@@garettoverstreet Yes, in an era where fast technological obsolescence is the business model of so many companies, an approach like this is really nice to see.
Christoph. A true lover of good sound. Not the one making the hardware obsolet after 3 years. He created a thing that will still sound good in 30 years.
I found video evidence of Lord Anderton sacrificing guitars to his dark master to harness his powers: th-cam.com/video/WYtFmz3jHoc/w-d-xo.html BEWARE: This is unaltered footage and may be disturbing to guitar-playing audiences. Viewer's discretion is advised!
I am always impressed with forward thinkers. However, Christoph Kemper is pretty rare. He is also able to reasonably project the implications of his business decisions prior to committing to a course of action. Not only is he a great innovator/inventor, he is also a great chief executive officer. I think of Nikola Tesla or Elon Musk; they are/were both incredibly talented, intelligent, educated men, but had issues at times, especially Tesla, with the business end of things. I certainly appreciated this episode, Lee Anderton. Your willingness to (gracefully) ask the tough question and Christoph's candor and succinct reply made for a very thought provoking dialogue. Well done.
Being interviewed in what is your second language at such a depth is quite a daunting task too..... Though I wish Lee would have prepped up a bit more and not been so naive in off the cuff questions. He got caught out a couple of times...I don't know what happened BTS, but some very busy people would've taken offence at such loose questioning, wondering if their valuable time was being wasted on stuff the interviewer should've know about before hand.
@@OzziePete1 This was a great interview. Lighten up a little... Lee sells a lot of his product so no matter how much time Christoph spent on the interview, nothing was wasted.
@@joeeaton1457 Check out Christoph's body language? He's glancing at the side to someone.....He looks uncomfortable about talking too much about himself and explaining stuff...and while he was pleasant enough, you can see he pulled down the shutters on Lee when Lee got too close about how the Profiling process works...
I had the pleasure of a long chat with Christoph at Summer NAMM last year. Not 70 minutes, mind you, but much more than a "Hi, howarya". A lovely man, who impressed me with how he thinks about products. What impressed me most was his intent to strike the optimal balance between flexibility and usability. In other words, being able to achieve maximum tweakability with the least effort, greatest repeatabliity, and an easily comprehensible interface.
I got highest respect for Christoph, I own a Kemper, and there is nearly no quality difference between my tube amps and their profiles, wether its the amp in the room sound or recording. Also everyone should be greatful to not have a company that is trying to get you buying the latest model every few years. Thats a great USP, too, I find. What I struggle with is their marketing. I think they miss the most obvious USP they have: They are unique. A profile is like a sample of a sound. Modelling is like a synthesiser, re-creating via software an amp sound. Thats what they should be keep pointing out. Instead even Christoph allows a comparison (in this interview) profiling to modelling, but the only common thing is that they are digital. Thats like comparing a tube amp to a valvestate amp, as they are both analog. But thats not true, isn't it? I think we need to be aware what kind of products we compare.
mr kemper- we need more companies like you- people who love what they do...rather than love the money first! how many houses can you have? but the love and respect of your customers, is priceless :_) god bless you! x
I like his attitude to business. A great product, with great customer service and a valued workforce. It's refreshing in today's cutthroat Amazon, staff are disposable, world.
15:35 The sign of a good interviewer is the in-depth research done beforehand, to show respect to the guest and the viewers. Q: "Do you still make Access keyboards?" A: "Yes, you have one in your store."
I agree. Then again, most of the youtubers we love are not pro interviewers, in the sense they learned it and rose through the ranks. You are kinda directly in the spotlight, and when it works for you, you establish a following. Fine. But thats a different way to get where you are. And its up to you to work on how to do things properly, and this is not only the technical side of it (lights, sound, resolution, editing etc.).
@@userPrehistoricman No, but I noticed I didn't get my sematics right, which is not helpful. Apologies for that, but do I edit my comment now... mmh. I guess I need to. Let me wrap this up by saying I don't bother about the "oversight" in not knowing some of the most basic stuff from the guest you are interviewing.
