Play a '68 Sunn 215?

[DjangoKid]

I have the chance to squire a 68 Sunn 215 loaded with newer JBL K140. It was the cab for a Sunn Spectrum II. Exterior diminsios are 36 X 24 X 11.5.

This cab any good? I know I like the JBL sound, I've got one in my B15.

Edit for speaker model typo.

 

[ashtray]

I had a vintage Sunn 215 cab back in the 90's. I can't say much about the tone bc the gear I was using at the time was cheap. The Sunn cabs were unloved and cheap to buy. I think I blew one of the speakers. I was using it along side a vintage Traynor 215 cab.

It got loud and thats all I cared about at the time.

As far as how that particular cab will sound - maybe run the figures through a cab design software and see if the speaker specs are a good fit for that enclosure?

 

[edbass]

I have the chance to squire a 68 Sunn 215 loaded with newer JBL K240. It was the cab for a Sunn Spectrum II. Exterior diminsios are 36 X 24 X 11.5.

This cab any good? I know I like the JBL sound, I've got one in my B15.

There is no K240 JBL, are they possibly K140's? If so, they are arguably the most desirable of the AlNiCo JBL bass drivers. May well be worth buying the cabinet for them alone, but the cab you are describing was meant for guitar and won't have that magic that the AlNiCo JBL loaded Sunn bass cabs are known for.
The Sunn 215 bass cabs from that era are the larger 40 X 24 X 15 (200S), or 46 X 30 X 15 (2000S) ducted vent design.

 

[Oren Hudson]

What edbass said.

 

[DjangoKid]

That was a typo.

Yeah, I figured the cab was for guitar. I'm going to try it out but think I should just bite the bullet and get a Greenboy Dually.

 

[DjangoKid]

And I don't have access to speaker software. I have no computer, I just use my smartphone...it's lame.

 

[DjangoKid]

Can anyone run a simulation on this seals cab to see if its worthwhile procuring? I'll give you all of my love.

 

[edbass]

Can anyone run a simulation on this seals cab to see if its worthwhile procuring? I'll give you all of my love.

Is the cab somewhere other than your area, can you not try it out and see if you like it? Isn't that what really matters?

 

[DjangoKid]

Is the cab somewhere other than your area, can you not try it out and see if you like it? Isn't that what really matters?

Understood, but its part of a trade that involves gear we dont really need to let go. Its far enough away that I don't want to waste our time.