The moment I need a real guitar cab, the volume thing is out of the equation. To do my thing, I have to move air. FRFR has been a different experience and changed my mind about how I can sound in he digital-scape. Happy…yeah, I’m happy with it.
When I listened to my Vela test video again, I remembered the bass bloom that is so elegant and 3D with the SuperD. My 2+ year search for the right OD pedals with that amp (I’ve had many that sounded great with the MkIII, Twin, and Bassman, but the SuperD hated them) ended up with the right stuff to push the amp’s input beautifully and remain touch sensitive. Same with the heavier dirt boxes.
When I first got the Kemper, I went the snooty route: tube power amp and real guitar cabs because there was no way anything else could sound good. It did sound good, but the idea was to lighten my load-in/out and have predictable repeatability regardless of venue. I schlepped this rig around for a couple of months:
Not much later, health issues forced me to look for a lighter long term solution. Along came FRFR and 2000w of surprising guts. EQ tweaking for a while and I really loved the way I sounded. It wasn’t like my amps, but in its own way, it rocked…hard. I just had to open my mind to new possibilities.
Even if it’s just to explore new boundaries, get your digital solution. The fringe benefits will pay for the whole thing. It wipes the slate clean, like you’re a kid discovering your instrument all over again.