Acoustic 136 .. What's it worth?

[Andy114]

I am thinking of selling my Acoustic 136 bass amp that i bought back in the mid 70's ... it has not been used much over the past 20 years so it's in very good shape and sounds fine. Speaker was upgraded to a JBL E140-8 in the early 80's. Hate to see it go as it's been with me forever but i want to get something smaller & lighter (getting older) ... and we're moving ... will try to sell it local b/c of the weight.

thoughts? $300 fair? thanks ...

 

[JimmyM]

With an E140 I think it's very fair.

 

[Oren Hudson]

That's a beauty. The JBL certainly enhances it. Pretty much agree with my friend Jimmy, provided everything functions properly.

 

[JimmyM]

Used to have one, BTW. Did not have an E140, though. Had some Eminence 15". But that was my first step-up amp. Heavy little bugger but did the job.

 

[Jim C]

I'll be the bad guy and say it will be hard to find a customer that would appreciate that amp enough to get to $300 even though it looks really clean.
They are just to heavy and are limited to 100ish watts.
The old Acoustics are beautiful but heavy and low power.

 

[JimmyM]

Can't say as I agree, Jim. Id probably snag it if I had a spare $300 and lived nearby just for old time's sake.

 

[uglyrumor]

I would buy it at that if it is in really great shape, as represented. That is one of my favorite amps, along side the LabSeries models. Anyone beating you up on price is full of mud.

 

[mpdd]

last year we paid 425 for our clean 140 with the matching 215 cab and covers on LA craigslist

 

[mpdd]

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[Jim Carr]

They are heavy, yes. Kinda big, yes. They sound great to me. I had two. Almost bought Bob Lee's last year. If I find one near me...Oh dear. Gas for a big fat old combo? That's like....no don't say it. Think it is bad enough!

 

[Jim C]

It will be interesting to see what it actually sells for.

 

[Andy114]

Sold today for $285 on Craigslist - so no commission. The E140 put the buyer over the top.

thanks all.

 

[Jim C]

But never got to $300; every once in a while I get something right!

 

[androo75]

I actually gig with one... and my name is Andy too!

about to do a full resto/clean on mine, had it ten years+ every sound guy mics it over DI’ing and loves how easy it is to blend into a mix.

Might get a second one... I don’t know what it is but she really feels like a nice transparent amp, my 60s Jazz with semi-flats sounds excellent - does get a little broken up @ louder volumes but it’s as close as I’ll get to TSRTS JPJ live tone.

 

[jshinal]

I always wondered what the speaker was that showed the contrasting ring through the grillecloth. Now I know.

I wanted that 136 very badly in 1975, I ended up with the Ampeg equivalent.

 

[Ronzo]

I had one that I gigged with up in NY. It sounded great, but I usually wished for more power.

Nostalgia is good, but newer stuff sounds better and is more functional to me. Except maybe my GK 400RB. Love that amp.

 

[JimmyM]

I always wondered what the speaker was that showed the contrasting ring through the grillecloth. Now I know.

I wanted that 136 very badly in 1975, I ended up with the Ampeg equivalent.

Back then Ampeg made really good SS amps but I don't think they were quite as strong on the SS game as Acoustic was. Fortunately for me, they didn't have to be

 

[Arthur U. Poon]

Used to have one, BTW. Did not have an E140, though. Had some Eminence 15". But that was my first step-up amp. Heavy little bugger but did the job.

Small world! An Acoustic 136 was my first Jam Session/Gigging amp too!

@Andy114 , It looks to be in fantastic shape, and it's been upgraded with a JBL E140. I daresay you're selling it for an incredibly low price.

 

[Joe Felice]

I know this is an old thread...The 136 is my low wattage amp to use with my Tech21 2112 preamp that needs the two separate channels. I have a huge Crown amp for "bi amping" on big stages, but I'm playing in a small joint tonight. I know they say 100watts or so, but this is way louder than a modern amp with 100w. I cut the head free of the cab and made it a head only. It easily rocks a small/medium club. There is an identical model called the 140. It came factory without the combo setup. I use either a light weight 15" cab or an Ashdown 4x10. These old Acoustics sound nothing like the modern GC version. If you like early 70's Rock, this gets you there.

 

[Port Moody Bass]

How do you think an Acoustic 136 would sound compared to my Peavey TNT 130 Black Widow amp? I have a chance to pick a nice one up for a decent price. Any advice?