Using the Kemper as a pedal platform

When I use the Kemper as a pedal platform, I use a Matchless SC30 profile by M. Britt. I was using a DC30 by STL Tones but listening back to our mixes, it sounded a little thin. Britt's SC30 on the EF-86 channel sounds more like the Matchlesses that I'm used to.

A lot of people ask me how the Kemper takes drives. You've got to use a profile with a bit of hair on it, a dead clean profile can sound a little sterile as your driven tone hits a clean front end. With a medium gain Vox, Fender, or Matchless profile you can get some great results. My Klon sounds just right through this Britt profile.

The Kemper's benefits are obvious: No maintenance, no upkeep, always sounds exactly the same, no warm-up, what you hear is what you get on a recording, real amps not amp models, lots of control over EQ and effects into and through the device. The con's are there too: Software updates all the time, lack of "feel" on-stage, necessitates a solid monitor situation, it's a computer so I'm expecting the resell value to plummet when "Kemper 2" comes out.

All-in-all, the Kemper is an incredible tool.