I own my Kemper since September 2012, and from the first day on I'm a happy and addicted member of the Kemper family.
I have owned several modelers in recent years, in addition to many amps (Engl, Mesa Boogie, Fender, etc.): Line 6, Vox and Eleven Rack.
The Eleven Rack was quite close in sounding like a real amp, but it always lacked pressure, depth and it never "cut through".
The Kemper convinced me from the first tone coming out of it with its dynamics and authenticity in sound.
Since the beginning of the year I play in a new band, we do Funk, Soul and Pop cover-songs.
From the first moment it was clear: the Kemper is the amp that I do not want to miss.
My fellow musicians are still amazed at the sounds and possibilities that can be squeezed out from the little toaster.
Yesterday evening I played the first live gig with the Kemper AND with my band: a double premiere!
And the black toaster did not disappoint me: the sound came exactly as set in recent weeks.
We also had a good sound on stage: I used my own monitor and so guitar and the bass did not have to be put on the main monitors. With only vocals and keyboards on the monitor-speakers the sound on stage was extremely tidy.
After the gig several musicians asked me about my „little Black Box“ - from what I heard of them, the guitar-sound coming out of the PA-System must have been very well.
I'm only using Profiles from „The Amp Factory“: BadCat HotCat (Clean), Cornford Carrera (Clean & Crunch), Marshall JTM45 (Lead) and Soldano SLO 100 (Lead). For me, Andys Profiles are the best for my needs.
The SW-Version on my Kemper is 1.8.2 – no problems, no trouble, everything works fine for me.
As monitor/ speaker I use a Yamaha DXR10.
Switching between rigs and Effects On/Off, Boost etc in each rig is done with a TC Electronics G-System Ltd., as an Expression-Pedal I use a BOSS FV-500.
When I play live, I always use a Line 6 Relay G30 Wireless System.
My main guitar is my „Brownie Bastard“ - a Strat-style guitar made of several parts of different manufacturers (Squier-Body, GFS-Pickups etc.), my secret weapon is a Yamaha Pacifica 611HFM TB and my third one is a Fender Stratocaster (Made in Mexico) – pure Strat-tone which needs no further improvements.
To make a long story short – I'm absolutely happy with my Kemper, even more after my first experience with it live on stage: it's a tone-monster and I love its usability.