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    • Cederick Forsberg
      Cederick Forsberg last edited by

      I'm a Kemper user at the moment, playing live I have all effects I could possibly need in it. We also have incorporated a automatic midi patch changing system (using a Cymatic Live Player LP16).

      However, I more often use BIAS for album recordings than I use Kemper to be honest.
      Sometimes with tonematch and sometimes just tweaked stock amp models.

      But what keeps me from being the least bit interested in Bias amp is:

      1. NO EFFECTS! <---- total dealbreaker
      2. "Unnecessary poweramp" which could be skipped and lower the costs

      The lack of builtin effects is what really makes this behind Kempers/Helix/Ax8 etc etc.

      Guitarists nowadays wants convinience and small rigs to bring on the road.

      I hope someday a smaller Bias hardware amp with effects built in would be available. Then I'm probably buying one!

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      • Ash Wolford
        Ash Wolford @Cederick Forsberg last edited by

        @cederick-forsberg just to note, there exists hardware versions of the BIAS Head/Rack both with and without the poweramp. The version without the poweramp is indeed cheaper. I use the powered Head with a passive FRFR cab.

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        • Cederick Forsberg
          Cederick Forsberg @Ash Wolford last edited by

          @ash-wolford Ok, thanks for letting me know.

          Because these units do not have effects I haven't digged down in the features.

          A nonpowered is nice. But they NEED EFFECTS. I dont get why Positive Grid skips out on it!

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          • HCRoadie
            HCRoadie last edited by

            I am quite happy that there are no effects in this product. This way I don't feel obligated to get rid of the ones I do have, which i truly enjoy, nor do I feel obligated to use ones that come with head.

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            • Elric
              Elric last edited by

              Run your iPad into power amp running Bias FX. That’s what I do sometimes.

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