@@timjoseph887I have them, they are insane. One of the best ones he makes is in his free pack on rig manager, its like a 69 super lead thats boosted , great for zztop especially into greenbacks or whatever that speaker was on master of puppets
After watching about a dozen or more Kemper reviews on UA-cam, this is by FAR the best one!! Thanks for getting down to brass tacks and just showing how useable this thing is (or not). I have the Fractal FM3 and the Helix Floor. I love the Helix form factor. It's simply the best in that regard. Though, I played a Kemper Stage at NAMM, and it feels and sounds so natural. In spite of the weak display, I think the Kemper may be my one!! It sounds and feels right!
Interesting review from a first time Kemper user. I laughed at the "there aren't many effects" and then you scroll through a few dozen variations of wah alone. Kemper has almost any effect you want but it is conceptually different than Helix. Helix thinks more in pedal emulations vs Kemper, which is more like rack effects. For instance helix may have 4 different chorus pedal emulations. Kemper will allow you to adjust a main Chorus algorithm in a ton of different ways. It's just two different approaches, neither is better than the other.
THere aren't a ton of effects, but there are a ton of effects presets. The effects themselves are power full enough to do a lot of different things though--I'm happy with my kemper.
I had a hard time making the transition from Helix to Kemper. Not a lot of tutorials to the Stage yet, but the amps are superior....I am told Kemper is coming out with Kemper Editor....that ought to make the transition a little smoother....
I am not a pro but I have played guitar for 45 years. I have both a Helix LT and a Kemper (toaster version, with Remote floor unit). I have to say, the Kemper is the nuts. Yes, it falls down on the display, and they are only just delivering decent editing software, but it is so worth going through the (small) learning curve. This is not a modeller - it's a different concept entirely, it's about real-world amps and cabs. I also have found a superb Van Halen tone! Now the Helix is great for effects, and I have used it as a backup amp when my 'real' amp (Mesa Boogie no less) failed at an outside gig, and it was Ok, but really, the powered Kemper (600W amp inside, not all models have this) with a real guitar cabinet just feels and sounds like a true amp. I can bypass the cab for the real cabinet behind me, and include it when sent to front of house. And I am really not into tweaking, I am into playing guitars with amps and effects. I will be gigging with it when lockdown is over, no question. Also, I have recorded with it into my PC - not with USB - use the S/PDIF output. It is superb. I promise you.
@@cragginshred Sorry, just seen your reply. Yes, the Top Jimi one. But I've since discovered the Bert Meulendijk BE100 pack and it is so good, I have set up three performances around that alone (except for acoustic patch), different gain stages from clean to leads. I am playing with others, but keep coming back to that pack.
@@iansimmons735 owned a real BE deluxe 100w head. No Kemper or fractal versions come cloes. they are all dark compressed (amp is too) and sterile. Is the Bert profile free? share it so I'm not searching, thanks!! Top Jimi Marshall ones have been my go to
For me, sound quality is 100% the most important thing--I don't expect that for everyone else, I guess. But it's hard to rationalize worrying about UI and ins and outs and all of that stuff. I don't think either is really harder to use unless you get locked into the mindset or don't understand how each works from the onset.
I'm looking forward to your thoughts after you really get into the Kemper. I've gotten frustrated with my Helix sound and feel a bit. My toaster should arrive Wednesday.
the reason the two sound different is the way they model amps, kemper is basically a sample of a real amp that is known to sound good already, while helix models the circuitry of a amplifier for a schematical perspective. so imagine lets say its modeling a plexi, well it would be like a brand new plexi right out of the box and not broken in, out of 10 brand new plexi's it would sound like the average of them, not the one that sounds best. thats why you have to tweak the power/sag and eq effects of the amp in order to properly compare it with a kemper, because the kemper is a sample of a broken in and warmed up amp run at the correct voltage (110/220 etc), and most likely the best amp out of say 10 off the line.... Theres downsides to both. For the Helix it means you have to tweak it. The downside for the kemper is, when you want to tweak it or change the eq, its like manipulating a wav file on a track, so when i add bass or take away treble, it will react like using the eq on a mixer, where as the helix models the circuitry and potentiometers of the original amp and you will get a different sound effect. to better explain that imagine this, if i have a real plexi in the room and i turn up or down the bass knob, you should know that it sounds completely different then if i leave the bass knob in place and just alter the bass with a parametric eq pedal. Also the kemper will have a hard time mimicing the amp when different input gains are applied(ex: turning your guitar volume down to 6 or 7 on a cranked plexi gives you an awesome clean tone). To sum it up, the kemper models an amp at its peak performance at the point in time where it was captured (where the knobs were set) but a helix can model the organicness of an amp
wow. I should have looked at this a while ago. This thing is impressive and intriguing! First off it sounds incredible AF, and second the way you got a volume swell out of hitting the boost mod instead of an interruption, and then blast of volume...thats everything!
