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Kemper Profiler Rack Profiling Amplifier - Used  From Other

Incredibly powerful studio or live tool with incredible tweakbility! Have any amp's tones at your fingertips!

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What We Think

As powerful as the Kemper unit is, it was surprisingly quick and easy to get up and running within the first minute of using it. This unit had a handful of different amp and stompbox profiles preinstalled, near all of which I found to have an incredibly realistic sound with tons of tweakability, if you so desired. I actually didn't feel much tweaking was needed to get a wide range of tones - starting with a Marshal profile for a high gain setting, the only change I made was adding a TS9-inspired overdrive to the circuit with about 1db of gain, just to add a touch of additional saturation to make the distortion just a hair more complex and interesting. Quite honestly, I was blown away, especially when realizing this emulated sound was achieved with no more than 3 minutes of tweaking and could be captured "as is" by simply plugging into an audio interface. As someone who predominately records high gain electric guitars, the fact that this record-ready high gain tone was achievable this quickly greatly appealed to me, as recording distorted guitars with a clear and defined image can prove to be one of more difficult recording challenges. 
 
From there I jumped around to a handful of different amps, first getting a clean and warm clean tone for a jazzy feel. Then a slightly overdriven indie-rock tone (this one benefitted from a compressor stompbox and a touch of chorus). Finally, an effect-heavy proggy tone with a handful of delay from both stompboxes and the onboard studio-grade delay and reverb sections. After dialing in each setting and playing for 5 minutes or so, I always found myself forgetting I was playing through an emulation, and didn't actually have the actual amp and pedals directly in front of me. The accuracy of these profiles is truly world-class and I'm certain will be the quality benchmark for all future amp, cabinet, and stompbox emulations to come.
 
With how accurate these profiles are and how intuitive the layout is, this box is a clear winner for both studio and live guitarists who love to experiment with world-class quality. For a studio engineer, you cannot beat the access to nearly any amplifier to cover any genre, not to mention how easy it is to achieve a clear and focused high gain guitar recording. For the performer who plays in multiple different projects, or simply loves to utilize multiple different tonal voices within a single band, the Kemper really is a dream come true with its plethora of incredibly affordable (if not free) amp, stompbox, and cabinet profiles available to explore. 

Manufacturer's Description from Other

The Kemper Profiler is the all-in-one solution for electric guitar and bass. It's a multi-effect-processor, preamp and optional poweramp. Due to its high connectivity it fits perfect to all purposes, no matter if you're playing live, at home or in the studio.

It ships with hundreds of the best amps in the world, profiled under perfect conditions in professional studios worldwide.

Profiler allows you to capture the sonic DNA of any amp with the press of a single button - 
a unique technology, called Profiling, invented by Kemper.

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About Manufacturer

Here at Sound Pure we hand-select used and vintage pieces of gear for our inventory. Our used selection always reflects the high standards of quality and craftsmanship that we expect from all of our manufacturers.   We are a small team of dedicated experts, located in Durham, NC.  We buy, trade, and consign instruments that we truly believe in.  Because of this, we have developed a reputation of quality and trust with our customers, located all over the world.   Our best customers are the ones that truly understand our personal touch and commitment to everything we sell, and range from hobbyists and enthusiasts to some of the biggest names in the business.  Our passion bridges the products we love with the real relationships we develop with our customer - whether they are a lifelong musician, or they are just getting started on their musical journey but care about value, quality, and being treated right.  

We vigorously test everything we take in to ensure authenticity, functionality, and reliability.  We are supported by one of the most well-respected luthiers in the Southeast, guaranteeing products that come in are thoroughly vetted, and that products that go out our in premium, performance- ready shape.   We are so confident in our ability to provide the highest quality music equipment in the industry, we even invented our “Try Before You Buy” program where we can ship out a product before collecting actual payment. 

Sound Pure's inventory is constantly changing, ever-evolving, with some items sold before reaching the website.    Looking for something specific? Have questions about this product's condition or history?  Want more photos, or to simply chat with an expert who's had his hands on this actual piece of gear?  It is truly our pleasure to talk with our customers, please do contact us now.  

Specifications

  • Dimensions: 48.3 cm (19 inches) x 13.9 cm (5.47 inches) x 22 cm (8.66 inches)
  • Weight: 5.00 kg (11.02 pounds)
  • Line voltage: 100-240V AC

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