German amp manufacturer AER - The Acoustic People and the legendary guitarist Tommy Emmanuel have formalized their relationship with the release of the new Compact TE signature acoustic amp. The accomplished Australian fingerstyle player, a two-time Grammy nominee and twice the winner of Guitar Player magazine's "Best Acoustic Guitarist" award, has long been an unofficial AER ambassador and one of the best-known users of the company's products. Over the years, Emmanuel has relied on a number of different AER amps, and has recently incorporated the company's Colourizer sound-shaping preamp tool into his rig. AER President Udo Roesner explained the approach taken by the company in developing the Compact TE. "Our relationship with Tommy began organically several years ago. He has always played our amps 'as-is'," said Roesner. "No tweaks, no hidden secrets. So rather than piling on a list of additional features that Tommy himself has never relied on, we chose instead to give his amp a truly personal feel by incorporating tributes to several of his influences."
The signature amp is based on AER's best-selling Compact 60, the 60W model used most often by Emmanuel. Aboriginal art etched into one side of the cabinet symbolizes Tommy's deep love for his homeland of Australia and its people, and in particular his connection to Aboriginal Australians. On the opposite side of the cabinet, Tommy's "TE" initials are carved into the cabinet as well as "CGP" - a tribute to Tommy's mentor Chet Atkins, who bestowed upon Tommy the honorable designation of Certified Guitar Player (C.G.P.). Tommy was one of only five guitarists ever to receive the distinction from Chet.
In another subtle personal touch, AER has incorporated a reverb/delay effect setting from the Alesis Midiverb II, long used by Tommy, into the Compact TE's onboard effects section (in position 3). Additionally, contrary to the standard Compact 60, the DI Out signal will incorporate the effects. Finally, the gig bag strap features signature embroidery.
- ▼Features
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- Brand: AER
- Type: Acoustic Guitar Amp Combos
- Series: AER Compact
- Input One: 6.3 mm (1/4") input jack socket as high impedance line input stage with pad (high/low attenuation) and gain control.
- Input Two: combined XLR/6.3 mm (1/4") input jack socket as high-quality line or balanced microphone input stage 48V, 9V phantom power, gain control.
- Colour: mid/cut/treble/boost filter
- Effects: digital effect processor with 4 presets: 2 x reverb, reverb/delay effect setting from the Alesis Midiverb II, chorus.
- EQ: three band tone controls for channel 1 and two band tone controls for channel 2
- Power Amp: 60W / 4 ohms, dynamic control
- Speaker System: 8" (200 mm) twin cone speaker
- Analog Signal Processing: subsonic filter, low distortion RMS limiter
- Cabinet Specifications: 12 mm (0.5") finnish birch plywood
- Cabinet Finish: waterbased acrylic, black spatter finish
- Unique Features: "TE" and "CGP" signature markings plus Aboriginal art carved into the other side. Headphones, line out, DI-out, external effect loop via send and return
- Weight: 6.5 kg
- Comes with: padded high-quality gigbag with piping and AER-lining, also features signature embroidery.
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