I own the Kemper rack for many years and I can tell you that that small screen in enought. Also as a player I know what my presets are...it is very simple. And the tones are killer
Correction: Kemper has a global noise gate. You only need to add a gate to a specific profile if the gain of that profile exceeds your global gate setting and creates noise.
@@sasmitha8446 It has its limitations. I have to toggle between a couple of presets to make it work. Basically I have three scenes for clean, rhythm, and lead tones. This doesn't allow me to turn effects on and off on the fly. The additional presets are for pitch shifts for alternate tunings. It works... but it is a designated backup unit. My AX8 is my main rig when I decide to use this type of rig rather than an amp. Hope that helps!
Please share where n how you got your VH tone!!!!??????? Just got my Kemper after a very long run with Helix...since beginning....(Have Both) Agree with everything you said GOOD VIDEO!.. Learned the difference from a band mate that had the "brown sound"...made my Helix sound like crud...realized how much time I wasted chasing a tone w Helix...great interface but too many variables, pain in the ass to bring an indoor tone to stage... Feel and response is much more natural with Kemper ... especially with guitar volume knob, Kemper works like a real Amp...
hell ya! VH tone is awesome! I just ordered my kemper stage profile, I've been a helix floor user for 6 years, need that amp feel that everyone is talking about concerning the Kemper stage profile..
Nice review, Chris. Finding amps can be hard (like you trying to find the Dumble), but I found that keeping the amp sorted by gain makes it a lot easier for me... not sure how you have it sorted.
sounds great. the wah and VH tone seem exceptional. but great playing BTW. The thing/interface looks like a mess at first glance but makes sense as you explained it....(but I'll keep the Helix.)
Glen Stadig the TopJimi sounds weren’t free but cheap like $14.99 or something. It was the first thing I did within 20 mins of plugging it in I installed those sounds.
All the tones ranged from decent to really good. Until you hit the EVH. That EVH preset is legit HOLY SH*T perfect. Damn. That EVH tone alone is worth the price of admission.
I own an EVH 100w, so if it comes close enough I may well be able to sell that amp (not sure I'll ever fully wean myself off of my tube amps) and have all sorts of other profiles as a bonus 😎
hey Chris - I love every sound that you have on here.....where can i get them so i can have the exact sounds.....lol....yeah call me lazy...BTW you are an excellent guitarist and have inspired me....lol
Kemper It wasn't that hard for me. I pretty much had it down in a couple of days. Helix same thing. It just depends on the person using it. the tone of the amps are way better then Helix. There is no comparison Period. They're both different IO have the rack & the floor love them both!
@@christaggart2084 It's sort of like a chef - you come up with fabulous recipes that are kept secret. Don't divulge the secret, my friend, it's yours - sign your name to it and throw away the key!!
If it had a bigger colour display and an expression pedal I would buy this but will probably go with boss gt 1000...would love to hear your thoughts in the gt 1000 and if I should go for something else ?
Great video. Have you tried the Pasadena Proud presets from LIne 6? I've heard lots of comments on those presets. What I have learned about the Kemper is that it all comes down to the initial profile. I learned to never edit a profile, just select until I find one that I like Once you find the profile, you are done. The tones you have in the Kemper sound fantastic. New subscriber and I hit the like buttons.
Great video, great playing too. It would be cool if they would put a video line out so a person could connect a video monitor. I have trouble seeing a small video display on some of the floor effects units, and I remember you saying the screen on this one was crap. That might be doable with the usb line and a laptop. Great sounds.
I’ve always said that the Kemper has the best amp tones of any digital unit...I really just wish they’d put a decent screen on this one...it’s impossible to read from six feet up.
I havent seen the Kemper stage in the flesh, but i would also be worried about the readability of that small screen being 6 foor 4 and in my late 40´s with eyesight that isnt quite what it used to be just a few years ago, mostly a problem close up though. Although horribly dated and small, I can see why they went that kind of display at least initially, its probably dirt cheap and readily availible.
