Er, I don't see what the problem is? A lot of the more well known bass amp manufacturers also make guitar amps.
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Acoustic Just Jumped The Shark Again
- Thread starter SurferJoe46
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It's not as if guitar amps and bass amps are really THAT different. If a company makes one, they may as well make the other, too. Guitarists need amps as well.
Here you go:
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I think they have a clean, classic look for a great price.
Depending on tone, could be a winner.
S
Has anyone seen the economy these days? These things are Not moving like hot cakes. I don't think anyone's (mfg.'s) amps are really. I love my "starters" (acoustic MIC B600H, B410 and B115) though.
Great pics though, Knigel and Mirios. I LMAO!
Play On!
Bassmore
Great pics though, Knigel and Mirios. I LMAO!
Play On!
Bassmore
You know, the dude is older than me, and he posts a troll post. I guess it's true...you're never too old to F off on the internet 
+1
Acoustic has made guitar amps for a while.
By the way, there have been many worse episodes of series televison than Fonzie jumping the shark.
For all these people who so-state and obviously believe that they are in show-biz, the application of the term isn't apparently in their vocabulary. Not correctly, anyway.
From the WIKI:
I stand on the definition as I stated in the OP and for all those who don't understand - Acoustic has sunk to a nadir position - much like the economy - it's broken like the rest of the manufacturers are finding out.
I think the first real incident of jumping the shark was when Arthur Godfrey fired Julius LaRosa on his TV show, live and broadcast without an oops button. Although there was no shark on the show, it fits.
FWIW: Milton Berle was constantly jumping sharks.
Benny Hill should have been eaten BY a shark - but that might be cruel to the shark.
Now - about shark-jumping --- Acoustic has done it. Full stop.
From the WIKI:
I stand on the definition as I stated in the OP and for all those who don't understand - Acoustic has sunk to a nadir position - much like the economy - it's broken like the rest of the manufacturers are finding out.
I think the first real incident of jumping the shark was when Arthur Godfrey fired Julius LaRosa on his TV show, live and broadcast without an oops button. Although there was no shark on the show, it fits.
FWIW: Milton Berle was constantly jumping sharks.
Benny Hill should have been eaten BY a shark - but that might be cruel to the shark.
Now - about shark-jumping --- Acoustic has done it. Full stop.
I disagree. Acoustic Control Corporation always made guitar amps. Per Wikipedia, their first amp was a guitar amp. I saw more Acoustic guitar amps than bass amps in the 70s, though that could've been a local thing.
Now that Acoustic is a house brand for Guitar Center and affiliates, the only thing that would strike me as odd is if they did NOT make guitar amps.
Let's try the part in blue again::
After what may have been a rather long hiatus, they are just now introducing their NEW line of guitar amps.
This is a totally NEW page on their site ( Invalid Link Removed ) and it wasn't there before - the guitar amp/cab/head part, that is).
After what may have been a rather long hiatus, they are just now introducing their NEW line of guitar amps.
This is a totally NEW page on their site ( Invalid Link Removed ) and it wasn't there before - the guitar amp/cab/head part, that is).
Do you have a problem with them because they're using some DSP in their amps now? Acoustic probably didn't have guitar amps as their first priority when they were reviving the company and brand, but I don't understand what's not sitting well for you.
Although I dislike the term, I accept the Wikipedia definition (with emphasis in blue) for the purpose of this discussion. Where we disagree is, you think this event meets that definition; I don't. I would say guitar amps were part of "the essential qualities that initially defined its success". The fact that they disappeared later doesn't change that for me, and the fact that they are back is (again, for me) not remarkable.
Well one thing I have a problem with is taking GC Acoustic as seriously as the old stuff. It isn't bad stuff, and it's priced decently, but it's definitely not what it was in 1971. Not exactly jumping the shark, but it's circling it
That part gripes my rear (in bold).....THEY ARE NOT The Acoustic Control Corp. of 1967 or anything close to it! :scowl:
SurferJoe, we know what "jumped the shark" means.
But you haven't indicated at all why you think Acoustic has done so.
But you haven't indicated at all why you think Acoustic has done so.
Carp
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
For other uses, see Carp (disambiguation).
