chriswareham Posted June 19, 2016 Share Posted June 19, 2016 (edited) Got tired of losing the bottom end of my sound when engaging my chorus pedal and, on drop tuned songs, when I engage my distortion pedal. So I decided to go the "bi-amping" route, since I use either a pair of SWR cabs or an Ampeg fridge that has separate inputs for each set of four speakers. I'm using an MXR switch pedal in a setup like this: The result is perfect - with the chorus and distortion pedals off I can use the 140 as a "boost", and with the effects pedals on I still have an enormous bottom end (ooh err missus): Edited June 19, 2016 by chriswareham Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sblueplanet Posted June 21, 2016 Share Posted June 21, 2016 Looks great. I have always regretted selling my Acoustic 140, albeit around 25 years ago! I really like the look of those tiny pedals, what are they exactly? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Westenra Posted June 21, 2016 Share Posted June 21, 2016 Are those acoustic amps really all that? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bumnote Posted June 21, 2016 Share Posted June 21, 2016 Are those acoustic amps really all that? They definitely were in the day, and arestill pretty good today Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chriswareham Posted June 23, 2016 Author Share Posted June 23, 2016 [quote name='sblueplanet' timestamp='1466542342' post='3076716'] Looks great. I have always regretted selling my Acoustic 140, albeit around 25 years ago! I really like the look of those tiny pedals, what are they exactly? [/quote] The 140 was my first Acoustic amp. Imported it from the US and had it modded with a new transformer for UK/EU voltage as well as a few tweaks to bring it up to modern safety specs. The 370 is a recent acquisition from someone in the UK, and the voltage conversion had already been done. The pedal board is actually one I use for keyboards, I was just mucking about with the echo pedal when this picture was taken. The pedals and board are made by Mooer, and are amazing value clones of classic pedals such as the MXR Phase 90 and EH Electric Mistress. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chriswareham Posted June 23, 2016 Author Share Posted June 23, 2016 [quote name='Westenra' timestamp='1466548842' post='3076785'] Are those acoustic amps really all that? [/quote] The 370 and previous 360 model were the de-facto standard for many top bands and often provided as backline at the big festivals in the late 1960s and early 1970s. They were much more powerful than most of the valve amps of the day, considerably lighter and being solid state were very reliable. Acoustic used very good quality components, and actually offered a lifetime guarantee on them! They are very loud, and have a great tone but lack the versatility of modern amps. The 360 was actually just a pre-amp, with the poweramp in the accompanying Acoustic 301 speaker cab or cabs.The 370 combined the pre and power amps in a single unit, and the accompanying cabs lost the power amps. With two cabs the load is 2ohms, which the 370 was designed to cope with. I'm running my 370 and 140 into 4ohms (Ampeg) or 8ohms (SWR) but they''re still astonishingly loud. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bottle Posted June 24, 2016 Share Posted June 24, 2016 Oh, that's very purty I've always wanted to have an Ampeg fridge to do just that. Bottom 4x10 being run from a pre/power combo for all the tasty clean bottom end and the top 4x10 run through some effects pedals and a good ol'fashioned valve amp. That would be my GAS rig..... I have everything except the fridge hehehe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chriswareham Posted June 26, 2016 Author Share Posted June 26, 2016 To be honest, the SWR cabs are more practical as they're easier to shift about than the fridge. As for using a valve amp for the dirt, I'm planning on trying my modified Sound City 120 in place of the Acoustic 140 next week. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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