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The Acoustic Club

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Just picked up a 1969 360/361.
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bassist4dalord said:
Count me in! Picked up this Acoustic B20 at Guitar Center for $30 today. So far, I'm thrilled!

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Lucky. I've been looking for one on the GC used site to pop up for a decent price to purchase for a family friend who's entrusted me to buy his grandson a starter rig. Have one of these at my rehearsal space that belongs to my friend and we use it to test stuff out, etc. Sounds awesome for a small combo!

Ended up pulling the trigger on the little sibling b15 (acoustic, not ampeg of course) instead. Saved a little bit of $$$ and the kid is only 11. I think he'll be good for awhile.[
 
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I have a question for you guys and gals that are more knowledgeable than I am when it comes to amps.

I currently have an acoustic b100 combo (1st gen) and I would like increase volume, could I add a b115 ext cab, would this raise my vol or would I be splitting wattage, in turn lowering volume
 
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Josh Willner said:
I have a question for you guys and gals that are more knowledgeable than I am when it comes to amps.

I currently have an acoustic b100 combo (1st gen) and I would like increase volume, could I add a b115 ext cab, would this raise my vol or would I be splitting wattage, in turn lowering volume
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The technical answer would be a lengthy reply. The short answer is: as long as the ohm total can be handled by the amp, you'll notice an increase in perceived loudness with another cab. Depending on the ratings of the amp, you could actually increase the output wattage with another cab.
 
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Thinking about having my 360/361 modded with some three prong plugs. I sing a lot and do not feel like dealing with it. But I was wondering since I plug my 361 into my 360 and then plug the 360 to the wall, would only modding the 360 ground me out. OR would everything need to be switched out? Including the plug ins on the cab and head.

If anybody knows anything.
 
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tabdog said:
Am I really the only one with a B-15 MKII?
I can't find it in a search,

Tabdog
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Tabdog, I have had one for about 9 months now. So you're not the only one, lol.

I run an Acoustic B600H into the B15mkii and a B410. Good tone and mega loud. Don't know why some people don't like running different size speaker cabs together in one rig. I never had any issues with them synchronizing.
 
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10cc said:
Thinking about having my 360/361 modded with some three prong plugs. I sing a lot and do not feel like dealing with it. But I was wondering since I plug my 361 into my 360 and then plug the 360 to the wall, would only modding the 360 ground me out. OR would everything need to be switched out? Including the plug ins on the cab and head.

If anybody knows anything.
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My 360 and 361 are both grounded and both have three prong plugs. It's no problem, but you can't plug the 361 into the back of the 360 any more. What I do is use a switched power strip. I always make sure to connect the 360 to the 361 with an instrument cable, then plug in and turn on the 360 before plugging in the 361. The power strip or power conditioner, depending on where I am, is turned on during this process. Then when it's time to break down again, I just turn off the power strip or power conditioner and discharge the capacitors by playing through the switched off amp for a bit until it quits making noise. That takes a little longer than you might expect. Anyway, that's what I do. The outlet on the back of the 360 is still ungrounded, so I don't use it at all. I don't think there's a receptacle made that is grounded and would fit in the hole in the back of the chassis, but I haven't felt the need to do any research, either. If you don't have a grounded plug in the 361, you aren't grounded.
 
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Gaolee said:
My 360 and 361 are both grounded and both have three prong plugs. It's no problem, but you can't plug the 361 into the back of the 360 any more. What I do is use a switched power strip. I always make sure to connect the 360 to the 361 with an instrument cable, then plug in and turn on the 360 before plugging in the 361. The power strip or power conditioner, depending on where I am, is turned on during this process. Then when it's time to break down again, I just turn off the power strip or power conditioner and discharge the capacitors by playing through the switched off amp for a bit until it quits making noise. That takes a little longer than you might expect. Anyway, that's what I do. The outlet on the back of the 360 is still ungrounded, so I don't use it at all. I don't think there's a receptacle made that is grounded and would fit in the hole in the back of the chassis, but I haven't felt the need to do any research, either. If you don't have a grounded plug in the 361, you aren't grounded.
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Thanks. This is how I shall do it then.


ps This thing kills!
 
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Might be handing in my club number soon. My B200H popped two fuses in a row at my show last night. If I can't suss out the problem and have it fixed in expensively (it's not an expensive amp, certainly not going to dump a lot of money into it for a repair), I'll likely be getting rid of it. If I can fix it cheaply, I'll certainly keep it as a backup. I was coming due to get something more powerful anyway.
 
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Woofer said:
Might be handing in my club number soon. My B200H popped two fuses in a row at my show last night. If I can't suss out the problem and have it fixed in expensively (it's not an expensive amp, certainly not going to dump a lot of money into it for a repair), I'll likely be getting rid of it. If I can fix it cheaply, I'll certainly keep it as a backup. I was coming due to get something more powerful anyway.
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Check out a vintage one. You can get them really cheap and they're top notch!
 
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