INPD: I’m Not Going To Get The Perfect Plexi

[andvari7]

Good afternoon,

Ever dissatisfied with my rig, this morning, I flipped most of my pedals, my pedalboard, Waza Air, and $46.55, for a Kemper Profiler and Profiler Remote. The Profiler will arrive on Friday, when I can pick it up at GC Middleton, and the Remote on Monday, probably when I’m on a plane to Dallas, where I will be training for my new job.

Yes, I am aware that I will likely never have perfect modeling of any one amp. However, I could try to be better than, be worse than, or be different than. I am taking the approach of trying to be different than. If it can’t sound or feel exactly the same, then what can it do, tonally, that a tube amp can’t? That’s what I intend to find out.

Besides, it has a headphone jack, which the Tech 21 Liverpool Deluxe does not, and I’ve never been to a concert where Kempers were being used, that had abysmal sound, so I won’t be terribly disappointed. I don’t gig, and I’m not so obsessed with analog recording to make any difference. The Kemper - I got a used, unpowered toaster, in white - will sit nicely on my left-side nightstand (I sleep on the right side of my bed, like a man).

I will need to pick up a Mission expression pedal. I’ll see if I have anything else I can sacrifice.

As an aside: There is a thread on The Gear Page, lamenting the dismal used market. I was at GC today, and the hangers had been empty for three days, and they were receiving a truckload of new inventory. Madison, WI, is not a major market for anything, aside from adult beverages, and even that is waning, so it’s somewhat refreshing to see business holding steady.

Thank you.

[Guitarbilly]

Nice. Kempers are cool. I think if I got another Kemper it would the little Profiler Player. I just did a few shows with a Japanese band and the guitar player was using one of them. It sounded pretty good and the price is reasonable..

[Spaced Out Ace]

Pair the Player with a GT-1000 Core (or other effects unit of your choice) and a midi switcher, and you're on a decent path soundwise.

As for the OP, the Profiler should be decent enough for someone who doesn't tour and seems to do fine for people who do tour.

[andvari7]

I’m sort of stuck in Dallas, training for my new job, so I can’t pick up the Profiler Remote and expression pedal I flipped two pedals to get. I hope the Remote comes with the cables. They’re sort of a bitch to find.

[Guitarbilly]

I’m sort of stuck in Dallas, training for my new job, so I can’t pick up the Profiler Remote and expression pedal I flipped two pedals to get. I hope the Remote comes with the cables. They’re sort of a bitch to find.

If you bought it new, it comes with the cable.

But also, any Cat 5 cable will work. It's not a proprietary cable.