I've held off from getting the Helix. I was thinking about getting the Kemper, but I think I will not like the same things you mentioned. I want the large screen, and routing options. But the Kemper seems like it will have better sounding amps. Almost want both and put the Kemper in a effects loop in the Helix. Just used as an amp. Kind of seems a waste.
I have the helix rack …this guys is selling kemper rack for dirt cheap was thinking of putting in same rack with helix and running kemper into helix 5 cable method cuz I run in stereo … what u think boss ..too much I have the three spaces
Kemper is another great addition to the floor units out there but helix is simple to dial in actually. put a looper first in chain and loop some riffs then start your eq process amp, dirt pedal, eq save it DONE. Tilt EQ is a great addition.Only issue with Kemper your stuck with whatever profile you use,
Love the content, great review! Does it feel more like a tube amp than the Helix w/IRs? I’m very happy with the Helix but I wouldn’t say no to Stage if it offers something in the amp department that the Helix doesn’t.
and Line 6 is the complete opposite! Now if Kemper and Fractal had a love child with Helix better routing and user interface it would be a game changer. Especially if they added in features from Bias FX2 Amp to switch tube models and preamp configurations.
For a modeler it sounds fantastic. What are you using to move air with this thing. Love these things for home recording but the FRFR stuff never jived with me.
Thaw video sells me on the kemper lol, the wah and the tones sound better to me than the helix. Quick question why u went with the stage model instead of the lunchbox or the rack ?
If you buy the Kemper Toaster or rack unit, which is approximately the same price as the Stage unit, you still have to buy the Kemper remote or a MIDI controller. The Kemper remote is about $480. The stage is cheaper when you consider that you get all of those features together.
@@robertsimpson5801 But at $1700 for the Stage alone, how many average Joe players can afford one?! Like all the $1800-$2000 guitars out there, I have no choice but to make do with what I have.
@@ZzzzzzzxxxzzzYZ4 sorry, buddy. Unfortunately, that is just the way that the guitar processor market is at the moment. The Helix is only a few hundred cheaper, unless you go for the LT model. The Axe FX III is quite a bit more expensive. But then again, no one says you have to use products this expensive to get good tone... Use what you have. Im sure it sounds fine. These devices are really more for the convenience of the giving musician.
I would get the Kemper and Fractal Axe FX III as backup- best of both worlds. Helix is ok but not in same league as Kemper or Fractal which are professional quality level.
How can you have this hanging half (the pedal even more) over the abyss??? Boy, my OCD kicked in really hard!!! ;-) The live tuner is the one thing i miss with the Helix - and don't understand why it's missing. Even much older/cheaper units have that.
Best review I’ve seen, so honest and felt really unbiased! Thank you just what I needed
After several years of yearning for a Kemper, I finally ordered this model today. Top Jimmy Brown Sound is going to melt my brain. 🤘🏻🤘🏻
How is it ?
EXCELLENT! The brown sound pack is perfect for Van Halen!!!
@@timjoseph887I have them, they are insane. One of the best ones he makes is in his free pack on rig manager, its like a 69 super lead thats boosted , great for zztop especially into greenbacks or whatever that speaker was on master of puppets
After watching about a dozen or more Kemper reviews on UA-cam, this is by FAR the best one!! Thanks for getting down to brass tacks and just showing how useable this thing is (or not). I have the Fractal FM3 and the Helix Floor. I love the Helix form factor. It's simply the best in that regard. Though, I played a Kemper Stage at NAMM, and it feels and sounds so natural. In spite of the weak display, I think the Kemper may be my one!! It sounds and feels right!
9:10 "As far as effects go, there's not that many in here" ...then proceeds to spend over a minute scrolling thru effects.
Interesting review from a first time Kemper user. I laughed at the "there aren't many effects" and then you scroll through a few dozen variations of wah alone. Kemper has almost any effect you want but it is conceptually different than Helix. Helix thinks more in pedal emulations vs Kemper, which is more like rack effects. For instance helix may have 4 different chorus pedal emulations. Kemper will allow you to adjust a main Chorus algorithm in a ton of different ways. It's just two different approaches, neither is better than the other.
THere aren't a ton of effects, but there are a ton of effects presets. The effects themselves are power full enough to do a lot of different things though--I'm happy with my kemper.
