I have this strat with custom 50's PU's. I have an EBMM JP13 with Dimarzio Illuminators and the guitar I have the best luck with is a pre-refined Parker FLY with the low power Dimarzio Tone Zones. Maybe I'm doing something wrong if no other users are running into issues? Thanks for taking the time to answer
Top Jimi: '74 Marshall Super Lead
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Wao another great profiles!!! I like them all!! They sound pristine with my SG.
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I am lucky to own a plexi clone with 2xKT88. And it has a punch, no profile has come near, except your Marshalls!
Seems to be labour ofwork, does it not?Labour of LOVE, L.O.V.E., that's what it sounds like. And i love your Mars', too.
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Yes, I do love it. It's a ton of work, but it's cool to see the Kemper community embracing the profiles. And I get to play through a ton of really great amps.
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I bought these profiles and I just got done trying them out, absolutely incredible tones! Thank you.
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Im using a ebmm jpm with cl/lf. I did find i had to turn up the treb and presence a bit to get a searing distortion tone like VH 1. I wouldnt say they are "dark" but perhaps the highs are a tad muffled. But they can easily be brought in - it doesnt feel like youre forcing it.
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Also wanted to add that i dialed it in at home audio levels, not concert volume. For a gig, i bet the dead center eq settings are close to perfect
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Yeah, the EQ of profiles is a tricky subject. It's very much influenced by two factors -- the guitar being used and the player's personal preferences. Some folks think our profiles are too bright -- some too dark. I guess since we have approximately equal numbers that think the profiles are too bright vs. too dark, and most seem happy with the EQ, that probably means we're in about the right spot in the middle.
We encourage people to play around with the EQ of the profiles to match their personal tastes and their own guitar.
-Jimi
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Jimi, I picked these up tonight along with the Lee Jackson and I just wanted to say that these rock so hard. Those two packs alone make the Kemper worth buying.
I have spent like two years trying to get these sounds out of my axefx, and for 14 bucks you nailed it.
As far as the brightness goes they seem perfect to me with the LP and Ibanez I have tried so far.
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here's me noodling some EVH stuff on the max 2 profile from this pack, boosted with a mid-hump EQ a la EVH...
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I have spent like two years trying to get these sounds out of my axefx, and for 14 bucks you nailed it.
Awesome. I think that's why we love the Kemper so much. The Kemper takes input from a real amp and creates an amazingly accurate digital copy. You don't need to tweak a huge number of parameters to try to create something close to an amp you like, essentially from scratch.
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meambobbo, that's some righteous Marshall tone!
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I have always loved the guitar tone of Dave Meniketti from Y&T, especially his solo on the song Rescue Me. When I found out he used a 74 super lead I had to buy it. I grabbed the 68 super lead too, just because it also sounded great, thanks for making some awesome profiles.
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here's me noodling some EVH stuff on the max 2 profile from this pack, boosted with a mid-hump EQ a la EVH...
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Now, THAT is some, meambobbo! Did not know that you do have a Ph.D. in EVH. Amazing. Could you give us a hint what you used in the stomp sections, please?
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Sure, its really simple. I just used a studio eq. I put a low q boost for one of the mid freq bands, centered around 1200 hz. I made it big, like +7db, then i used the mix parameter to find the sweet spot around 60%. I also used a boost on the low shelf from like 700 hz down to make sure it didnt thin out.
I boosted the bias in the amp deps way up, i think to 10/max. Im using the max2 profile.
I turned up the treb and presence and turned down mids just a touch.
I put one of my "advanced reverb" presets on there.
And im using a ebmm jpm with crunch lab/liquifire pickups.
Really its not that much tweaking. You just have to get the eq boost and gain in the sweet spots
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Oh and for the flanger, its like rate 6s, depth 2.5, manual between 4 and 5, feedback between 30 and 60%. I think it sounds best in front the eq.
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Oh and for the flanger, its like rate 6s, depth 2.5, manual between 4 and 5, feedback between 30 and 60%. I think it sounds best in front the eq.
Ah, this! Thanx
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here's me noodling some EVH stuff on the max 2 profile from this pack, boosted with a mid-hump EQ a la EVH...
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wow it sounds good!!!
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sure does. Thanks for the hints
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Sounds great! Very beefy!
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