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Bass Players: Special Hints and Features 235
Bass Players: Special Hints and Features
The PROFILER can be used very effectively with bass guitar. Most of its features apply to bass in the exact same
way as they do for other guitars. This chapter summarizes the special features and hints that are specific to bass
players.
To focus on bass Rigs only, please select the View “Just Bass”, either by using TYPE, or with soft button “Views” on
the home screen.
You will find numerous bass PROFILEs in the pool of factory Rigs, including excellent Direct PROFILEs taken from
the DI output of the bass amps. You will also like the mildly distorted PROFILEs taken from tube-driven bass amps
and speakers and captured by microphone. In addition, we have released special Rig Packs containing excellent
Rigs for bass. These are available on the KEMPER download page: www.kemper-amps.com
You should also be sure to check out KEMPER Rig Exchange™, where you can download Rigs by other users, or
even share your own. In the Rig Manager application, you can easily identify the bass Rigs on the Rig Exchange by
right-clicking on the top row, selecting the column “Instrument” and then sorting by this column.
You are free to use any kind of bass cabinet for monitoring your PROFILER on stage or in the rehearsal room.
Modern bass cabinets typically have a neutral sound character similar to PA cabinets, while classic bass cabinets,
like the famous Ampeg® 8*10”, tend to color the sound. If you are monitoring via a bass cabinet which colors the
sound, you should always set Monitor Cab Off in the Output Section, to avoid a double coloration. You can still send
the complete simulation (including virtual cabinet) to the mixing desk, so no microphone is required. If you are using
a full-range cabinet, you should use the cabinet simulation in your monitoring signal.
The built-in 600-watt power amplifier of PROFILER PowerHead and PowerRack should provide plenty of power to
cut through a band rehearsal, or live situation, with drums. While the power amplifier is specified for 8 to 16 ohm
speakers, many bass cabinets only have 4 ohms. This needn't be a show-stopper, unless you play at painfully high
volume levels. The power amp has a limiter at 600 watts that could, in theory be exceeded with 4 ohm speakers. In
case you hit that limit, the power amp will just mute the signal for a second. To avoid this occurrence, simply choose
a lower volume.
The PROFILER has a built-in analog splitter box. The DIRECT OUTPUT or SEND 1 feeds the unprocessed bass
signal to a mixing desk or recording device while the MAIN OUTPUT carry the processed signal in stereo. If you are