Ditto.. I only need Delay, Chorus, Wha & Verb for 90 percent of the gig. The rest, I can get in pedals.
That Van Halen tone is exactly like the album. Wow.
Great review! Especially for folks that want to possibly get this to replace their Helix. Great playing, and I truly appreciate your time with this.
I have no desire to replace my Helix, BUT .. I do want one of these as well.
Thanks man!
Just got a Kemper Stage and LOVED the noise gate on the input that left all four (pre) stack FX slots free.
I found with my Kemper the more I learn about it the better I can make it sound, which is obvious, but often only after someone says it again.
Never mind the looks, it sound great. EVH tone sounds awesome.
It sounds incredible. Congratulations, I love mine.
I had a hard time making the transition from Helix to Kemper. Not a lot of tutorials to the Stage yet, but the amps are superior....I am told Kemper is coming out with Kemper Editor....that ought to make the transition a little smoother....
I am not a pro but I have played guitar for 45 years. I have both a Helix LT and a Kemper (toaster version, with Remote floor unit). I have to say, the Kemper is the nuts. Yes, it falls down on the display, and they are only just delivering decent editing software, but it is so worth going through the (small) learning curve. This is not a modeller - it's a different concept entirely, it's about real-world amps and cabs. I also have found a superb Van Halen tone! Now the Helix is great for effects, and I have used it as a backup amp when my 'real' amp (Mesa Boogie no less) failed at an outside gig, and it was Ok, but really, the powered Kemper (600W amp inside, not all models have this) with a real guitar cabinet just feels and sounds like a true amp. I can bypass the cab for the real cabinet behind me, and include it when sent to front of house. And I am really not into tweaking, I am into playing guitars with amps and effects. I will be gigging with it when lockdown is over, no question. Also, I have recorded with it into my PC - not with USB - use the S/PDIF output. It is superb. I promise you.
That's what I doo, a real cab is a must!! What EVH profile are you using? The Top Jimi sounds good until you hit the low E then it farts out
@@cragginshred Sorry, just seen your reply. Yes, the Top Jimi one. But I've since discovered the Bert Meulendijk BE100 pack and it is so good, I have set up three performances around that alone (except for acoustic patch), different gain stages from clean to leads. I am playing with others, but keep coming back to that pack.
@@iansimmons735 owned a real BE deluxe 100w head. No Kemper or fractal versions come cloes. they are all dark compressed (amp is too) and sterile. Is the Bert profile free? share it so I'm not searching, thanks!! Top Jimi Marshall ones have been my go to
The Van Halen tone though 😍🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰
Craig Willis feel Your Love Tonight off the 1st album. It’s spot on.
Craig Willis it does. Just without the slides up to the notes. I’d concur with yourself 👍🏻
Sounds like a real amp!
For me, sound quality is 100% the most important thing--I don't expect that for everyone else, I guess. But it's hard to rationalize worrying about UI and ins and outs and all of that stuff. I don't think either is really harder to use unless you get locked into the mindset or don't understand how each works from the onset.
I'm looking forward to your thoughts after you really get into the Kemper. I've gotten frustrated with my Helix sound and feel a bit. My toaster should arrive Wednesday.
the reason the two sound different is the way they model amps, kemper is basically a sample of a real amp that is known to sound good already, while helix models the circuitry of a amplifier for a schematical perspective. so imagine lets say its modeling a plexi, well it would be like a brand new plexi right out of the box and not broken in, out of 10 brand new plexi's it would sound like the average of them, not the one that sounds best. thats why you have to tweak the power/sag and eq effects of the amp in order to properly compare it with a kemper, because the kemper is a sample of a broken in and warmed up amp run at the correct voltage (110/220 etc), and most likely the best amp out of say 10 off the line.... Theres downsides to both. For the Helix it means you have to tweak it. The downside for the kemper is, when you want to tweak it or change the eq, its like manipulating a wav file on a track, so when i add bass or take away treble, it will react like using the eq on a mixer, where as the helix models the circuitry and potentiometers of the original amp and you will get a different sound effect. to better explain that imagine this, if i have a real plexi in the room and i turn up or down the bass knob, you should know that it sounds completely different then if i leave the bass knob in place and just alter the bass with a parametric eq pedal. Also the kemper will have a hard time mimicing the amp when different input gains are applied(ex: turning your guitar volume down to 6 or 7 on a cranked plexi gives you an awesome clean tone). To sum it up, the kemper models an amp at its peak performance at the point in time where it was captured (where the knobs were set) but a helix can model the organicness of an amp
A VERY ILLUSTRATIVE COMMENT! Thank you for a marvelous clarification.
