use an FCB1010 with an uno chip rather than any of the dedicated foot switches.
My current set up is a Red Sound powered cab with a pole mounted Yamaha DXR10 which IMO sounds better than either on their own. I have used the Kemper with guitar cabs and power amps and had very good results. I found it works better with SS power amps or very neutral valve power amps - e.g. Matrix, Fryette Power Station and the Harley Benton GPA400.
Hope some of that's helpful @Kebabkid
I've had no problems with either the unpowered toaster, or the power rack I have now.
I don't bash my gear about though.
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Bear in mind this was in a soft case, I think any equipment that gets dropped on a pavement from about 5ft is going to have an issue if it’s not cases properly.
If you’re using live I’d strongly recommend the Rack version and flight case. The toaster is pretty light and I can see it easily being knocked off a cab etc.
It does now leave me in a position to compare the two. They both have their strengths but, to sum it up in a couple of sentences - I think that the Kemper is the better unit in the studio but the Helix has the edge live. Either is perfectly capable of performing both tasks.
I never go out of performance mode because of this - can't wait for the new Rig Manager and editor!!
https://www.musicradar.com/news/mark-knopfler-is-now-using-kemper-profiling-amps-onstage
View my feedback at www.thefretboard.co.uk/discussion/comment/1201922
So when are you coming back Jonathan?
View my feedback at www.thefretboard.co.uk/discussion/comment/1201922
I initially posted this with two Soundcloud clips but I think that switching between the two sources in a single clip is a much better way of demoing.
I’ve been using this rig for a number of years and always wanted to capture it’s tone and character. The Kemper does a great job!
I've split the clip into 10 second sections where I switched between the amp and the Kemper. The clip starts off with the amp. The Kemper was recorded directly into the DAW.
Cheers
Peter.
I'd say I can detect a very slight difference between the amp and Kemper (the amp just seems to have a little more body behind the single notes as opposed to the chords) but that wouldn't be a deal breaker or be heard live.
Thanks for that
Yes I do pick up a slight difference but in a mix or if you listened to one clip and then the other would you still hear the difference?
Maybe not.
Cheers.