New lunchbox housing color?

SonicExporer · February 7, 2017 at 6:25 AM

Fair warning, this is just a fun discussion thread, no serious implications on any level so nobody panic.

I just noticed the following description on the Kemper US store with the new pricing ( take from https://shop.kempermusic.us/kemper/profile…head-black.html )

"This edition features a black face plate and black housing."

So apparently no more green housing. Guess it is now on the "vintage feature list" along with the black chicken knob. Actually, it seems the black chicken knob may be back, now making it a reissue chicken knob.

Anything else different I wonder?...

Sonic

Monkey_Man · February 7, 2017 at 8:28 AM

The green-cased units are now redundant; only the black ones will be truly-reliable. Time for us all to sell up and upgrade.

Seriously 'though, good pick, Sonic. News to me mate. Great that another colour option has been made available, especially as many folks like to go all-black for their gear where possible.

whippinpost91850 · February 7, 2017 at 8:27 PM

Hmmmm! Looks like a green housing to me

waraba · February 7, 2017 at 9:22 PM

I'm afraid there's nothing new on this horizon

however ...

I got an unique mod of an official housing (last one from my 6 pieces stock) I had made by a pro painter , looking really great :

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other owner is Michael Wagener : the red one on this pic is a custom made model I sent to Michael , my first customer
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Monkey_Man · February 7, 2017 at 9:27 PM

Maybe not such a great pic after all.

Sometimes if you look too hard...

SonicExporer · February 7, 2017 at 11:50 PM

Quote from whippinpost91850

Hmmmm! Looks like a green housing to me

Quote from waraba

I'm afraid there's nothing new on this horizon

The pics didn't change, I just happened to notice the description about a black housing as I was looking to see if the new pricing was on the website yet. The white lunchbox still says green housing, so I can only assume there is actually a change to the housing of the black lunchbox. I don't think pics are updated regularly. Wouldn't really make sense to change pics for subtle things like knob color or housing color (unless it was some major difference like a fire-engine red housing. lol )

Monkey_Man · February 7, 2017 at 11:57 PM

The text wasn't referring to the rack's colour? Forgive me, I haven't checked, Sonic.

EDIT:
OK, I just checked. Nothing's changed. The green's definitely still there, and I see no black.

SonicExporer · February 8, 2017 at 12:20 AM

Quote from Monkey_Man

The text wasn't referring to the rack's colour? Forgive me, I haven't checked, Sonic.

EDIT:
OK, I just checked. Nothing's changed. The green's definitely still there, and I see no black.

Did you look at the link I provided in the original post above? The pic is still the same (I think), but the description says black housing. Here's the link again: https://shop.kempermusic.us/kemper/profile…head-black.html

Monkey_Man · February 8, 2017 at 12:41 AM

Look at pics 2 & 3, the side-angled views, Sonic.

There can be absolutely no doubt it's green, even greener-looking than on the main site's page.

As for the description, who knows what's going on there? We'll have to wait and see I guess.