I so wish that most companies had the same outlook as Christoph. Values based on quality and integrity. We desperately more of this in the U.S. This makes for happy and productive employees as well as customers!
35:30 What Christoph is describing was my first impression of the Kemper and it took me a day or two to realise that what I was hearing (and was throwing me a bit) was the mic'ed sound, like what you'd hear in the recording control room NOT what the amp would sound like when you stand next to it. Now, for home recording, that's actually very good....because you mix the amp at the source and just go straight into the recording DAW, no need to worry about mic placement, or quality of cabling etc...
You can defeat the cab sim and monitor yourself with a traditional guitar cab for a more “amp in the room” feel. The Kemper Kabinet (Shown in the video) is meant exactly for this, but it’s not out yet.
@@marcobeltran7218 I now get that.... But first impression when I first started using the Kemper was the surprise that the sound I was hearing was not the true amp sound if you were standing right next to a Marshall beast.I then realised it reminded me of what I had heard in Recording Studio Control Rooms many years before and that's indeed what you hear.... People without that prior experience, or being told that is what is out of the box, will be surprised and maybe not what they want to hear first up...
What's funny is that I've been playing guitar for 12 years and I've always liked how studio guitar sounds, they sound massive, they sound full, they sound nice and cut without all the fizz and boom that comes with a normal guitar. And that's a tone I could never achieve ever outside of a mixed-studio situation where I route the guitars and they come out into in-ears already mixed. The kemper was a total game changer for me as a musician I can play with tones that are a bit more processed (LPF/HPF mainly, then slight compression) that get this already massive studio tone that I love to hear.
The "recording doesn't sound like the amp in my room" problem also holds the solution - you need to introduce the "room" aspects into the directional dry sound. This means reverb + delay + chorus = room altered reflections you are used to hear, but the key is to make each one of them very subtle (just before you start noticing them) and together they make a big difference. At least those are my observations for the past year that I'm trying to record myself and watch mixing tutorials, like Andrew Scheps stuff. Also the "Haas effect" has a lot to do with your stereo perception and really good to understand for mixing.
Another good one Lee! As a guitarist who dabbles in keyboards and also has a background in engineering and software architecture among other things, I really appreciated and enjoyed hearing Christoph's take on so many things. It's pretty obvious that he does what he does because he enjoys it versus just doing whatever makes the most money. Kudos to Christoph for that and for some wonderful and creative products!
Incredibly refreshing to see a good guy that doesn't seem primarily focused on profit and growing. If he was, he could have redone the same product with minor or major improvements as most successful companies do: I, II, II, IV, V, Deluxe, Enhanced, Re-Mix, Special Edition, Super FX Model, etc... Thank you for a very fine product Mr. Kemper.
Simply knowing that you don't have to upgrade constantly to have newer firmware/software revisions makes me want a Kemper even more. I have also wondered why someone couldn't make a skeleton type chassis that you could load modules into. That way if you wanted/needed more power you could get the larger power amp or more processing power get the dual or quad DSP module and so on. If they could have a few base packages that you could control down to easy to install modules this would make things even more interesting. Just something I have thought about as I see more and more amazing digital solutions. Lastly, as others are saying it's refreshing to see a company ran with love rather than simply money. Granted everyone wants to do well but the love and respect of your customer base is something a lot of companies totally miss. Great video and guest and of course interviewer :)
Just a brilliant interview Lee what a great guy ....I brought a Kemper stage recently from you on your first delivery and it's amazing Keep them coming
Virus Ti forever!! Love the sound of my Snow. What made it brilliant over other synths was I could use it as a Logic "software" plugin but it was outboard DSP.
Fantastic interview of Mr. Kemper! I'm a guitar/tech nerd and I absolutely love interviews with folks like Mr. Kemper, Mr. Blug, etc that get into the respective business models, ethos, etc... Bring more of this stuff, please! Cheers!
The Kemper is magic! It's a plug and play unit for many guitarplayers and it's pure heaven when you know how to use it right and enter the parameters and one of the most underated things, the cabs. Thanks to Christoph from the neighbourhood of Recklinghausen. Greetings from Dorsten. Cheers from Eltzejupp, a banned forum user😉
I use my Pedalboard and analog Amps whenever I can and I have the Kemper for small venues where you can't have a lot of volume on the stage and as a backup in case something goes wrong with my other equipment.
