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POD Go “Up and Running” Pack
$14.99The Line 6 POD Go Preset Pack 1 contains 15 presets for the Line 6 POD Go. These presets are all designed to be played “direct” (i.e. not into the front of an amp). They all utilize one of 3 new IRs I’ve created and tailored just for the these amp models.
I still gravitate toward the same handful of amp models that just “work” for what I want to hear. The presets included in this pack use my favorite amp models and I dialed in some basic fx to get you started, along with 4 scene assignments per preset.
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2020 PACK
$39.99It has taken me a while to put out a new pack, partially because of all of the profiles I already had. I wanted to make sure if I put out more that they’d be something special. I think this pack is pretty darn special. The 2020 Pack contains some of my all time favorite amps that cover all the “food groups”. From the best vintage Plexi I’ve ever heard to a couple of my favorite AC type circuits to some classic CA tweed, blackface, and brownface tones to unique amps that fall somewhere in between. As I tried to keep my personal amp collection to a minimum (only so much room in the house), I tried to find what I thought were the best of each food group and hang on to it. Along the way, there were a few other gems that I was lucky enough to get my hands on along the way too. The end result is a pack that might be my best one yet.
And with the new 7.x firmware revisions, it’s easier than ever to import fx Presets and Performances, so I’m included some of those as well. Some are basic Performance banks for easy plug-n-play use and others are song-inspired tones and others are just fun tones for inspiration. Check out the demo vids and information document as well. Thanks for checking it out!
*These rigs and presets were created in firmware 7.x and contain the filetype .krig, so users will need 7.x firmware and the latest version of Rig Manager to import these files. Updates for Rig Manager and Kemper are available for download at the official Kemper website.
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It’s Just Bass – Steve Cook
$29.99Steve Cook is the bassist/vocalist for Phil Vassar and I’ve been lucky enough to share the stage with him the past two years as part of our Christmas Tours. We both gravitate toward all aspects of music, including gear and had talked about bass and how the Kemper can be utilized for such low purposes. We kicked it around and back and forth and finally found time to go through the process of profiling all of Steve’s great bass preamp collection and even did road testing this past tour as Steve used his profiles on the Kemper the whole Christmas tour. It was a resounding success at foh and in the studio, so we’re happy to share them with you now.
And for those karmically inclined, there’s also the added benefit of doing good. Steve’s son Miles was born with severe hearing loss and attends the Mama Lere Hearing School at Vanderbilt Hospital in Nashville. ALL of the proceeds from this pack will go to Steve & Mama Lere Hearing School to help pay for the therapy his son and others so sorely need. READ HIS STORY HERE
So… what’s in the pack? There are 51 unique profiles from 11 different bass preamps as well as 4 song-specific rigs Steve came up with from customer requests. I’m also including 20 bass profiles pulled from my BoC Pack so that bass players can get all of the bass profiles I have to offer in one place. Check out the sound samples from Steve’s video below and enjoy!
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CRANK N GO PACK
$39.99The Crank n Go Pack contains 63 Studio Profiles as well as 59 of their Merged counterparts (Sometimes the merged profiles just don’t measure up or come out right). This pack is primarily for cranking up and rockin’. My main focus was getting good, thick rock tones that still retained the clarity and bite that cover everything from 70’s to 90’s rock, everything from bell bottoms to hair bands.
This pack also includes 3 Performances as well for those wanting a quick plug’n’play experience. Two of the performances feature specific amps and the third is just a hodgepodge of cool rock tones, everything from clean to melt-your-face.
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PROFILE PACK 1 – 60 Profiles
$39.99Profile Pack 1 (60 profiles) seeks to recreate* a collection of boutique and vintage amps from my personal collection as well as contributions from my friends (thanks guys!). They cover a variety of styles, from clean sounds that stay warm and full (also great for pedalboard-based set ups) to mid-gain and lead gain British sounds. Some of these profiles have been the basis for my live presets for the past couple of years and sound great in the studio as my session buddies can attest as well.
Below are sound samples from 40 out of the 60 profiles included in the Kemper Profile Pack. I will also include a few other variations of some of the amps, but these should give a good idea of the profile sounds. All of the snippets below were played on my red Anderson Cobra with 3 P90’s. All of the clips below were recorded directly into ProTools 10 thru a Propellerhead Balance interface. There is no eq, compression, or plug-in on these tracks. Please excuse the sloppiness and tuning.
Scroll down below for sound clips
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PROFILE PACK 3 – 60 Profiles
$39.99Profile Pack 3 is a collection of 60 profiles based on the amp sounds* of 18 different amps including a recreation of a 50’s tweed deluxe, some great California boutique high gain monsters, a couple of JTM45-based amps, a 15-watt British Invasion amp, a CA wicker monster by way of TX, and some other cool, hard-to-find amps.
In keeping with the tradition of packs 1 & 2, I wanted to provide an assortment of gain levels, from clean to heavily overdriven tones. I also wanted to capture a few old-school R&R tones like the JTM45 type amps for the Classic Rock sounds of the 70’s and 80’s. There’s even some authentic Boston tones just for fun.
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BoC Pack “Box of Chocolates” – 134 Profiles
$39.99“Mama always said life is like a box of chocolates” (Forrest Gump). Well, in this case, mama might be referring to the BoC Pack (box of chocolates pack). This pack contains 134 Profiles (112 studio profiles and 12 DI profiles for bass and acoustic).
After all of the other profile packs I’ve done, I tend to spend time looking to “fill holes” or find an amp that I’ve always wanted to profile. What ended up happening was that I found myself with a lot of profiles that were kind of hard to put into a category. They cover everything from boutique EL84 amps to funky little tweeds to acoustic preamps to a few higher gain beasts to bass amps. Included in the BoC Pack are some samples of the amps in the Heavy Pack for those who don’t want a full pack dedicated to high gain, but might have a use for a few. It’s a big pack, but I didn’t feel comfortable charging any more than my usual.
Check out the information sheet for details.
The BoC Pack contains profiles made with the 3.0 firmware and must be used with firmware 3.0 or higher. The clips below were recorded into ProTools 10 using a Propellerhead Balance interface and a Tom Anderson Cobra with 3 P90 pickups, Ibanez Bass, and Tom Anderson Crowdster acoustic.
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D WOOD PACK – 32 Profiles
$9.99As most of you know I play in a country band, and although I can muddle my way through a couple of different styles, playing metal is not something I’m intimately familiar with. That’s why I did a little consulting/custom profiling with my buddy Paul. He sent me this beautiful oversized-lunchbox beast and I have to admit I had never heard of this amp. He sent me some suggested settings and beta-tested my results and I profiled some more.
I profiled with a couple of different speakers and tried different mics and combinations. I dialed in and refined the profiles using a Les Paul and a Knaggs Kenai. The profiles have a lot more gain and more edge than I’m used to and they aren’t something I can use on my gig, but they are kinda addicting to play. Also included are 5 DI profiles. Check them out.
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G TRON PACK – 39 Profiles
$9.99Although not widely known, these amps are loved by the few that stumble upon them, including Jon Herrington, from Steely Dan’s band. They are truly unique in that they use two complete sets of power tubes (el84 & el34) in series. This gives the amp it’s unique tone and lots of options for tone tailoring.
The two-channel amp has basic controls for each channel (gain, volume, and tone) and then the 100w el34 power section has an entire eq section, not just a master volume and presence knob. I highly recommend you check them out in person if you can. Graydon at Guytron was kind enough to get mine up and running after the 2010 Nashville flood to which it fell victim. I think it sounds better than ever now. I tried to get a variety of tones from shimmering cleans to over-saturated lead tones. Check them out.
