iPad Air 2 running either Bias or Amplitube (newest Mesa stuff is pretty cool), along with Positive Grid's BT4 pedal and the same Mission EP1-KP I use with my Kemper, and a PreSonus iTwo audio interface. Not gonna replace the Kemper by any means, but for size & portability, works great.
What do you use as a backup in case your Kemper fails?
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If it is only going to be for an emergency situation, the best bang for the buck is the Vox Stomplab at $70 to $90. Basic effects, amp modeling, and a tuner. The extra $20 gets you an expression pedal. Also works on batteries and can be used with headphones for back stage warming up. As with any multieffect/modeler, ignore the stupid presets and tweak to sound good.
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When I toured heavy I would keep my iPad with Bias and a Line 6 Sonicport handy AND a Joyo American Sound as a backup to the backup. Never needed either however as the KPA is rock solid.
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Sans amp fly rig
Is the Fly Rig be designed to be used with FRFR, or is it meant to be used into the front end of a conventional amp?
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Flyrig 5. Best $200 you'll ever spend as a backup. Lives in my car always.
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I gigged my Kemper for about 6 months. I loved it, but for me it's easier to haul in a tube amp and mic to FOH. I now use the Kemper for recording and practice.
When I gigged the Kemper my backup was a Supersonic tube amp, I hauled the Supersonic in and it sat at the back of the stage in case I needed it, I believe you always need an immediate backup, I think it's very poor form to make a crowd wait if you have the backup locked up outside in your car or trailer,
I currently gig a Twin Reverb, For outdoor events my backup is my Supersonic and 2nd backup is a Joyo American Sound, For bar gigs I gig the Twin Reverb and my backup is the Joyo.
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Well on the last tour I didn't have a back up and my Kemper stopped working, I was screwed for 2 months having to use something else as I had to send it to the company for repair. Kemper was great in all of this but it took time, so I had my HD500 flown in until I got back my Kemper, and I will say that that was one happy day
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Is the Fly Rig be designed to be used with FRFR, or is it meant to be used into the front end of a conventional amp?
It can go stright into a Low Z channel of a desk to front of house, or into a powered monitor (FRFR for eg) of into the front of a conventianal amp.
The sound is not on par with the KPA but its definately good enough to get you though a show , and bang for buck, small size and the fact it is so simple to use I have struggled to find a "better" solution that works for me.
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The best backup for a Kemper is another Kemper
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I never had a backup for my tube amp and the Kemper is already way more reliable..
I now carry a tech 21 sans amp that I bought for £60 although never used it...
Just seems overkill to have a backup Kemper, but depends:
How important your gigs are i.e. pro?
How much you want to cart around
How much money you haveFlyrig seems best bet portability and cost wise...
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currently gig a Twin Reverb,
Dude, I hope you have roadies. I am very fit but having just turned 50, hauling my Twin just got to be too much.
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Very happy kemper user, but I once had a prob just before a gig, and my collegue guitarst recently during a gig...
Yesterday I was lucky to find a 2nd hand KPA...
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I have a Vox TonLab ST in my guitar gig bag.
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Fly Rig.
because you can go straight to FOH or powered FRFR, and it is so freaking small!
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Can anyone of the FlyRig users can say anything about noise/hum?
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I keep a Fly Rig in my gig bag, and until I read this thread, actually forgot that I did have it with me when I go to work!
One thing has always baffled me and that is why do players report unloading all of their other gear just after purchasing a Kemper? I kept my valve amps, and may buy another one, or the new Bias thingy that looks like a Kemper. Obviously, I hope my Kemper never goes down, but better safe then sorry.
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why do players report unloading all of their other gear just after purchasing a Kemper? .
Well, horses for courses. Why not unload gear that you're likely not gonna use again?
After a certain time, when I became more and more confident with my Profiler, I sold quite a lot of tube amps.
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I keep a Fly Rig in my gig bag, and until I read this thread, actually forgot that I did have it with me when I go to work!
One thing has always baffled me and that is why do players report unloading all of their other gear just after purchasing a Kemper? I kept my valve amps, and may buy another one, or the new Bias thingy that looks like a Kemper. Obviously, I hope my Kemper never goes down, but better safe then sorry.
I had $5000+ of high end tube amps and after having the kemper exclusively for two months and zero desire to lug those things around any more, I got rid of them. If the kemper went down at a show I wouldn't have the tube amps with me anyway, and the flyrig can get me through a show for $200, and just stays in my car all the time so I don't have to think about it.
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I plan on saving up to get a second Kemper, although I'll probably get the unpowered version to save costs as I can't really see my power rack going down. I currently have an Orange Dark Terror as my back up. That's my main distortion that I use on the Kemper, so the only thing I'd lose out on if my KPA went down is the ease of set up and flexibility. Tone wise I wouldn't suffer.
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same as ingolf, the zoom ms 50g. Neat little thing and sounds amazing considering price and size.
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