Enclosure for Kemper Profiling Rack

Bechti · June 29, 2013 at 12:20 PM

Hi,

I always struggled with the Kemper look. I really like the design and the usability, it's just from an guitarist point of view. The head is to tall, or to narrow compared to a regular head.
Therefore I have now ordered the powered rack. My plan is to put in in a Marshall sized enclosure to match my Marshall 2061cx. To perfectly match the Marshall cabinet size, I would need to go for 4U instead of 3U, then I could also have bought a matrix stereo:

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What do you think?
What do you use for your Kemper Rack on the road?

Zappledan · June 29, 2013 at 1:32 PM

Looks great

Ingolf · June 29, 2013 at 2:41 PM

This has a classic, plexi- like look with all the piping.
OTOH for taking out a rack on the road nothing is better suited than a
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(Or have a small roadcase built.)

Pick909 · June 29, 2013 at 4:43 PM

It looks cool! The first one looks better to my taste.

Labrat · June 29, 2013 at 7:04 PM

I would go for a regular "Marshall" size enclosure, and make room for cables, Jägermeister, and all the stuff needed for the road... I recall housings for DIY amp kits. Other than that a good idea.

londonjeepster · June 29, 2013 at 9:46 PM

yeah i prefer the first one too.looks rock n roll.

paults · June 29, 2013 at 11:18 PM

Unfortunately, a head kit would be too shallow. The rack is about 1cm deeper than a Marshall head, and would also need to be inset far enough to protect the knobs.

paults · June 29, 2013 at 11:26 PM

Here is a ready made head box, designed for rackmount gear:

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The Mesa Retro Styled Head Case. Last I heard, it was $300ish, directly from Mesa. Needless to say, one could be built for less, and you wouldn't have the wrong logo