A.E.R. are excelent amps for the job, small and faithful to the sound. I tried an AER against a Trace Elliot acoustic amp and the Trace gave a very coloured sound by comparison. However, it is worth noting that choice of amp could be determined by your transducer system. For my Siorat, which has 3 outputs, I use a small mini mixer [folio notepad] and 3 di boxes. Probably the best sound I have ever got has been through 60s valve amps, the Vox AC30 being the best [very warm and classic sound], the Fender Vibro-champ was great for the chanters but I felt the 8" speaker could not do the drone justice. For the Boudet, which has a fitted transducer, I have found there is no substitute for a good condenser mic {AKG C1000 is ideal} failing this a Shure sm57 will do. I have heard good reports from people who have used the clip on AKG C416. A gurdie's sound has has a lot of harmonic and purcussive overtones [including rattling keys] which can be lost with
transducers; these may make life easier for lazy sound engineers but when you get a sound engineer that cares he will always use a condenser mic when possible.
Philip"Don V. Lax" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Yes I meant A.E.R.
Sorry about that...
Aloha-
Don
On Jun 8, 2006, at 11:04 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> I had used a keyboard amp with my electric bass and traded it with
> our band's keyboard player because I told her that the keyboard amp
> would be better for her keyboards than the Ampeg B-15N (which is a
> bass amp) that she was using. My Rickenbacker keyboard amp also
> put out 135 watts and was solid state, whereas the bass amp only
> put out about 35 watts and was a tube amp. I wanted the Ampeg
> because it was something I always wanted when I was playing in
> local bands in the 1960s.
>
> I would recommend a keyboard amp for hurdy gurdy because it has a
> bass speaker and a tweeter which covers more range than either a
> bass amp or a guitar amp.
>
> But the AER (??) sounds like it's worth checking out.
>
> Jake