I just ordered my first Kemper today, and then I see this pop up in my TH-cam subscriptions...I'm looking forward to the journey ahead! I love the sound of Orange amps in a room but after experimenting with all sorts of microphones and DI boxes I give up on trying to get the sound I want recorded. Now it's Kemper time, I can't wait to just load up a professional tone so I can get back to actually playing. First stop: the official Fortin and Victory profiles...
Tone Junkie has some great videos as well to learn! It took me a while to get comfortable with it, but once I did, I have sold every tube amp I own. Get the free packs from Tone Junkie, MBritt, etc.,. But yes, the Fortin and Victory profiles are amazing as well. If you want heavy stuff, try out the Josh Middleton stuff! (Guitarists from Architects, Sylosis). Try getting a good performance or two online and that'll make your life a lot easier!
Thanks for the suggestions, my Kemper is now loaded up with Michael Britt, Rabea and Nolly GetGood profiles and I predictably sold three tube amps and about eight pedals...nobody talks about the GATE on these things, I've owned every noise gate on the market and the way Kemper kills noise on a heavy tone is arguably more effective and satisfying than other solutions.
Fantastic Interview...What a talented chap he is..Acsess Virus Access T2 ? Awesome....Now the world famous Kemper Profiler....love the technology...Hope it goes ahead with the British Company Celestion for speaker design...⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️🎹🎸
56:36 captain literally took the words out of my mouth. the guys a total genius in terms of revolutionary technology, consumer market and just a really good musical strategy. i must have at leas 100 times said to myself YES this is how its done, puting the musician first. 10 year old hardware? not a problem you dont have to get the latest product because Kemper IS groundbreaking technology and there's no need for a new model unlike every other product pushing / manipulating the user into thinking its better. yes there's no repeat business but iv never read any horror stories of a Kemper product. massive Respect to Christoph. if i could ever afford to get a kemper i would grab one in a heart beat, been following them for years and the only thing they were missing for a while was a floorboard version. Ticked that off.
There's a company called Omega Ampworks who make boutique amp heads and cabs. They have a Nerual DSP plugin and kemper profiles sold by them. Like you say, can't beat em... Join em!
Dr. Z have done this. They made proper profiles of their own amps and sold them on their site. They could take it a step further: design one of a kind amps and produce just 1, profile that and not make the amp available for purchase. Then the only way to get the sound is to buy the profile directly from them. 🤣
Christoph is a really interesting individual. When he talks about “disruptive” technology. There is a lot of theory about innovation, how a paradigm changer technology is adopted by individuals. He knows about it.
I've been using my Kemper Profiler Stage for a few weeks now and it is just mind blowing! It's so strange that two of my favorite guitar amplification companies have come from a saxophone player (Mesa Boogie - Randall Smith) and a keyboard player (Christoph Kemper).
Thanks Lee. And Kristoff. That was very enjoyable interview. Some very insightful questions from Lee. Being a musician and the businessman was the exact wedge to crack this nut. Driving back from Nashville to Savannah Georgia I had plenty of time to listen to the entirety. Got me through Atlanta without going crazy!
This was amazing and very interesting. Loved the business perspectives and after hearing the tones and listening to Cristoph speak I'm sold on the product and company. A lot of brilliant ideas both in production and sonics. Captain meets is the best interview platform in the pantheons of guitar TH-cam videos. We love you in the States 🙏👌
Glad to hear the kemper speaker concept is well under way. I have to say that buying "the best" fr fr cabinet for the kemper is a minefield and having a speaker that will fit in any cab is a great idea. Bring it on Christoph!
Very interesting interview! It’s pretty amazing that Christoph doesn’t even play guitar, but managed to deliver a product that emulates gold-standard guitar tone & feel better than any other competing brand. He seems to have a brilliant mind for insights into what people really want when they can’t even explain it (e.g., that other modelers sounded good, but not *familiar*).
