Moving up from earlier digital units (Teaching an old dog new tricks)

Hey, everyone! After listening to the success of my band’s lead guitarist (and my electric guitar mentor) moving from a 75 lb Mesa Boogie to a Kemper, I’ve upgraded from a Boss GT-100 for guitars, fiddle, banjo, dobro, mandolin, and lap steel, and a separate amplifier for pedal steel to a Kemper rack unit with a remote. Now I can sell the steel amp and run everything through my Headrush 108 FRFR.

Tried this with the Boss unit, but it couldn’t handle the steel without breaking up or having weird digital artifacts. I downloaded some PSG rigs from the Steel Guitar forum, and WOW! My student model GFI steel sounds awesome! We’re all in-ear for monitors, so the Headrush is just for a little ambient stage volume.

Now I have to embark on the process of replicating (and improving) all my other patches from the GT-100 into rigs and performances in the Kemper. I’ll be leaning on the forum for support as I go along, so thanks in advance for everyone’s help!

Jerry Turnbow

Quote from whippinpost91850

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Depending on the volume, The speaker in the Headrush may be breaking up with the pedal steel

Thanks, Whippinpost, but it actually does fine with the Kemper in the Headrush. I previously tried the GT-100 with PSG directly into the PA and a 15" EAW NT-59 monitor with the same issues. I've had similar problems in the past with the fiddle and earlier wireless transitters - something about the harmonic content that those units can't handle without creating artifacts. The Kemper/Headrush combo is loud and clean, much to my anticipated relief, as the Kemper seems to be the choice for many professional steel players. (I'm a noobie, having just started PSG about five years ago.)

Take care, and thanks!

(BTW, "Whipping Post" by the Allman Brothers was in our set list a few years ago )

Jerry