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SUNN 6 X 10 CAB?

eldoryder

eldoryder

I just LOVE me some Vintage Peaveys!
Jun 27, 2011
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Hi all-

I just saw this posted in a regional Craig's List. The seller doesn't think it is really a Sunn cab, and is looking for info. Did Sunn every build a 6 X 10?

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The really interesting part is how the speakers are mounted:

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Can anyone shed any light on this? TIA for any info.
 
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it looks legit to me. in my experience, these old sunn cabs are great for guitar and lower powered vintage style bass amps. they don't really handle a higher powered modern bass amp very well, the speakers and the cabinet just won't take it.
 
#5
It's for real. Sunn 610S or 610M versions. S for Sunn Transducers speakers and M for Magna Transducers speakers. I can't tell from the pic, but I'd guess S speakers. 200 watts RMS @ 6ohms. Yes, 6 ohms. 42 1/2 " tall x 24" wide x 15" deep. Made from approximately 1972 through 1979 and is designated a bass cab. I've never had or played through one, but the other Sunn gear that I have is outstanding. You'll be hard pressed to top the folded horn short fat box with the 18" Cerwin Vega. It will literally rattle the walls and anything on them and be heard from inside 3 blocks away. Have roadies on most any Sunn cabs from that time! :)
 
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Yup, like Oren said, it's the real deal. Don't know about it being designated for bass. I do remember that cab though. They were heavy, but everything was back in the day. They could put out the sound and they could take a beating. That one looks to be in good shape. Enjoy!
 
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+1 on it being real; definitely from the early/mid '70s. Came from the era when Hartzell took over the company from the Sundholm brothers; by that point, the sales strategy was 'mix'n'match', meaning that in years previous particular cabs were strictly matched with particular heads, but by 1972(I have a catalog from that year)there would be a suggested 'best' combination, and then all the other options would be displayed. This was more of a guitar cab, usually paired with solid state Concert Lead(24" wide head to go with the 24" wide cab). There's just not much enclosure volume to generate usable low frequencies, but you could use this as the top part of a bi-amp system, similar to the set-up that The Who's John Entwistle was using at the time(except he used same-sized cabs with 3x12" in a horn-projector configuration, along with 1x18's and 4x12's). Scroll down a bit on this page:
http://www.thewho.net/whotabs/gear/bass/bass7174.html
to get the full story. And yes, there was a 4x15", in a 26" wide, 40" high, 17" deep cab that employed the same "V" baffle design. It was suggested to go with with a Model-T head, but did not last long in production.
 
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Michedelic said:
This was more of a guitar cab, usually paired with solid state Concert Lead(24" wide head to go with the 24" wide cab). There's just not much enclosure volume to generate usable low frequencies, but you could use this as the top part of a bi-amp system, .
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Exactly. I bought one of these rigs (co0ncert lead /6 10s) from my guitarist back in the mid 70s to use with my Acoustic 370/301, which - i was sad to discover shortly after having purchased it -had no definition within 10 feet whatsoever. It's a real Sunn cab allright.
 

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