The Kemper is mostly for those that immediately want the sound to be just right, while the Line 6 Helix and the Fractals are more of for the tweakers.
Another cool feature, I believe is that you can load profiles from external sources, just like any Kemper.
dude you nailed eddie's tone on the kemper
Hi Chris! Thanks for this tone demo, great EVH tone and playing. Can you please confirm the profile is CT-MeBo Heartat 44 from ChopTones?
wow. I should have looked at this a while ago. This thing is impressive and intriguing! First off it sounds incredible AF, and second the way you got a volume swell out of hitting the boost mod instead of an interruption, and then blast of volume...thats everything!
I own the Kemper rack for many years and I can tell you that that small screen in enought. Also as a player I know what my presets are...it is very simple. And the tones are killer
Very informative and practical. Thanks for posting.
Correction: Kemper has a global noise gate. You only need to add a gate to a specific profile if the gain of that profile exceeds your global gate setting and creates noise.
I found that after. :)
great video. very informative.
i love your honesty.
and yeah great guitar playing
Nice review. Really appreciate it. I’m a helix guy but eventually will get the Kemper.
Great demo/review! Really making me consider one. I currently play an AX8 and really like it. I also have a Helix HX stomp as a backup.
Do you have any problem with having just three switches with the stomp?
@@sasmitha8446 It has its limitations. I have to toggle between a couple of presets to make it work. Basically I have three scenes for clean, rhythm, and lead tones. This doesn't allow me to turn effects on and off on the fly. The additional presets are for pitch shifts for alternate tunings. It works... but it is a designated backup unit. My AX8 is my main rig when I decide to use this type of rig rather than an amp. Hope that helps!
I wish the kemper had a built in pedal like the helix
pretty good Video from a Users perspective, and pretty nice guitar playing, too. What kind of guitar did u use?
gonna have to wear magnifying glasses to see the screen at a gig, and bring back the old sticker labels to label functions
Please share where n how you got your VH tone!!!!???????
Just got my Kemper after a very long run with Helix...since beginning....(Have Both) Agree with everything you said GOOD VIDEO!.. Learned the difference from a band mate that had the "brown sound"...made my Helix sound like crud...realized how much time I wasted chasing a tone w Helix...great interface but too many variables, pain in the ass to bring an indoor tone to stage... Feel and response is much more natural with Kemper ... especially with guitar volume knob, Kemper works like a real Amp...
hell ya! VH tone is awesome! I just ordered my kemper stage profile, I've been a helix floor user for 6 years, need that amp feel that everyone is talking about concerning the Kemper stage profile..
Nice review, Chris. Finding amps can be hard (like you trying to find the Dumble), but I found that keeping the amp sorted by gain makes it a lot easier for me... not sure how you have it sorted.
sounds great. the wah and VH tone seem exceptional. but great playing BTW. The thing/interface looks like a mess at first glance but makes sense as you explained it....(but I'll keep the Helix.)
Hey Chris! Love that VH preset! Was that in the Kemper or did you purchase or program it?
Hi Chris. Which profiles are you using for the Van Halen tones? Sounds pretty awesome - of course being able to play as well as you do does help too 👏
You were just piddling around and pulled up a very convincing SRV tone. Was that a stock preset? Pretty impressive to me (Helix owner 3+ years)..
Thanks man! It’s just a random MBritt profile. Called SRV.
Agree on most of your points and the EVH tone is phenominal - If you could share it are point out settings that would be cool. - great walk through
Glen Stadig it’s probably in there for free. It’s from TopJimi.
Glen Stadig the TopJimi sounds weren’t free but cheap like $14.99 or something. It was the first thing I did within 20 mins of plugging it in I installed those sounds.
@@peterdentremont7296 top Jimi and Britt are ready to go from the zip file. I rarely have to tweak them. Occasionally I'll dial gain back though.
I run my Kemper Stage into a HX Stomp, the Stomp acts as my audio interface into Reaper, works great :-)
Kemper now has USB audio interface inbuilt...
Great demo and tasty playing. Thanks for sharing!
Good review. Thank you!
All the tones ranged from decent to really good. Until you hit the EVH. That EVH preset is legit HOLY SH*T perfect. Damn.
