Atomic Amplifire!
What do you use as a backup in case your Kemper fails?
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June 28, 2016 at 8:59 PM -
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Atomic Amplifire here as well.
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BOSS GP-10 for guitar w/ effects (I also use it with my hex-equipped axe).
Behringer BDI21/ADI21/GDI21 for max portability/minimum expense (I play guitar AND bass).
I'd really love a couple of Tech21 Fly Rigs (guitar and bass) but they're too much for what I do. Maybe next year if I have enough gigs to fund them -
The new Katana by Boss looks like a light weight backup. Has anyone tried that yet
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I just read about the new Boss GT-1.
Seems like an interesting option as Backup. -
I haven't yet used my Kemper Rack live, I just got it... But thought I would chip in with some advice...
If you have the spare cash for a spare amp just buy a BLUGamp.... It is phenomenal, also by a German company.It is the size of a large stomp box and you get a 3 channel, 100w amplifier with reverb and adjustable boost! It has a micro valve in there and sounds absolutely wonderful.
If you ever needed a more than capable compact back up to a Kemper the BLUGamp is it ... Hope that helps.....
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If you ever needed a more than capable compact back up to a Kemper the BLUGamp is it ... Hope that helps.....
I agree. I had this amp for a few weeks. I did not quite like the sound as much, so i sent it back as i did not want to use it as my main amp (and i needed the money for the kemper ). But i would certainly use it as backup.
If you like the sound though (i would say it's quite Marshal-oriented, which i'm not into that much), it is an excellent amp with all the features you need.And just to avoid confusion: The Amp is called "Amp1", the Brand is called BluGuitar. It was founded by german guitarist Thomas Blug.
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Atomic Amplifire..hands down.
Very small
Lightweight
MIDI capable so you can get all your programmed sounds
Great Modeling
Great EffectsIts NOT a Kemper but it sounds pretty good as a backup.
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A bottle of beer.
Have to use it nearly every gig. (sometimes even twice) -
MOD Duo
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MOD Duo
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That Mod Duo looks awesome! I'd love a Kemper in this form factor so I could keep using my same profiles without having to tweak new sounds. How do you like the Mod compared to the KPA?
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How do you like the Mod compared to the KPA?In my opinion the MOD Duo's sound quality comes very close to the Kemper, in percentage I'd say about 90%.
I use it for playing at home and it's ready to serve as a backup in case there would be a problem with the Kemper.
The first setup of the MOD Duo took some time... it's not as easy as with the Kemper to get a great result, but it can be done. Once I found my basic rhythm-sound it was simple to set up variatons of it. Now it's really great and fun
It offers a large number of plugins, the quality of most of them is really good:
https://pedalboards.moddevices.com/pluginsFor now about the MOD Duo I'm just missing:
- switching multiple plugins with one MIDI-CC is not possible yet (but there is a workaround)
- there is no speaker simulation plugin that allows to use your own ir's (but it's announced)
- the CPU power could be better, when using many plugins at once loading the so-called "pedalboard" takes several secondsThe MOD Duo is quite new on the market and the software is still under development, so you should not expect a perfect and bug-free product. But the developers are doing a great work and I think during the next year the missing features will be implemented.
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Maybe I trust the Kemper too much. I don't have anything for Backup...
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For my part I use a second kemper - but no rack version as a backup - but in more then 50 Gigs the kemper works very well
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I thoroughly recommend another German unit as backup to the Kemper, the BLUGAMP, which is basically a 100w amplifier in a case the size of a small MultiFX unit.... it has a tiny Russian Military Valve onboard, reverb, two channels and a boost for solos, all can be tweaked....
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Here also owner of a second KPA (toaster). My rack KPA never failed me in 100+ gigs and counting. Only once did the Remote fail, thanks to a faulty cable.
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My other KPA lol that's why I brought a second one couldn't be without my KPA
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I've used my unpowered head at around 350 gigs so far, without it ever letting me down.
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