Hey guys,
been a member for about a month, but haven't gotten around to posting, just lurking and reading
Anyways, name is Richard Lainegard, Swedish rock/fusion guitarist. First became aquatinted
with the Kemper at NAMM 2011, and then again at 2012. Didn't pull the trigger until some producers/musicians I know
verified that it really does take pedals brilliantly.
So I got it, and have been blown away on a daily basis every since.
The usage got upped considerably after Andy at TheAmpFactory asked me to
record clips for his profiles on Pack 2, which are up on their website.
That was an insane weekend of playing to be sure, so many great tones in that pack,
and I had a helluva time choosing which ones to actually record
I'll be recording clips for Pack 1, and upcoming packs as well (also planning a play-through demo video of
some of the profiles).
Next up for me with the Kemper is a clinic tour in China and Japan in October, where the Kemper will serve as a pedal-base.
For those of you heavily in to pedals, what are your fave rigs to use for OD pedals, and do you go in front of the Kemper
of through the loop??
Mine so far are probably the Fender Bassman profiles, or Marshall "Super bass" type amps,
even though amps like the Trainwreck and TwoRock also shine.
I will actually profile a 1964 Fender bassman (stock) with 2x12 Jensen cabinet, and a superbass-modded
70's Marshall head with greenback cab tonight in a friend's studio.
The goal here is to create profiles that
a.) Are the best possible base for overdrive pedals (since I do so much demoing, and videos with such), and
b.) To create profiles that uses both "recording setup", (say like a Royer 121, Md421 and such mics),
but also a separate set of profiles using maybe only a sm57 (which in my experience often is the setup that
works best when micing live). I wish more profiles would state exactly what mic-setup was used. That would help
us users to direct our attentions towards profiles that might more closely resemble how we ourselves would
use the amp profiled when live.
ANyways, enough ranting, time to get packing for tonights profiling odyssey!
Here's my web-site if you want to take a peek/listen to who I am/what I do.
http://www.richardlainegard.com