Axe fx vs Kemper

This question has been asked many times each year (yes, it’s been going on for years). You should definitely search for the threads.

I’ll give you my own summary though-

they used to kind of be on the same level when the AxeII was around. But the way kemper does profiling is inherently such a different technique than how fractal does it’s modeling that it usually boiled down to just unit/ui preferences.

that out of the way - now that the axeIII and FM3 are here they have (imo) left kemper in the dust. Kemper hasn’t shown much innovation in a while and competing products that profile are starting to pop up and use the same MO (mooer is just one example, and it sounds pretty good tbh).

also, once you have the kemper, you might be spending non-trivial amounts of $$ extra to get professional profiles. Of course lots of people sell fractal presets but the axeIII will get you there without spending anything extra - for real.

I think the only thing I like about the profiler is the model that has a built in power amp. That said I have no desire to grab one and see lots of people who make the switch and then come back to fractal.

ymmv though. If you got the gas, go check it out and report back!
 
I owned a Kemper and AFX II for years, and agree that they were similar in tone/feel with the Axe having better FX and routing. I now have been on the III for the last year, and can say it blows away the Kemper now IMO. The tone, feel, ease of getting great tones with realistic feel, and much better effects and routing options. Just no comparison anymore IMO.
 
https://forum.fractalaudio.com/threads/moving-from-kemper.165662/

https://forum.fractalaudio.com/threads/anyone-switched-from-kemper-to-axe-fx-iii.164301/

https://forum.fractalaudio.com/threads/fm3-vs-kemper-stage.163934/

https://forum.fractalaudio.com/threads/5150-iii-50w-vs-kemper-vs-fm3.163684/

https://forum.fractalaudio.com/threads/any-kemper-experts-here.163618/

https://forum.fractalaudio.com/threads/my-conclusion-about-kemper-profiler-stage.157689/

https://forum.fractalaudio.com/threads/review-from-a-kemper-convert.156402/

https://forum.fractalaudio.com/threads/axe-fx-iii-tone-feel-vs-kemper.152456/

https://forum.fractalaudio.com/threads/axe-fx-3-kemper-users-advice.147380/

https://forum.fractalaudio.com/threads/fractal-or-kemper.146737/

https://forum.fractalaudio.com/threads/bought-a-kemper.144124/

https://forum.fractalaudio.com/threads/kemper-vs-ax8-i-dont-get-it.143219/

https://forum.fractalaudio.com/threads/the-kemper-vs-ax8-shootout-that-never-was.143149/

https://forum.fractalaudio.com/threads/bye-bye-kemper-hello-axe-fx-iii.142076/

https://forum.fractalaudio.com/threads/2018-real-amps-vs-axe-fx-iii-vs-kemper-profiler.142461/

https://forum.fractalaudio.com/threads/axe-fx-iii-vs-kemper-profiling-amp.137135/

https://forum.fractalaudio.com/threads/fractal-vs-kemper-differences.130943/

https://forum.fractalaudio.com/threads/after-switching-to-kemper-i-am-back-to-fractal-ax8.131097/

https://forum.fractalaudio.com/threads/considering-buying-axe-selling-kemper-a-few-questions.129266/
 
https://forum.fractalaudio.com/threads/moving-from-kemper.165662/

https://forum.fractalaudio.com/threads/anyone-switched-from-kemper-to-axe-fx-iii.164301/

https://forum.fractalaudio.com/threads/fm3-vs-kemper-stage.163934/

https://forum.fractalaudio.com/threads/5150-iii-50w-vs-kemper-vs-fm3.163684/

https://forum.fractalaudio.com/threads/any-kemper-experts-here.163618/

https://forum.fractalaudio.com/threads/my-conclusion-about-kemper-profiler-stage.157689/

https://forum.fractalaudio.com/threads/review-from-a-kemper-convert.156402/

https://forum.fractalaudio.com/threads/axe-fx-iii-tone-feel-vs-kemper.152456/

https://forum.fractalaudio.com/threads/axe-fx-3-kemper-users-advice.147380/

https://forum.fractalaudio.com/threads/fractal-or-kemper.146737/

https://forum.fractalaudio.com/threads/bought-a-kemper.144124/

https://forum.fractalaudio.com/threads/kemper-vs-ax8-i-dont-get-it.143219/

https://forum.fractalaudio.com/threads/the-kemper-vs-ax8-shootout-that-never-was.143149/

https://forum.fractalaudio.com/threads/bye-bye-kemper-hello-axe-fx-iii.142076/

https://forum.fractalaudio.com/threads/2018-real-amps-vs-axe-fx-iii-vs-kemper-profiler.142461/

https://forum.fractalaudio.com/threads/axe-fx-iii-vs-kemper-profiling-amp.137135/

https://forum.fractalaudio.com/threads/fractal-vs-kemper-differences.130943/

https://forum.fractalaudio.com/threads/after-switching-to-kemper-i-am-back-to-fractal-ax8.131097/

https://forum.fractalaudio.com/threads/considering-buying-axe-selling-kemper-a-few-questions.129266/
Ty sir!
 
I owned a Kemper and AFX II for years, and agree that they were similar in tone/feel with the Axe having better FX and routing. I now have been on the III for the last year, and can say it blows away the Kemper now IMO. The tone, feel, ease of getting great tones with realistic feel, and much better effects and routing options. Just no comparison anymore IMO.
Ty you as well and I will be receiving my Fm3 tomorrow!
 
At this point, I’d bet on the jockeys, not the horses. But I think the facts would bare out that more jockeys, i e., touring, professional guitarists, are using the Axe FX. The point is that if you can’t get pleasing, useable tones with either unit, it’s not the fault of the modeler.
 
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