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Denis

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Sunn 200S in the house
« on: September 19, 2011, 04:45:50 AM »
Yesterday my buddy finally sold me his Sunn 200S. It's just the chassis (hand written date of January, 1968) but has new tubes. Produces some sound but there's definitely a crappy solder connection which could be part or all of the problem.

There's a guy on eBay selling new replacement parts for Sunns, like handles, cab corners, etc. so I may hit him up for other stuff.

Anyone have a cabinet for one lying around? Hahaha!
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Re: Sunn 200S in the house
« Reply #1 on: September 19, 2011, 11:29:21 AM »
Sunn and Surf Denis, Sunn and Surf.  You're definitely on the right track!

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Re: Sunn 200S in the house
« Reply #2 on: September 19, 2011, 05:11:28 PM »
I had a Sunn 2000S head years ago, also had two 2000S cabs at a different time, I used to use a Marshall Major head and a P bass with flatwounds with them and they threw so much air a bartender at a joint I used to play called us "The Big Wind" ;D
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Re: Sunn 200S in the house
« Reply #3 on: October 20, 2011, 09:16:58 AM »
I bought a dead 200S head off fleabay ( I think it went through Katrina) and recapped and restored it.
Last year I built a 200S cab. There's a website just for Sunn nuts and they were an extreme help with measurements of their 200S cabs and other suggestions. That web site is here

 http://sunn.ampage.org/sdp/index.php

I did CAD drawings of it before I started in case you need a measurement.
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Re: Sunn 200S in the house
« Reply #4 on: October 20, 2011, 09:25:48 AM »
PS

Conrad Sundholm is alive and well in OR and making a new line of amps

http://www.westlinntidings.com/news/print_story.php?story_id=128459582904747300

I bought a number of parts from him (corners and what not) for my 200S restoration/build
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Re: Sunn 200S in the house
« Reply #5 on: December 04, 2011, 08:38:00 AM »
Sooo, I ran across a guy in Maryland selling Sunn cabinets he's built. After talking to him about my 200S chassis, he built me this. I bought some repro Sunn hardware off eBay and when that arrives I'll forward it. Looks good, doesn't it?





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Re: Sunn 200S in the house
« Reply #6 on: December 04, 2011, 08:41:08 AM »
Looks great - what a nice solution!
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Re: Sunn 200S in the house
« Reply #7 on: December 04, 2011, 10:56:12 AM »
Be glad that he didn't use vintage Sunn tolex. Everything sticks to that shit and it never comes completely clean, even if you never play out. The gray hue on the tolex you see in color pics of old Sunns is the layer of dust and smoke bonded at the atomic level.
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Re: Sunn 200S in the house
« Reply #8 on: December 04, 2011, 01:13:39 PM »
 That looks great !
Quote from: Denis on December 04, 2011, 08:38:00 AM
Sooo, I ran across a guy in Maryland selling Sunn cabinets he's built. After talking to him about my 200S chassis, he built me this. I bought some repro Sunn hardware off eBay and when that arrives I'll forward it. Looks good, doesn't it?






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Re: Sunn 200S in the house
« Reply #9 on: December 04, 2011, 06:27:07 PM »
He does a nice job.

Quote from: Psycho Bass Guy on December 04, 2011, 10:56:12 AM
Be glad that he didn't use vintage Sunn tolex. Everything sticks to that shit and it never comes completely clean, even if you never play out. The gray hue on the tolex you see in color pics of old Sunns is the layer of dust and smoke bonded at the atomic level.

I remember that!
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Re: Sunn 200S in the house
« Reply #10 on: December 05, 2011, 05:17:45 AM »
I love the simplicity of this amp!!!
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Re: Sunn 200S in the house
« Reply #11 on: December 05, 2011, 11:45:30 AM »
What's staggering is how much (little) he's charging me for this cabinet!
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Re: Sunn 200S in the house
« Reply #12 on: December 05, 2011, 02:35:57 PM »
it is insane.  they want $350 for a svt cabinet without the head.  i sold my svt for 300 back in the late 80's...
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Re: Sunn 200S in the house
« Reply #13 on: December 05, 2011, 07:53:12 PM »
Wow. That is going to be nice.
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Re: Sunn 200S in the house
« Reply #14 on: December 06, 2011, 10:48:52 AM »
It would look cool with this. It's got a cover.

http://www.elderly.com/vintage/items/130U-9691.htm
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