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The Kemper Profiler is a digital amp modeling and effects unit product line for electric guitar and bass from German brand Kemper. The amp line pioneered "profiling," also known as "capturing," a combination of hardware and software that allows users to create digital versions of their own amplifier, cabinet, and microphone setup, whereas traditional modelers offer only pre-programmed options.
The company debuted the Profiler at the 2011 NAMM Show. It came in both head and rack formats, with a floorboard known as the Profiler Remote to control it. The 600-watt Profiler is characterized by a green metal chassis with grey front panels and features a wide array of physical controls compared to traditional modelers. Guitar World later wrote that the Profiler had been polarizing upon its release, but that Kemper had significantly improved its software over time. Music Radar dubbed Kemper's profiling technology "game-changing" and added that the Profiler had become an industry standard.
Kemper has expanded the Profiler line with multiple subsequent releases, such as the floorboard-format Profiler Stage, and stompbox-format Profiler Player. In 2025, Kemper announced that the entire Profiler product line would be updated with a "MK 2" series, which would include upgrades like a more powerful processing engine, a larger number of effects blocks that can be run simultaneously, and the use of lighter-weight aluminum components.
A common criticism of Kemper's Profiler was that users needed multiple profiles of a given amp to account for different desired settings, as the Profiler's standardized EQ controls would not reflect the profiled amp's real world behavior when altering settings. Kemper addressed this in 2023 with the release of what the brand dubbed "Liquid Profiling", which allows users to combine a profile with any in a range of digitally modeled tone stacks based on real amps that will cause the profile's behavior to adapt as the real amp would when changing settings.
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