BFT Gibson
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gball
Ambassador of Boogie
Sounds awesome. I use the CabClone direct out that's built into my Mk 5:25 the same way
It does an amazing job of sounding as huge as the amp does through a cab at volume. I even use the CabClone for just playing/noodling through headphones when I don't want to make too much racket at night. For some reason the protective cage that covers the power tubes is removed in this photo, which is not mine.
BFT Gibson
Ambassador of Originality
Really interested in that head !! The clips i have seen have been fantastic !Sounds awesome. I use the CabClone direct out that's built into my Mk 5:25 the same way
It does an amazing job of sounding as huge as the amp does through a cab at volume. I even use the CabClone for just playing/noodling through headphones when I don't want to make too much racket at night. For some reason the protective cage that covers the power tubes is removed in this photo, which is not mine.
Seriously...
I won’t derail @Robert Herndon ’s thread any further, but I’m working on a secret project. It’s too soon to reveal ... because it may fail spectacularly! But, I’m concocting a new approach to my rig.
OP
Double Neck Theremin????
RVA
Ambassador
I purchased a Black Lion B12a mic preamp since making my first profiles, so I figured I would have another go at it and see how they sound. I like them. Attached are my first 3 with the preamp, which capture my Ceritone OTS 20 with moderate dirt. I have also gotten better at dialing in this amp since then. I hope you enjoy them
syscokid
Ambassador of War & Peace
syscokid
Ambassador of War & Peace
It would sound awesome through a nice treble booster...I would TOTALLY ROCK that!!!
And a deep blue Kustom tuck n roll....It would sound awesome through a nice treble booster...
syscokid
Ambassador of War & Peace
I just love when you talk like that...And a deep blue Kustom tuck n roll....
dmatthews
Ambassador of Birds
Dave to crowd: How the Hell did I miss this awesome Kemper thread? WTF?
Crowd: BOOOooooooo!!! Dumbass!
Dave to crowd: DOH! OK... how about I contribute to it? Late I know...
Crowd: OK Boomer...
Anyway. Been on the Kemper unpowered toaster head for 3 years now. I got my feet wet with it immediately at practice, and have gone through numerous backline options. In order:
1) Old POS Fender 100w PA with 2 speakers. Sounded good, and because it has 2 speakers it covered a lot of stage and audience. Good but not great.
2) Yamaha DXR10 powered speaker. Massive upgrade, and the first version of this speaker is favoured by numerous Kemper players. It's loud AF and has incredible dispersion. My last gig before the great Covid crapfest was a 300 person wedding in a big hall. It was amazing and had headroom to spare.
3) XiTone MBritt (Michael Britt of Lonestar). 600/200w 1x12 powered cab with 2 channel Dayton amp and Celestion coax speaker. This puppy is solid. Built like a freakin' tank. It has 5 DSP settings, and a removable back panel to convert from closed to open back. Very flexible, and a bit weighty but nice! Also has bluetooth to pump music through for play along or breaks.
4) Bose L1 Model II. I used this for a year until Covid killed practice at the studio. I pumped both my vocals and the Kemper through it. Managing my own volume and effects is/was rather gratifying to say the least. This is an amazing all in one FOH and backline system for a crowd of up to 300/400 people. Sound is amazing. The T1 mixer module lets you tailor your sounds to your liking. Excellent option.
5) Kemper Kabinet. This Kab came out during the lockdown phase of 2020. Ordered in March. Came 10 days later, and... WOW! I will preface this by saying that FRFR is absolutely amazing. You get what you hear (mostly) off an album... the sound of a very well mic'd cabinet... a recorded sound, and it's awesome. But what is usually missing is that amp in the room, pant flapping stage sound that gives you the rush that only air moving can give you. The Kabinet gives you that FRFR faithful reproduction, and gives you back that pant flapping amp in the room on top. I've done two outside gigs in a parking lot with it and it has no problem covering a large space and keeping up with anything.
Now... the Kemper Kabinet is passive (unpowered) unlike all the other ^^^choices^^^. So that means you need a power amp (unless you have a powered Kemper). There is supposedly a powered Kemper Kabinet in the works, but nobody knows the timeline for release.
That's enough for this edition, but next up (if you want it) is my foray into power amps for the passive Kemper Kabinet.
Cheers,
Crowd: BOOOooooooo!!! Dumbass!
Dave to crowd: DOH! OK... how about I contribute to it? Late I know...
Crowd: OK Boomer...
