Kemper Kabinet - Every Kemper Owner Should Try One

[@VukMirasevic]

This tone is beautiful, literally sounds as organic as some real matchless or morgan and is better than any of the hxstomp ones, imho

[@edwardskol1812]

Came for the Kemper Kab but stayed for the tone and melody! Fantastic playing!!

[@xxstfubmx]

forgot why i was here a jem for sure

[@IvanBassist]

Your playing is so melodic. Awesome work!

[@JohanJoosLaur]

Awesome jam to listen to but also to watch ! Really looked like you were enjoying the moment, the tone, the "amp like feel"...so nice. Sounds like a great set up ! Finally some Cordy affiliate links, thanks Doc !

[@jimmcdougall9973]

Congrats on the 30k+ subscribers!

[@johnnathancordy]

Thanks Jim! Many more ducks to follow!

[@ron66be]

Always beautifull to hear u play 😯

[@bartlettpsj]

Its a wonderful piece of kit. I put 2 Kones into an old 2x12 Vox cabinet and it sounds glorious and Stereo goodness. Much cheaper. I think I paid about £200-250 for the pair.

[@Mr_Bollie]

Running a Kemper Stage with a GPA100 through a normal guitar cab, I feel like there isn't much headroom left in a band rehearsal. However, I'd love to try the Kabinet and see if that's giving me a better tone and if the Kone is perhaps a bit more effective.

[@johnnathancordy]

So I tried it on a gig where I wasn't going through the front of house at the weekend too, and I felt it probably wasn't enough headroom to be comfortable. I did another where I was out of FOH too, and that felt way more comfortable!

[@Mr_Bollie]

@@johnnathancordy Cool! Thanks for sharing your experience! Now, I wonder if the Power Stage 170 would give one a bit more peace of mind. ;)

[@clausmadsen6754]

Sweet tones and playing

[@toddchmielewski9431]

Sounds amazing! I can't get my FX to come through the Kab. Is there a Before/After the amp thing im missing?

[@sambroxguitar]

It’s pretty nice, that new K Line, eh? Loverly playing, old boy.

[@johnmccarthy9445]

So John, it sounds like your cab is stereo. Is that the case? Or is the sound just that good. Also, is there a great deal of difference between the power head and the stage? The cab sounds pretty good. Great channel. I enjoy your stuff.

[@Sternenstaub1957]

nice and wonderful Song and Playing what Kind of Sound (Rig) Do you use ? is it your own Tone ????

[@BenBreard]

One day I'll buy one of those. :)

[@deenathsiriwardana3996]

Lovely playing as always. Been waiting for this video. How do you think this compares to line6 system(powercab plus + hx stomp) especially for someone whose not bought into any ecosystem and even for bedroom players?

[@sambroxguitar]

Ooooh that lick at 4.30… Breakdown on Patreon, if it pleases you..?

[@JohanJoosLaur]

Hey Sam ! I second that ! I had to listen to it several times ahaha. Especially the bit between 4:35 and 4:40, I was like "Whaaat ?" 😂 Brilliant

[@jakollee]

@@JohanJoosLaur Yes, that bit really caught my eye (and ear) as well! Would love to see John do a breakdown of that.

[@johnnathancordy]

On it!

[@georgiandme]

Orange Pedal Baby does not work with the Kemper Kabinet because the Orange has an 8ohm output and the Kabinet has 4ohms

[@daleborgen3439]

Is there a list of the Kemper profiles you have for sale? I can’t seem to find it?

[@gabe1141]

What’s your usual live rig for gigs??

[@Lukcv88]

Thanks for the video, great take on kabinet. Im devided between kemper kabinet + HB power amp pedal vs Kemper power kabinet.. Its almost 200e cheaper option which is not small money.. What do You recommend?

[@karolkozak64]

Sounds lush! Do you think this would handle a loud band situation? (kemper stage user) I have read that if you enable the power amp boost in the output section you should be getting enough volume to cut through.

[@ethanrdrake]

Hey mate, I’m looking to get a stage and kabinet, just wondering if the kabinet is loud enough in a live/practice setting? Can it keep up with drums? We’re playing in small/medium places at the moment so doesn’t need to fill massive venues. Great video btw, helped me make me mind up on the Kemper 👍🏼

[@johnnathancordy]

Hey! Depending on the drummer I think you could be alright. When I was going to the FOH as well as the Kab, it was plenty loud, but I did one gig with a super loud Drummer and without going to the front of house and I felt a little bit like I could have used a little more juice tbh

[@johnnathancordy]

Also will depend on the poweramp you're using too (I was only using the Harley Benton gpa100)

[@ethanrdrake]

@@johnnathancordy cheers for the reply dude, that’s helpful,. I feel like Kemper need to release a 2x12 haha. I’ve been looking at the Laney LFR-112 as well but it’s a difficult choice when you can’t test it out 😬

[@johnnathancordy]

@@ethanrdrake I think the Kab is a better choice than any of the FRFR solutions as you'll actually be using the Speaker Imprints I imagine? The Powered Kabinet is probably a bit louder than the Harley Benton thing I was using!