Really interesting bloke with some cracking ideas about commercial business. Guitar players have the choice of what to use based on their preferences and needs, it's what makes us such geeks and keeps a lot of different companies in business!
Great stuff as always! Nice work Pete! This seals it. I’ll have to get one. I’ve been using the HX Stomp as an amp replacement, but there’s just so many reasons to switch to the Kemper.
Though I have no desire to own a Kemper (I've owned most of the Line 6 products at one point), this was an awesome interview. I really like the fact that it was just a simple discussion. The only thing missing was a couple of beers!!
The discussion of mic'd sounds vs the sound coming out a guitar amp is really interesting. I'm chasing sounds I hear on TH-cam, but they're not straight out of an amp, they're recorded and processed etc. Maybe that's the reverse of the traditional problem Christoph was met with.
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I loved him at NAMM 2018.
Lee: "have you any new products?"
Christoph: "no."
Lee: "I guess you don't need any, do you?"
Christoph: "no."
I've been saying that for years! If it's not broke why fix it?
@@garettoverstreet Yes, in an era where fast technological obsolescence is the business model of so many companies, an approach like this is really nice to see.
@@tested211 Right, however this might fall on his feet at one point. The competition doesn't sleep.
Christoph. A true lover of good sound. Not the one making the hardware obsolet after 3 years. He created a thing that will still sound good in 30 years.
Bloody Hell Capt'n is 47? He really doesn't age does he.
Like a music vampire. I bet he sleeps in a guitar case.
Yeah The Capt'n is a music Vampire! We make that big:-) Capt'n Lee drinks blood of young female guitar player to keep his youth.
That would be a coffin guitar case no doubt.
@@m4rky19 Better warn Band-Maid not to visit Anderton's then!
My daughter used to call guitar cases "guitar coffins", I never corrected her.
I found video evidence of Lord Anderton sacrificing guitars to his dark master to harness his powers: th-cam.com/video/WYtFmz3jHoc/w-d-xo.html
BEWARE: This is unaltered footage and may be disturbing to guitar-playing audiences. Viewer's discretion is advised!
The Kemper is a proper game-changer for guitarists. Great to have him in!
I am always impressed with forward thinkers. However, Christoph Kemper is pretty rare. He is also able to reasonably project the implications of his business decisions prior to committing to a course of action. Not only is he a great innovator/inventor, he is also a great chief executive officer. I think of Nikola Tesla or Elon Musk; they are/were both incredibly talented, intelligent, educated men, but had issues at times, especially Tesla, with the business end of things. I certainly appreciated this episode, Lee Anderton. Your willingness to (gracefully) ask the tough question and Christoph's candor and succinct reply made for a very thought provoking dialogue. Well done.
Being interviewed in what is your second language at such a depth is quite a daunting task too..... Though I wish Lee would have prepped up a bit more and not been so naive in off the cuff questions. He got caught out a couple of times...I don't know what happened BTS, but some very busy people would've taken offence at such loose questioning, wondering if their valuable time was being wasted on stuff the interviewer should've know about before hand.
@@OzziePete1 This was a great interview. Lighten up a little... Lee sells a lot of his product so no matter how much time Christoph spent on the interview, nothing was wasted.
@@joeeaton1457 Check out Christoph's body language? He's glancing at the side to someone.....He looks uncomfortable about talking too much about himself and explaining stuff...and while he was pleasant enough, you can see he pulled down the shutters on Lee when Lee got too close about how the Profiling process works...
@@OzziePete1 The whole charm of Andertons is that they don't prepare too much and things happen.
I had the pleasure of a long chat with Christoph at Summer NAMM last year. Not 70 minutes, mind you, but much more than a "Hi, howarya". A lovely man, who impressed me with how he thinks about products. What impressed me most was his intent to strike the optimal balance between flexibility and usability. In other words, being able to achieve maximum tweakability with the least effort, greatest repeatabliity, and an easily comprehensible interface.