That EVH tone alone is worth the price of admission.
if EVH is what you looking for, buy, an evh
I own an EVH 100w, so if it comes close enough I may well be able to sell that amp (not sure I'll ever fully wean myself off of my tube amps) and have all sorts of other profiles as a bonus 😎
What vanhalen profile did you use here?
sounds better than my helix for sure
Good guitarist and demo. Did good job of discussing the tool.
hey Chris - I love every sound that you have on here.....where can i get them so i can have the exact sounds.....lol....yeah call me lazy...BTW you are an excellent guitarist and have inspired me....lol
EVH tone way on point. You have a patch in the Kemper Library thing? I have a powered toaster
Sounds perfect for 80’s hair metal!
I believe there was some Dokken in there😁
Kemper It wasn't that hard for me. I pretty much had it down in a couple of days. Helix same thing. It just depends on the person using it. the tone of the amps are way better then Helix. There is no comparison Period. They're both different IO have the rack & the floor love them both!
I love this review, very honest and to the point.
You absolutely need to share where you got that EVH profile. It's dead on.
Where do you have it connected?
to studio monitors, CLR, FRFR ..... real amp cab ?? It sound amazing
I love this presentation, great job!
This things tone slaughters the helix... That van halen tone is enough to buy that fucking thing jesus. I"m blown away.
Best VH1 tone ever. Please , please share. Much appreciated.
It’s a modified TopJimi tone.
Chris Taggart hi Chris do you know the name of the Top Jimi profile please?
@@christaggart2084 It's sort of like a chef - you come up with fabulous recipes that are kept secret. Don't divulge the secret, my friend, it's yours - sign your name to it and throw away the key!!
@@Cluless02 A good guitarist but such a narrowed-mind guy !!!
Hey man great video thanks. Are you sending the audio to your studio monitors? Or to what are sending the audio?
kemper should make a small stomp like helix did that way could run it with a helix hx effects for best of both worlds)
Great review! :) Thanks!
You know you can use both at the same time.. The helix can be used as an FX unit.. Just use the sends/returns on the Kemper..Best of all worlds..
If it had a bigger colour display and an expression pedal I would buy this but will probably go with boss gt 1000...would love to hear your thoughts in the gt 1000 and if I should go for something else ?
I found the unit to be very user friendly : /
WHat is the loud white noise through the whole video. Is that from the unit?
Great video. Have you tried the Pasadena Proud presets from LIne 6? I've heard lots of comments on those presets. What I have learned about the Kemper is that it all comes down to the initial profile. I learned to never edit a profile, just select until I find one that I like Once you find the profile, you are done. The tones you have in the Kemper sound fantastic. New subscriber and I hit the like buttons.
Nice playing ! Nice touch. Thanks for the review
Great video, great playing too. It would be cool if they would put a video line out so a person could connect a video monitor. I have trouble seeing a small video display on some of the floor effects units, and I remember you saying the screen on this one was crap. That might be doable with the usb line and a laptop. Great sounds.
I’ve always said that the Kemper has the best amp tones of any digital unit...I really just wish they’d put a decent screen on this one...it’s impossible to read from six feet up.
I havent seen the Kemper stage in the flesh, but i would also be worried about the readability of that small screen being 6 foor 4 and in my late 40´s with eyesight that isnt quite what it used to be just a few years ago, mostly a problem close up though. Although horribly dated and small, I can see why they went that kind of display at least initially, its probably dirt cheap and readily availible.
great tones man thanks
What speaker/speakers are you playing through in the video? Sounds great! Thanks
Alto TS312
I've held off from getting the Helix. I was thinking about getting the Kemper, but I think I will not like the same things you mentioned. I want the large screen, and routing options. But the Kemper seems like it will have better sounding amps. Almost want both and put the Kemper in a effects loop in the Helix. Just used as an amp. Kind of seems a waste.
Get the Kemper and use real pedals. The only negative is the small window. Just my opinion.
No it doesn't run audio through USB. You can however just use an XLR from the main output to the interface or board.
I have one of these on the way! Nice Extreme at the end.
I have the helix rack …this guys is selling kemper rack for dirt cheap was thinking of putting in same rack with helix and running kemper into helix 5 cable method cuz I run in stereo … what u think boss ..too much I have the three spaces
This review is great but I want to talk about how awesome you are at guitar for a second!
