Aural Exciter and Big Bottom With Professional D.I. Models 1401 - 1402 - 1403 Foot Pedals Acoustic - Bass - Guitar World Famous Studio Effects Especially For Musicians citer History Look What the Reviewers are Saying! In 1975, Aphex introduced the first Aural Exciter® and won U.S and for- ...this pedal is amazing. It would be worth buying eign patents. Very soon, the magic of even if it was double the cost. Aural Excitement was discovered by Riann Vosloo recording and touring artists all over “Bass Guitar Magazine” 8/03 the world. It didn’t take long for com- petitors to elbow in, but they never cre- For: A really open sound that makes your guitar ated anything as good as a real Aural sound bigger. Features Exciter. Against: We have to give it back. Bob Tribe • Active/Passive Input Select In 1990, Aphex introduced the legend- “Total Guitar” 7/03 Allows for hot active pickups ary Big Bottom® to balance out the • 10 Megohms Input Z benefits of the Aural Exciter. Big Bottom If you want the genuine Aphex sound in an instru- Brings out the maximum tone is now as sought after as Aural Excite- ment friendly package, this is the answer. in all types of pickups. Paul White ment and is renown in its own right. As • Low Z Instrument Output powerful as they are alone, the Aural “Sound on Sound” 8/03 Drives long cords effortlessly Exciter and Big Bottom are doubly powerful when used together. ...the sensation is akin to adding another cabinet... • Balanced Pro D.I. Output more air, space and color around each note. Xcit- Effect or non-effect select Aural Exciter® - What It Does ers add a lively richness that’s highly addictive. Ground lift This is the real and original Aural Exciter These pedals are amazing. Studio Quality especially optimized for musical instru- Terry Buddingh • Simultaneous Outputs ments. It can variously be described “Bass Player” 8/03 Both work at the same time as adding “air”, “bite”, “definition” or • True Bypass clarity to the sound by cleverly creat- ...body resonance and thump were magnificently No electronics in bypass enhanced... the sonic spectrum seems to expand ing and manipulating the harmonics • Simplified Operation of the sound. As you will hear, no other into the stratosphere... warm, chunky lows and Only four knobs “Exciter” has the musicality of the true ethereal highs... boosting frequency bands (EQ) Aphex Aural Exciter. couldn’t match the shimmer and wide screen • Long Battery Life quality of the Xciter processing. If you’re looking Estimated 100 to 150 hours Big Bottom® - What It Does for a tone that goes to “12” or “13” instead of “11”, from a fresh 9V battery For bass instruments, it dynamically then get Xcited. • Flexible External Power enhances the low end by deepening Michael Molenda 7 to 36VDC any polarity and expanding the bass tones accord- “Guitar Player” 7/03 5 to 24VAC ing to an adaptive process. It’s not just If the plug fits, it works! boost. The effect protects speakers In blind tests, listeners picked the Xciter signal while it extends their bass producing over dry direct guitar every time. “Fuller”, “richer”, capability. For acoustic instruments it “brighter”, “clearer”, “more alive” were adjectives “brings out the box“. In other words, used to describe the effect. The Acoustic Xciter it adds a warmer tone that makes the also excels as a straight D.I. - its sound is round instrument sound bigger and fuller. For and full and seems to tame the piezo “quack” so guitars, it gives you another dimension many D.I.’s struggle with. Genuine of expression at the lower end of the Mick Gallagher scale. It’s not a synthesizer of any kind. “EQ Magazine” 7/03 It takes what is there and enhances it intelligently. www.aphex.com Aphex Systems Ltd. • 11068 Randall St. • Sun Valley, CA 91352 • (818) 767-2929 • Fax (818) 767-2641 • Email: [email protected] Aphex is a registered trademark and Punch Factory is a trademark of Aphex Systems Ltd..