Chris Hurley
Power User
It really does exactly what it says on the tin.
This is now officially my favorite saying of all time.
As for the kemper thing in general- I tried one and wanted to be blown away back when they were less expensive. It does really work just like it says on the tin and I think it sounded better than anything else I've tried except the axe-fx. I kept my Axe-FX II because I was more comfortable with it and it easily matched the best sounds I found on the kemper.
I didn't really care for the lunchbox format, but if and when a powerful amp is available for the hole in the back of it, that turns it into a head and that's pretty cool.
For me, the appeals are as follows:
* Nearly unlimited supply of amps- no need to beg for your amp to be added
* Quick front panel amp adjustment
The things I didn't care for back in early 2012 were:
* took forever to boot up (since improved)
* annoying to have to use USB stick to copy rigs to it
* inaccuracy in the profiling (and seeming inability to profile some things like blocking distortion)
* interface didn't make sense to me (as a user of fractal, line 6, digitech, etc...)
* no USB audio
* flimsy feeling mode switch
* unfinished/missing features
* as a non-FRFR user, many less amps to use
* inability to make meaningful change to cabinet, or remove cabinet
* very simple routing
* lack of technician-level adjustments
Lots of people love it and I think the love is well deserved. Its a great sounding device and a great option. I think its beneficial to everyone for it to be in the market... but I'll keep my Axe-FX, thank you.
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