ACOUSTIC 160
- wattage unknown, tubes chassis preamp: 3 X 7025, 12AT7, power: 4 X 6L6, mfg. late 1970s-mid-1980s.
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Acoustic tube and solid-state amplifiers were introduced in the late 1960s. Their claim to fame was the 360 bass amp, which could efficiently relocate a small house, if needed. The 360 could power up to four speaker cabinets (the 360 is strictly a preamp, and each speaker cabinet had a 200W power amp), thus producing up to 800W of bass.
Acoustic, at its time, was a very futuristic amplifier company. They found themselves in the middle of the transistor versus tube war that was going on in the 1970s. Essentially, they were the only company that had solid-state products that could compete with the big companies (Marshall, Fender, Sunn) of the day. Acoustic established themselves as a bass amp company (even though they made several guitar amps). The bass amps were extremely clean sounding and Acoustic had several innovations including the "Variamp" control and the "Electronic Tuning Fork." There were distortion effects, which were supposed to be fuzz sounds, but became more annoying than anything.
The company folded in the mid-1980s as not many guitar players were drawn in by their products and other companies such as SWR and Hartke were coming around. Acoustic was more "old school" and offered the deep bass sound when bass players were starting to look for the more mid-range sound. With the movie Josie and the Pussycats, the Acoustic trademark was revived in 2001 by Samick with the re-introduction of the 360. The Acoustic trademark was reintroduced a third time in 2007. The Author would like to thank Mark Dupree for his contributions to this section.
Acoustic, at its time, was a very futuristic amplifier company. They found themselves in the middle of the transistor versus tube war that was going on in the 1970s. Essentially, they were the only company that had solid-state products that could compete with the big companies (Marshall, Fender, Sunn) of the day. Acoustic established themselves as a bass amp company (even though they made several guitar amps). The bass amps were extremely clean sounding and Acoustic had several innovations including the "Variamp" control and the "Electronic Tuning Fork." There were distortion effects, which were supposed to be fuzz sounds, but became more annoying than anything.
The company folded in the mid-1980s as not many guitar players were drawn in by their products and other companies such as SWR and Hartke were coming around. Acoustic was more "old school" and offered the deep bass sound when bass players were starting to look for the more mid-range sound. With the movie Josie and the Pussycats, the Acoustic trademark was revived in 2001 by Samick with the re-introduction of the 360. The Acoustic trademark was reintroduced a third time in 2007. The Author would like to thank Mark Dupree for his contributions to this section.
Amplifiers currently produced in China since 2007. Amplifiers previously produced by the Acoustic Control Company in the late 1960s through the mid-1980s, and between 2001 and circa 2005 by Samick in the City of Industry, CA. Currently distributed by Guitar Center Inc.
ACOUSTIC Guitar Amplifiers Models
ACOUSTIC 260 MINI-STACK (CURRENT MFG.)
- 100W, 1-10 in. speaker in a separate custom-designed cabinet, mini-stack piggyback bass configuration, solid-state chassis, front black control panel with blue accents, two inputs (passive and active), four knobs (v, l, m, h), aux. in. ja...
ACOUSTIC 114
- 50W, 2-10 in. speakers, solid-state combo, reverb, bright, master volume, black tolex covering, black grille, mfg. late 1970s-mid-1980s.
ACOUSTIC B10
- 10W, 1-10 in. speaker, bass combo, solid-state chassis, single channel, front black control panel with blue accents, single input, four knobs (v, l, m, h), aux. in jack, headphone jack, power switch, black covering, black grille with whit...
ACOUSTIC AB50
- 50W, 1-10 in. speaker and a 2 in. tweeter, acoustic bass combo, solid-state chassis, two channels, front black control panel with blue accents, two combination XLR/standard 1/4 in. inputs (one per channel), five knobs (Ch. 1 v, Ch. 2 v, l...
ACOUSTIC 301 POWERED CAB
- 200W powered cab, speaker cabinet that matches the 360 head-unit, 1-18 in. speaker in a baffle unit, large blue panel front, black covering, mfg. 1960s-early 1970s.
ACOUSTIC 164/165
- 100W (switchable to 60W), 1-12 in. combo, all tube chassis, preamp: 12AX7s, power: 6L6s, dual channels, reverb, front control panel, various contols and switches, wood cabinet, mfg. late 1970s-mid-1980s.
ACOUSTIC 360 BASS AMPLIFIER (EARLY 2000S MFG.)
- 950W (2 475W power amps), head-unit only, dual channels, black and blue control panel, high and low inputs, 16 silver knobs (Ch A: level, low, mid, contour, high, fuzz level and attack, tuning fork level and pitch, Ch B: level, low, mid,...