I got highest respect for Christoph, I own a Kemper, and there is nearly no quality difference between my tube amps and their profiles, wether its the amp in the room sound or recording. Also everyone should be greatful to not have a company that is trying to get you buying the latest model every few years. Thats a great USP, too, I find. What I struggle with is their marketing. I think they miss the most obvious USP they have: They are unique. A profile is like a sample of a sound. Modelling is like a synthesiser, re-creating via software an amp sound. Thats what they should be keep pointing out. Instead even Christoph allows a comparison (in this interview) profiling to modelling, but the only common thing is that they are digital. Thats like comparing a tube amp to a valvestate amp, as they are both analog. But thats not true, isn't it? I think we need to be aware what kind of products we compare.
mr kemper- we need more companies like you- people who love what they do...rather than love the money first! how many houses can you have? but the love and respect of your customers, is priceless :_) god bless you! x
i think mr. kemper can have many houses even with this business model
Uhm... you clearly don't know yet he is litteraly the exact opposite. See: Access Virus TI2
I absolutely love this. I hope I get to save enough money for a Kemper Stage. I really wanna support his company. Guys like him deserve support!
I like his attitude to business. A great product, with great customer service and a valued workforce. It's refreshing in today's cutthroat Amazon, staff are disposable, world.
I love that minimalistic "You-Ain't-Gonna-Need-It" approach of Christoph. I wish all guitar gear industry was like that.
The man is an ethical genius. I knew he couldn't be a guitarist!
15:35 The sign of a good interviewer is the in-depth research done beforehand, to show respect to the guest and the viewers.
Q: "Do you still make Access keyboards?"
A: "Yes, you have one in your store."
lol
I agree. Then again, most of the youtubers we love are not pro interviewers, in the sense they learned it and rose through the ranks. You are kinda directly in the spotlight, and when it works for you, you establish a following. Fine. But thats a different way to get where you are. And its up to you to work on how to do things properly, and this is not only the technical side of it (lights, sound, resolution, editing etc.).
Replying to the wrong comment, Sven?
Most people watching this are guitar players so no one gives a shit about keyboards.
@@userPrehistoricman No, but I noticed I didn't get my sematics right, which is not helpful. Apologies for that, but do I edit my comment now... mmh. I guess I need to. Let me wrap this up by saying I don't bother about the "oversight" in not knowing some of the most basic stuff from the guest you are interviewing.
This interview was actually mindblowing - quality product, quality bloke
Best investment I have ever made in musical equipment...hands down!
Not the guitar you play it through??
@@derekchapman5167 I have a pretty sweet Keisel but...the Kemper makes all of the magic happen!
same here
That’s how I feel!
Absolutely, me too
This is how interviews should be! Congrats for the way you’ve conducted it. He’s a genius!
Christoph is a Genius! I never had such a good guitar sound until i bought a Kemper. Thank you so much Christoph! ❤️
Yeah, same for me, a big thanks to Christoph and his company. ❤
There aren't words for this man's contribution for the guitar community.
I so wish that most companies had the same outlook as Christoph. Values based on quality and integrity. We desperately more of this in the U.S. This makes for happy and productive employees as well as customers!
35:30 What Christoph is describing was my first impression of the Kemper and it took me a day or two to realise that what I was hearing (and was throwing me a bit) was the mic'ed sound, like what you'd hear in the recording control room NOT what the amp would sound like when you stand next to it. Now, for home recording, that's actually very good....because you mix the amp at the source and just go straight into the recording DAW, no need to worry about mic placement, or quality of cabling etc...
You can defeat the cab sim and monitor yourself with a traditional guitar cab for a more “amp in the room” feel. The Kemper Kabinet (Shown in the video) is meant exactly for this, but it’s not out yet.
@@marcobeltran7218 I now get that.... But first impression when I first started using the Kemper was the surprise that the sound I was hearing was not the true amp sound if you were standing right next to a Marshall beast.I then realised it reminded me of what I had heard in Recording Studio Control Rooms many years before and that's indeed what you hear.... People without that prior experience, or being told that is what is out of the box, will be surprised and maybe not what they want to hear first up...
