![]() ![]() In late 2010, Kemper seemed to come out of nowhere with this sleek, glowing, white box that came with promises of being any amp you want, offering virtually anyone the ability to “profile” any amp quickly and easily. Then Came Kemper The initial press image of the Kemper Profiling Amp Even though digital technology had come a long way, I never thought I would see a digital company crack the code on analog. My history probably aligns with most readers of this review, as each of us went through what we possibly jokingly refer to as when we went “all digital.” I’ll admit, I do prefer analog tube amps but understand the utility of digital. This sparked another costly journey into achieving the tone my amp was creating in a room, into a DAW. Since my amp was now in the analog domain, I needed mics and preamps. ![]() I dove headfirst into mid to high-end amplifiers, buying Bogner, Orange, Vox, and finally settling on an extremely rare two-channel Matchless Avalon and a handful of guitar pedals. ![]() Remember these guys?Įventually, I began a career where I could make enough money to buy a house and afford some decent gear. The Line 6 black box with pedals was one of the first digital guitar processors I could get a decent sound out of, thus starting my intro to recording directly to a Digidesign Mbox1. Then, later on, I hit the jackpot when someone bought me a POD-XT Live. After graduating high school and moving into an apartment, I upgraded to a Behringer V-Amp. I could release all of my 90’s grunge angst from the comfort of my headphones in my bedroom. Finally, I bought my friend’s half functional Digitech RP-6 and felt like I was on top of the world. I was a broke teenager who wanted to step away from either borrowing amps from friends or using my hand-me-down Peavey Blazer amp. My first venture away from analog amplifiers started of necessity. ![]()
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