New Amp Day!! Sunn O))) content

[strke-fender]

So, I just got back from a liquidation sale at a local music shop. Came home with a new friend, a Sunn 1200s

It was hiding in the corner and was labeled "AMP $99" I asked the owner what she knew about it. Her response was "All I know about is that I'll give it to you for $75.00" "ehhhh how about $65.00?" "DEAL!"

They didn't have a cab to plug into, but it powered up and I took a chance. Once I got it home I found out it sounds great!!

Anybody have any knowledge or wisdom they'd like to impart on me regarding this piece?

 

[jackcheez]

That is a steal of a deal. You should feel guilty.

 

[skidmarkbass]

I bought the fender bassman 1200 version a few years ago (same amp)... be carefull, that sucker fried all my speakers!!!! I finally got rid of it and bought a Markbass rig.

 

[BassmanPaul]

I would advise taking the amp for a once over by a tech. For the price you paid a little TLC for the amp is in order.

 

[Mr. Foxen]

Spend the money you saved on cabs with brutal low end handling. Those will shred things. That lowest eq slider: pull it all the way down, very few cabs can make anything except breaking noises with that frequency. A teching would be good, there was a couple of vibration related reliability things from those, I suspect more the fault of using cabs that can't deal with it and vibrate too much than the amp itself.