Anyway. Been on the Kemper unpowered toaster head for 3 years now. I got my feet wet with it immediately at practice, and have gone through numerous backline options. In order:
1) Old POS Fender 100w PA with 2 speakers. Sounded good, and because it has 2 speakers it covered a lot of stage and audience. Good but not great.
2) Yamaha DXR10 powered speaker. Massive upgrade, and the first version of this speaker is favoured by numerous Kemper players. It's loud AF and has incredible dispersion. My last gig before the great Covid crapfest was a 300 person wedding in a big hall. It was amazing and had headroom to spare.
3) XiTone MBritt (Michael Britt of Lonestar). 600/200w 1x12 powered cab with 2 channel Dayton amp and Celestion coax speaker. This puppy is solid. Built like a freakin' tank. It has 5 DSP settings, and a removable back panel to convert from closed to open back. Very flexible, and a bit weighty but nice! Also has bluetooth to pump music through for play along or breaks.
4) Bose L1 Model II. I used this for a year until Covid killed practice at the studio. I pumped both my vocals and the Kemper through it. Managing my own volume and effects is/was rather gratifying to say the least. This is an amazing all in one FOH and backline system for a crowd of up to 300/400 people. Sound is amazing. The T1 mixer module lets you tailor your sounds to your liking. Excellent option.
5) Kemper Kabinet. This Kab came out during the lockdown phase of 2020. Ordered in March. Came 10 days later, and... WOW! I will preface this by saying that FRFR is absolutely amazing. You get what you hear (mostly) off an album... the sound of a very well mic'd cabinet... a recorded sound, and it's awesome. But what is usually missing is that amp in the room, pant flapping stage sound that gives you the rush that only air moving can give you. The Kabinet gives you that FRFR faithful reproduction, and gives you back that pant flapping amp in the room on top. I've done two outside gigs in a parking lot with it and it has no problem covering a large space and keeping up with anything.
Now... the Kemper Kabinet is passive (unpowered) unlike all the other ^^^choices^^^. So that means you need a power amp (unless you have a powered Kemper). There is supposedly a powered Kemper Kabinet in the works, but nobody knows the timeline for release.
That's enough for this edition, but next up (if you want it) is my foray into power amps for the passive Kemper Kabinet.
Cheers,
RVA
Ambassador
You have had quite the Kemper journey! Thanks for the shortcut!Dave to crowd: How the Hell did I miss this awesome Kemper thread? WTF?
Crowd: BOOOooooooo!!! Dumbass!
Dave to crowd: DOH! OK... how about I contribute to it? Late I know...
Crowd: OK Boomer...
Anyway. Been on the Kemper unpowered toaster head for 3 years now. I got my feet wet with it immediately at practice, and have gone through numerous backline options. In order:
1) Old POS Fender 100w PA with 2 speakers. Sounded good, and because it has 2 speakers it covered a lot of stage and audience. Good but not great.
2) Yamaha DXR10 powered speaker. Massive upgrade, and the first version of this speaker is favoured by numerous Kemper players. It's loud AF and has incredible dispersion. My last gig before the great Covid crapfest was a 300 person wedding in a big hall. It was amazing and had headroom to spare.
3) XiTone MBritt (Michael Britt of Lonestar). 600/200w 1x12 powered cab with 2 channel Dayton amp and Celestion coax speaker. This puppy is solid. Built like a freakin' tank. It has 5 DSP settings, and a removable back panel to convert from closed to open back. Very flexible, and a bit weighty but nice! Also has bluetooth to pump music through for play along or breaks.
4) Bose L1 Model II. I used this for a year until Covid killed practice at the studio. I pumped both my vocals and the Kemper through it. Managing my own volume and effects is/was rather gratifying to say the least. This is an amazing all in one FOH and backline system for a crowd of up to 300/400 people. Sound is amazing. The T1 mixer module lets you tailor your sounds to your liking. Excellent option.
5) Kemper Kabinet. This Kab came out during the lockdown phase of 2020. Ordered in March. Came 10 days later, and... WOW! I will preface this by saying that FRFR is absolutely amazing. You get what you hear (mostly) off an album... the sound of a very well mic'd cabinet... a recorded sound, and it's awesome. But what is usually missing is that amp in the room, pant flapping stage sound that gives you the rush that only air moving can give you. The Kabinet gives you that FRFR faithful reproduction, and gives you back that pant flapping amp in the room on top. I've done two outside gigs in a parking lot with it and it has no problem covering a large space and keeping up with anything.
