« previous next »
Pages: [1]   Go Down

Author Topic: bass tone, bass drone, bass preamp (?)  (Read 3562 times)

0 Members and 1 Guest are viewing this topic.

Offline weedian nazareth

  • Jr. Member
  • **
  • Posts: 4
bass tone, bass drone, bass preamp (?)
« on: July 14, 2005, 12:22:49 am »
my curiosity into vintage sunn good-ness has come to a head, i must give in.

im looking to set up a rig powered by a power amp, but by using a sunn piece as the preamp.

what would be ideal?

hit me up.
Report to moderator   Logged

Offline Isaac

  • Global Moderator
  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 1,904
bass tone, bass drone, bass preamp (?)
« Reply #1 on: July 14, 2005, 08:48:31 am »
Unfortunately, the answer is, "Whatever you think sounds best."

I'm partial to the sound of the Sceptre/Sentura/Solarus amps, but they'd require modifications to operate as a preamp.
Report to moderator   Logged
Isaac

Offline weedian nazareth

  • Jr. Member
  • **
  • Posts: 4
bass tone, bass drone, bass preamp (?)
« Reply #2 on: July 15, 2005, 12:07:28 am »
since i've never actually used various types of sunn gear, im not sure what would sound best.

what is the difference (if even explainable) between the tones of sunn types?
Report to moderator   Logged

Offline Isaac

  • Global Moderator
  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 1,904
bass tone, bass drone, bass preamp (?)
« Reply #3 on: July 15, 2005, 09:38:33 am »
Sorry, I've never been any good at describing sounds. All I can really say is that, after I sold my first Sceptre back in 1982, every amp I used fell short until I bought my Sentura II a few years ago. They are the same amp, but came with different speaker cabinets.
Report to moderator   Logged
Isaac

Offline protoz

  • Full Member
  • ***
  • Posts: 30
    • http://www.brutalrepublic.tk
bass tone, bass drone, bass preamp (?)
« Reply #4 on: July 15, 2005, 06:04:59 pm »
I definately dig the tone of my '68 Sorado with original tubes :)

Sorado and 200S are basically the exact same amps.  65 tube watts and you can toss it onto a poweramp by hooking a cable from the output to the preamp in and have no troubles.
Report to moderator   Logged

Offline weedian nazareth

  • Jr. Member
  • **
  • Posts: 4
bass tone, bass drone, bass preamp (?)
« Reply #5 on: July 21, 2005, 09:25:29 am »
would a collisieum be possible tto use as a preamp?
Report to moderator   Logged

Offline JoeArthur

  • Global Moderator
  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 729
bass tone, bass drone, bass preamp (?)
« Reply #6 on: July 21, 2005, 04:51:53 pm »
Quote from: weedian nazareth
would a collisieum be possible tto use as a preamp?


There are several amps under the name of "colliseum".  What did you have in mind?
Report to moderator   Logged

Offline bentbolt

  • Full Member
  • ***
  • Posts: 60
bass tone, bass drone, bass preamp (?)
« Reply #7 on: July 22, 2005, 12:20:24 am »
with an internet handle like "weedian nazareth" I'd guess you want some dark sounds, eh? beta bass preamp comes to mind. what power amp and cabinet(s) do you use? I'm almost satisfied with the likes of my two 200s heads and Ampeg b5r head all into 2x15's each. Maybe try the Soldano stuff for pre's, too. good luck metal warlord.
Report to moderator   Logged
deru kugi wa utareru

Offline weedian nazareth

  • Jr. Member
  • **
  • Posts: 4
bass tone, bass drone, bass preamp (?)
« Reply #8 on: July 23, 2005, 12:14:39 pm »
colliseum bass i suppose.

sorry for my ignorance on the subject, but are most sunn amps able to be used strictly as pre-amps?

i guess thats my main question.

thanks for the help
Report to moderator   Logged

Offline Isaac

  • Global Moderator
  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 1,904
bass tone, bass drone, bass preamp (?)
« Reply #9 on: July 23, 2005, 02:46:26 pm »
Every Sunn solid state amp I've ever seen has a preamp out, and would work fine used as a preamp. The old Coliseum PA heads would not.
Report to moderator   Logged
Isaac
Pages: [1]   Go Up
« previous next »