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Page last updated Aug 10, 2025

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60/100 watt amplifier that can run at either 4Ω or 8Ω with two speaker jacks. It comes with a quad of Sovtek 6L6 tubes and a quad of 12AX7's and one 12AT7.
The reverb is very luscious and the 5 band EQ is fantastic as well. This amplifier can go from beautiful cleans to devastating low end fuzz.

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The Model 160 head has a "Pull Boost" feature that significantly impacts volume and drive levels, enhancing usability for band contexts.
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The amp includes a toggleable tube or FET preamp, with the FET offering more compression and a slightly dissonant distortion when hit with a boost pedal.
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The Model 160 can deliver a range of tones from soft overdrive to high-gain distortion, likened to Metallica vibes with a scooped graphic EQ.
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Volume issues may relate to channel switching components, such as a faulty optocoupler bulb and diode.
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The Model 160 head is compared to Mesa Boogie amps, particularly in its ability to produce a cranked plexi-like overdrive on Volume 2 settings.
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Alex Turner

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Arctic Monkeys

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Alex Turner played an Acoustic Control Corporation 160 Tube Amp Brown Series during the Everything You’ve Come To Expect tour when playing with his second band, The Last Shadow Puppets. Turner played this early 80’s 160 along with an Acoustic cabinet too. Bass player Zach Dawes also played though acoustic amps on this tour. The amp can be seen pictured next to Miles Kane.

The Acoustic Control Corporation 160 guitar tube amplifier runs on (4) 6L6GC power tubes, (3) 12AX7 preamp tubes and (1) 12AT7 for reverb. It is switchable between 50/100 watts and can run at either 8 or 4Ω via toggle switch. It has a 5 band EQ, reverb and is a single input two channel amplifier. There is a Treble and Bass boost that are activated by pulling out the Treble and Bass knobs. It has a 3 prong power chord and goes from beautiful cleans to growling low end fuzz.

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