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fuuuuuuuuuu look at this thing.

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Is that an iphone tail on the end of the speaker wire

GuyLaCroix wrote: Tue Jul 25, 2023 8:02 am Is that an iphone tail on the end of the speaker wire

Looks like a USB cable with an adapter on it. Maybe they had it connected to their phone when they were taking photos then disconnected and laid it on top of the amp.

Pretty sure Sunn did not support the iPhone interface in 1967. Nokia, maybe.

That's the Lightning>3.5mm audio adapter. Can't see the end of the black cable but it's probably a 1/4" plug and the thing is being used for basic testing.

Use of the Sunn on the backline at the BBQ this year reaffirmed my fandom of Sunn Amps and Conrad Sundholm. First amp I bought (& still have) was a silver-face Concert Bass (which reminds me Nate, I still owe you a comparison w/ the Beta now that I got my switch back).

I know we all have ragerts around not buying stuff when it was cheap but not getting the tube Sunn stuff when they were frequently sub $400 feels like a bigger missed opportunity on my part. Not to flip but to use and being honest, I guess I mean to drag out once a year and do some lame ass riffs on it and put it back on the shelf (the shame I feel is huge). But back then $400 seemed "a bit high."

On tour some 15-odd years ago, there was a dude setup in a squat that was the former National Archives building in Den Haag who had a classroom-sized space that was FULL of Sunns. The most I'd ever seen in one place. Based on current values, probably $100k worth of amps/cabs. I wish iphones existed at that time so I could have gotten photos.

That particular example above is weird w/ that horn in it. Wonder how it sounds. Guitar amps w/ horns were a thing huh - those Acoustic Control Corp cabs were the most visual striking. This one you wouldn't even notice.

It's funny seeing the back of that cabinet - the Concert Bass I had came with a 1x18 cabinet. Sounded great but I had to replace the speaker once and it was a million screws in the back just like this one. I didn't have a cordless screw gun at that time so I remember my wrist aching for a day after doing it and probably stripped half the screw heads. Later loaned the cab to a friend who kinda fucked me over by leaving at his ex's house where he used to practice and after they split up, she moved out of that house and left it behind so it probably ended up in a dumpster. Sounded way better than you'd expect, especially after putting an EVM-18B in it.

The D130F in that cab is worth about $300 itself, and the vintage cinema guys get all hot and bothered about those JBL compression driver horns, but maybe not that specific model.

I think this guy has some flickin brain damage with these prices.

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Our sales director worked at Sunn in the 70s/80s - he said "The engineers there were great, intent on doing things right and usually got their way. Of course other people eventually ruined it"

Kniferide wrote: Wed Jul 26, 2023 5:35 pm I think this guy has some flickin brain damage with these prices.

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I can't speak to any of the others, but that's about what a '60s spectrum v costs these days.

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100% want
100% don't need and already have something equivalent.