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Offline Stackedsunn

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Wanna see my 67 Coliseum PA Head??
« on: March 04, 2009, 07:07:38 pm »
Just got it from the second owner for a KILLER price.....

Its a 1967 and needs some work thou.  It doesnt light up and it has the original tubes...the story is Steppenwolf owned this amp first.

Any comments ????
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Re: Wanna see my 67 Coliseum PA Head??
« Reply #1 on: March 04, 2009, 07:19:08 pm »
One more pic.........chassis says BG '67....  NOTE (for slow ppl):  Click on the photos to see detail..

Hope it doesn't cost me an arm and a leg to get it up and running......
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Re: Wanna see my 67 Coliseum PA Head??
« Reply #2 on: March 04, 2009, 07:29:07 pm »
Do you have the head box? The 1969 Catalog says it's 10 inches high but the other 24 inch amps are 9-1/2 inches high. The 2000S is 10 inches high.
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Re: Wanna see my 67 Coliseum PA Head??
« Reply #3 on: March 04, 2009, 09:43:58 pm »
I do have the box...Its 10 inches high and 24 inches wide.
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Re: Wanna see my 67 Coliseum PA Head??
« Reply #4 on: March 06, 2009, 02:06:46 pm »
What is the Ohms load for this amp??  4 ohms or 8ohms??

I have a 2x12 cab thats 8ohms and a 2x10 cab thats 8ohms......
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Re: Wanna see my 67 Coliseum PA Head??
« Reply #5 on: March 06, 2009, 03:47:53 pm »
Look in this thread:

http://sunn.ampage.org/sdp/index.php/topic,3833.0.html

You'll have to check that the wires are the correct colors. That big old Dynaco might be different from the other Sunn amps. Is there a sticker by the speaker jacks?
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Re: Wanna see my 67 Coliseum PA Head??
« Reply #6 on: March 08, 2009, 04:10:45 pm »
I gotta check the color's of the wire.  I didn't know that !  A friend told me this is the short chassis version and it might be a prototype..

There isn't a sticker near the speaker out jack (s)...Its got the original tubes, I wonder if they are worth anything ?
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Re: Wanna see my 67 Coliseum PA Head??
« Reply #7 on: March 08, 2009, 09:31:13 pm »
My big question regards HOW to jump the channels on these heads (so I can use a few or all of them at once !).  Its there a special chord to get to do it ?  Each channel has its own pre-amp tube, and I hear running all of them at once is that HOLY GRAIL tone....
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Re: Wanna see my 67 Coliseum PA Head??
« Reply #8 on: March 18, 2009, 02:32:27 pm »
I asked this same question on how to jump channels on the same head and, I believe, the response was you can't.  It's not like a Vox AC-30, etc.
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Re: Wanna see my 67 Coliseum PA Head??
« Reply #9 on: March 18, 2009, 04:53:26 pm »
Use a Y cord to jump channels.
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Re: Wanna see my 67 Coliseum PA Head??
« Reply #10 on: March 19, 2009, 01:12:21 am »
not sure about this but i was told long ago to not use a y cord as you are splitting a weak ass guitar signal to 50% for each tip.
you need a powered splitter like a lehle to keep the outgoing signal at full stength after the split.
i may be wrong and i'll eat a bug but thats what i heard.
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Re: Wanna see my 67 Coliseum PA Head??
« Reply #11 on: March 26, 2009, 04:11:18 pm »
Vodoo Lab makes a 4 way A-B-C-D box with a volume knob for each channel...

WOULD THIS WORK ??

http://guitars.musiciansfriend.com/product/Voodoo-Lab-Amp-Selector?sku=153512

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Re: Wanna see my 67 Coliseum PA Head??
« Reply #12 on: March 26, 2009, 04:55:50 pm »
The ABCD box will work fine but it's overkill. You are splitting the guitar signal anytime you jump channels. Just use a Y cord. See if there is a difference in using channels 1 and 2 verses 1 and 3.
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Re: Wanna see my 67 Coliseum PA Head??
« Reply #13 on: June 07, 2009, 05:11:03 pm »
Got back from my amp tech today and I got my 67 PA coliseum head going :)  I got it for $50 off a guy and it wasn't running..

Got it running with 2 KT-88s and it sounds GREAT.  Very Leslie West with a JR. and into a 4x12.

Turns out all the original Mullard tubes work and I'm ready to gig with it....:)

Just SWEETNESS...
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