Thanks! I’ve been doing it for awhile. :)
Kemper is another great addition to the floor units out there but helix is simple to dial in actually. put a looper first in chain and loop some riffs then start your eq process amp, dirt pedal, eq save it DONE. Tilt EQ is a great addition.Only issue with Kemper your stuck with whatever profile you use,
Love the content, great review! Does it feel more like a tube amp than the Helix w/IRs? I’m very happy with the Helix but I wouldn’t say no to Stage if it offers something in the amp department that the Helix doesn’t.
It definitely plays like a real amp.
@@christaggart2084 Is the Van Halen tone a preset on the Kemper? Thanks
congrats bro sounds epic
its amazing how Kemper and Fractal can get the sound so right...and the interface soooo bad.
and Line 6 is the complete opposite! Now if Kemper and Fractal had a love child with Helix better routing and user interface it would be a game changer. Especially if they added in features from Bias FX2 Amp to switch tube models and preamp configurations.
For a modeler it sounds fantastic. What are you using to move air with this thing. Love these things for home recording but the FRFR stuff never jived with me.
Wow, that EVH tone is killer... Perfect!!
dude the Kemper will get you closer to evh than any other modeller
Great sound.
Awesome tone. Are you connected to an Amp? What kind? Also what did you use for video/audio Recording? Thanks.
Alto TS312 speaker, and I record everything on my iPhone. Super hi-tech. :)
Cool vid! Great style, BTW!
Great review
Great video! I'm looking forward to giving one a blast.
Are u still using the alto ts312 ? One or two at your house? Sounds really good.
Nice guitar work sounds grate, so as of today how has it been working no problems with yet.?
Dude can play!!😮
I am afraid to use this on stage. People having a lot of problems with switches. Any long term experience about that?
Thaw video sells me on the kemper lol, the wah and the tones sound better to me than the helix. Quick question why u went with the stage model instead of the lunchbox or the rack ?
I’m lazy. I don’t want to carry a bunch of shit. :)
If you buy the Kemper Toaster or rack unit, which is approximately the same price as the Stage unit, you still have to buy the Kemper remote or a MIDI controller. The Kemper remote is about $480.
The stage is cheaper when you consider that you get all of those features together.
Yes those are good points. I’m mostly use it for live shows and would get nervous with a few grand sitting at my feet within drink drop area lol
@@robertsimpson5801 But at $1700 for the Stage alone, how many average Joe players can afford one?! Like all the $1800-$2000 guitars out there, I have no choice but to make do with what I have.
@@ZzzzzzzxxxzzzYZ4 sorry, buddy. Unfortunately, that is just the way that the guitar processor market is at the moment. The Helix is only a few hundred cheaper, unless you go for the LT model. The Axe FX III is quite a bit more expensive.
But then again, no one says you have to use products this expensive to get good tone... Use what you have. Im sure it sounds fine. These devices are really more for the convenience of the giving musician.
Great video thanks
That was a killer profile...what amp was that?
Short question pal, over what can u play this pedal? I mean u need a PA or Monitors or an amp ..But can u play it over a passiv Box?
If Kemper ever reworks their interface and makes it more user friendly the Helix will be a thing of the past.
Yeah, I’m not sure about that.
maybe if they add an usb output and a volume pedal too
@@nabilhamza71 true
The least you could have done is paint your toenails for this video 🙄
you're petty
Opinionated Cat *your
@@iiTray You misspelled "pretty"
Appreciate the review. The Kemper is on my shopping list. Maybe, a Helix later.
I would get the Kemper and Fractal Axe FX III as backup- best of both worlds. Helix is ok but not in same league as Kemper or Fractal which are professional quality level.
I disagree. I’ve had all three and I sold the Kemper and AX8. They are all good units but in the end Helix wins.
What amp should I use with kemper/helix?
How can you have this hanging half (the pedal even more) over the abyss??? Boy, my OCD kicked in really hard!!! ;-)
The live tuner is the one thing i miss with the Helix - and don't understand why it's missing. Even much older/cheaper units have that.
Which speakers do people use with this in a room or on stage, sth like a headrush?
Did you record with spdif? Very nice playing dude!
Can you connect this device to a tube amb (for example a Fender Deluxe Reverb)? I don’t like the heavy gain sounds either. Good demo.
Sjaak Strik thru the return FX for power. It’s powerless otherwise.
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So around 8:45 minutes in you play your VH tone. Is this a stock preset?