Product: Acoustic Control Corporation 361 Cabinet
Price Paid: USD 150.00 USED
Submitted
08/28/2009
at
02:37pm
by
Thomas G. Jackson
Features
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10
Hello,
I picked up a used Acoustic Control Corporation 361PP. It is in great shape for a 40 year old cabinet. It is missing the power amp.
Originally this was the world's first "powered" subwoofer although it has a full range Cerwin-Vega 18" speaker. So I just use it along with my other Acoustic Control Corporation 301 cabinets and my 370 amplifiers. It is somewhat "brighter" than my 301HB and 301HC cabinets. Seems louder too. So it's an unpowered cabinet now. Sounds fantastic as all Acoustic "W" bins do..and believe it or not it is a quick responding cabinet. Loud, yep.
Sound Quality
:
10
As stated above it is loud, clear and very bright for a "W" bin.
I play in a power trio, originals. Hard rock-fusion. It projects bass fundamentals the way they should be transmitted. JPJ, Jaco, Greg Riddley, Larry Graham. This is not a cabinet for the faint-hearted Boutique amp buying Saab Driving crowd. Not a Bergantino or a Magnavox. The Acoustic Control Corporation "W" bins have no rivals.
BTW I use Fender basses strung with Rotosound RS66LD round wounds. there are harmonics when plucked that only an ACC W bin with the issued MF-188 or MF-187 speaker will reproduce. Gee wally why'd Jaco use this overweight, underpowered dinosaur?? answer...the tone!
Reliability
:
10
40 years old. Do you think for a New York second that an MDF, condom thick tolex covered Magnavox Fridge will be around in 40 years? well do ya punk? Have another Snapple buddy. Them worthless pros all used this. Guess they shoulda bought boxes of 10" speakers??
Customer Support
:
10
LIFETIME WARRANTY! Well the manufacturer expected 10 years outta this bad boy, I think it MET CUSTOMER EXPECTATIONS.
Overall Rating
:
10
39 YEARS. You all know what i got but here I go:
3 Acoustic Control Corporation 370's
2 Acoustic Control Corporation 301's
1 Acoustic Control Corporation 361PP
4 Sunn 200S cabinets with JBL K-140's
2 Sunn Coliseum bass amps
1 Sunn Model T amp
1 Sunn Concert bass amp
2 SWR Goliath III 410's
2 SWR 412 stacks
3 Fender Jazz basses; Geddy Lee, a MIM and a 1966 customer shop re-issue
1 1967 Fender Precision
1 1957 Les Paul Junior
1 MIM Fender Stratocaster.
Product: Acoustic Control Corporation 361 Cabinet
Price Paid: US $375 used
Submitted
08/06/2001
at
09:43pm
by
John
Email: delorean<at>compusnet dot com
Features
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10
made in '71
fits my style (blues-rock) perfectly
Sound Quality
:
9
only problem i have is the the "thump" from turning it on, other than that it is perfect
Reliability
:
9
I would use the 361 anywhere any time (except practicing, its too overpowering for small rooms)
Customer Support
:
9
Acoustic is no more. unless these new remakes are being put out by another complany of the same name www.acoustic.mu the 361 cab is now called the FH-118
Overall Rating
:
9
bought it with the 360 preamp, the fuzz doesnt work, but i bet its an easy fix. all in all, one of the nicest (and loudest) bass amps I have played.
