Acoustic bass 361 amp reissue question

[KPAX]

Yeah, good thing JP Jones and Jaco weren't acoustical engineers.

OTOH the advantage to using paper (or a screen) to first determine how a cab will work before building it for real saves a lot of plywood. BTW, the 360 was an almost exact copy of the JBL Keele W horn, a late version shown here:

http://http://www.geocities.com/loudspeakerguru/Keele_W_Box.doc

It was intended as a bass bin to be used with a separate midrange cab handling above 300 Hz; Acoustic left the mid cab out. Any knowledgeable acoustical engineer would take one look at the response charts and conclude in ten seconds or less that without a separate midrange cab it would be weak in the mids, and that on a typical stage room interactions could make it very difficult to hear up close, while further away it could be overwhelming in the low end.

 

[greenboy]

Yeah, good thing JP Jones and Jaco weren't acoustical engineers.

Nope. They were just consumers. And as such, they only had access to what was available at the time.

 

[chadds]

Nope. They were just consumers. And as such, they only had access to what was available at the time.

Traynor had a cab at the time with two wizzer comes where the blue panel was on a 361. I plugged a Carvin 4x12 into mine and it certainly was hearable on stage. Otherwise turned to 8 you could hear it but oh that's louder than a lot of folks can deal with.

 

[mccartneyman]

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Standel made quite a nice bass amp in the late 60s and early 70s. I traded my Kustom pleated for a Standel 2x15 because the Standel didn't break up at high volume. Later I ran that amp as the master with two more powered Standel 2x15 cabs. Loud, but took up lot of room.

 

[JimmyM]

Standel made quite a nice bass amp in the late 60s and early 70s. I traded my Kustom pleated for a Standel 2x15 because the Standel didn't break up at high volume. Later I ran that amp as the master with two more powered Standel 2x15 cabs. Loud, but took up lot of room.

I'll bet it did, dude! That's what I like...a rig that takes up a lot of room. Nice!

 

[Vetchking]

Here's an update. I am posting to give information and clarity.

The New "acoustic" USA amp is a brand new design Engineered by Mr. Russ Allee.

The New 360/361 is all NEW.

It is not a Re-Issue. Not a nostalgia amp. Not a Heritage amp.

It's currently at UL. Getting certified.

 

[chiplexic]

The New "acoustic" USA amp is a brand new design Engineered by Mr. Russ Allee..

Does "acoustic amp usa" have any association with "acoustic amplification" a.k.a. the import made products found at Guitar center exclusively?

I notice they have specifically different web sites. I expected to see this upcoming US made amp line mentioned at the same web site as the import product site. Makes me wonder if they are different ventures?