Now... the Kemper Kabinet is passive (unpowered) unlike all the other ^^^choices^^^. So that means you need a power amp (unless you have a powered Kemper). There is supposedly a powered Kemper Kabinet in the works, but nobody knows the timeline for release.
That's enough for this edition, but next up (if you want it) is my foray into power amps for the passive Kemper Kabinet.
Cheers,
Dave to crowd: How the Hell did I miss this awesome Kemper thread? WTF?
Crowd: BOOOooooooo!!! Dumbass!
Dave to crowd: DOH! OK... how about I contribute to it? Late I know...
Crowd: OK Boomer...
Anyway. Been on the Kemper unpowered toaster head for 3 years now. I got my feet wet with it immediately at practice, and have gone through numerous backline options. In order:
1) Old POS Fender 100w PA with 2 speakers. Sounded good, and because it has 2 speakers it covered a lot of stage and audience. Good but not great.
2) Yamaha DXR10 powered speaker. Massive upgrade, and the first version of this speaker is favoured by numerous Kemper players. It's loud AF and has incredible dispersion. My last gig before the great Covid crapfest was a 300 person wedding in a big hall. It was amazing and had headroom to spare.
3) XiTone MBritt (Michael Britt of Lonestar). 600/200w 1x12 powered cab with 2 channel Dayton amp and Celestion coax speaker. This puppy is solid. Built like a freakin' tank. It has 5 DSP settings, and a removable back panel to convert from closed to open back. Very flexible, and a bit weighty but nice! Also has bluetooth to pump music through for play along or breaks.
4) Bose L1 Model II. I used this for a year until Covid killed practice at the studio. I pumped both my vocals and the Kemper through it. Managing my own volume and effects is/was rather gratifying to say the least. This is an amazing all in one FOH and backline system for a crowd of up to 300/400 people. Sound is amazing. The T1 mixer module lets you tailor your sounds to your liking. Excellent option.
5) Kemper Kabinet. This Kab came out during the lockdown phase of 2020. Ordered in March. Came 10 days later, and... WOW! I will preface this by saying that FRFR is absolutely amazing. You get what you hear (mostly) off an album... the sound of a very well mic'd cabinet... a recorded sound, and it's awesome. But what is usually missing is that amp in the room, pant flapping stage sound that gives you the rush that only air moving can give you. The Kabinet gives you that FRFR faithful reproduction, and gives you back that pant flapping amp in the room on top. I've done two outside gigs in a parking lot with it and it has no problem covering a large space and keeping up with anything.
Now... the Kemper Kabinet is passive (unpowered) unlike all the other ^^^choices^^^. So that means you need a power amp (unless you have a powered Kemper). There is supposedly a powered Kemper Kabinet in the works, but nobody knows the timeline for release.
That's enough for this edition, but next up (if you want it) is my foray into power amps for the passive Kemper Kabinet.
Cheers,
“Dave?, Dave IS here”
Sorry, couldn’t resist.
I’m new to the Kemper team, having just recently bought a used toaster, floor remote, and expression pedal on a good deal from Reverb.
1) Played it through my H&K Duotone for a while.
2) Then bought a Crown power amp (Chris recommendation) and used that for a bit.
3) Learned about FRFRs and bought a 200w Headrush powered cabinet. This thing rocks, sounds great and has lots of volume.
4) Read up on the kabinet and then ordered one.
5) Then Ray turns me onto the Camplifier. Ordered the SHP 280w (140w stereo model). Got that just a few weeks ago. Have only had about an hour stick time on this rig, but the capabilities seem endless. I’ve still have a ton of learning to do to get this setup for what I want.
dmatthews
Ambassador of Birds
Great rig! Love the white faced toasters. Also, those Kabinets can shake the floor/walls!“Dave?, Dave IS here”
I’m new to the Kemper team, having just recently bought a used toaster, floor remote, and expression pedal on a good deal from Reverb.
1) Played it through my H&K Duotone for a while.
2) Then bought a Crown power amp (Chris recommendation) and used that for a bit.
3) Learned about FRFRs and bought a 200w Headrush powered cabinet. This thing rocks, sounds great and has lots of volume.
4) Read up on the kabinet and then ordered one.
5) Then Ray turns me onto the Camplifier. Ordered the SHP 280w (140w stereo model). Got that just a few weeks ago. Have only had about an hour stick time on this rig, but the capabilities seem endless. I’ve still have a ton of learning to do to get this setup for what I want.
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