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Acoustic 360

#61
Some very good observations Jim.

Re PA-if only we could get some people trained up to properly mix all the new PA gear. I swear most of them don't know what a kit of drums actually sounds like, much less guitars and other instruments;.
 
#62
Jim Carr said:
+1

Yet, you are right. One could not (and cannot) be heard with a B-15, Bassman 212 Blackface, 215 Dual Showman, or even a 215 Kustom 200 when the two guitarists are sporting a 212 TwinReverb or a 410 SuperReverb—and have to overdrive them for "tone." For that matter, one could not be heard with two 4x12 Marshall cabs and a 200 Marshall Major tube head when the guitarist had a 100 watt 8x12 Marshall. For bass, they were the bad old days. The Sunns, Acoustic 118 (360, 370, and 301) and Ampeg 1610 (!) SVT were the first steps.
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Now, it's no secret how much I love vintage amps, especially Sunns and Marshalls. However, since this thread is discussing the 360 CABINET, I would like to say that I still think the Sunn 2000s cabinet was a thing of beauty. The amps such as Majors and Superbasses and 2000s (though they do get stupid loud) themselves may be underpowered or inadequate for a lot of people today (not for me, but that's just a preference), I think the cabinets need to be judged on there own. When used with a modern head, the 2000s cab is still a king, IMHO. I do not really know about how the 360 cab would be with a newer head, but it may be more usable now with more flexible EQ'ing options. Just saying we should judge the cab and amps separately.....
 
#64
KramerBassFan said:
The Acoustic 4x15 was the 408.
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And it's sounds ALOT better than just "ok" FWIW. It was designed to mate with the Acoustic 320 head which is/was/will always be an awesome bit of sound engineering as well. I've flattened full Marshall stacks, full V-4 Ampeg stacks and made Orange amps turn into lemonade with my 320/408 set up. Clean, full, toneful, reliable.. and HEAVEY!
 
#66
I used to own an Acoustic 360 back in the 70s, and I was sure the 18 was reverse mounted. Of course, a lot of things from that time period are a bit fuzzy to me now... The thing had remarkable treble for an 18" speaker.

Funny thing, the Acoustic 370 (where they moved the power amp up into the head) never sounded that good to me. The cabinet looked similar from the outside, but it just didn't have the oomph of the 360.
 
#69
chadds said:
Had a square back SVT. Had a 360 bought new. Had a V4B cab.
The Shiz if not driven to distortion was the Sunn 2000s.
I drowned out two 100 watt Marshall stacks two drummers and a poor bassist using one Fender Bassman with my 360. I turned it up to 8 and hello!

For the builder guy. The 18" in the 360 cab was in that plug front loaded and the whole plug triangle thingy came out as the bolts came through each side. The 370s didn't have that.
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Hey Chadds,,,,I cant believe you didnt go into cardiac arrest crankin that baby up to 8 !!!! That had to be the loudest band in the world.... did you still have blurred vision? :D
 
#70
The gig was in an old wooden church so not loud like people cranking in cinderblock rooms.
When I said front mounted the plug with the 18" slid in from the front but the 18" was facing to the rear.
It sounded so weak at low volumes.
Again my all time favorites are the Sunns. 2000s with two cabs. Clean present on stage and out front. I always looked for that warmth I heard from an Ampeg B-15. The Sunns had that and a good amount of treble too. The SVT came along to my ears had a grit and grind that was not B-15 like or the full warm fat bass sound I liked from Rock and Motown at the time.
 
#71
Ok its done!! and just had a proper working at the whisky a few weeks ago.
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