Ok, I took the leap, registered, couldn’t take it anymore, needed to hear from the "experts"...
SUNN Bathing... My living room's half full of SUNN gear, some sitting quietly in the corner waiting to be turned on (SUNN Concert Bass head/Coliseum Slave/ 1x18 Cab like Entwistle used in his set up), and then this latest piece I just picked up that has me intrigued!
After wracking my brains out (didn't take much...) doing a little research with absolutely nothing to go on, I did figure out that it's a SUNN 100S Cabinet, with a JBL E130-8 on the bottom, a JBL LE100S on the top, and a massive JBL crossover on the back panel. Cosmetically, it's not bad at all with minor tolex rips, none missing, and perfect grill cloth.
The thing was in need of TLC, all back screws (41 of 'em!) are slotted instead of Phillips and my cordless is at my fiancée’s house... The crossover wires (sticking out and mangled) to the input jack were run up through a tiny hole in the cab under the X-over by some idiot. I cut them back/stripped/tinned them, now looking quite proper (after by sheer chance finding a pic of one on the net last night). The X-over hold down screw holes were all stripped out, the jack cup was loose in the cab back panel (all fixed now). Ahh the pleasures of itching from fiberglass...!
I did play it this afternoon with a couple different basses, then started doing more research on the net. Now I'm wondering;
IS IT A BASS OR GUITAR CAB???The 100S head seems to be for guitar, so what gives?
I did play it at 1st with a rare and unusual West Grande R head (really RARE, Dave West who built these things from Grand Funk Railroad back in the 1972 told me that he only built about a dozen of these and was damned surprised I had one) that does run 2 KT88's, just as a coincidence, the massive transformers obviously aren't as "linear" as SUNN's head's for there was quite evident distortion, especially with an 80's Kramer set neck Forum I with ripping active electronics. Threw the Concert Bass head on there, much tamer, especially with a cool old 70's Univox "Mosrite" bass, the cab sounds really cool.
I've got the back off, and I'm looking at it as it's laying on the floor to work on it as I'm writing this, and I just noticed that the leads to the 15" JBL (which should be a D130?) are White to Black/Black to Red, looks like someone's wired it backwards? The polarity is right at the X-over, White to Red/Black to Black. Just say no to drugs, kids...
So, is it for guitar or for bass, and what is the exact designation of the cab (42"x24"x15')? Should the 15 be running reversed polarity (I doubt it)?
Couple more questions;
Wazzup with this monster 1x18 cab,
it's got the most incredible cast frame Vega speaker I've ever seen!The Coliseum Slave's on/off switch's been changed to an all black/non lighted one. Where can I get the right switch,
or can you ?
Also, one of the casters on the 100s Cab is shot and has lost it's balls, not a good thing... I'd like to replace that one/or all with the same caster/s, or at least the same footprint, don't like to drill new holes.
My neighbor said "just go to the store and get any caster you want". I said "Yeah, right...Made in China?" I'd rather keep that stuff off of my gear please... Also, where do I find 40 some correct screws for the back and why the hell are all the original ones missing? Ohhh, if only you could talk...
Lastly, who want all this shite, including some old Marshall Amps & Cabs, some old Les Paul Customs, Strats, Fender Basses, 60's Slingerland/Ludwig drums & Zildjian cymbals?
Just kidding!
