I’ve been using the AER Compact 60 PMH for quite some time now, both at home and during rehearsals, and I can honestly say it’s one of the most musical and reliable amplifiers I’ve ever owned. It’s not an amp that tries to impress with brute force, but rather with purity, detail, and character.
The first thing you notice when you plug in is the transparency. Everything you play — every nuance, every bit of dynamics — comes through exactly as you intend it. No coloration, no compression.
For acoustic guitars this is fantastic, but even with a hollowbody or semi‑hollow electric guitar the sound remains clear, warm, and natural.
I’m also running several pedals into it at the moment. Most of them work beautifully, only overdrive and distortion pedals don’t really shine through this amp — which makes sense for a full‑range acoustic amplifier.
For me, that makes it the perfect amplifier. It handles both my acoustic guitar and my Ibanez AMH90 wonderfully.