What's funny is that I've been playing guitar for 12 years and I've always liked how studio guitar sounds, they sound massive, they sound full, they sound nice and cut without all the fizz and boom that comes with a normal guitar. And that's a tone I could never achieve ever outside of a mixed-studio situation where I route the guitars and they come out into in-ears already mixed. The kemper was a total game changer for me as a musician I can play with tones that are a bit more processed (LPF/HPF mainly, then slight compression) that get this already massive studio tone that I love to hear.
Access Virus legendary maker. Thanks for those amazing synths.
The "recording doesn't sound like the amp in my room" problem also holds the solution - you need to introduce the "room" aspects into the directional dry sound. This means reverb + delay + chorus = room altered reflections you are used to hear, but the key is to make each one of them very subtle (just before you start noticing them) and together they make a big difference. At least those are my observations for the past year that I'm trying to record myself and watch mixing tutorials, like Andrew Scheps stuff. Also the "Haas effect" has a lot to do with your stereo perception and really good to understand for mixing.
Another good one Lee! As a guitarist who dabbles in keyboards and also has a background in engineering and software architecture among other things, I really appreciated and enjoyed hearing Christoph's take on so many things. It's pretty obvious that he does what he does because he enjoys it versus just doing whatever makes the most money. Kudos to Christoph for that and for some wonderful and creative products!
Another great interview. I’ve had my Kemper box for I guess 4 yr now after a meeting with M Britt in Nashville. I bought and never looked back.
Great interview on the history and process of how the Profiler came to be. I enjoyed his views on growth and his philosophy behind his vision.
Incredibly refreshing to see a good guy that doesn't seem primarily focused on profit and growing. If he was, he could have redone the same product with minor or major improvements as most successful companies do: I, II, II, IV, V, Deluxe, Enhanced, Re-Mix, Special Edition, Super FX Model, etc... Thank you for a very fine product Mr. Kemper.
Respect to Christoph for not trying to grow business for the sake of growing.
*This was really REALLY fascinating to behold. The interview I've been waiting for for a loooooong ass time.*
So this major breakthrough was motivated by not wanting to hear guitarists ramble on about tone? lol, who can blame him! fantastic interview! thanks!
Thank you Mr. Kemper, cuz I love my Kemper and the capabilities it provides for achieving my musical goals!
Simply knowing that you don't have to upgrade constantly to have newer firmware/software revisions makes me want a Kemper even more. I have also wondered why someone couldn't make a skeleton type chassis that you could load modules into. That way if you wanted/needed more power you could get the larger power amp or more processing power get the dual or quad DSP module and so on. If they could have a few base packages that you could control down to easy to install modules this would make things even more interesting. Just something I have thought about as I see more and more amazing digital solutions. Lastly, as others are saying it's refreshing to see a company ran with love rather than simply money. Granted everyone wants to do well but the love and respect of your customer base is something a lot of companies totally miss. Great video and guest and of course interviewer :)
What a great episode. Christoph and the Access / Kemper stories are really inspiring.
Just a brilliant interview Lee what a great guy ....I brought a Kemper stage recently from you on your first delivery and it's amazing
Keep them coming
57:57
this is so lösungsorientiert, i love the philosophy of this company.
Virus Ti forever!! Love the sound of my Snow. What made it brilliant over other synths was I could use it as a Logic "software" plugin but it was outboard DSP.
No more :(
Great interview. The people who make our music possible.
one of your best videos !! interesting start to finish
Christoph is one brilliant guy! One who as they say thinks outside the box! Great interview!
Fantastic interview of Mr. Kemper! I'm a guitar/tech nerd and I absolutely love interviews with folks like Mr. Kemper, Mr. Blug, etc that get into the respective business models, ethos, etc... Bring more of this stuff, please! Cheers!
That intro shot was awesome.
Not only this man obviously is a genius, but modest and extremely cool with that. way to go Kemp!
I love the ease of profiling pure greatness s great company also they back up there product even during covid they helped me out
Fantastic to hear from the man/mind behind such an innovative product
Great to learn about the evolution that is our Kemper. Excellent display of intelligent interviewing/marketing.
I love my Kemper! Thanks for such a great piece of equipment.
