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The NEW acoustic 360/361....

#185
johnk_10 said:
actually, while most Kustoms either had CTS or JBL (as an original upgrade) some Kustoms also came stock with Altecs.
there's a plate on the back of the upgraded cabs that either said JBL D140F, or Altec 421A on them. both of them used two 16 ohm speakers for a total cab impedance of 8 ohms so you could run two of them with a K200 head.
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I did not know that! See...one can teach an ol' dog a thing or two :D
 
#186
Love the 70s Acoustic stuff...I play it, own a bunch of it.....

The post a few pages back comparing this to building clones of '60s split window Corvettes in the garage was really insightful. The protracted method in which this amp has come to fruition has really been painful to watch from a business-person's standpoint. No pics, specs or pricing from the makers and lots of secrets. I just don't see an angle here....there's not many of us left that know this stuff, and if it's priced where I think it may be...I guess I don't understand who the buyer is. Good taste and good intentions may not be economically viable. Hope I'm wrong, haha.
 
#189
Gosh I can not believe how confused folks seem to get. :eyebrow:

George is no Johnny come lately.

He has been working on this project for years. There is one thing for sure, he has had all odds against him and he is still chugging away at his dream. To all the nay sayers a big fooie to you. :rollno:

I hope George sells a million of these.

I looked at investing with George at one time but after the economy crashed and burned I was left where I could not.

I advise everyone to follow George's example and go after your dreams. Do not let anyone stop you and never take no for an answer.

Go get em George!!!!!!:bassist::bassist::hyper::hyper::bassist:
 
#191
> one at a time boutique amplifiers - right?
I think thats true. However, none are bespoke in the way that a boutique. "customized for you" bass would be, nor need to be.

George fought a decade long dream to realize production of a very high quality, American made, modern bass amp, and has won. He is to be admired.

The result is not cheap, but is priced in line with others of the very best of amplifiers, and is NOT targeted at the masses. Speculating re Georges's rather unique marketing scheme, I think his problem was/is to control and limit demand, not to create it.

Again speculating, I think Acoustic USA has already sold every single unit planned for production this year.

If you want one, phone George and get on the list.

Think of these amps in the same way you would think of high fashion. In the same way that the only way most people can acquire Gaultier is to buy the perfume, the only way your average garage band bassist will acquire Acoustic USA is to buy the T-shirt.
 
#196
BurningSkies said:
He wants to control and limit demand?

Hope he's the only 'investor' because I can't see that flying very far.
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Limiting demand makes sense to start with. He does not have the manufacturing capacity to build a zillion of them yet, and after all this work to get it going, I doubt he wants to outsource anything for a while. There's an element of control you lose when you grow too fast. In addition, there's a level of capital you have to have to grow fast which he may or may not have access to. In my own work, I have seen more than one profitable company run aground on cash flow matching problems, and he's probably avoiding those, too.

Not everybody wants to be Wal*Mart.
 
#197
Gaolee said:
Limiting demand makes sense to start with. He does not have the manufacturing capacity to build a zillion of them yet, and after all this work to get it going, I doubt he wants to outsource anything for a while. There's an element of control you lose when you grow too fast. In addition, there's a level of capital you have to have to grow fast which he may or may not have access to. In my own work, I have seen more than one profitable company run aground on cash flow matching problems, and he's probably avoiding those, too.

Not everybody wants to be Wal*Mart.
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But you can't have a company by selling 10 amps either. I wasn't suggesting he become Ampeg. There happens to be a middle ground you know.
 
#198
:cool:

I used Acoustic amps back in the late 70's early 80's.
Great stuff.
I have one request.
Why can't George, after all this time have a video showing and explaining the new USA Acoustic 360?
I see facebook, phone number to call him.
I hear there is a company? come on, it's 2011, get it together.
I wish george the best, and these amps are as good as the hype.
 

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