Pedals that stack with the Kemper Profiler Head
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All 16 ranked by how well they pair, from rig co-occurrence and tone-complementarity evidence
Greer Soma
Greer
26% matchfills a frequency gapFills in a frequency range the other side doesn't cover, instead of piling more onto what's already there. (bright → warm)
Greer Soma leans warm right where the bright tone needs it
Goes in front of the amp
Browne Amplification Sshac Sky Snake Hawk Attack Chorus
Browne Amplification
26% matchfills a frequency gapFills in a frequency range the other side doesn't cover, instead of piling more onto what's already there. (warm → bright)
Where this leans warm, Kemper Profiler Head answers back bright
Goes in front of the amp
Catalinbread Katzenkonig 70
Catalinbread
25% matchfills a frequency gapFills in a frequency range the other side doesn't cover, instead of piling more onto what's already there. (warm → bright)
Kemper Profiler Head leans bright right where the warm tone needs it
Goes in front of the amp
Hughes & Kettner Tube Rotosphere MKII The Analog Leslie Simulator
pedal
25% matchsits in the right chain slotPlaced for where it does its job cleanly in the chain, not for a tonal interaction with the anchor.
Keep Hughes & Kettner Tube Rotosphere MKII The Analog Leslie Simulator after Kemper Profiler Head in the signal chain, clear of Kemper Profiler Head's own gain stage
Goes in front of the amp
Walrus Audio WAL-385/MK2 #BK
Walrus Audio
24% matchfills a frequency gapFills in a frequency range the other side doesn't cover, instead of piling more onto what's already there. (warm → bright)
Where this leans warm, Kemper Profiler Head answers back bright
Goes in front of the amp
Death By Audio Germanium Filter
Death By Audio
23% matchfills a frequency gapFills in a frequency range the other side doesn't cover, instead of piling more onto what's already there. (warm → bright)
Kemper Profiler Head leans bright right where the warm tone needs it
Goes in front of the amp
NuX Reissue Series Analog Delay
Nux
23% matchfills a frequency gapFills in a frequency range the other side doesn't cover, instead of piling more onto what's already there. (warm → bright)
Run Kemper Profiler Head after it and the warm edge settles into something more bright — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)
Sits in the amp's effects loop
TC Electronic VPD-1 Vintage Pre-Drive
TC Electronic
23% matchfills a frequency gapFills in a frequency range the other side doesn't cover, instead of piling more onto what's already there. (warm → bright)
Where this leans warm, Kemper Profiler Head answers back bright
Goes in front of the amp
Red Witch Scarlett Overdrive
Red Witch
23% matchfills a frequency gapFills in a frequency range the other side doesn't cover, instead of piling more onto what's already there. (warm → bright)
Kemper Profiler Head's bright balances out the warm tone
Goes in front of the amp
Matthews Effects The Pocket Drive Overdrive Boost
Matthews Effects
22% matchfills a frequency gapFills in a frequency range the other side doesn't cover, instead of piling more onto what's already there. (warm → bright)
Run Kemper Profiler Head after it and the warm edge settles into something more bright
Goes in front of the amp
Hungry Robot Karman Line Delay
Hungry Robot
22% matchfills a frequency gapFills in a frequency range the other side doesn't cover, instead of piling more onto what's already there. (warm → bright)
Kemper Profiler Head leans bright right where the warm tone needs it — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)
Sits in the amp's effects loop
One Control Lingonberry Overdrive
One Control
22% matchfills a frequency gapFills in a frequency range the other side doesn't cover, instead of piling more onto what's already there. (bright → warm)
One Control Lingonberry Overdrive's warm balances out the bright tone
Goes in front of the amp
Klon Centaur
Klon
21% matchfills a frequency gapFills in a frequency range the other side doesn't cover, instead of piling more onto what's already there. (bright → warm)
Klon Centaur's own mid-forward character is the real reason this is worth trying
Goes in front of the amp
Walrus Audio Fable
Walrus Audio
18% matchsits in the right chain slotPlaced for where it does its job cleanly in the chain, not for a tonal interaction with the anchor.
Keep Kemper Profiler Head's pristine voice out front: Walrus Audio Fable goes in Kemper Profiler Head's effects loop so its smooth voice doesn't muddy it — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)
Sits in the amp's effects loop
BBE OptiComp
Bbe
17% matchfills a frequency gapFills in a frequency range the other side doesn't cover, instead of piling more onto what's already there. (bright → warm)
What BBE OptiComp brings here leans toward dynamic — that's worth building a pairing around
Goes in front of the amp
Suhr Dark Discovery Analog Delay
Suhr
16% matchsits in the right chain slotPlaced for where it does its job cleanly in the chain, not for a tonal interaction with the anchor.
Keep Suhr Dark Discovery Analog Delay in Kemper Profiler Head's effects loop, clear of Kemper Profiler Head's own gain stage — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)
Sits in the amp's effects loop