Members Clyde42 Posted April 10, 2008 Members Share Posted April 10, 2008 1969ish Sunn Solarus combo. I got the original cover and footswitch along with it. I think it is cool as all heck Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members mrbrown49 Posted April 10, 2008 Members Share Posted April 10, 2008 Looks cool. How does it sound? I have no experience with sunn amps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members sylvesterlowery Posted April 10, 2008 Members Share Posted April 10, 2008 WOW!!! That's massive!Tube or SS!!Nice score, Congrats, Happy New Amp Day! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Clyde42 Posted April 10, 2008 Author Members Share Posted April 10, 2008 Dang! My Photobucket album shows this right side up, but here it is on its side. Tried fixing it, cannot seem to get it to work. Sorry! All tube. Sounds kinda like a Fender fighting with a Marshall! EDIT: Fixed! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members IBDBB Posted April 10, 2008 Members Share Posted April 10, 2008 nice:thu: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members dimmypage Posted April 10, 2008 Members Share Posted April 10, 2008 :thu: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members dcindc Posted April 10, 2008 Members Share Posted April 10, 2008 Need to learn you some Iron Butterfly! HNAD! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members GAS Man Posted April 10, 2008 Members Share Posted April 10, 2008 My very first amp was a Sunn Stinger 60. It was a big bang for the buck amp, but sounded a bit PA-ish and broke up too quickly. If I remember correctly, it only cost me $150 but that was a chunk of change back in '84 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Geeter Posted April 10, 2008 Members Share Posted April 10, 2008 When I was young those Sunn amps were considered quite cool. I still love the looks. Congrats! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Samnite Posted April 10, 2008 Members Share Posted April 10, 2008 Are Sunns still huge in the doom/stoner scene? And congrats! HNAD! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members sgnl2nz Posted April 10, 2008 Members Share Posted April 10, 2008 Sweet. And thank god for casters! I've been using a Sunn Coliseum 300 head for bass, and a Solos II for lap steel. I just scored a clean Beta Lead head for a whopping $35, although I really should count the cost of contact-cleaner spray and the hour spent removing a hideous sticker. The original owner bought it new in '79 and only used it sporadically since as it was "too loud." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members dcindc Posted April 10, 2008 Members Share Posted April 10, 2008 I just scored a clean Beta Lead head for a whopping $35, although I really should count the cost of contact-cleaner spray and the hour spent removing a hideous sticker. Nope, can't count that. Against the rulez! So I guess you have a $35 amp, huh? So sad... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members sgnl2nz Posted April 10, 2008 Members Share Posted April 10, 2008 Nope, can't count that. Against the rulez! So I guess you have a $35 amp, huh? So sad... I know, sucks to be me. It was a random craigslist find and the brand/model wasn't even listed, so imagine my surprise. I wanted a cheap backup amp for some upcoming gigs and would have settled for say, a Crate or Behringer. It seems to live up the hype so far in conjuring up the dooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooom. Tight low-end, ridiculous output, and "unique" distortion. I'm running it into a mystery 80's Fender 1x15 folded horn cab and it moves some serious air on "2." I'm digging the reverb, too, very versatile. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members dcindc Posted April 10, 2008 Members Share Posted April 10, 2008 fourm member Anderson_tech will be along to share your pain.... He is also Sunn challenged. Such a shame these Craigslist "finds". We need a support group. oh wait, nevermind. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Clyde42 Posted April 10, 2008 Author Members Share Posted April 10, 2008 Thanks for the posts folks! This amp is in super good condition and sounds killer! All original(one reconed speaker though), no tears or scrapes, no rust on the transformers or chassis, even the cover and footswitch are super clean. The original owner bought it new back in the day, and consigned it where I work a few months ago. My boss actually sold it to this guy when it was new! I jumped on it right away when it came in, but only brought it home a few days ago. I likes me some tall amps! It will look cool next to my Quad Reverb. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Brian Krashpad Posted April 10, 2008 Members Share Posted April 10, 2008 Congrats! (o)(o) It's very similar in styling to my pre-'69 Sunn 200S head, which is my main rig: Whats the wattage on it? I think mine is in the 60W range. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members tubedrt Posted April 10, 2008 Members Share Posted April 10, 2008 I have a 75' Sunn Model T. Sunn made some cool amps. I also have a Sunn Collisieum? Bass head. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members BAXANDALL Posted April 10, 2008 Members Share Posted April 10, 2008 Are Sunns still huge in the doom/stoner scene?And congrats! HNAD! Yes they are. And, that's a great score there Clyde! I'm somewhat jealous! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Crappymonkey Posted April 10, 2008 Members Share Posted April 10, 2008 Awesome! Now go kill some small animals with your killer tone Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Clyde42 Posted April 11, 2008 Author Members Share Posted April 11, 2008 Congrats! (o)(o)It's very similar in styling to my pre-'69 Sunn 200S head, which is my main rig:Whats the wattage on it?I think mine is in the 60W range. The Solarus is 40 watts from 2 EL34s. Mine has old(healthy) Mullard 6CA7s. I almost had a 200s, but it blew up after 10 minutes of play, prior to exchanging funds! I thought it would be cool head to experiment with OD/distortion/fuzz pedals on like my Ampeg V4s. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Brian Krashpad Posted April 11, 2008 Members Share Posted April 11, 2008 The Solarus is 40 watts from 2 EL34s. Mine has old(healthy) Mullard 6CA7s. I almost had a 200s, but it blew up after 10 minutes of play, prior to exchanging funds! I thought it would be cool head to experiment with OD/distortion/fuzz pedals on like my Ampeg V4s. I've been using mine as my main rig in all 3 bands, it doesn't get an overdrive sound on it's own but with just a little push from a pedal it does 70's classic rock/early punk perfectly. And although the cleans aren't perfectly clean as by Fender standards, I like them with a smidge of grit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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