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Offline Robbie Nuke

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Re: The Sunn Catalog Thread
« Reply #14 on: January 11, 2012, 03:03:19 am »
Was there ever a 1970 catalog, or just the two small brochures (early/late 1970) described above?

I have 2 Sonaro cabinets and a first generation Coliseum Bass Amp and trying to obtain a catalog that may contain both. Seems I may have to get a '69 catalog for the Sonaro cabs and a '72 catalog for the Coliseum Bass amp.

Anyone have a lead to where I can obtain copies of either catalogs or brochures?

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Re: The Sunn Catalog Thread
« Reply #15 on: January 11, 2012, 06:55:04 am »
Was there ever a 1970 catalog, or just the two small brochures (early/late 1970) described above?

I have 2 Sonaro cabinets and a first generation Coliseum Bass Amp and trying to obtain a catalog that may contain both. Seems I may have to get a '69 catalog for the Sonaro cabs and a '72 catalog for the Coliseum Bass amp.

Anyone have a lead to where I can obtain copies of either catalogs or brochures?

Hopefully at some point all of the "gap" catalogs will surface to complete this thread; if they exist.  :wink:

Sunn literature pops up on eBay from time to time, but it never seems to be the "mystery" years.
Good Luck, and be sure to share the info here if you score some of the missing ones!

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Re: The Sunn Catalog Thread
« Reply #16 on: January 11, 2012, 09:07:03 am »
Recently, a 1975 catalog was posted on ebay. Two last second bidders collided at the end of the auction. One bid $99.00 and the other won at the incremental bid of $100. The bids had been hovering in the $10 to $15 range IIRC. Ouch!

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Re: The Sunn Catalog Thread
« Reply #17 on: January 11, 2012, 09:54:00 am »
Recently, a 1975 catalog was posted on ebay. Two last second bidders collided at the end of the auction. One bid $99.00 and the other won at the incremental bid of $100. The bids had been hovering in the $10 to $15 range IIRC. Ouch!

Wow! It wasn't too many years ago that you could have bought a nice vintage Sunn AMP for $100!

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Re: The Sunn Catalog Thread
« Reply #18 on: January 11, 2012, 04:00:55 pm »
I was watching that '75 catalog. thought i would blow them out of the water w/ a bid of $50.-guess i dont know much. :|
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Re: The Sunn Catalog Thread
« Reply #19 on: January 12, 2012, 08:39:36 pm »
I watched that '75, too, but wasn't around when the auction ended.

Regarding the earlier question on 1970, I believe there were just those two small brochures.
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Re: The Sunn Catalog Thread
« Reply #20 on: May 01, 2015, 09:44:55 pm »
Just a bump for the long time members of the forum. EdBass recently emailed me a pdf of the early 1970 flyer. I added it to the first post in the thread. If anybody has anything that should be added here, send me a message on the forum here and I will incorporate the info.
« Last Edit: January 29, 2022, 05:29:10 pm by loudthud »

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Re: The Sunn Catalog Thread
« Reply #21 on: January 25, 2022, 06:14:23 pm »
Does anybody have any leads on old price lists?
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Offline EdBass

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Re: The Sunn Catalog Thread
« Reply #22 on: January 29, 2022, 09:36:32 am »
I think I have a dealer price list from '72, but I haven't seen it in years. I'll scout around for it.

Offline loudthud

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Re: The Sunn Catalog Thread
« Reply #23 on: January 29, 2022, 05:30:24 pm »
I have an old price list somewhere, I think from 69. I'll look.

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Re: The Sunn Catalog Thread
« Reply #24 on: March 02, 2022, 03:08:41 am »
Found it, dated April 10, 1968. It's a tri-fold brochure, unfolded size is 10-3/16 inches square. I'll have to fire up my big scanner if the laptop that runs it will still boot up. Printed on dark orange cardboard, might be tricky to get a clear background on the scan.

Other price lists I found:

Sound Reinforcement Systems, June 22, 1971
Amplifier Price List, July 1, 1972
Sound Reinforcement Systems, July 1, 1972
New Product Price List Supplement, February 16, 1972 Concert Lead/Bass/Slave, Coliseum 880
U.S. Suggested Retail Price Information, July 1, 1983 includes letter to dealers about price increases.

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Re: The Sunn Catalog Thread
« Reply #25 on: March 02, 2022, 06:56:01 am »
I found a full price list from May 10 1969, still haven't seen the '72. I'll get it scanned when I get back to my office next week.

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Re: The Sunn Catalog Thread
« Reply #26 on: March 02, 2022, 09:30:01 am »
Model T came out in '73, didn't it?
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Re: The Sunn Catalog Thread
« Reply #27 on: March 07, 2022, 08:08:04 am »
Model T came out in '73, didn't it?

I've seen multiple Model T's advertised as 1973's, and they aren't in my 1972 catalog, so... Maybe? :wink:
BTW, I scanned that '69 price list.