AER Basic Performer combo with stand and cover £320 - *SOLD* £400 Somerset/London

[Richard Jinman]

Now surplus to requirements is this very fine amp from German acoustic amplification boffins AER (original MRRP £1289). I bought it to amplify an upright bass and it does an fantastic job ... extremely transparent direct out of a Realist without a pre-amp. I added a stand that allows you to get it off the floor and angle it up towards you. It also has the original AER padded cover. Condition is extremely good... a few marks and dings on the bottom of the combo and on one corner (please refer to pictures). I've taken the plunge (and taken out a mortgage) and bought a new AI Clarus amp and cab. I would obviously much prefer collection from TA11 in Somerset. I'd be happy to meet someone within an hour's drive or at a push I could bring it to London. Here's a description of the not-so-basic performer I found online:  '

 

The Basic Performer Acoustic 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.

 

And here's the numbers: 

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

14

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

27

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 August 15, 2022 by Richard Jinman