Return of Sunn?

[Aussie Player]

I still find it kind of strange that prior to the amps and cabinets coming out why didn't they do demo videos of the amps & cabinets? You'd think that would be a smart promotional idea to get get people to hear what the amps & cabinets sound like.

Marketing is a craft. Marketers are overpaid employees taking stab guesses. Worst of all, these employees get a budget to consume with no accountability but most do know they fail so employee movement is high.
Studdied Marketing and sales management at college. Their focus excludes customer input and is more often sourced from retailers who "think they know" what their customers want.

 

[Tassieviking]

The Sunn fans most likely are looking for the sound and tone of the old Sunn gear, but in a package that matches today's modern gear.
A Sunn Beta in a 12" x 2" x 8" cab that has 500 watts of power would be ok, easy to cart around.
Class D amps are becoming very small and light for the power they put out so that would determine the size for a new head, the preamp PCB sits vertically right behind the pots.

I can fit a Sunn Beta preamp in a 1590BB stompbox no problems, that's both channels with stomp switches for A/B, A+B, and bypass. I can not do it with a reverb pan for the lead version, but there are plenty of pedals for that.

 

[HP Hovercraft]

The Sunn fans most likely are looking for the sound and tone of the old Sunn gear, but in a package that matches today's modern gear.

They (we) are not. But Sunn will make that sort of thing eventually to hopefully sell to people who aren't Sunn fans (yet).

 

[spellcaster]

I've been off radar and this is the first I'm hearing about a new line of Sunn gear. I'm a fan of the old school gear and think it's great someone took it out of Fenders control.

 

[B-string]

That’s me

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Actually lately I’ve gotten back into appreciating the virtues of the Baxandall tone controls.

I'll own up as well. They (2000S) didn't have much in the upper register, but if I was playing some Motown, R&B, Blues or Reggae man I loved that "DEEP" switch.

 

[Tassieviking]

They (we) are not. But Sunn will make that sort of thing eventually to hopefully sell to people who aren't Sunn fans (yet).

I like the idea of being able to get a replica of the original Sunn Beta, but I also think a Sunn Beta that is a 1/3 the size of the original AND pumps put 500 watts would be more suitable for most of today's buyers.
You would buy the original size for the man-shed but you would gig with the smaller one.

 

[Jeff Scott]

I like the idea of being able to get a replica of the original Sunn Beta, but I also think a Sunn Beta that is a 1/3 the size of the original AND pumps put 500 watts would be more suitable for most of today's buyers.
You would buy the original size for the man-shed but you would gig with the smaller one.

Maybe it could be a package deal from this new sunn company. Get the mini one for half price when you buy the full size one.

 

[MARVIN MECKLER]

Maybe it could be a package deal from this new sunn company. Get the mini one for half price when you buy the full size one.

The way it's looking, I think its going to be difficult to get ANYTHING when you buy something from "the new Sunn".

 

[BasturdBlaster]

I probably shouldn't hold my breath for a reissue of the 215BH cab, hehe

I really liked the one I had, that was nearly 30 years ago though

Mine was like this one...

Short story long, I missed the sunn cab enough to go looking, all I could find was this Randall cab. The sunn cab was much much better..... At least in my memory, hehe

 

[B-string]

I never had a Sunn cab which meant the 2000S was hanging over the sides of 215 cabs I had.

 

[DJ Bebop]

I probably shouldn't hold my breath for a reissue of the 215BH cab, hehe

I really liked the one I had, that was nearly 30 years ago though

Mine was like this one...

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As much as the 200S bottoms were a lug to move. I like the sound of those.

 

[MARVIN MECKLER]

Mine was like this one...

Yes yes yes!!!!

The bass player in my brother's band growing up had one of those powered by a Peavey Mark IV.

Man, that thing KILLED and NEVER had PA support.

 

[Stylee Mousse]

I loved my Sunn 215b. It went as far as having those square magnet 2” voice coil 15s.

paired great with my 400RB, great tight low end, great mids. Plenty loud.

I also miss that cab

 

[Jeff Scott]

The way it's looking, I think its going to be difficult to get ANYTHING when you buy something from "the new Sunn".

I have been thinking that for quite some time now.

I never had a Sunn cab which meant the 2000S was hanging over the sides of 215 cabs I had.

The only sunn amp I've owned was a second version Concert Bass head. I used it with a '60s sealed Traynor YT-15 cab; the amp overhung the cab (the amp was 24" wide, the YT-15 was 21" wind). Never thought back in the mid/late '70s that it would be an issue until TB.

An old friend back in the early '70s had a 2000S with matching JBL cab. That was the first real bass amp I'd ever played through. (I'm glad Frank did all the schlepping; I just had to plug in )

 

[B-string]

I had a pair of Altec loaded Amgeg 215 cabs left over from the SVT that went unused (traded the SVT head and a little cash for a new 360/361 Acoustic (ACC). Tried to like the 810, but never really did. The cabs went unused until I picked up the used Sunn 2000S.

 

[Tassieviking]

I probably shouldn't hold my breath for a reissue of the 215BH cab, hehe

I wonder if someone has one and is willing to measure it up, it would be great to have some plans of the old Sunn cabs.

 

[Michedelic]

I wonder if someone has one and is willing to measure it up, it would be great to have some plans of the old Sunn cabs.

Which era, Sunholm or Hartzell? Which models?

 

[Tassieviking]

Which era, Sunholm or Hartzell? Which models?

Eh...any, and all, the more the better for anyone who cant find one out in the wild I guess. I was sort of replying to the post about the 215BH cab but forgot to put the quote in.

 

[Jeff Scott]

I stopped by my local SA to see what the status was with them at this point and saw a Coliseum Slave amp there.

 

[S-Bigbottom]

Sunn gear is still very plentiful here in the Pacific Northwest.
If any are willing to travel to pick it up from the Portland to Seattle area.
Even Sunn wedges and mixers are found all day long on Craigslist cheap as well as in shops.
Amps and cabs have gotten expensive the last few years though.