Acoustic 120 bass amp value

[Rogerinoly]

I just bought a sunn beta bass amp and a sunn 215b cab from a guy that also had an acoustic 120 amp he said he would sell for $300, which is what I gave him for both sunn pieces. I was curious if this was a fair price or if anybody might have a ball park figure of what it's worth.

Thanks

Roger

 

[jj4001]

That's way too much for the 120. Acoustic 370's in good shape often go for that price.

The 120 is the lowest power of the generation 3 (late 70's-early 80's) Acoustic heads. For $300, I'd be looking for a more powerful model, like a 320 or 370.

Vintage ACC amps are top notch and can be had fairly cheap. The solid state guitar amps are great for bass too.

This is a useful resource if you are interested in the vintage Acoustic amps.
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[Rogerinoly]

Thanks for the info! Appreciate it.

 

[garmenteros]

I'd say that about 125 to 150 is right for that amp. I got my acoustic 370 3 years ago maybe 4 on talkbass classifieds for 500 and they seem to be going in that neighborhood.

 

[jj4001]

I'd say that about 125 to 150 is right for that amp. I got my acoustic 370 3 years ago maybe 4 on talkbass classifieds for 500 and they seem to be going in that neighborhood.

Agree on both points. Getting a 370 for $300 is a steal, but you can find them at that price occasionally. I did pay more than that for mine and it was totally worth it.

To the OP, that 120's probably a sweet amp if you can talk him down to a more reasonable price.

 

[lossfizzle]

I own two circa '70-'71 ("silverface") 150s and I paid $50 for each of them in Craigslist deals spanning one or two years. I got really lucky both times, but typical eBay completed price has been around $150, $200 tops for a long time. They are really excellent heads for both guitar and bass. The 120 has the EQ which should make it better for bass in theory, but it really shouldn't make any difference.

My general rule of thumb is that a seller can / should expect less in a local sale than they would on eBay. (They might actually end up getting *more* in the end after all the fees and perpetual eBay shipping calculator fail.) Maybe bring your local guy a few printed-out completed auctions and see if you can leverage reality to your advantage.

(edit: also keep in mind that none of these are super powerful, although ACC tended to rate things based on "honest" RMS. The 120 / 140 / 150 are all rated roughly 125w into 4 ohms. That said, they sure seem a lot louder than that, and they are definitely pretty bulletproof.)