Return of Sunn?

[Michedelic]

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.

I’m primarily a fan of the original Sundholm era gear, I go as far as the silverface Coliseum solid state and the tube Model T, so that’s where my knowledge is greatest, but you might want to look over this site:
Sunn 2x15 (200s,1000s, etc) plans, schematics

The BH angled port is a slightly more complicated and larger version of the circa ‘72 215B(although there was a later white baffle/red logo version as well, different in its own way); to have one built would be labor intensive, I would think. But if you Google Sunn 215BH and look at images, I’m sure you or a builder could figure it out. Here’s some further discussion from that site…
QUESTIONS ........ SUNN 215SH 215RH 215BH BASS CABINETS

The outside cab dimensions would be 45.5”Hx27”Wx20”D. My 215B is 40”H, 24”W, and 15”D, same as the classic 200s(but with an entirely different porting design), and very manageable.

 

[DJ Bebop]

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.

Yup, we have the Sundholm brothers to thank for that!

 

[Peterson]

I love my sunn concert bass head with 2 -15 folded speaker cabinet
About time sunn return

 

[agedhorse]

Has anybody receive their amps yet?

 

[MARVIN MECKLER]

Has anybody receive their amps yet?

 

[Tassieviking]

Has anybody receive their amps yet?

Is that what they mean with "you could hear a pin drop" ???

 

[DJ Bebop]

Has anybody receive their amps yet?

 

[ihixulu]

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.

There are a lot of threads that discuss how Fender made a solid effort to bring back the Sunn brand by offering new designs like the 1200s and 300T (no slouch) but the market didn't bite. One could argue that Fender didn't succeed because they didn't revive the old Sunn designs. My hunch is that the nostalgia for the brand was quite limited and most players of the day were (are) going to opt for the latest tech for feature set, reliability, and tonal flexibility. I remember old Sunn heads being all over the place on the used market for peanuts. Sometimes old gear is just... old gear.

While fans of a brand can stay loyal for a lifetime, the vintage craze comes and goes.

Hopefully these people who licensed the name from Fender actually deliver and don't cause an unrecoverable and undignified end to the brand.

 

[Michedelic]

Yup, we have the Sundholm brothers to thank for that!

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The irony is, Norm Sundholm did not play on “L L”, nor were there any Sunn amps used on the recording, as the company did not exist yet.

 

[DJ Bebop]

The irony is, Norm Sundholm did not play on “L L”, nor were there any Sunn amps used on the recording, as the company did not exist yet.

Correct, but because of them they were made and came into existence.

 

[stockplus]

There are a lot of threads that discuss how Fender made a solid effort to bring back the Sunn brand by offering new designs like the 1200s and 300T (no slouch) but the market didn't bite.

Agreed! I have a 300T and it's pretty cool. Great sounding & very flexible big amp.

I am excited to see some new Sunn gear showing up in TB-ers' hands so we can review and discuss some more.

 

[Michedelic]

There are a lot of threads that discuss how Fender made a solid effort to bring back the Sunn brand by offering new designs like the 1200s and 300T (no slouch) but the market didn't bite. One could argue that Fender didn't succeed because they didn't revive the old Sunn designs. My hunch is that the nostalgia for the brand was quite limited and most players of the day were (are) going to opt for the latest tech for feature set, reliability, and tonal flexibility. I remember old Sunn heads being all over the place on the used market for peanuts. Sometimes old gear is just... old gear.

While fans of a brand can stay loyal for a lifetime, the vintage craze comes and goes.

Hopefully these people who licensed the name from Fender actually deliver and don't cause an unrecoverable and undignified end to the brand.

Yes, Fender fumbled that whole thing, but they were jumping on the offbeat vintage gear craze at the time, and possibly the rise of desert/stoner rock, which was based loosely on late 60’s into early 70’s power trio type heaviness, and those bands seemed to glom on to that kind of old gear. As for “old gear”(like an SVT?)have you checked the sold prices on Reverb for the earliest tube stuff(let alone the 70’s tranny pieces)? Just before Xmas I sold my Model T(first generation)for four figures to a 20-something who had years before purchased my Gen 2 T and a 70’s 4x12. Sure, on one level, it’s esoteric, but I’ve seen the old monoliths in the backlines of Greta Van Fleet and the Black Keys, and last year JMJ took a 2000s rig out on the road with St. Vincent, when she opened for Roxy Music. Then, there are the grim robes with their T’s…

 

[Jeff Scott]

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[agedhorse]

There are a lot of threads that discuss how Fender made a solid effort to bring back the Sunn brand by offering new designs like the 1200s and 300T (no slouch) but the market didn't bite. One could argue that Fender didn't succeed because they didn't revive the old Sunn designs. My hunch is that the nostalgia for the brand was quite limited and most players of the day were (are) going to opt for the latest tech for feature set, reliability, and tonal flexibility. I remember old Sunn heads being all over the place on the used market for peanuts. Sometimes old gear is just... old gear.

While fans of a brand can stay loyal for a lifetime, the vintage craze comes and goes.

Hopefully these people who licensed the name from Fender actually deliver and don't cause an unrecoverable and undignified end to the brand.

This is more or less accurate.

 

[hamertek98]

I like this post now.
For reasons other than the gif.
Tee Hee Ha ha!

 

[HP Hovercraft]

Has anybody receive their amps yet?

AFAIK just the Beta Leads have shipped/been delivered. They said Beta Bass next but nothing specific.

 

[gwangi]

Any Beta Bass heads received yet? Inquiring minds want to know!!!!

 

[GreyBeard]

$3200 and 65W? Sheesh!!! Thank God for the PF50T and V4B!

I think I'll pull my old 200S out of the shed and have it rebuilt. It tumbled down the stares at the Fairmont Moose and knocked the transformer loose. I patched it with a piece of angle iron and it worked like a charm.

 

[Tassieviking]

It tumbled down the stares at the Fairmont Moose and knocked the transformer loose. I patched it with a piece of angle iron and it worked like a charm.

Built like a tank, and weighs nearly the same as well.

 

[gwangi]

WOW!!!! Still no Beta Bass heads received yet I guess!!!!