KEMPER PROFILE PLAYER

PRICE: £619 (in-store; also available direct from Kemper)

ORIGIN: Germany

TYPE: Digital modelling preamp

DIMENSIONS: 145 (w) x 166 (d) x 68mm (h)

WEIGHT kg/lb : 1.1/2.4

CABINET: Steel

CONNECTIONS: Single instrument input, stereo unbalanced output jack, stereo headphones jack, expression pedal jack, mono balanced XLR. USB-A socket for firmware backups and updates, USB-B socket for Rig Manager desktop connection, MIDI and recording

CHANNELS: 50 Kemper Rigs, organised in 10 banks of 5, 136 onboard effects

CONTROLS: Gain, bass, middle, treble, rig volume, master volume, FX1 level, FX2 level. 6x bank select and store buttons, tap/tuner button, FX1 and FX2 select/edit buttons, Bluetooth Wi-Fi control button, Kemper Kone select button

FOOTSWITCH: 3x integral custom-assignable footswitches

ADDITIONAL FEATURES: Bluetooth audio streaming, Wi-Fi or USB connection to Kemper Rig Manager, USB audio recording, integral tuner. Kensington security lock slot

POWER: 9-12V DC from external adaptor (supplied). NB: Initial start-up current draw needs a minimum 2,500mA supply

OPTIONS: Kemper-optimised Mission EP1-KP expression pedal is £138; powered Kemper Kabinet is £489

RANGE OPTIONS: The full-sized, fully featured Kemper Profiler Stage floorboard is £1,098

Kemper GmbH

+49 2361 970 97 77 www.kemper-amps.com

PROS Impressive, authentic real amp tones that cover a wide range of musical genres; highquality effects; wide dynamic range; super-low noise performance; rugged build quality

CONS Initially bewildering controls for nonKemper users; no graphical text display; no integral effects loop; multi-coloured LEDs may be an issue for colour-blind players; unusually high current power specs reduce third party power supply choice