EBS_freak

If you are into longevity, then Elixir Stainless may be what you are looking for.

Just found this - there's not a load on the net with Kemper being used as a bass amp but Anderton's have come up trumps again. May be of interest -

Here we go... if your guitarist must absolutely use a real amp... this will give them a "real" amp to feed to the PA.

Some people just don't deserve hearing do they?

Im in the Kemper camp and it's pretty much on every gig with me... but having spent a lot of time with both of them, I'd be happy with either. They are stunning pieces of kit.

Agreed - AxeFX is very poorly supported. The UK is defo home to Kemper and Line 6. The uptake of Line 6 being a lot greater than Kemper for bassplayers. You can't really go wrong with either though... both awesome pieces of kit.

Just another gig down the Tickled Trout...

No - although Mark at Bassdirect can order them for you. He orders me a 4 string set with individual B strings as my basses sound best 40-100 with a 125 on the B. Although keep your eye on Amazon as there are some DR deals to be found now and again... so you could go for a 6 string set to get your 5 strings for example... if you think the price is right... https://www.amazon.co.uk/DR-Strings-Hi-Beam-Stainless-Medium/dp/B001AWUW1O/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1511873407&sr=8-2&keywords=dr+hi+beams+6+string

Absolutely ridiculous. And to be honest, if s/he wanted the "valve sound", a smaller wattage amp being driven hard would yield a better sound at a hell of a lesser volume. That's the point... when you have got guys in the band turning up with big amps doing that, you are fighting a losing battle. Aren't all the big metallers on the Kemper and Axe FX train now anyway? Got to be easier carrying your rigs on a USB stick and hiring the hardware for your world tours...

Stainless DR Hi Beam for sure.

Im in agreement with you - those completely inappropriate cabs are usually the domain of the pub guitarists found round my way (Birmingham). Either that or something Mesa Rectumfryer/Fender Twin related. I think the most inappropriate rig that I've ever seen was a dual 4x12 Orange stack. Stupid. Lets face it, an AC30 is ridiculously loud and completely inappropriate for most gigs... its only nostalgia (like for most iconic amps) that keep those things selling.

I never knew they were big into dealing in vintage and rare stuff.

Thats the point - modern advances has meant we now have more options. Guitar amp wise, things are pretty much the same as they were back in the 60s. Yes, speaker tech has come on loads... but it seems that guitarists still want something akin to what was available back in the 60s to what the modern speaker can give them. That's cool... that's the tone they are going for. However, the modern modellers can give you that through the modern speakers. At the end of the day - and I must stress this - there's no wrong or right... backline vs PA power are both valid... and as can be seen from this thread, theres a lot of opinion on both methods. I would argue both are comparably priced - it's just about figuring out what gives the best sound and works best for your own circumstance.

Did you use the Wayback machine or something?

Al - you are quite right, there is a whole barrage of viewpoints going on here. 1 I think in short, I am saying that a decent PA that can handle the whole band is the way to go. 2 You will need monitoring - my preference is inears... but you will need something to use as a monitor. For IEMs this could be as little as £100 (and certainly wins on weight and portability). You could buy a wedge... this can go from 100s to 1000s. Pete actually uses a small Genz combo that he already had prior to buying his PA. With less noise coming from the stage and the FOH providing all your volume, the onstage monitoring needs are greatly reduced... unless your drummer is a clown and still insists on banging seven shades outta of it as opposed to making use of the mics on his/her kit... 3 When you are playing with another band who still have a "dino" setup, you could use the PA tops as your backline instead of a traditional rig. I think that's the general underlying message...?

I don't think @charic will ever achieve that though... Think he needs more give in his 80s metal slacks.

If you plug it directly into the mains, absolutely yes.

Here you go Jack, This could be the answer you are looking for.

Exactly!

When you getting your NX15SMA?

Or you could use a preamp/eq pedal pre EQ if you still want to cling onto something outside of the PA... Graphic or Parametric EQ, whatever your bag, it's there on pretty much every digital desk... and unlike your standard analogue, thats on all outputs, whether it's for a monitor mix or for front of house mix. Why wouldn't you want that flexibility?

Err yes.

You haven't played with a Helix, Kemper or AxeFX have you? Actually, scratch that... the amp modeler on the Behringer mixers alone is far more tweakable than an amp.

The point is, with a FRFR solution, you can use it as either backline or FOH! The FRFR is their combo. The FRFR solution is your rig. So the guitarist turns up with a modeler and a FRFR cab/s. The bass player turns up with a pre/modeler with FRFR cab/s. The drummers do what they want anyway... usually turning up with a completely inappropriate kit for the gig.

When did you last gig? The 80s? :-p