Worship Musician October 2017 | Page 12

ACOUSTIC AMP ROUNDUP Acoustic amplifiers are a great solution for a AMP number of the challenges acoustic worship INPUT FEATURES guitarists face. There are times when we get asked to play where neither a sound tech AER Compact Slope 60-3 Boss Acoustic Singer Pro CHANNEL 1 1/4” Jack with Hi/Lo Button Combo Jack with Pad and Phase Buttons, Phantom Power Switch CHANNEL 2 Combo Jack with Line/Mic Button 1/4” Jack with Pad, Acoustic Resonance, and Phase Buttons No 1/8” Jack with Level Control CHANNEL 1 Gain, Bass, Middle, Treble Knobs, Color Button Volume, Bass, Middle, Treble, Anti-Feedback Knobs CHANNEL 2 Gain, Bass, Treble Knobs nor a P.A. are available, which is why we would suggest looking at acoustic amps like a portable P.A. solution for instruments and voice. In thinking about these cute little amps as mini P.A. systems, choosing the right one for your needs will potentially become less daunting. Finding the right amp for you or your church comes down to finding the right blend of AUX IN GAIN + EQ CONTROLS price, value, size, power, and feature set. Noting how important your bang for the buck is with most churches, if you chose any of the amps we put together simply based on the maximum amount you had to MASTER VOLUME own reasons. While we would be happy to use any of these amps anywhere we play music, there are some clear differences between them. Yes Global: Reverb (2), Delay, Chorus, Pan Knobs Global: Footswitch-able Looper, Channel 1: Delay/Echo, Reverb, Footswitch-able Harmony Knobs EFFECTS GLOBAL / CHANNEL 1 spend you’d end up with a great amp. Why? Because these amps are all great for their Yes Chorus (2), Reverb CHANNEL 2 EFFECTS LOOP Yes No XLR: DI, 1/4”: Line Out, Tuner, Footswitch XLR: Mix/Post Effects/DI Switch, USB OUTPUT OPTIONS & JACKS MAIN / CHANNEL 1 To cover this in more detail we encourage you to watch the companion video we put together. This will give you a chance to hear them in action, and us the opportunity to talk about what we like most about each of these amps! XLR: Mix/Post Effects/DI Switch, USB CHANNEL 2 60 Watts, Mono 120 Watts Bi-amped, Mono 8” Twin Cone 8” TWEETER & FUNCTIONALITY None 1” with Attenuate and Mute Buttons HEIGHT & WIDTH 10 1/4” x 12 3/4” 13 3/4” x 16 7/16” MAP PRICE $1,299.00 $699.99 BUY IT ON REVERB WMMag.info/ARCompactSlope WMMag.info/ARAcousticSingerPro POWER SPEAKER PRIMARY / WOOFER 12 October 2017 WorshipMusician.com