NAMM 2012 Joel Kosche Interview: Collective Soul on Agile Partner’s AmpKit

By: Rob Cavuoto

Agile Partners has joined forces with Peavey Electronics to bring you AmpKit, the ultimate amps, effects and recording app for iPad, iPhone and iPod touch, and AmpKit LiNK, a high fidelity electric guitar interface.

AmpKit is available in two versions:

AmpKit is a free app, available on the iTunes App Store, that comes with a Peavey ValveKing amp (clean and very-high-gain lead channels), two ValveKing cabinets (4×12 and 1×12), two pedals (Noise Gate, Elevenizer overdrive pedal), two mics (Workhorse 57 dynamic mic, Germann 87 condenser mic), and a built-in Noise & Feedback Filter.

AmpKit+ is a paid app that includes everything in the free version PLUS the following additional gear at less than half their individual prices: Peavey 3120 amp with clean, rhythm, and ultra-high-gain lead channels and matching 4×12 cabinet; Colonel Vintage amp paired with matching 4×10 and 1×12 cabinets; Vintage Brit amp with matching 2×12 cabinet; and distortion, fuzz, compressor, chorus, phaser, flanger, reverb, and 10-band EQ pedals!

In both AmpKit and AmpKit+, an amazing array of additional gear modeled after real-world equipment is available for purchase through an in-app Gear Store. AmpKit has more than twice the number of components of other apps, with more gear coming!

I caught up with Joel, guitarist for Collective Soul, at the Agile Booth at NAMM to talk about their cool new app and watch him tear it up on a demo!

Joel Kosche at NAMM 2012

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Robert: Tell me about AmpKit?

Joel: AmpKit is an app for iPhones and iPads. It has amp models and stomp boxes. You can even sample different microphones and amp cabinets. It’s really cool. I’ve written several songs using AmpKit. It’s got a basic recording function so if you are in your hotel room you can capture it instantly?

Robert: Any favorite setting, amp, or stomp box you prefer?

Joel: I typically lean on the Marshall Lead model and the Peavey amp models. Both are really good.

Robert: Are there any plans to do a follow up CD to Collective Soul’s 7even Year Itch?

Joel: We are in the preliminary stage of a CD and possible little tour to play a CD in its entirety along with a few of our hits. We are hoping to start recording the new CD this summer.

Robert: What about a follow up to your solo CD, Fight Years?

Joel: I have been doing shows to support Fight Years and now working on a new CD which I hope to complete somewhere in-between the Collective Soul’s new CD.

Joel Kosche at NAMM 2012