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Most of the amplifiers produced by ACC were solid-state, but a few models later in production were valve amps. The company is remembered in particular for its Acoustic 361 bass stack, consisting of an Acoustic 360 bass pre-amplifier and one or two Acoustic 361 W-bins, each featuring a built-in 200-watt RMS power amplifier and a rear-facing 18" Cerwin-Vega loudspeaker.
The company was founded as SWR Engineering, Inc. by its namesake, Steve W. Rabe. Rabe was known for his engineering work at Acoustic Control Corporation.After extensive research with top Los Angeles studio bassists, SWR released its first commercial product in 1984, the PB-200 hybrid tube/solid-state bass guitar amplifier.
Mesa-Boogie Mark IV, a guitar combo amplifier. A guitar amplifier (or amp) is an electronic device or system that strengthens the electrical signal from a pickup on an electric guitar, bass guitar, or acoustic guitar so that it can produce sound through one or more loudspeakers, which are typically housed in a wooden cabinet.
Since an 800-watt amplifier built with standard Class AB technology would be heavy, some acoustic amplifier manufacturers use lightweight Class D, "switching amplifiers". Acoustic amplifier designs strive to produce a clean, transparent, acoustic sound that does not—except for reverb and other effects—alter the natural instrument sound ...
Trace Acoustic range. Numerous models for amplifying acoustic instruments. GP12SMX Bass Preamp: 12 Band EQ Bass Pre-amp. The basis for the preamp in all the SMX series. V-Type V6 300 W all valve head. Used by many Britpop bands in the '90s. V-Type V8 400 W all valve head, with overdrive and compression on board.
Some jazz bassists and other bass players who play in small venues use specialized, expensive upright bass amps, like the Acoustic Image combo amplifier. Double bass players playing in genres where a louder amplified tone (emphasizing the fundamental frequencies) is desired may encounter audio feedback. Feedback for double bass generally ...
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Multivox Premier was a guitar and amplifier brand [1] of New York-based retailer/wholesaler, Peter Sorkin Music Company (Sorkin Music) [2] and its manufacturing subsidiary Multivox founded in the mid-1940s. [3] Multivox Premier products included: guitars, amplification equipment for guitar, bass and other instruments, PA amplifiers and Hi-fi ...