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Acoustic 360/361 Vintage

#21
There is a 360 w/ 2- 361 cabs for sale locally, I believe they are asking 2K OBO. Its complete original and in good working condition. I would definitely take the 360 head in to be checked out before you power it up.
 
#25
Thanks for all the feedback and advice!
I've passed it all on and will watch what the sax player does with it.
I think he'll realise what he has in his van now.
The cabs are in sturdy cases but who knows what the UK climate has done . . .
Will update when I have news but might be a while seeing he's had these things stored for 20 years.
 
#26
Those amps are good on big stages not so good on small ones. They project the sound, up close they sound kind of anemic, not a lot of bottom up close. You've got to be able to get out in front of them by 10-20 feet for them to sound good, very little top end either. I would like to have one just because, I don't think I'd use it a whole lot though. They are cool looking and do remind me of a different era. Those were fairly common until SVT's came on the scene which are louder, cleaner and punchier sounding. for their day (pre SVT) they were the best for what they were supposed to do.
 
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bobyoung53 said:
Those amps are good on big stages not so good on small ones. They project the sound, up close they sound kind of anemic, not a lot of bottom up close. You've got to be able to get out in front of them by 10-20 feet for them to sound good, very little top end either. I would like to have one just because, I don't think I'd use it a whole lot though. They are cool looking and do remind me of a different era. Those were fairly common until SVT's came on the scene which are louder, cleaner and punchier sounding. for their day (pre SVT) they were the best for what they were supposed to do.
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Misconceptions.
They sound fine up close.
They work fine on small stages.
They have much bottom and a lot of high end.
The SVT if anything is not cleaner and punchier, more wooly though.
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bobyoung53 said:
Those amps are good on big stages not so good on small ones. They project the sound, up close they sound kind of anemic, not a lot of bottom up close. You've got to be able to get out in front of them by 10-20 feet for them to sound good, very little top end either. I would like to have one just because, I don't think I'd use it a whole lot though. They are cool looking and do remind me of a different era. Those were fairly common until SVT's came on the scene which are louder, cleaner and punchier sounding. for their day (pre SVT) they were the best for what they were supposed to do.
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Just curious, did you ever gig one?

I dragged one around the biker bars and HI's for the better part of four years. I thought it sounded amazing both on the stage or out in the house. If I had the space and transpo for it, I'd still be gigging it.

As far as top end goes, that 361 has a guttural quality, that may or may not be to everyone's taste. I dug it. But, there was also a high end output; and when I wanted a more modern top end, I would hook up a Flite cab with 4x8" NEAR mag suspension drivers; and THAT rig had it all.
 
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bucephylus said:
Just curious, did you ever gig one?

I dragged one around the biker bars and HI's for the better part of four years. I thought it sounded amazing both on the stage or out in the house. If I had the space and transpo for it, I'd still be gigging it.

As far as top end goes, that 361 has a guttural quality, that may or may not be to everyone's taste. I dug it. But, there was also a high end output; and when I wanted a more modern top end, I would hook up a Flite cab with 4x8" NEAR mag suspension drivers; and THAT rig had it all.
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No I just tried one out at a rehearsal space once and wasn't impressed but I suppose I should have given it more of a chance.
 
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bobyoung53 said:
No I just tried one out at a rehearsal space once and wasn't impressed but I suppose I should have given it more of a chance.
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Yeah, no biggie. What you posted has been quite commonly stated by a lot of players. I just found it to be not so completely consistent with my experience.

The folded horn is a pretty unusual design, and that cab is definitely voiced. The SVT, which I know you favor, is a far more even sounding cab. I just found the 360 voicing to fill in for what the Jazz Bass somewhat lacks, kind of fills in the holes. My feeling has always been that the SVT yin yangs with the P Bass, while the 360/361 yin yangs with the J Bass; though I also know some players do play J's through SVT's etc.
 
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bucephylus said:
Yeah, no biggie. What you posted has been quite commonly stated by a lot of players. I just found it to be not so completely consistent with my experience.

The folded horn is a pretty unusual design, and that cab is definitely voiced. The SVT, which I know you favor, is a far more even sounding cab. I just found the 360 voicing to fill in for what the Jazz Bass somewhat lacks, kind of fills in the holes. My feeling has always been that the SVT yin yangs with the P Bass, while the 360/361 yin yangs with the J Bass; though I also know some players do play J's through SVT's etc.
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I was playing a Rick 4001 through it back then, I have heard some that sounded great though, I like this guys tone:

 
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Apologies to all

I reneged on the 361. Its in excellent cosmetic condition and it was local!

Had the $ in hand

But it just didn't sound as articulate as I remembered. Granted this is all original vintage w/2-prong cord

Loud? Can't hear it up close?

I recall 361 had that psycho-acoustic thing where you could hold a conversation in front of it and knock down the walls 40 feet away
This monster was Loud up front And at a distance ...Loud But loudness wasn't my objective

This 361 was Beyond Loud but the tone knobs weren't articulate at all

Vari-amp had a couple of sounds
But fuzz didn't track well and tuner didn't sound like an oscillator of theramin-like as I recalled

Never turned it up beyond half as it was so loud it was feeding back
With staccato notes everything just rumbled

Had the voice of Thor in that beast but just for nostalgia ... was like owning a dragster you just ocassionally start and not a daily driver

Please don't hate me ... I had my moment in the sun but would have left with a severe case of buyers remorse and a bass amp loud enough to eat Marshalls for a snack

Again please forgive me as I thought this was a done deal
 
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