Alright, so I'm new to using the Kemper but not new to digital guitar units. I've owned the AxeFX Ultra, II and AX8 (obviously very recently) over the past 5 years and kept going back to tube amps because of the feel and texture of them. The AFX never really captured the subtle nuances of an amp for me, so I kinda gave up on Fractal and went back to my amps (right before switching to the Kemper, I was using a Matchless SC30 and a Bad Cat Black Cat 30R).
Then my church hosted a Martin Smith concert and I watched as he and his lead guitar player got INCREDIBLE tone from their Kempers and I thought ok, if it's good enouigh for him, I should probably try to make it work. Bought a Kemper and was ASTOUNDED at the texture and feel!! It got even better when I tried mpacheco's AC20 patch.
And then the biggest jump was trying MBritt's profiles. I tried a couple of them and they had texture, feel and they fit well in a mix. I have since bought all of MBritt's offerings and am making my way through them, trying them all out and making patches to use live.
My church (C3 San Diego) does all kinds of worship songs including Hillsong Young and Free, Bethel Music, Jesus Culture, etc and the Kemper not only has the flexibility to keep up with everything, but also the quality that keeps up with tube amps. Does the Matchless SC30 profile sound exactly like my mic'd up SC30? It sounds scarily close, but not 100%. But do any DC30/SC30's sound 100% exactly like each other? Probably not. But it has the same quality sound as that amp and that's what really matters to me. Not just replicating tone, but creating your own tone, your signature sound.
And I really feel like the Kemper can do this and I'm excited to see what else this thing can do as I learn more about it!
-Paul Anderberg