WARNING: OLD GUY REMINISCING. BEWARE!!
Got to vote for and admit I miss my old Sceptre that I bought new in Charlotte in 1969 or '70. I have the receipt somewhere--I think I paid $400 + tax ($16.00?) for the amp and the 4x12 tall cab with covers for both. Had an orange Chet Atkins Gretsch with gold HW that I bought used from someone for $125.00. It was mint, but in those days, being hollow, it had feedback issues that we could not control due to the gain on the Sunn. Seems like such a small problem now, but it was bothersome back then. The band was HQ in Chapel Hill, but since there were no deals on equipment back then from small stores, we drove to Charlotte to shop. We might have been playing somewhere near there--who knows? I can't remember the name of the store either, but the receipt will tell all when I find it. I know that our lead guys (we had 2 at different times) always wanted to use my amp instead of theirs! Our band was One Nite Stand for you oldtimers who remember those days. I saw an identical setup go on ebay last week for $450.00. I really wanted it but no $$ right now. Oh well, you can't live in the past, I guess. I sold the guitar for $200.00 in 1972 and thought I was lucky. HAH! I forget what happened to the amp. I think the organist (B-3) bought it to go with his 2 145-147 Leslie's. (Now that setup was fun to carry in and out of the van!!) If I remembered any more someone would accuse me of not being there...the old joke, of course. We had fun, played some great gigs with big acts--Four Tops, Allman Brothers, etc., and it was our time on the edge, as the movie says. Glad to see guys still loving Sunn. We all knew back then it was the ultimate amp. I was lucky enough to enjoy playing through it for a few years, anyway.
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