[@JeySin83]

Hi John. Is this HB pedal transparent or add a few color?

[@johnnathancordy]

Hey it's actually just a poweramp so in theory should be pretty transparent yeh!

[@JeySin83]

@@johnnathancordy Thanks a lot for the reply!

[@KYDY]

You can use the Kabinet with other modelers if you take IRs of the Kemper’s corrective filters :p Kabinet’s cool! Kemper made it really easy to use like they usually do. Not totally accurate speaker modeling, all the speakers have the same bass response for instance even the 8” lol, but that adds to its ease of use charm. Looks really pretty which always helps.

[@ctGONZOles]

Hey where can I find more info on how to do this. I’m interested in running a Strymon Iridium through a power amp and into Kemper Kabs but not sure if it will sound bad.

[@KYDY]

@@ctGONZOles You have to be familiar with capturing IRs. And if you are, you can take IRs of the Kemper when it's in Kemper Kab mode with all the other blocks turned off, which gets you IRs of the corrective filters for the Kab speaker modeling. I've done it and can use the Kab with other modelers. If that sounds like mumbo jumbo to you, probably should look at other solutions cus there's no tutorials or anything, sorry.

[@agusg.t.8950]

I will buy you a new sun glasses🤟🏻😋

[@StevenJoseph]

This rig is getting dangerously close to being like having, ya know, a real amp on stage....!

[@johnnathancordy]

Yeh, the annoying thing is, I'd be in danger of annoying one of these new soundmen who are suddenly incapable of having any noise on stage except for drums...

[@StevenJoseph]

@@johnnathancordy if you're a sound guy who doesn't like sound on stage, you're not a very good one.

[@johnnathancordy]

@@StevenJoseph they don't like it when you say that

[@ultraknilch]

credo of the soundmen: we are not happy until you are not happy... ;)

[@VioletMaryVideos]

John - what keeps you coming back to the Helix? I've got the itch to switch to the KPA platform from the Helix Floor and using my HX FX to augment the KPA like I do with my traditional amp rig. I'd profile the amp and then have a digital copy of the rig. You have both, and now have worked with both powered cabs... do you still prefer your Helix Rig? Or is it worth owning both.

[@johnnathancordy]

Hey Mike! Personally I just get on with the Helix very well. The kemper is great, but I can't say it's something I use all the time! After playing a lot of the big modellers, I've kind of reached the opinion that it's possible to get them all sounding in the same ballpark, and spending time with the platform can help you get there quicker?

[@VioletMaryVideos]

@@johnnathancordy most of the gigging pros in my area are Kemper dudes and they *love* them. I was the only Fractal guy. I dumped the fractal as I was hitting option paralysis and spending too much time indecisively tweaking. I feel like I'm now getting to that place now with the Helix where I want it even simpler still. With my tube amp rigs, I don't tweak. I just plug it in, adjust volume and there's the sound. I want that experience from my modeler rig too. Love to know your thoughts

[@johnnathancordy]

@@VioletMaryVideos sure the Kemper is the thing that is out there in the touring world most of all id imagine? I'd think itd do you no harm to grab a used one and see how you get on? As for option paralysis, it's still there with the Kemper, as you have 1000s of rigs/profiles to choose from, so it may not be the end of the tweaking rainbow?

[@xxstfubmx]

we got profiles from all the other modelers even the nueral quads are all on the rig market ffor free people t hat say this sucks are the same people that voted biden lol if you dont take the time to investigate the kemper for all its settings you dont get full potential trust i had a kemper sit in its box for the first 2 months bc i was using amplitude and it seemed overwhelming just gotta find tones you like and fiddle around

[@kyzafpv2247]

I subscribed before John was cool

[@jakollee]

John was always cool, in my book.

[@azzazelo]

The Kemper cool, the Kemper cab..... meh pass

[@agusg.t.8950]

Did you tried the kab?

[@azzazelo]

@@agusg.t.8950 I had both the Kab got sold in less than 6 months

[@johnnathancordy]

What weren't you digging Maynard, and what do you use instead?

[@azzazelo]

@@johnnathancordy just the price for what it is and didn't sound great at practice. I use a a 4*12 with v30 greenback mix, and in ears by shure. The Kemper is looped into an axfx3 rack that sends all that and another signal to front of house

[@johnnathancordy]

@@azzazelo that must sound big!

[@Spazioshop]

Technic is Incredible but all the rest is a bit Annoying

[@johnnathancordy]

Dad?