Amps & Modeling

Kemper

Kemper Profiler ownership and gigging notes: why it's the live rig, and which Kemper actually fits your setup.

Two Kemper units in regular use here, a Profiler Stage for the real gig rig and a Profiler Player for smaller setups. Ownership notes on why a modeler runs the live show while tube amps stay home.

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  Why My Live Rig Is a Kemper (While My Tube Amps Stay Home)

  A working guitarist's split-rig confession: boutique tube amps for home and studio, a Kemper Profiler Stage for every gig, and the honest reasons why.

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  Kemper Profiler Stage vs Player: Two Kempers, Two Different Jobs

  Owning both a Kemper Profiler Stage and a Profiler Player: why the Stage runs the real stage rig, why the Player earns its keep on small looping-into-PA setups, and the one thing the Player can't do.