These make me want a Kemper again...

man whats not to like just just the price right ?

Third time's a charm I've been told.

Cheers,
Geoff

Yes you can either retrofit a poweramp or buy one of the new models that come with the power amp. You need to use a specific power amp though that imparts no color because the Kemper models that already. Still like mine, I don't profile much but it's nice to have that option. The Amp Room has an extensive collection of profiles as well that sound nice. For me it's just nice to push a button and load up a sound that I can use on a final product, to say I do this but I certainly can and I have several profiles that I go to for certain styles.

John, if you're not into the capturing your own profiles side of things, what about just trying a few amp sims and see if they don't get you 95% of the way there. I got all excited about the Kemper because of one of the threads in the summer, I think. Walked over to my local Kemper dealer and talked with the guy there that was most familiar with it. He said you gotta try it - some folks don't like/ can't get the hang of how it responds. I said ok, I'll be back with one of my own guitars and I'll try it out. Went by a few days later and it had been sold. Never did try one.

Anyhow, I started to think what I really wanted. And for me it was something that would get me a variety of Marshall type tones, Vox, 50s Fender (Deluxe and something larger, maybe a tweed twin), AB circuit Fender (esp. Princeton and Deluxe), and a bonus would be a Reverborocket and something small and snarly and not overly bright (something in the Valco or Gibson lines, and  a Supro would also be nice) that sounded and felt like a real amp, that was quick to set up (trying to ward off the too many options syndrome), and that I could play into the DAW and listen and work without disturbing the family.

I still haven't tried out the Scufham stuff, although it seems to get pretty good reviews here. 

Don't get me wrong, the Kemper is definitely a great idea and a powerful box. But it's overkill for  me I think. I'm hoping I can get what I want out of an amp sim, be it Scufham or something else.

Cheers,
Geoff

Usually if I've got to do some overdubs or add something to lift the track i'll just print a two mix, make a new session, track the guitars, consolidate and name each file and then import back into the main session. Actually is pretty quick.

John, I have no doubt that well recorded profiles in the Kemper win out over sims. But by how much?

I guess I'm trying to find out how much of it is the latency? Which I admit would drive me bananas.

Then again, sticking a 57 (or a ribbon) in front of a Deluxe is probably not going to suck.

OTOH, I'd rather you were just focused on writing songs and selling them, instead of the minutiae of the recording/ engineering side of things. Get it good enough, but don't sweat the small stuff engineering-wise. Just focus on the performance more than anything. And I say that as somebody who would be very wise to take my own advice!

But if the Kemper really is the best solution for you - as I said, third time's a charm.

Cheers,
Geoff

Just wanna say I kinda forgot that I'm giving this "advice" to someone who owns and runs a recording forum about which the recording and engineering minutiae is no small part. Oy me. At least I make me laugh sometimes.

Cheers,
Geoff

Just get one ..

I did the same as you, had it bought a Diezel, sold it wanted one again...

I'm not sure how much tweaking you have to do, I just got a pack of 10 amps I really liked and left it at that .

Awesome, just ordered my second one tonight .

I really dig it. Just recorded some overdubs with it...no way anyone can tell.

I have a great collection of tube amps that I love, but every time I think I want to sell my Kemper I hook it up to the patch bay and record something, it's easy and so far in a mix even my guitar playing friends can't tell the difference.

600 watt! should cut through ....