A Sunn 1000s, $1440. I owned a 200s in 1969 but never saw one of these. It has 4 KT88's with 6 12's. The owner said it was 200 watts. He couldn't tell me if it was a bass amp or guitar amp. I'm thinking guitar amp. What say you.
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Ran across this in an Antique store
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My guess is guitar, it’s got tremolo and reverb
It look very cool. That said....
1) I hope I never play in a bamd with a guitar player who shows up with THAT thing. 200 tube watts and SIX TWELVES???? No thank you. There aren't enough earplugs in the world to make me want to try keeping up with that.
2) Back then, in many cases, there weren't a ton of differences between bass and guitar circuits, or bass and guitar drivers/speakers. I bet it would sound great for bass if you're into an old-school vibe. Is the cab open or closed back?
1) I hope I never play in a bamd with a guitar player who shows up with THAT thing. 200 tube watts and SIX TWELVES???? No thank you. There aren't enough earplugs in the world to make me want to try keeping up with that.
2) Back then, in many cases, there weren't a ton of differences between bass and guitar circuits, or bass and guitar drivers/speakers. I bet it would sound great for bass if you're into an old-school vibe. Is the cab open or closed back?
6 x 12's...Yikes.
Seems pricey too.
In Philadelphia that's worth fifty bucks.
Seems pricey too.
In Philadelphia that's worth fifty bucks.
Where is this antique store?
that’s a guitar amp, but the head could be used for bass.
that’s a guitar amp, but the head could be used for bass.
It's closed... I didn't notice the reverb and tremolo knobs... I was so taken aback with how good it looked. He did say it would rattle the store windows when cranked. Usually these old stores have fake Gibson SG's and Fender guitars they sell for cheap.. He also had a Fender Twin and Super reverb amp. They were quite pricey.
That comes from the era of inferior PA systems when the bass and guitar didn't run their signal thru the house, just the amps. My ears have been ringing for decades from those times.It is very cool though!
Looks very clean!
Always keep in mind.........."old amps, capacitor job".
Always keep in mind.........."old amps, capacitor job".
It's true that in those days, similar circuits were frequently used for guitar and bass (minus the effects). Actually, a lot of companies used the same speakers and even cabs for both. And yes, this did sometimes result in speakers ripped to shreds. For the most part, the value of these stacks lies in the heads; the cabs might sound good, but more likely they're mediocre sounding, heavy, and not well-suited for bass.
That is a killer bass amp. Typically that is the cab used for guitar. The bass cab/s was/were, usually either a single or a pair of 215’s. JBL D140’s would have been the speaker of choice then. That should be 180-200 watts. “It weeel Keeeel !!!”
Last guitarist I worked with "needed" two full 100w Marshall stacks to get "his tone". Even in practice. We never made it to gigging, unsurprisingly. The surprising thing was, they fired me (only one with a day job).
We’ve walked by that store lots of times when we’ve gone out to dinner on Haddon Ave., but I’ve never been in their shop before. Not the kind of thing I would have expected to see in there, either!
That was made for a different time.
A time when stages were ruled by Rock’n’roll gods and goddesses. A time before IEMs and tennis bracelets. When tinnitus was a badge of honor.
A time when stages were ruled by Rock’n’roll gods and goddesses. A time before IEMs and tennis bracelets. When tinnitus was a badge of honor.
WHAT... can't HEAR ya!
Cool amp, but not $1,440 cool. You can do much better if you look and are patient.
A time before Tennis Bracelets
Fancy art school band name?
Fancy art school band name?
Hahahahahaha!!!!! Doug Marcaida nods slowly.
this boy has that very same cab only no head...I re placed the speakers a decade ago...works in the keyboard station with a 100w tube carvin and we mic the cab...sounds just fine but THAT thing is in much nicer shape than mine however it was FREE !..buy it ...you only live once...lust sayin'...ss
