SUNN CABINET 610L???

[Ryanx]

okay so while i might as well jump on this while i can, i'm in the middle of buying a 610L for 200 bucks and shipping and i wanted to run it with my 67 215 for guitar and bass, i have 2 4x12's as well that i might use if i can't configure but due to the odd Ohm rating, if i'd wire my 215 which i believe is at 8 ohms with the 6 ohm 610L what would i want to run it at?  In the 8 or 4 position?  typically i run 4 15's for my guitar sound but i'm looking to get some 10's together because i use for bass and lead so i want the diversity.  plus my 215 is loaded with the metal framed Altec Lansing speakers originally, that thing rips, so i'll be able to use that for my 215 sound if i decide just to use 15's.

[Paul of the Bastards]

The 610 L was a lead cabinet, thus the "L".

What was the 610 S?

[Isaac]

S was for "speaker". the idea was to use it for guitar or bass, whichever you preferred. In general, cabinets with 12" or smaller drivers were used for guitar, 15" and larger for bass, but there were exceptions. For instance, John Entwistle used Coliseum heads with both 118 and 412 cabinets. Probably he opted for better drivers than the basic Sunn transducers, though. 118M or 118V cabinets, along with 412M cabinets, but I'm just guessing.

[Robbie Nuke]

610S is a sealed cabinet (infinite baffle) in the earlier silver grill cloth/metal logo series.
610L has a slotted port along the bottom in the 70's-80's red plastic logo series (hard to see in photos, but it's there).
Both were marketed as guitar cabinets, but with the 610L offering more low-end response.
Both probably had the same speakers.
Compared to traditional 8x10 (or even other 6x10), the Sunn 610 will very easily fit in most back seats.
I've seen photos of some folk using the 610L for bass guitar, but probably not the best choice (especially with stock speakers).
Would make for an interesting study if loaded with bass speakers; especially if positioned horizontally with 3 drivers aiming towards the floor (coupling along that plane) and 3 drivers pointing upwards as monitors for the bassist.
I prefer the aesthetics of the 70's-80's red plastic logo series; liked the white baffle boards behind the black grill cloth.

[p_jeezus]

i bought a 610L that had four replaced speakers and the two originals. once i get the cash, i'm going to replace all six with some newer, more powerful speakers. if you want, you can have one of my original transducer speakers. one of them has a rattle when a bass is played through it at loud volumes (voice coil?) and the other one works perfectly. let me know if you want it since i won't be needing it

I realize this post is 10 years old now, but if you have those two speakers lying around I could really use them. I'm going to get my original 4 reconed, but am missing the other 2 baskets.