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< All AER Alpha 40W reviews
outremer outremer
Published on 03/02/08 at 09:09
Amp transistors, light very powerful, 40w, but it covers a huge soundstage.
Two inputs, the channel "guitar" has simple but very specific settings, the reverb is very effective.
It comes with a carrying case, nice, you can put the jack, ?

UTILIZATION

Simple: one branch, its rings! Settings bass, treble, midrange is really to refine a max ... but in the middle ... it sounds already! I play an ibanez nt af105f is enormous. I do not want sound too dark, and the AER alpha perfectly preserved the acoustic characteristics of the instrument, with good dynamics. Compared to its big brother, the compact 60, it seems to me less "round", the more nervous I find it more.
The manual is simple, but completely useless! There is nothing comliqué is not in the philosophy EAR!
It is to ring ... and sounds!
Its size makes it a light amplifier ideal for repeat, for small rooms, the outputs on the back can swing on a sound system. we can take it anywhere, and suddenly, we play more often! !

SOUNDS

With an archtop, it sounds ... jazz! Like no other amp tried before. The attack is soft, there is round, plus a touch of nervousness to the proper switch chorus. The gain pushed too far alter the sound significantly, Personal, I prefer a little more up the master, transplanted in a live sound system is top.
For cons, I do not like the button "color", it acts on Medum I think it is "scrap metal" too ... the sound is more artificial, a bit bland for my taste.
I play repeated with a small big band, hey ben, I spend much! It is very, very powerful.
I also have a Lag Roxanne, solid body, connected it, I rediscover its sonic qualities, with a terrible sin! stunning!
For some pieces, more funky, I branch in place of Ibanez.

OVERALL OPINION

I use it for four months, I tried stuff before, tube amp .... I was accustomed to big amps, and its small size baffles me a bit, but after the first test ... I challenged my prejudices: no, does the size or quality, nor the power.
Obviously, we can not sit on it ... well unless it is very small.
I love this amp, and then I like the face of people when they hear what comes out of this little black box!