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Offline Kyle

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Coliseum Tube Heads
« on: December 05, 2000, 01:21:00 am »
   I recently discovered an all tube Sunn Coliseum PA head at a local pawn shop. Does anyone know if Sunn made a tube Coliseum Bass head?

Offline Ryan Phelps

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« Reply #1 on: December 05, 2000, 11:32:00 pm »
Kyle;
Absolutely they did! I have one! I believe that these were Sunn's first P.A. heads and according to an article in the November 1998 Vintage Guitar magazine by John Teagle, one of the first built was sold to the Beach Boys. Hendrix was reported to have used one briefly as well. This was Sunn's first 120 watt RMS amp and was the platform model for the 1000S, 1200S, 1500S and 2000S amps. I think these are a real "sleeper" in the vintage market, but I'd scoop it up just for the historic value and incredible build-quality. Grab it before the rest of the vintage amp guys get hip to Sunn and force the prices up!

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Ryan Phelps

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Coliseum Tube Heads
« Reply #2 on: December 23, 2001, 09:00:00 pm »
Hi.do you want to sell or trade the Coliseum PA head.
Thanks Bobby Rondinelli
brr@fnol.net