Carp
http://www.talkbass.com/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=226530&stc=1&d=1315272303
Common carp, Cyprinus carpio
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Subclass: Neopterygii
Infraclass: Teleostei
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Cyprinidae
Genera
Abramis
Aristichthys
Barbodes
Carassius
Cirrhinus
Ctenopharyngodon
Cyprinus
Epalzeorhynchos
Henicorhynchus
Hypophthalmichthys
Labeo
Mylopharyngodon
and others
Carp are various species of oily[1] freshwater fish of the family Cyprinidae, a very large group of fish native to Europe and Asia. The cypriniformes (family cyprinidae) is traditionally grouped with the Characiformes, Siluriformes and Gymnotiformes to create the superorder Ostariophysi, since groups have certain common features such as being found predominantly in fresh water and the fact that they possess Weberian ossicles (an anatomical structure originally made up of small pieces of bone formed from four or five of the first vertebrae); the most anterior bony pair is in contact with the extension of the labyrinth and the posterior with the swimbladder. The function is poorly understood but it is presumed that this structure takes part in the transmission of vibrations from the swimbladder to the labyrinth and in the perception of sound, which explains why the Ostariophysi have such a great capacity for hearing.[2]
In colloquial use, however, carp usually refers only to several larger cyprinid species such as Cyprinus carpio (common carp), Carassius carassius (Crucian carp), Ctenopharyngodon idella (grass carp), Hypophthalmichthys molitrix (silver carp), and Hypophthalmichthys nobilis (bighead carp). Carp have long been an important food fish to humans, as well as popular ornamental fishes such as the various goldfish breeds and the domesticated common carp variety known as koi. As a result, carp have been introduced to various locations, though with mixed results. Several species of carp are listed as invasive species by the U.S. Department of Agriculture,[3] and worldwide large sums of money are spent on carp control.
I'm not a Show Biziot but perhaps I can explain from my perspective. Metaphorically, if Acoustic Amplification (Guitar Centers' Made in China's variant, I Love my bass amp B600H but aspire to owning a new acoustic USA someday) is in the business to make affordable amplifiers then lets call that their "scientific kingdom" kinda like what both a shark and a carp both belong to within a specific scientific classification. So if Long John Silvers, who has been selling delicious batter fried cod and pollack to the masses successfully for years now and wants to risk selling batter fried koi at their stores would they also be "jumping the shark"? Or would Acoustic Amplification introducing a guitar amplifier to the market (at their own risk) to broaden their market share be listed as an "invasive species" by the US Dept. of Amplification?
I fully expect the monitors to axe this reply due to semi-nonsensical content...oh well all in fun folks, all in fun.
Play On!
Bassmore
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
For other uses, see Carp (disambiguation).
Carp
http://www.talkbass.com/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=226530&stc=1&d=1315272303
Common carp, Cyprinus carpio
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Subclass: Neopterygii
Infraclass: Teleostei
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Cyprinidae
Genera
Abramis
Aristichthys
Barbodes
Carassius
Cirrhinus
Ctenopharyngodon
Cyprinus
Epalzeorhynchos
Henicorhynchus
Hypophthalmichthys
Labeo
Mylopharyngodon
and others
Carp are various species of oily[1] freshwater fish of the family Cyprinidae, a very large group of fish native to Europe and Asia. The cypriniformes (family cyprinidae) is traditionally grouped with the Characiformes, Siluriformes and Gymnotiformes to create the superorder Ostariophysi, since groups have certain common features such as being found predominantly in fresh water and the fact that they possess Weberian ossicles (an anatomical structure originally made up of small pieces of bone formed from four or five of the first vertebrae); the most anterior bony pair is in contact with the extension of the labyrinth and the posterior with the swimbladder. The function is poorly understood but it is presumed that this structure takes part in the transmission of vibrations from the swimbladder to the labyrinth and in the perception of sound, which explains why the Ostariophysi have such a great capacity for hearing.[2]
In colloquial use, however, carp usually refers only to several larger cyprinid species such as Cyprinus carpio (common carp), Carassius carassius (Crucian carp), Ctenopharyngodon idella (grass carp), Hypophthalmichthys molitrix (silver carp), and Hypophthalmichthys nobilis (bighead carp). Carp have long been an important food fish to humans, as well as popular ornamental fishes such as the various goldfish breeds and the domesticated common carp variety known as koi. As a result, carp have been introduced to various locations, though with mixed results. Several species of carp are listed as invasive species by the U.S. Department of Agriculture,[3] and worldwide large sums of money are spent on carp control.
I'm not a Show Biziot but perhaps I can explain from my perspective. Metaphorically, if Acoustic Amplification (Guitar Centers' Made in China's variant, I Love my bass amp B600H but aspire to owning a new acoustic USA someday) is in the business to make affordable amplifiers then lets call that their "scientific kingdom" kinda like what both a shark and a carp both belong to within a specific scientific classification. So if Long John Silvers, who has been selling delicious batter fried cod and pollack to the masses successfully for years now and wants to risk selling batter fried koi at their stores would they also be "jumping the shark"? Or would Acoustic Amplification introducing a guitar amplifier to the market (at their own risk) to broaden their market share be listed as an "invasive species" by the US Dept. of Amplification?
I fully expect the monitors to axe this reply due to semi-nonsensical content...oh well all in fun folks, all in fun.
Play On!
Bassmore
