I was getting ready to get a Kemper last week, but, now has to wait a bit, thanks to some money-hungry dentists, so, I thought I should ask this question that's been plaguing me.
I have been looking at what people consider necessary when running FX to get a good guitar sound because I am finally going to have some semi-professional gear and one person suggested that a compressor is essential and then from that to get a metal riffing sound I need a noise gate to stop the hiss, a drive pedal (with no gain) to slam the amp with drive and level controls up, and an EQ with a slight mid increase (using a7 band EQ pedal in Bias), and a boost when it comes to soloing.
So, that is five things before the amp:
1. Compressor - even out sound
2. Noise Gate - stop hiss
3. Drive pedal - slam the amp for balls to wall gain
4. EQ - put back some mids
5. Boost - solo time
Now we only have four things available on the Kemper Stage before the amp, so, which stage is the one I can miss out using the Kemper? I would assume the EQ would be the one to go by finding a better fit profile and using the EQ on the profile to adjust it a tad, but, I just need a little advice. With Bias you can keep on throwing whatever you want at it and the computer is fast enough to take it. However I do not want to use a computer live for a gig. Big no no and I want an amp sound that sounds as good as some of the YouTube vids I have seen, my goodness the Kemper sounds great.
After the amp block: reverb and delay are all I use. I do throw on a Phaser sometimes for that EVH sound.
And can someone please point me to a thread on the Kemper Editor? I would like to know what is currently happening on that front and whether there is a beta available?
Thankyou and Regards,
Vaughan.