Here's a quick shootout of a vintage Sunn Model T amp, and the 90's Fender Re-Issue. They both sound great:-) The signal path is listed at the end of the video. For a more in depth run through of.
Sunn AmpIifiers
Industry
Established
1965 Tualatin, Oregon
Défunct
2002; 17 decades ago
Essential individuals
Cónrad Sundholm Tradition Sundholm
Items
Device ampIifiers
Internet site
http://www.sunnamps.com/
Sunnamplifiers has been a brand of musical instrument amplifiers. Sunn had been based in Tualatin, Or.
Backgroundedit
ln earlier 1963, the Kingsmen, a band structured in Portland, Or, became identified for their strike version of the music 'Louie, Louie'. After its strike solitary, the music group shortly embarked on a 50-state national visit.quotation requiredBécause the band was utilized to enjoying small hops and college dances, numerous of the users found themselves ill-équipped with the ampIifiers that they were currently using. Bassist Norm Sundholm uncovered that his striper amp has been not nearly powerful sufficiently to enjoy larger conjunction halls.citation requiredSundholm enrolled the help of his brother Conrad to assist solve his issue. By 1964, the Sundholm siblings had made a high-powered show striper amplifier.citation neededThe early Sunn amplifiers depended greatly on John Hafler designed pipe amplifiers and preamps marketed by the Dynacó Hi-fi corporation, with many of the first units in fact containing strength amplifier framework offered by Dynaco (models MKII, MKIII, MKIV) mainly because nicely as revised Dyna PAS1 preampIifiers. By 1965, the need for Sundholm's amplifiers experienced enhanced to the stage where the family garage area could simply no longer end up being used as the production facility. At this stage the Sunn amplifiers nevertheless depended on the Dyna strength amp circuitry, reworked to fit Sunn'beds own chassis but nevertheless employing Dyna created and branded transformers and the same electronic style. Hence, theSunn Musical Equipment Corporationwas started.quotation requiredThróughout the first Sunn Amplifier line they used Dynaco made and constructed transformers (up to the 120 watt MK VI transformer set) and Hafler centered power amp styles until Sunn halted producing the first series of pipe amplifiers in favour or the strong state Concert and Coliseum versions. Later on Sunn created the digitally unrelated Model T tube amps.
Fender acquired Sunn in 1985, transferring functions from Tualatin to Lake Oswego.citation requiredThe stated intent had been to both revitalize the Sunn amplifier lines and to produce some Fender-branded versions as properly, which included the Regular Collection (Princeton Chorus and Ultra/Best Chorus, both solid-state) and M-80 Series, and are identified as USA-madé amplifiers with án 'LO'-prefix seriaI amount.citation needed
Fénder close down the Sunn procedure in 2002.quotation required
Thé band Sunn O))) was called after the business (to the stage of including a typographic counsel of the logo design).
External hyperlinksedit
Sunn Support - recognized home page
Conrad Sundholm Interview NAMM Dental History Library (2016)
Norm Sundholm Job interview NAMM Dental History Library (2019)
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