M Britt Profiles – 5150 Pack 5150 Pack contains 36 “studio” type profiles as well as 35 “merged” profiles at the same settings (all except 1 setting for those doing the math) compatible only with firmware 5.x and higher. Your KPA should be using 5.0 or later to use these profiles to ensure optimum performance. These profiles have not been tested on earlier firmware versions.

This pack contains both studio and merged profiles of an old, beat up, and quite lovely sounding Peavey 5150. I profiled the amp using two different speaker cabinets: 1. My usual 3rd Power Switchback 212 with a Classic Lead 80 speaker and 2. An equally old Peavey 5150 412 straight front cabinet with the stock Sheffield speakers that I’ve had since the late 90’s. The profiles with the 3rd Power cabinet seem to have more midrange and might be better suited for live performance and may be more compatible with some of my other profiles for switching back and forth. The 5150 cabs are a little more scooped and I’ve already done some recording with them and they sound great as well and should fit the bill for those who think some of my profiles sound a bit honky. Options are good. Profiles: These profiles are broken up first by Studio and Merged. Then they are arranged by amp channel: Rhythm channel Crunch channel Lead channel The 5150 cab profiles are the second series, for example “5150 Lead 2 9”. I did not find the cleaner profiles of the rhythm channel using the 412 cabinet interesting or good enough to include here. I didn’t use any pedals during the profiling of this amp. I tried to keep effects to a minimum on these profiles. Many do include my stock “pedalboards” on the Kemper, but most effects are off and even reverb is kept to a minimum in most cases. There are a few delays added when I was making the clips just for fun and I left those on. All of the audio clips were recorded directly into ProTools from the analog XLR outputs of the Kemper with no additional eq, processing, compression, etc. I used my Tom Anderson Cobra with Duncan Antiquity P90’s for the Rhythm clips and the first clean clip of the Crunch channel and I used a partscaster snakehead esquire/tele with a Gibson 57 classic pickup for the rest of the clips. I find the 57 has a nice thickness but still has some clarity and is a nice baseline for middle-of-the-road humbucker output. If your guitar has brighter pickups, maybe start by lowering the amp definition and if you have darker, hotter pickups, you may need to turn up the definition. Enjoy!

Possibly Useful Info – Tweaking – Feel free to tweak these profiles to fit what you want to hear just as you would a traditional amp. I strive to keep my EQ section as flat as possible so it gives the user plenty of room to adjust as necessary. I find the Definition control extremely useful in dialing in profiles as it can sweep the focus of the overall eq without having to grab the eq knobs. I often start there. If you find the profile “dull”, start by turning up the Definition. If you find it harsh, try turning the Definition down til it smooths out. The Power Sagging, Compressor, Clarity control and the speaker Character control can all be helpful as well. Some profiles may require more tweaking than others in getting “your” sound out them.