Funny, I could do exactly the same equipment heap. I have each of those three pieces in my arsenal.
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The Acoustic Club
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Only thing missing on top is a 360 preamp 
. One day... the guy who I bought the 320 from has a 360. He bought it for 650€ two years ago, around 800-900 usd, that's insane
. One day... the guy who I bought the 320 from has a 360. He bought it for 650€ two years ago, around 800-900 usd, that's insane
Some shots of the 320. Replaced the cabinet with a 220 one. Now it has a better looking white stripe, and more important the 8 correct feet on the correct position.
First jam today. It sounds pretty massive, especially with two channels. The pots and especially the switches will need proper cleaning, when switching EQ on and off for the first time, I thought my top speaker was destroyed. With EQ switched off, the amp actually sounds more bassy as if it grew an extra set of balls. Can't wait for my 330 to arrive, his pots and switches should be clean already. The 320 needs a little work to bring it back to it's true potential
It's true. Engaging the graphic EQ rolls off lows below 100 Hz. This thread here should be interesting for any 320 user if you haven't seen it already:
Acoustic 320 Frequency Charts
Thanks @jj4001 ! This is new info for me and now I'm interested in methods to switch my 320 eq off and on, other than the rare, over-priced and maybe unreliable original foot switch.
If you dig around the Acoustic forum, you may be able to find a way to build a 320 footswitch cheap. Mine came with the footswitch, luckily.
I'm a elitist purist snob, so I always have to have the original Acoustic OEM foot switch. Not sure what makes you think they might be unreliable, I've never had a failure.
You could certainly substitute a cheap passive Hosa pedal, you'll just need to come up with a good cable with TRS 1/4" plugs and then replace one of the plugs with a 6-terminal Jones plug.
Mine doesn't work; if anyone has a picture or diagram so I can fix it, I'd appreciate it.
Damn that's awesome work right there. In this case, I don't see much added value of using EQ if it eats away low end starting from 100 Hz. Now I understand what JacklegBass meant with sacrificing EQ on my 125 footswitch. Best way is then to wire the footswitch so it's always off
I like the 125 Hz and 820 Hz sliders way too much to bypass the graphic EQ. 
To be honest though, I'm using one of these preamps with my 320. I run it through a DI out to FOH and then into the effects loop on one of the channels, with an active ABY splitter in front of it sending a second signal into the front of the other channel. The outboard pre is my main sound, but if I ever need more volume or if my bandmates ask me to crank mids or anything like that, I can click on that second channel without messing with the signal I'm sending to FOH.
Fun Fun.
It's fun to have two completely different preamps to toggle between or even blend together for a massive sound. Blending in an outboard pre really needs an active splitter with a polarity switch to eliminate phase issues though.
To be honest though, I'm using one of these preamps with my 320. I run it through a DI out to FOH and then into the effects loop on one of the channels, with an active ABY splitter in front of it sending a second signal into the front of the other channel. The outboard pre is my main sound, but if I ever need more volume or if my bandmates ask me to crank mids or anything like that, I can click on that second channel without messing with the signal I'm sending to FOH.
Fun Fun.
It's fun to have two completely different preamps to toggle between or even blend together for a massive sound. Blending in an outboard pre really needs an active splitter with a polarity switch to eliminate phase issues though.
I know you've got a 370 and to be honest, I love this pre, but I like my 370 better. You absolutely can run it into the front of an amp, but it's really meant to drive a power amp or be sent into an effects return which I don't think the 370 or 150 has.
My 320 is 100% healthy and gig worthy so that's what get puts to work even though I really like the 370's tone better. Plus, all the bells and whistles on the 320 helps you keep it nerdy and unnecessarily complicated.
Edit: Still a great piece of gear to have. Great for studio work recording direct.
When I suggested sacrificing the EQ footswitch control it wasn't so much about avoiding rolloff as it was about how often someone would typically need to switch EQ in or out within a song or set compared to the other three functions -- particularly since there's another whole channel to dial-in a separate EQ if needed.
True, if I'm not using the graphic EQ I do disable it to bypass the Equalizer board and minimize noise-producing components in the signal path, but when it's switched-in I'm happy enough with using the 70Hz slider and 150Hz bass knob to fatten things if necessary.
