WANTED: sunn 90's 1200 head or sunn 2000

[stevecara123]

hi, i'm desperate to get my hands on either a fender made sunn 1200 bass head or a top condition 2000 that doesn't need any repairs.

cheers

[Oli]

hi,

i got a sunn (fender) 1200s. it´s a good working horse. but, what kind of sound are u looking for?

greetings oliver

[stevecara123]

i need something that either can cope with really distorted bottom end stuff (i play in drop c or b ) but also can sound nice and warm around the top end but not boomy. are you selling your 1200? how do you find it?

[Oli]

Greetings,

oh no, i would never ever sell this horse. i bought it in 1999 in germany. it's running fine. but there are still a lot of 1200s (new) on ebay. there are also a lot of 300T's for a good price. there is a fender bassman (Nr?) on the market that is 100% the 1200S.
 
i'm using a 5 string base (phantom mephisto 1), so its down to b. it runs perfect with the amp. u got a compressor for the treble and and a second one for bass. thats gerat when u use a low b. the amp comes with 2 channals, the second one gives a good, well, lets say overdrive. when i want the total overdrive i use a boss overdrive (obc 3). it works perfect together and punshes the shit out of the weeping guitarmen- really ! -sorry till

there is one thing i do wanna tell u: the am is really loud, i men f**** loud. im my eys too loud. when u want to get a propper sound u have the volume up to 2 or 3 (depending). thats nice for huge stages, but not for 200 "men" clubs.

i am waiting for my sorado (200S) -thanks to mr. edbass!, and have never played a 2000s. maybe someone around can tell u how the dropped c / b works with it.

greetings oli

p.s. u can hear the setup on www.magma47.de, song: subtitle

 

[stevecara123]

where on ebay? i've tracked and tracked and can't find one anywhere! could you send me a link or something. i used a 1200 the other month at a gig and it was amazing! i loved it.

[Oli]

greetings,

just saw two 300T models on ebay.com .

http://cgi.ebay.com/SUNN-300T-ALL-TUBE-BASS-AMP-SAME-AS-FENDER-BSSMN300_W0QQitemZ220076063225QQihZ012QQcategoryZ121159QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

http://cgi.ebay.com/NEW-SUNN-300T-300W-ALL-TUBE-BASS-HEAD-FROM-FENDER_W0QQitemZ220076778965QQihZ012QQcategoryZ121157QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

i saw the 1200s several times already (price app. 750...1200 USD).

u should ask someone around with your dropped  b/c working with a 2000s, cos this sounds very intersesting too.

greetings

oliver

[Oli]

hey,

look what i just found on ebay:

http://cgi.ebay.com/sunn-bass-rig_W0QQitemZ220076431010QQihZ012QQcategoryZ121157QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem


greetings oliver

[stevecara123]

with the 300t amps. how are they? because my amp head currently runs 700watts max. how do the 300t bare up? cheers for the links, the 1200 looks great but i've got no need for the three cabs and can't afford the extra cash for them! anymore findings keep em coming! really apreciate the help

[EdBass]

What model 700 watt amp do you have now?

[Oli]

hi,

just an info: back in 1999 i had the chance to play the 300t and the 1200s (both sunn/fender). i prefered the 1200s with the 4x10ers (got two of them). the 1200s is a hybrid amp (preamp tube / poweramp mosfed), but it has a really warm sound and it gets into the rack-system. i'm always a bit worried about the tubes: u go on a lokal gig, got 10 minutes for doing the "buid up", 5 minutes soundcheck, play your set and then off the stage with the hot tubes... a real killer for them.

the 700 watt amp: is it the output of "sound" in rms or the powerdemand?

question to mr edbass: how does the 5-string work with the 2000s?

greetings oliver

[stevecara123]

my mistake it's a 450 watt. Its a peavey max 450. my 4 10 cab can handle upto 700, thats a peavey and my 1 15 is a peavey black widow, that can cope with 1000 watt. I think fromthe  info i've recieved off this post and from this site i defo need to get myself a 1200. Still any spots on ones for sale please please! let me know. thanks for the advise

steve

[stevecara123]

i've found a 1200 amp head for $899 on tradingmusician.com what do you reackon to the price?

[EdBass]

my mistake it's a 450 watt. Its a peavey max 450. my 4 10 cab can handle upto 700, thats a peavey and my 1 15 is a peavey black widow, that can cope with 1000 watt.

Both types of amps can sound great, and both have their place. IMO, you just can't beat a well maintained all tube amp for tone, but solid state is infinitely more practical; lighter, smaller, less maintenence.
The 1200 is a lot more amp than you have now. A 300T will smoke that Peavey in every way except portability and long term operating expense.

question to mr edbass: how does the 5-string work with the 2000s?

I'm not a big 5 string fan Oli, I guess I'm too old! I can't think of any reason it wouldn't sound good though.

 


 

[stevecara123]

i really want something though that i can just keep and use for a good 20 years so thats why the 1200 is what i want! are the model t's quite expensive to maintain then? what do you think to the $899 price for the 1200?