ACOUSTIC B20
- 20W, 1-12 in. speaker, bass combo, solid-state chassis, single channel, front black control panel with blue accents, two inputs, five knobs (v, l, l/m, m/h, h), aux. in jack, headphone jack, power switch, black covering, black grille with...
ACOUSTIC AG15
- 15W, 1-8 in. speaker and a coaxial tweeter, acoustic guitar combo, solid-state chassis, single channel, chorus, front black control panel with blue accents, single input, five knobs (v, l, m, h, chorus depth), chorus on/off switch, aux. i...
ACOUSTIC 301 SPEAKER CAB
- 300W, passive cab speaker cabinet that matches the 370 head-unit, 1-18" speaker in a baffle unit, small blue panel front, black covering, mfg. early 1970s-late 1970s.
ACOUSTIC 115
- similar to the 114 except has 1-12 in. speaker, mfg. late 1970s.
ACOUSTIC 401
- 2-12 in. speaker cabinet, front loaded sealed horn, black tolex covering, black grille, mfg. 1970s.
ACOUSTIC G-60T
- 60W, 1-12 in. speaker, all-tube chassis, preamp: 1 X 12AT7, 2 X 12AX7, power: 2 X 6L6, two switchable channels, reverb, front brown control panel, two inputs (low and high), seven brown knobs (v1, v2, t, m, b, r, MV), effects loop, footsw...
ACOUSTIC B100
- 100W, 1-15 in. speaker, bass combo, solid-state chassis, single channel, front black control panel with blue accents, two inputs (passive and active), seven knobs (g, v, freq. notch, l, l/m, m/h, h), power switch, rear panel: effects loop...
ACOUSTIC 116
- 75W, 1-15 in. speaker, solid-state combo, bright, boost, black tolex covering, black grille, mfg. late 1970s-mid-1980s.
ACOUSTIC AG30
- 30W, 1-8 in. speaker and a coaxial tweeter, acoustic guitar combo, solid-state chassis, two channels, 16 digital effects, front black control panel with blue accents, two combination Speakon/standard 1/4 in. inputs (one per channel), eigh...
ACOUSTIC 120
- 125W, head-unit only, solid-state, black control panel with blue stripe, four knobs (v, t, m, b), five-band equalizer, mfg. late 1970s-early 1980s.
ACOUSTIC AG60
- 60W, 2-8 in. speakers and a coaxial tweeter, acoustic guitar combo, solid-state chassis, two channels, 16 digital effects, front black control panel with blue accents, four combination XLR/standard 1/4 in. inputs (two per channel, each wi...
ACOUSTIC 402
- 2-15 in. speaker cabinet, front loaded vented baffle, tuned reflex, black tolex covering, black grille, mfg. 1970s.
ACOUSTIC B200
- 200W, 1-15 in. speaker with a built-in horn, bass combo, solid-state chassis, single channel, front black control panel with blue accents, two inputs (passive and active), nine knobs (g, v, freq. notch, 63, 150, 350, 800, 2k, 5k), power s...
ACOUSTIC G-100T
- 100W (switchable to 50W), head-unit only, tube chassis, preamp: 3 X 7025, 12AT7, power: 4 X 6L6, dual channels, reverb, copper control panel, two inputs (high and low), eight black and silver knobs (v1, v2, t, m, b, presence, reverb, mast...
ACOUSTIC B200H
- similar to the B200, except in head-unit configuration with one side handle, mfg. 2007-present.
ACOUSTIC 123
- 100W, 1-12 in. speaker, solid-state combo, reverb, master volume, five-band equalizer, bright switch, black tolex covering, black grille, mfg. late 1970s-mid-1980s
ACOUSTIC 403
- 4-12 in. speaker cabinet, sealed system, black tolex covering, black grille, mfg. 1970s.
ACOUSTIC AG120S
- 120W (60W for each power amp), 2-8 in. speakers and a coaxial tweeter, acoustic guitar combo, solid-state chassis, two channels, 16 digital effects, front black control panel with blue accents, four combination XLR/standard 1/4 in. inputs...
ACOUSTIC B450
- 450W (600W with an external speaker cabinet), 2-10 in. speakers with a built-in horn, bass combo, solid-state chassis, single channel, front black control panel with blue accents, two inputs (passive and active), nine knobs (g, v, freq. n...
ACOUSTIC 124
- 100W, 4-10 in. speaker, solid-state combo, reverb, master volume, five-band equalizer, bright switch, black tolex covering, black grille, mfg. late 1970s-mid-1980s.
ACOUSTIC 404
- 6-12 in. speaker cabinet, sealed system, black tolex covering, black grille, mfg. 1970s.
