Both XLR and 1/4″ FX returns are included.The outputs include a master output (XLR and 1/4″), 1/4″ monitor Out, Direct Output/Send, Headphones, and a 1/4″ powered output. There is a 1/4″ instrument input on front with alternative 1/4″ input on the rear. To facilitate the profiling process as well as interfacing with external gear, the Kemper contains a wide range of ins and outs. There are over 40 onboard effects including overdrive, distortion, compression, chorus, flanger, phaser, flanger, digital delay, pitch shifting delay, reverb, pitch shifter, compressor, noise gate, and EQ. The stock Powerhead contains 200 included profiles, though many other profiles are available directly (and for free) from Kemper. The Kemper Powerhead contains all the features of the celebrated Kemper Profiling Amp with the addition of a 600 watt power amp. I’m focused specifically on reviewing the Powerhead version, which is the Kemper amp with a 600 watt digital power amp included. With recent firmware updates, the Kemper has improved upon this process even more so. The Kemper instead strives to “profile” specific amplifiers through a complex process that captures not only the amplifier’s tone but the sound of the specific microphone and cabinet used, creating a virtual “snapshot” of a specific amplifier setup. The Kemper amp isn’t a “modeling” amplifier, technically speaking. The last 20 years especially have seen some incredible advancements on that front, particularly with products such as the Fractal Audio Axe-Fx and Kemper Profiling Amplifier with this review focusing on the latter. While the cost seems expensive for a guitar amplifier, when you consider all you get with the Kemper Profiler Powerhead, it’s quite a bargain.Įver since the original Line 6 POD hit the scene, guitarists have been searching for a away to capture virtually the sound of a real amplifier through a mic’d cabinet.
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