Hey everyone! My bands headed to Europe next month on tour (check out the dates if you're over there and come on out! http://www.bandofrascalsmusic.com) and the backline company we are working with doesn't have a decent FRFR monitor for me to use - but they do have a one of these keyboard amps: https://www.sweetwater.com/store/detail/K…-keypro-kp-200s
Anyone tried this? Would it suffice?
Thanks everyone!
Anyone ever used a keyboard amp as their FRFR option?
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malcomowenflood -
December 13, 2018 at 10:04 PM -
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I tried a Roland keyboard amp some years ago and didn't care for the sound. However, amps are all different, so if you can, give it a try. You might be surprised.
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Hey everyone! My bands headed to Europe next month on tour (check out the dates if you're over there and come on out! http://www.bandofrascalsmusic.com) and the backline company we are working with doesn't have a decent FRFR monitor for me to use - but they do have a one of these keyboard amps: https://www.sweetwater.com/store/detail/K…-keypro-kp-200s
Anyone tried this? Would it suffice?
Thanks everyone!I just bought a Yamaha DXR10 because it's such a well regarded option here. When you think about it, it's actually less of a guitar FRFR cab than it is a PA speaker / wedge monitor with a good frequency response.
Perhaps another option that would be more accessible to backline companies would be to pick a power amp that's fairly common out there and pair it with an equally common small PA speaker or wedge monitor that has a nice, flat response.
I don't know how much time you have to make a decision, but you could take your Kemper to a music store and poke around a bit in the PA section to see if you can find a combination of power amp / speaker that would be common in Europe and sounds good to your ears.
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I think it's basically a stereo hi-fi monitor with gain and EQ. If you run stereo it should be fun.
Keep the gains low and the master around 7 and the EQ flat to start with, it should work.
That ex-pander on it sounds like it might be cool too.
Good Luck on the Tour.
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Hey everyone! My bands headed to Europe next month on tour (check out the dates if you're over there and come on out! http://www.bandofrascalsmusic.com) and the backline company we are working with doesn't have a decent FRFR monitor for me to use - but they do have a one of these keyboard amps: https://www.sweetwater.com/store/detail/K…-keypro-kp-200s
Anyone tried this? Would it suffice?
Thanks everyone!Maybe ask L&M or Tom Lee if there's something similar you can rent and try it out?
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Maybe ask L&M or Tom Lee if there's something similar you can rent and try it out?
Definitely a good idea, preferably something with the same speakers.
I recently sold my Gibson Lab Series L5 I bought back in 81. Because it was a solid state amp, it was often used by keyboard players back then.
When my life transitioned to spending more time alone in a home studio, I did a lot of patching back and forth between my Fenders, Marshalls, Voxes, etc. and the various speaker cabinets. Even though I didn't have any desire for the solid state sound, I wanted to keep the L5 in the lineup just to have another variation on speakers. However, the speakers on those things are dark, and not in a subtle way. Okay if that's what you want, but in no way, shape or form comparable to all the other amps / cabs. It stayed in the storage room, unused.
So, even if the amplification, EQ, etc. is to your taste, the speakers can make a huge difference one way or another (obvious, I suppose). No way to tell just by looking at it on paper.
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I use a Roland KC-350 and love it. Tried several FRFR PA speakers but found the Roland amp gave me more of a natural guitar cab sound, not to mention the look.
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Appreciate all the wisdom folks!