Acoustic Control Corporation

Acoustic Control Corporation was a manufacturer of instrument amplifiers, founded started by Steve Marks (with the help of his father) and based in Van Nuys, California. Its original location was a shack on Sunset Bulevard in Los Angeles, California.

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Instrument amplifier - Van Nuys - California - Sunset Bulevard - Los Angeles

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Most of the amplifiers produced by ACC were solid-state, but a few 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. Acoustic also produced the "Black Widow" electric guitar and electric bass.

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Robbie Krieger of The Doors was the most high-profile early user of the Acoustic 260 head and 261 cabinet--the first models ever produced by ACC. Krieger's Acoustic amps were a major public-relations boost for the fledgling company. Albert King and Chuck Berry also used the 260 and 261. Some prominent bassists who played through Acoustic amps included Jaco Pastorius, John Paul Jones (Led Zeppelin), Carl Radle (Derek & the Dominoes), and Rick Grech (Blind Faith).

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Acoustic Control Corporation went out of business in the 1980's, then returned under the name True Tone Audio as a manufacturer of P.A. amplifiers.

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