ACOUSTIC B600H
- 600W, bass head-unit, solid-state chassis, single channel, front black control panel with blue accents, two inputs (passive and active), nine knobs (g, v, freq. notch, 63, 150, 350, 800, 2k, 5k), mute switch, freq. notch on/off switch, po...
ACOUSTIC 407
- 2-15 in. speaker cabinet with midrange horns, front loaded sealed horn, black tolex covering, black grille, mfg. 1970s.
ACOUSTIC 125
- similar to the 124 except has 2-12 in. speakers, mfg. late 1970s-mid-1980s.
ACOUSTIC 126
- similar to the 124 except is a bass amp with 1-15 in. speaker, mfg. late 1970s-mid-1980s.
ACOUSTIC 408
- 4-15 in. speaker cabinet, tuned combination reflex, black tolex covering, black grille, mfg. 1970s.
ACOUSTIC B115 SPEAKER CABINET
- 250W, 1-15 in. speaker with a high-freq. horn, 8 ohm impedance, two 1/4 in. parallel inputs, horn on/off switch, recessed spring-loaded side-mounted handles, caster sockets, black covering, black grille with blue accents and white trim, m...
ACOUSTIC 127
- approx. 100W, combo unit, 2-12 in. speakers, solid-state chassis, two channels, reverb, front brown control panel, single input, 11 brown and gold knobs (Ch. 1: v, t, m, b, Ch.2 v/drive, t, m, b, Both: p, r, MV), pre-amp in, power out, ex...
ACOUSTIC B410 SPEAKER CABINET
- 400W, 4-10 in. speakers with a high-freq. horn, 8 ohm impedance, two 1/4 in. parallel inputs, horn on/off switch, recessed spring-loaded side-mounted handles, caster sockets, black covering, black grille with blue accents and white trim,...
ACOUSTIC 134
- 100W, 4-10 in. speakers, solid-state combo, dual channels, reverb, vibrato, front black control panel with blue stripe, four inputs (two per channel), nine black knobs (Ch. 1: v, b, t, Ch. 2: v, b, t, r, s, i), bright switches, black cove...
ACOUSTIC B810 SPEAKER CABINET
- 800W, 8-10 in. speakers with a high-freq. horn, 4 ohm impedance, 1/4 in. and Speakon inputs, horn on/off switch, recessed spring-loaded side-mounted handles, built-in rear casters with a steel kick plate and skid rails, black covering, bl...
ACOUSTIC 135
- 100W, 2-12 in. speakers, solid-state combo, dual channels, reverb, vibrato, front black control panel with blue stripe, four inputs (two per channel), nine black knobs (Ch. 1: v, b, t, Ch. 2: v, b, t, r, s, i), bright switches, black cove...
ACOUSTIC 136
- 110W, 1-15 in. Eminence speaker with folded horn-cabinet, solid-state combo, dual channels, front black control panel with blue stripe, four inputs (two per channel), six black knobs (v, b, t, for each channel), black covering, mfg. 1972-...
ACOUSTIC 140 BASS AMP
- 125W, head unit and one speaker cabinet with 2-15 in. speakers, solid-state chassis, mfg. 1972-76.
ACOUSTIC 150
- 110W, head-unit only, solid-state chassis, two channels, vibrato, reverb, front black control panel with blue stripe, two inputs, nine knobs (Ch. 1: v, t, b, Ch. 2: v, t, b, r, s, i), black covering, mfg. 1960s-late 1970s.
ACOUSTIC 150B Bass
- similar to the 150, except designed for bass use, mfg. 1960s-late 1970s.
ACOUSTIC 220 BASS
- 160W/170W, head-unit only, solid-state, high and low gain, bright, boost, 5-band equalizer, black control panel, black covering, black grille, mfg. mid 1970s-early 1980s.
ACOUSTIC 230
- similar to the 220 Bass except is a guitar amp without boost or high/low inputs, but has reverb and master volume, mfg. mid 1970s.
ACOUSTIC 260
- 275W, head-unit only, solid-state chassis, two channels, tremolo, front black and blue control panel, four inputs, seventeen silver knobs, various buttons and switches, black covering, mfg. 1960s-mid 1970s.
ACOUSTIC 270
- 275W with one cabinet (375W with two cabinets), guitar head-unit only, solid-state chassis, two channels, fuzz, reverb, tremolo, front black control panel, two inputs, seven knobs (v, t, m, b, s, i, reverb/fuzz), five-band graphic EQ, cha...
ACOUSTIC 320 BASS
- 300W, head-unit only, solid-state, 5-band equalizer, preamp in/out, dual channels, black covering, mfg. 1970s.
ACOUSTIC 330
- similar to the 320 Bass except is a guitar amp with reverb, mfg. 1970s.