Great interview, thanks Lee.
Just a wonderful interview!
I was already a big fan of the device. After this interview I am also a big fan of the company
Fantastic interview. Thanks.
The Kemper is magic! It's a plug and play unit for many guitarplayers and it's pure heaven when you know how to use it right and enter the parameters and one of the most underated things, the cabs. Thanks to Christoph from the neighbourhood of Recklinghausen. Greetings from Dorsten. Cheers from Eltzejupp, a banned forum user😉
Briliant Interview, Well done Lee for putting the hard questions to him !!
Don't own a kemper and probably never will but what a great bit of kit and what a great interview. More like this please....
this made my day, amazing interview Captain. I love the Kemper so much
Very cool guitar playing between the various interview parts.Respect !
Great interview ! Thanks to both Kemper and Andertons !
love it!!! more with Kemper please!
I use my Pedalboard and analog Amps whenever I can and I have the Kemper for small venues where you can't have a lot of volume on the stage and as a backup in case something goes wrong with my other equipment.
I just ordered my first Kemper today, and then I see this pop up in my TH-cam subscriptions...I'm looking forward to the journey ahead! I love the sound of Orange amps in a room but after experimenting with all sorts of microphones and DI boxes I give up on trying to get the sound I want recorded. Now it's Kemper time, I can't wait to just load up a professional tone so I can get back to actually playing. First stop: the official Fortin and Victory profiles...
Read the manual. There I said it first
Tone Junkie has some great videos as well to learn! It took me a while to get comfortable with it, but once I did, I have sold every tube amp I own.
Get the free packs from Tone Junkie, MBritt, etc.,. But yes, the Fortin and Victory profiles are amazing as well. If you want heavy stuff, try out the Josh Middleton stuff! (Guitarists from Architects, Sylosis). Try getting a good performance or two online and that'll make your life a lot easier!
Thanks for the suggestions, my Kemper is now loaded up with Michael Britt, Rabea and Nolly GetGood profiles and I predictably sold three tube amps and about eight pedals...nobody talks about the GATE on these things, I've owned every noise gate on the market and the way Kemper kills noise on a heavy tone is arguably more effective and satisfying than other solutions.
He seems like such a cool and smart dude. I picked up a stage profiler after seeing the Kemper demoed here on Andertons TV by Pete. Loving it.
Great combination of musical intuition, business understanding and guitar player habits. Another amazing guest, thank you Captain!
Fascinating interview, thanks Captain
Another great interview, Lee. And it was fun getting to know some of the history of Kemper (both the product and the cool dude behind the name).
Great watch folks. Be great to see more of these kinds of videos when opportunity arises. An amazing piece of gear.
You can't hold back the hand of change but there will always be a demand for that which is part of somethings origen. Great interview
Fantastic Interview...What a talented chap he is..Acsess Virus Access T2 ? Awesome....Now the world famous Kemper Profiler....love the technology...Hope it goes ahead with the British Company Celestion for speaker design...⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️🎹🎸
56:36
captain literally took the words out of my mouth.
the guys a total genius in terms of revolutionary technology, consumer market and just a really good musical strategy. i must have at leas 100 times said to myself YES this is how its done, puting the musician first.
10 year old hardware? not a problem you dont have to get the latest product because Kemper IS groundbreaking technology and there's no need for a new model unlike every other product pushing / manipulating the user into thinking its better. yes there's no repeat business but iv never read any horror stories of a Kemper product.
massive Respect to Christoph.
if i could ever afford to get a kemper i would grab one in a heart beat, been following them for years and the only thing they were missing for a while was a floorboard version.
Ticked that off.
The tube amp companies should start creating their own official Kemper profiles. Leverage their brand with a steep markup. Cant beat em join em.
There's a company called Omega Ampworks who make boutique amp heads and cabs. They have a Nerual DSP plugin and kemper profiles sold by them. Like you say, can't beat em... Join em!
