Ok…slightly long post alert. I need you guys to tell me what I’m doing wrong. First of all, now that I’ve eliminated 98% of that noise – the Kemper sounds just fantastic. I have a high gain tone – 80’s metal tone that I absolutely love – and while I have no idea how it might sit in a live setting – sitting in front of my computer monitors (AX7) and FRFR Cab – it sounds great. To me at least. It also feels great which is massively important.
Here’s my struggle. I can’t seem to find that feel with any other profiles of any kind. I’ve spent over $100 already on the professional profiles – including MBritt and others. They all have sounds that I think are very good – but none have the feel. What am I doing wrong? Is it a volume thing? I do note that the profile I keep coming back to seems louder than all of the others by comparison – but even at low volumes it has that “feel” I’m looking for. That string/pick interaction and bite/punch I expect from a tube amp. Don’t know if I’m able to adequately describe what I mean but I’m sure you guys understand. I know I’m doing something wrong – but I don’t know what it is. Granted – I’m still as noob as noob gets with the Kemper. I haven’t graduated out of browser mode yet – largely because I’m just focusing on practicing since my seat time is so limited these days.
Did any of you guys run into this? The profile I’m using that I keep returning to is a George_Alayson patch. I’ve spent $$$ on profiles and his was free and it’s just fantastic.
I do plan at some point to profile my Bogner 101B, JVM, and Hughes and Kettner Mk II once I’ve mastered the basics of this amp. Just frustrated that I can’t seem to get the same wow factor you guys are from some of these other profiles. No doubt whatsoever it’s user inexperience and error – just need some advice.