Thanks Guys.
I'm sure I'll get to grips with the unit through sheer persistence . :o) . With the amp - I'm trying to decide what to buy and am looking at versatility of the whole set up as well as WEIGHT!! I have a couple of monsters in the garage which may never be lifted again.
At the moment I use a Cube 30X and play mainly in a jazz group with a bit of rock thrown in. On a couple of occasions it was not loud enough, and, it doesn't have an effects loop.
So to cut to the chase - a bit more power effects loop and portability.This lead me to the AER60 as well as a few Fenders that are a bigger and heavier and the Roland blues cube also bigger ad heavier. (katana comes up everywhere) so I am starting with the cube with amp blocks off, instrument level to front of amp to get myself used to setting things up and immediately changing them!
the AER is reputed to be ultra clean and so I wondered if an instrument level straight in might work ...but as has been pointed out - i would use the 4cable setup and be able to use everything I hope, as well as the amp by itself for going to practices, casual jams etc.
Thanks again for your replies .
I tried the ideascale and got 'crashed' out - I'll try again.