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tune and they always sound good.
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shop Soltero and eventually ended
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always happens when we’re less
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KEMPER PROFILER
4
“I’ve been using the EVH
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soon as we got sent them. I don’t
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I get more. I’ve used it on every
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hour just in case. You say the
blessing and hope everything’s
good. I spent around 45 minutes
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the end I couldn’t tell the
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the red channel anymore. I did at
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sounds better almost because it
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though I’m not bothered by what
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DUNLOP CRY BABY WAH
5
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wahs. I have a standard Cry
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Fulltone and a Fulltone Deluxe –
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Deluxe – as well as a Dimebag wah.
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“IF I REALLY LOVE A GUITAR SOUND
ONE NIGHT, I’LL WAVE OFF MY TECH
AND JUST TUNE ON THE FLY... ”
John’s Kemper
Profiler has been a
faithful companion
4
rig tour
28
TOTAL GUITAR MARCH 2020