Hey there!
Sorry for the crappy title haha, didn't want to make it horribly long, but concise enough to get the point out there. I definitely don't want a flame-war. I also know this is the Kemper forum, so opinions will likely be more swayed towards that solution.
To the point, though.
I've been doing production for several years now, but I am just not fond of software guitar processors. Guitar Rig, Amplitube, ReValver - they all sound fake to me. I'd like to move away from them and into something hardware. Hardware is an added bonus because CPU usage can be minimized now that the guitar parts can be completely audio, rather than audio + processing.
Sadly, I am not a wealthy man. I am employed, and for the moment can afford either the Kemper or the Axe. It would be cool in the future to combine the two, but is not in the cards for now haha.
Along with not being particularly wealthy, this means I don't have a thousand amps to choose from. I have one which I'm not really keen on profiling (an old Peavey Triple XXX), so profiling my own amps comes with a lower priority. I find the notion that other people have profiled high quality amps intriguing though. Being able to pull up a Fender Tweed (for jazz) or an ENGL (for metal) is really appealing, and seems like something the Axe wouldn't be able to handle quite as well.
I know the Axe is known for having impressive amp matching, but I don't
know if I'm quite as blown away by that as the potential of profiling. I've also found some of the tones I've heard out of the Axe to be harsh/digital sounding in the mid/high-range.
Anyways, I am curious if you guys think this is a reasonable line of thinking - to use a Kemper with the intention of using other peoples' profiles.
Thanks!
Edit: I should note, I'm in Canada so they would both end up costing more or less the same =)