´64 BLACK BASSMAN 2.0 KEMPER® PACK

✓ 13 DI 2.0 PROFILES (Liquid)
✓ 39 Studio 2.0 PROFILES (Liquid)
✓ 39 Merged 2.0 PROFILES (Liquid)
✓ 2 Performance Banks for Head, Stage, Rack (will be added by August 26th)
✓ 2 Performance Banks for Player
✓ Celestion® Vintage 30, Greenback 25 and Electro Voice® EVM12L speakers
✓ Matching Studio, DI, and Merged captures
✓ Compatible with all Kemper PROFILER models, including Head, Rack, Stage and Player. 2.0 PROFILES run on PROFILER MK 1 series at standard definition.

The 1964 BLACK BASSMAN 2.0 Pack is based on a rare Fender® Bassman featuring blonde Tolex and a black faceplate, produced shortly before Fender® transitioned to the Blackface era.

This vintage amp takes pedals exceptionally well and delivers everything from funky cleans and warm Strat tones to ’80s chorus sounds and edge-of-breakup tones inspired by players like John Mayer and Stevie Ray Vaughan.

I love edge-of-breakup sounds, so when my friend Timo Fritz was kind enough to lend me his vintage Bassman, I spent a lot of time getting to know the amp and pairing it with different overdrive pedals. The amp is super clean at lower volumes but once you push it past 4-5, it gradually starts to break up nicely.

Not only does it sound amazing, it also looks really sick with the black front panel and the blonde tolex, however it’s a Brownface 6G6-B Bassman from the transition era. The black front panel inspired the name for the pack. After testing a wide range of pedals, I selected the six that sounded best to me and created profiles with each of them.

I also profiled each setup through three different speakers, giving you the option to choose the flavor that works best for your guitar and playing style.

To my ears, the EVM12L is the softest and smoothest, the V30 is the most direct, while the Greenback sits somewhere right in between.

(1) Amp

´64 Black Bassman = Fender® Bassman from 1964

(2) PEDALS

BD = BOSS® BD-2 Blues Driver
EP = Xotic® EP Booster
MG = JHS® Morning Glory
SD = BOSS® SD-1 Super OverDrive
SS = Vertex Steel String
TS = Ibanez® TS808 (1980)

(3) Speaker

DI = Direct Amp Profile (no speaker cabinet)
30 = Vintage 30
25 = Greenback 25
12 = Electro-Voice® EVM12L

M25 / M30 / M12 = Merged Profile with the Greenback 25, Vintage 30 or EVM12L respectively, created from the matching DI Profile and the exact matching IR. Ideal for use with a real power amp and guitar cabinet on stage while simultaneously sending the IR-based signal to FOH/PA.

All profiles were captured using two Shure© SM57 and a Royer© R-121.
Every sound has its own optimized mic position and mic balance. Only high-end equipment was used in order to create the profiles.

All profiles feature effects settings, including delay, reverb, boosters, and more.

These sounds were matched using a modern Strat, mostly with single-coil pickups. I especially love using them in positions 2 and 4 of a five-way Strat switch.

These are Kemper® profile files. You will need a Kemper® to use those profiles – any Kemper® will work (Head, Rack, Stage, Player, MK1/MK2).  No audio files, impulse responses, or plugin versions are included.

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All trademarks are used for identification purposes only. No affiliation with or endorsement by the respective trademark owners is implied.