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Sunn funn.

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interwebhobo

Nov 27, 2007
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Houston, TX
#1
I know Sunn manufactured at least two different looking versions of the concert bass amplifier, each had different specs. The question is, which version is mine? There are no markings that tell me what model it is! What troubles me is that for years I thought my concert bass amp was a 300watts @ 4 OHM model and would work with a 4 OHM cab, but when I plugged it into my peavey 1820 (rated at 200w @ 4 OHM) a few hours ago, it seemed radically underpowered.

Pic of the sunn is attached.

Front:
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Back: (needs more lensflare, I know :))
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#7
seanm said:
OT but, how do you like the Peavey? There is a Mark VI for sale locally and I am thinking of getting it for practices.
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I mostly use it for dub and reggae because you can get some pretty earth shattering bassy vibrations out of it. The chorus and compression are useless. And I cant say much for the tone. Although its really heavy, it is the most reliable piece gear ever... it must be built out of solid steel and diamonds! Never cut out on me, never overheated.

The EQ is fun to play with, and it has buttons for "punchy" and "bright."

It is good for a practice amp, I would get it if it was cheap.
 
#15
bro)))616 said:
well what i would like to know is ..is that concert bass amp loud? like could it keep up with a loud drummer and guitar? ive been wanting to pick one up but i need to know if itll be loud enough

thanks

sorry for the hijack
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I could blow the shirt off my back (literally, it almost happened) with an old 4x15 I tried it with. And it was only at about 3, and plugged into 2 speakers.

I would recommend getting it cheap, because you should get it serviced and there is no point in shelling out the bucks for a decent head just because its a sunn. The tone is not amazing, no tubes, its just a cool piece of vintage gear. VERY reliable once you get it serviced (ie caps replaced and power cord tweaked).


I still don't understand why it would'nt work with my Peavey 1820 (4OHM). Maybe somethings wrong with the amp? There was a lot of hum and only a small sound with all pots turned to full.
 
#16
interwebhobo said:
I could blow the shirt off my back (literally, it almost happened) with an old 4x15 I tried it with. And it was only at about 3, and plugged into 2 speakers.

I would recommend getting it cheap, because you should get it serviced and there is no point in shelling out the bucks for a decent head just because its a sunn. The tone is not amazing, no tubes, its just a cool piece of vintage gear. VERY reliable once you get it serviced (ie caps replaced and power cord tweaked).


I still don't understand why it would'nt work with my Peavey 1820 (4OHM). Maybe somethings wrong with the amp? There was a lot of hum and only a small sound with all pots turned to full.
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It should be working at peak output with a 4 ohm load. Sounds like something's busted. :(
 
#18
I had a Sunn Concert Lead head I used to run through an acoustic 4x12 guitar cab with my 4001 as a kid way back when in the 70's, doing my best to make a junior Chris Squire rig with what I had:)

Cool amps!
 
#19
Ozonbass said:
Had a Sunn Coliseum 300 back in the early 80's w/ a Sunn 215 cab underneath....could've buried someone in that cabinet.
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Me too, except my cab was an Austin-made Dietz 215. Together, that amp and cab might have weighed 200 pounds. It was eventually stolen from my garage, but I am surprised that the guy didn't get tired and put it down 100 yards up the street.

Now I play a Markbass LMII. 6 pounds!
 
#20
yeah, that concert bass should work with a 4 ohm load no problem. mine sounded fantastic. i had it serviced when i bought it, and it pushed a *very* loud 200 watts through a matching 215.

also, i thought the distortion was about the most useful i've ever heard on a solid state amp.

i really hate selling gear sometimes...
 

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