{"id":2052,"date":"2019-03-17T14:12:37","date_gmt":"2019-03-17T20:12:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mrguitar.net\/?p=2052"},"modified":"2019-03-17T14:26:43","modified_gmt":"2019-03-17T20:26:43","slug":"pairing-the-mp-1-with-my-kemper","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mrguitar.net\/?p=2052","title":{"rendered":"Old meets New: Pairing the MP-1 with my Kemper"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/mrguitar.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/20181120_170920-1024x613.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1970\" width=\"638\" height=\"381\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mrguitar.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/20181120_170920-1024x613.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mrguitar.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/20181120_170920-300x180.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mrguitar.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/20181120_170920-768x460.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mrguitar.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/20181120_170920.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 638px) 100vw, 638px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Recently I was <a href=\"https:\/\/mrguitar.net\/?p=1963\">reconnected with the ADA MP-1<\/a>. It sounds great running through the loop of my Naylor Duel 60, but at the time of writing this, I&#8217;m preferring it with the Kemper. This magic little toaster has just about everything to create the perfect rig with this preamp.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<p>After playing with this MP-1 for a while, I found myself dreaming of an FX processor and power amp to accompany it. I spent longer than I&#8217;d like to admit searching Reverb and Craigslist for TC G-Major, Alexsis Quadraverb, Rocktron Intellifex, etc. There are a bunch of good options available for a great price. That&#8217;s not really the case for power amps though. The old Mesa 20\/20 would be perfect for what I need, albeit I would prefer to have something that&#8217;s mono. Unfortunately for me, these are still holding their value really well. As I&#8217;m writing this there&#8217;s only one available on Ebay and it&#8217;s almost $700. Peavey also made some great options in this space that are more affordable, but I realized that my little $100 preamp experiment can easily grow into several grand worth of gear to compliment it if I&#8217;m not careful. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Having been down this road before, I have a pretty good idea of where it ends too. Basically once all the kinks are worked out and I get everything is dialed in perfectly, my tastes will change (or evolve to put a positive spin on it) and then it&#8217;s preset hell and\/or swapping rack units. Rinse &amp; Repeat. Coming to this realization was when I noticed I basically already owned the answer and it was staring me in the face. The Kemper provides the following: <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Foot switching (via the Kemper Remote) &#8211; Simple MIDI in\/out connection. A perfect solution using performance mode<\/li><li>Effects &#8211; I&#8217;m not very big on effects, but like most guitarist, I enjoy a little delay and reverb. I&#8217;ve seen a lot of complaints about the onboard fx in this unit, but they sound great. <\/li><li>Power-amp &#8220;profiling&#8221; &#8211; Great results can be achieved by skipping this and just running the MP-1 into some speaker emulation or IR. I originally tried various combinations of bypassing the &#8220;amp&#8221;, &#8220;EQ&#8221;, and or &#8220;Cab&#8221; blocks of profiles I use and this didn&#8217;t yield great results. I found some generic power amp profiles on the forums too, but I didn&#8217;t care for how those sounded either. That&#8217;s when I got the idea to create my own profile using the Naylor&#8217;s power section &amp; cab.<\/li><li>300 watts of Class D, solid state power &#8211; Plenty of volume on tap!<\/li><li>Optional speaker\/cabinet emulation when going direct or recording<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Yeah, I cringe at the thought of solid state amplification, but I figured the Kemper sounds so good that if I can get the power amp profile working that the non-tube part of this won&#8217;t bother me. &#8230;and I was right. Basically instead of running the kemper into the input of the amp to capture the profile, run it into the return of the amp. Next, set the master &amp; presence to the desired levels and capture it. I never really used the built-in amp much, but now I&#8217;m really glad I bought this version. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"720\" src=\"https:\/\/mrguitar.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Kemper-MP-1-Rig-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2053\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mrguitar.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Kemper-MP-1-Rig-1.jpg 960w, https:\/\/mrguitar.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Kemper-MP-1-Rig-1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mrguitar.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Kemper-MP-1-Rig-1-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>One of the reasons I&#8217;m enjoying this setup so much is it&#8217;s trivial to switch between my Amp, Kemper, or use the MP-1 in front. It&#8217;s not as slick as Tim Pierce&#8217;s rig, but hey, I&#8217;m not Tim Pierce. I also made a half-a$$ed video to attempt to capture the in the room sound. I love it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Huge Tones w\/ my ADA MP-1\" width=\"525\" height=\"295\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/4bwsEHCF8Fk?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Recently I was reconnected with the ADA MP-1. It sounds great running through the loop of my Naylor Duel 60, but at the time of writing this, I&#8217;m preferring it with the Kemper. 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