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KEMPER Profiling Amp PowerHead

Kemper’s seminal Profiler preamp has been hailed for some time as one of the world’s leading all-in-one digital guitar effects processors, but as that well-known double-thumbing expert Bob Dylan said, the times they are a-changing, and in recent years bassists have also started to take interest, headed up by veterans such as Billy Sheehan, Tony Levin, and Pino Palladino. As the era of the traditional backline begins to evolve more towards silent stages, how many of us choose to step away from traditional amps, and into the digital light remains to be seen.

For those who are unaware, the Kemper Profiler is essentially the Swiss army knife of guitar and bass processors.

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