FS: AER Basic Performer - *SOLD* £550 CANTERBURY

[Beedster]

For sale a rather lovely unit by AER. God knows why they labelled it 'Basic' because it's far from it, although it certainly performs. I bought it to temporarily replace my EA Doubler and Wizzy before moving to a more permanent PA only setup/in-ears etc. Bought from this listing on Reverb https://reverb.com/uk/item/48991686-aer-basic-acoustic-bass-combo?utm_source=sendgrid&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=BundledCheckoutMailer%23notify_buyer_purchase_complete, and has been used at two gigs and four rehearsals since. Has the original AER cover also.

 

Sound-wise it's classic AER, precise yet warm, versatile and simple to use, and for it's power not too hard to move around (although it's certainly not lightweight). I've still got the box so am happy to courier at buyer's expense or to meet up in SE or London with a bit of petrol/train cash. No trades thanks, need to invest in some PA related stuff with the proceeds of this sale. 

 

I use this with DB only, works equally well with electric basses as well as a lot of acoustic instruments, acoustic guitar sounds amazing through it

 

 

 

 

Technical blurb below

 

The Basic Performer Acoustic Guitar Amp with its specially designed construction and its 4 x 60 watt power is an ideal tool for acoustic and electric bass-amplification. More than that, it suits very well for all instruments with strength in the low register, e.g.: cello, harp etc. Apart from its two channels with three-band tone- control and mute-switch it offers a compressor and a notch filter.

Long scale lengths, huge body sizes, and resonance problems are only some trouble zones of the acoustic instrument. The small twin-cone system is perfect - it is fast, provides a superior coverage for the critical mid-range and has got enough substance in the bass range. The AER Basic Performer has four 8"-twin-cone speakers which are individually powered by four 60W power amps provide for the required surface area and the necessary sound pressure level.

The special AER band-pass / bass-reflex cabinet design supports the reproduction of even the lowest frequencies with definition. Hi-end preamps, proper filters and additional professional sound design make the Basic Performer amplifier a multitalented all-round solution.

The sound characteristics of this AER amp are full range, open and light - breathing as well as grumbling and surprisingly appropriate for far more instruments than the bass-related instruments such as harp, cello, accordion … or even try a jazz guitar.

 

 

FEATURES

1Channels 1 + 2:

2Input: XLR-combination-socket with a socket for a 6.3 mm jack-plug and an XLR-mle-socket

3Channel Mute: switch to mute the channel

4Line/Mic: switch to adjust input sensitivity

5Line: sources with line level, instruments with active preamplifiers and magnetic sound pick-ups

6Mic: symmetrical microphone input with 24 V phantom power

7Clip: overload indicator

8Gain: input level control

9Bass: tone control for bass

10Middle: tone control for mid-range

11Treble: tone control for treble

12Input: socket for a 6.3 mm jack plug

13Channel Mute: switch to mute the channel

14Pad: damp-switch

15Clip: overload indicator

16Gain: input level control

17Color: mid-range contour filter, switchable

18Contour: control for mixing-in internally generated harmonics

19Bass: tone control for bass

20Middle: tone control for mid-range

21Frequency: mid-range frequency selection

22Treble: tone control for treble

23Front, bottom (from left to right):

24DI Pre/Post: DI-switch pre/post EQ

2524V Phantom: 24 volt-phantom-power on/off

269V Phantom: 9 volt-phantom-power on/off

27Compressor: switches compressor on/off

28Threshold: control for the operational level

29Active: compressor operational

30Ratio: control for the compression-ratio

31±1dB: indicates the reduction of amplification in dB

32±3dB: indicates the reduction of amplification in dB

33±6dB: indicates the reduction of amplification in dB

34±12dB: indicates the reduction of amplification in dB

35Notch Filter: filter on/off

36Frequency: level-control for the frequency-selection

37Aux Return: level-control for aux return

38Effect Return: level-control for effect return

39Power: power indicator lamp

40Master: Solo - level-control for the overall volume, solo-setting, Ensemble - level-control for the overall volume, ensemble-setting

41Rear:

42Tape In: stereo input for CD and tape

43Phones: headphone output, stereo

44Tuner: output for a tuner

45Insert: insert-point, Tip = Send, Ring = Return, Line Out line-output

46DI Out: XLR-output pre-master

47Send: output for an external effect device

48Return: input for an external effect device or other signal, for example CD-player

49FS-Effect: footswitch effect on/off

50FS-Master: socket for a stereo footswitch, master-selection solo/ensemble

51FS-Mute: socket for a stereo footswitch to mute the channels

52Voltage Select: voltage selection switch

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SPECIFICATIONS

Basic Performer Acoustic Guitar Combo Amp

1Inputs: Ch 1:

2Line: unbalanced, 1 MEG

3Mic: balanced, 600 Ohm

4Ch 2:

5Line: unbalanced, 1 MEG

6Mic: balanced, 600 Ohm

7Eff.Return: -10dBV/10k

8Tape-In: -10dBV/10k

9Outputs: Tuner: -10dBV

10Line: 0dBV

11DI: -20dBV

12Send: -10dBV

13Phones: stereo, 300 mV / 32 Oh

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15Footswitch Effect External effect = Tip, ground = Sleeve

16Footswitch Mute: Ch 1 = Tip, Ch 2 = Ring

17Footswitch Master: Solo = Tip, Ensemble = Ring

18EQ: Channel 1:

19Bass: ±18 dB/ 100 Hz

20Middle: ±13 dB/ 550 Hz

21Treble: ±11 dB/ 10 kHz

22Channel 2:

23Bass: ±10 dB/ 80 Hz

24Middle: ±10 dB/ 200 Hz - 1kHz

25Treble: ±10 dB/ 10 kHz

26Colour: - 3 dBV/ 700 Hz and + 10 dBV/ 10kHz

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28Analog Signal

29Processor: Limiter, Subsonic Filter und

30Enhancer

31Power Amp: Powerconsumption: 220-240 V / 50-60Hz / 300 VA (110V / 50-60Hz)

32Rating: 200 Watt / 4 ohm rms

33Mains Fuse: 3.1 A slow

34Speaker: 4 x 8' twin-cone speaker system (98 dB 1w/1m, freq. range

3560 Hz - 18 kHz)

36Cabinet: 0.59' 3(15 mm) birch plywood

37Dimension: 20.87' (530 mm) high, 14.17' (360 mm) wide, 15.75' (400 mm) deep

38Finish: waterbased acrylic, black spatter finish

39Weight: 50.72 (23 kg)

400dB/V ~ 1V

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Edited April 19, 2022 by Beedster

[Gardenerben]

I have one of these and can honestly say I have never been happier from a pure tone/sound perspective. I feel it gives the honest voice of my instruments, great bit of kit.

[Burns-bass]

These are exceptional amps that are the best on the market in my opinion. I only sold mine as I needed something bigger for gigs.

[Beedster]

On 06/04/2022 at 19:15, Gardenerben said:

I have one of these and can honestly say I have never been happier from a pure tone/sound perspective. I feel it gives the honest voice of my instruments, great bit of kit.

 

On 06/04/2022 at 20:59, Burns-bass said:

These are exceptional amps that are the best on the market in my opinion. I only sold mine as I needed something bigger for gigs.

 

Thanks guys, AER do seem to have the knack of producing pretty exceptional gear 👍

[Beedster]

I'll accept offers before I put this on eBay/Reverb, I could be especially accommodating price-wise if you were able to collect from Canterbury  

[Storky]

🙄 If I hadn’t just brought an Amp 3…..

 

looks a very good price, GLWTS