The Kemper Profiler Head is a Kemper amplifier, currently around $1128.98. It pairs well with the Dallas Rangemaster Treble Booster and the MXR Distortion+.
Kemper Profiler Head
Kemper · amplifier
The Kemper Profiler Head is a professional amp modeler delivering studio-quality amp emulation and effects. Its extensive profiling library and expression control provide unlimited tone-shaping potential. The Profiler appeals to touring and studio musicians.
- studio
- live
- digital
- tube
- every sound
- intuitive
- touring
- durable
Good for
- Live
- Silent Recording
- Silent Stage
- Studio
Price updated Aug 27, 2026
Pedals that stack with the Kemper Profiler Head
Dallas Rangemaster Treble Booster
Dallas
16% matchInto the Kemper's studio-capable, every-sound digital platform, the Rangemaster's germanium treble boost has a versatile amp voice to brighten.
MXR Distortion+
MXR
15% matchMXR Distortion+'s gritty, tube-like compression stacks another gain layer onto whatever profile the Kemper's running.
Beetronics Overhive
Beetronics
15% matchRun the Overhive into the Kemper's profiled input and its transparent medium gain reacts just like it would with a real tube amp.
Electro-Harmonix Small Stone
Electro-Harmonix
10% matchThe Small Stone's vowelly analog phase sweep adds movement the Kemper's own profiles don't model on their own — run it after the amp block, not baked into the capture.
Roland SDE-3000D
Roland
8% matchKeep the SDE-3000D in the Kemper's loop — its iconic digital repeats stay isolated from whatever profile's own gain is doing. — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)
Walrus Audio Mako D1 High-Fidelity Stereo Delay V1
Walrus Audio
8% matchRoute the Mako D1 through the Profiler's effects loop so its stereo delay stays clean of whichever amp profile is loaded. — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)
Universal Audio 1176 Compressor
Universal Audio
7% matchThe 1176's fast, fet-driven compression ahead of the Kemper evens out attack before the profiler's own modeled gain.
Questions people ask
What pairs well with the Kemper Profiler Head?+
Strong matches from rig and tone-complementarity evidence: Dallas Rangemaster Treble Booster, MXR Distortion+, Beetronics Overhive — Into the Kemper's studio-capable, every-sound digital platform, the Rangemaster's germanium treble boost has a versatile amp voice to brighten..
How much does the Kemper Profiler Head cost?+
Around $1128.98 (live listing price, updated Aug 27, 2026).