Dr. Z have done this. They made proper profiles of their own amps and sold them on their site. They could take it a step further: design one of a kind amps and produce just 1, profile that and not make the amp available for purchase. Then the only way to get the sound is to buy the profile directly from them. 🤣
Christoph is a really interesting individual. When he talks about “disruptive” technology. There is a lot of theory about innovation, how a paradigm changer technology is adopted by individuals. He knows about it.
I've been using my Kemper Profiler Stage for a few weeks now and it is just mind blowing! It's so strange that two of my favorite guitar amplification companies have come from a saxophone player (Mesa Boogie - Randall Smith) and a keyboard player (Christoph Kemper).
Let's not forget the late Jim Marshall, a fantastic big band drummer.
Received my kemper rack 2 days ago... What a piece of Gear just amazing
Thanks Lee. And Kristoff. That was very enjoyable interview. Some very insightful questions from Lee. Being a musician and the businessman was the exact wedge to crack this nut. Driving back from Nashville to Savannah Georgia I had plenty of time to listen to the entirety. Got me through Atlanta without going crazy!
This interview was really inspiring!
Again, great playing by Pete
Great interview 👍🏻
That intro was absolutely perfect!
How humble and yet focused this guy seemed to me. Kudos to Kemper
This was amazing and very interesting. Loved the business perspectives and after hearing the tones and listening to Cristoph speak I'm sold on the product and company. A lot of brilliant ideas both in production and sonics. Captain meets is the best interview platform in the pantheons of guitar TH-cam videos. We love you in the States 🙏👌
Incredibly talented guy, not to mention admirable in his refusal to just maximize profits. Thanks for the interesting interview, Cap.
Glad to hear the kemper speaker concept is well under way. I have to say that buying "the best" fr fr cabinet for the kemper is a minefield and having a speaker that will fit in any cab is a great idea. Bring it on Christoph!
WHAT IS THAT INTRO TONE!? IT'S GLORIOUS 😭😭😭😭😭😍😍😍😍
Cassette Tape you win the Captain Obvious award for this video.
WHAT TONE IS DIALED UP ON THE KEMPER.
MB - 74 Champion 3. 99% from the base library or Rig Manager.
Very interesting interview! It’s pretty amazing that Christoph doesn’t even play guitar, but managed to deliver a product that emulates gold-standard guitar tone & feel better than any other competing brand. He seems to have a brilliant mind for insights into what people really want when they can’t even explain it (e.g., that other modelers sounded good, but not *familiar*).
Well, Leo Fender couldn't play guitar ;)
John Smith Also a very good point. Maybe there's a trend here?!... 😂
Another great interview Captain. Enjoyed this very much.
Sounds so sweet.
Christopher, Total Inovator ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Game changer and hell raiser. You can't deny his importance
Really interesting bloke with some cracking ideas about commercial business. Guitar players have the choice of what to use based on their preferences and needs, it's what makes us such geeks and keeps a lot of different companies in business!
i was today years old when i learned that Mr. Kemper started as Mr. Access Virus!! (Mind = blown)
Faszinierend, ein super interessantes Interview!
Thank you for this interview - the intro is awesome btw.
Excellent interview. My next profiler will be a Kemper.
i will buy a kemper , because of you! and your love of what you do- its also the best out there!
What a really nice man. Highly intelligent and talented too oh and his English is excellent.
Great stuff as always! Nice work Pete! This seals it. I’ll have to get one. I’ve been using the HX Stomp as an amp replacement, but there’s just so many reasons to switch to the Kemper.
Cool interview
Though I have no desire to own a Kemper (I've owned most of the Line 6 products at one point), this was an awesome interview. I really like the fact that it was just a simple discussion. The only thing missing was a couple of beers!!
What a lovely guy, and what a great interview! Could have listened easily another couple of hours...well done and thanks :)
OMG that thing sounds sooooooo good!
Nice one people! I also used a Spectrum 48k and I have an Access Virus since the old days! Yay!
Great interview.
The discussion of mic'd sounds vs the sound coming out a guitar amp is really interesting. I'm chasing sounds I hear on TH-cam, but they're not straight out of an amp, they're recorded and processed etc. Maybe that's the reverse of the traditional problem Christoph was met with.
This channel is growing from strength to strength.