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Sunn amps
Posted: Mon Sep 20, 2010 11:13 pm
by bartyclue
I know this may not be the right forum for this but, I have a chance to buy some Sunn gear. A coliseum 300 bass head and a 2x15 cabinet. The head is Solid state and the cabinet is all original. The equipment is post Fender takeover. I have always thought Sunn was top line stuff but have never owned any. Can anybody make recommendations? I can get the whole setup for aroound $6-700
Re: Sunn amps
Posted: Tue Sep 21, 2010 12:39 am
by jps
The Coliseum 300 is not post Fender, IIRC, it is Hartzell era SUNN. Without pics of the cabinet, there is uncertainty to it's era.
Re: Sunn amps
Posted: Tue Sep 21, 2010 12:45 pm
by bartyclue
jps wrote:The Coliseum 300 is not post Fender, IIRC, it is Hartzell era SUNN. Without pics of the cabinet, there is uncertainty to it's era.
Re: Sunn amps
Posted: Tue Sep 21, 2010 12:54 pm
by bartyclue
jps wrote:The Coliseum 300 is not post Fender, IIRC, it is Hartzell era SUNN. Without pics of the cabinet, there is uncertainty to it's era.
Re: Sunn amps
Posted: Tue Sep 21, 2010 5:40 pm
by jps
Can you post pics of the C300? Obviously, the cabinet is Fender era, before they dropped the SUNN band name in favor of Fender.
Re: Sunn amps
Posted: Tue Sep 21, 2010 6:16 pm
by bartyclue
jps wrote:Can you post pics of the C300? Obviously, the cabinet is Fender era, before they dropped the SUNN band name in favor of Fender.
Yeah... obviously.
Re: Sunn amps
Posted: Tue Sep 21, 2010 6:26 pm
by winston
Brian,
This may or not be helpful. I have a Sunn Model T head and a Sunn 610 cab that I purchased new in 1975. I actually bought two of these but that is another story. Both are still going strong without any sort of breakdowns or invasive maintenance. I would never consider selling my Sunn gear for anything near the value that you say that you may pay for the combo that you found. I cannot vouch for the Fender era Sunn gear however.
Re: Sunn amps
Posted: Tue Sep 21, 2010 6:56 pm
by bartyclue
winston wrote:Brian,
This may or not be helpful. I have a Sunn Model T head and a Sunn 610 cab that I purchased new in 1975. I actually bought two of these but that is another story. Both are still going strong without any sort of breakdowns or invasive maintenance. I would never consider selling my Sunn gear for anything near the value that you say that you may pay for the combo that you found. I cannot vouch for the Fender era Sunn gear however.
Brian thanks for the civil reply. So if the head is pre fender, this is a good deal? What value would you put on your rig if i may ask?
Re: Sunn amps
Posted: Tue Sep 21, 2010 7:12 pm
by jps
bartyclue wrote:Brian thanks for the civil reply.
Was I not civil?
Re: Sunn amps
Posted: Tue Sep 21, 2010 7:23 pm
by winston
Jeff I believe that you were civil.
Brian,
The Model T head alone IIRC is worth about $1200.00.
Re: Sunn amps
Posted: Tue Sep 21, 2010 7:27 pm
by bartyclue
jps wrote:bartyclue wrote:Brian thanks for the civil reply.
Was I not civil?
Ok civil may not be the right word.. a little condescending perhaps?. I asked the question in the 1st place because I didn't know. Your response seemed like I was wasting your time or something. Maybe I am completely wrong, if I am I apologize.
Re: Sunn amps
Posted: Tue Sep 21, 2010 9:57 pm
by jps
I was being sincere. I thought I was being helpful, sorry if it came across any other way.
Re: Sunn amps
Posted: Tue Sep 21, 2010 10:13 pm
by bartyclue
jps wrote:I was being sincere. I thought I was being helpful, sorry if it came across any other way.
No apology nescessary. Sometimes the written word..doesnt always come across right.
Re: Sunn amps
Posted: Tue Oct 12, 2010 7:39 pm
by kaleb2470
I want a big 2x15 sunn cabinet with an ampeg head
Re: Sunn amps
Posted: Tue Oct 12, 2010 9:49 pm
by jps
2000S? I used to have a Sorado cabinet that I put Eminence Deltas in, great sounding cabinet, although it is smaller than the 2000S cabinet, which is huge!. A friend has it now and uses a Skunkworks SVT with it. Chris? You here?