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Sunn Musical Equipment => Bands Using SUNN => Topic started by: jerryjg on June 05, 2008, 11:21:21 pm

Title: Is Hendrix playing a Sunn 2000S at Newport here?
Post by: jerryjg on June 05, 2008, 11:21:21 pm
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rqLh5s36_Jo&feature=related (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rqLh5s36_Jo&feature=related)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0MfzLywiTn4&feature=related (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0MfzLywiTn4&feature=related)
Title: Re: Is Hendrix playing a Sunn 2000S at Newport here?
Post by: mckinnon audio on June 06, 2008, 07:30:53 am
  Hi there,no I think he's playing through what appears to be 6, 2 x 15" cabs,Fender Dual Showman's they look like to me.You can see the Fender logo when the camera zooms in.Also,the Fender head up on the last cab. on the right,and you can see 2 more tucked in the space between the cabs,Showman heads I believe.Doesn't matter to me,I love Jimi through any amp,good luck,Mel.
Title: Re: Is Hendrix playing a Sunn 2000S at Newport here?
Post by: EdBass on June 06, 2008, 07:35:54 am
That's Fender gear. He did play Sunn briefly (I've heard that they were too clean for him, and also that Sunn was tired of getting amps back with Stratocaster necks stuck through them), but not in those clips.
Title: Re: Is Hendrix playing a Sunn 2000S at Newport here?
Post by: EdBass on June 06, 2008, 07:38:00 am
Doesn't matter to me,I love Jimi through any amp

Amen
Title: Re: Is Hendrix playing a Sunn 2000S at Newport here?
Post by: greatcop73 on June 06, 2008, 02:15:30 pm
I like the guy trying to climb the stage. :-D  The security guy stepped on his hand.
Title: Re: Is Hendrix playing a Sunn 2000S at Newport here?
Post by: stanner on June 06, 2008, 02:26:10 pm
there 'used' to be many a pix of JIMI usin SUNN on the web. not so much anymore. i have two very nice stage shots,  framed that i found long time ago...
but on this poorly synced(sp?) video there are glimpses of SUNN cabs and at 2 minutes SUNN amps:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-36jH13VeEY
Title: Re: Is Hendrix playing a Sunn 2000S at Newport here?
Post by: HRobert on August 25, 2008, 03:15:08 pm
McKinnon Audio is correct, the Cabs are the 70's Dual Showman with JBL D130F speakers,  The head at the end is the older Dual Showman type, I'm not sure that it even has reverb.  Usually the DS with reverb was in a taller cab.