Lemming16 Posted April 26, 2011 Posted April 26, 2011 Hi everyone, so, i found a Sunn Concert Bass on a pawnshop, for $150. The amp was from mint to perfect condition, i was amazed. Unfortunately i couldn't try it out (i was on a hurry). The amp was exactly like this one: It had 5 knobs: Volume, bass, mids, treble and "Distort". It is Mexican made (i live in Mexico). I already have this stuff: Acoustic 220 Amp (Mexican made, also, i love this amp, got it for $150 too) Aria Pro II Thor Sound Bass ($130 from and old man on my street). Ampeg BSE410H Cab So, my question is: Should i get this amp? would there be a big difference from the Acoustic 220 i already have?. The "distort" knob really got my attention, i was wondering if i could get that John Entwistle kinda tone with this amp. Also, since this amp is a little more powerful than the Acoustic 220, i thought i could maybe get a better tone (sometimes i think the Acoustic 220 falls a little short to power up the BSE410 cab). Thanks in advance. Quote
Mr. Foxen Posted April 26, 2011 Posted April 26, 2011 The distrotion is pretty popular in Doom circles, it is nasty, not like valve amp distortion, but in a good way. Could have a classic dual SS amp rig going on there. I'd definitely score it for that price. Quote
Lemming16 Posted April 26, 2011 Author Posted April 26, 2011 Hi!, thanks for your reply!, is there any video or sound clip where i can hear that distortion? Sometimes i think all i should do, is getting a good OD/Distortion pedal. There's a guy selling me a DOD Bass overdrive by the way. At the end of the day, i'm almost getting this amp just for the distortion (and because its a good price). Again, thanks for the reply. Quote
Gust0o Posted April 26, 2011 Posted April 26, 2011 Youtube should be chockful of examples, I would imagine - or use Google>Video. Nice bits of kit, this Sunn. Quote
Lemming16 Posted April 26, 2011 Author Posted April 26, 2011 (edited) Sadly, there's only one single video of a guy using the Sunn Bass Concert, and he's using a Big muff :S, so, that changes the sound a lot. I wonder if there's another Sunn amp that uses the same distortion as this one. [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fJiRm7YqWfM"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fJiRm7YqWfM[/url] Thanks for your reply. Edited April 26, 2011 by Lemming16 Quote
joegarcia Posted April 26, 2011 Posted April 26, 2011 Buy it. Anything with Sunn on it reaches silly money now. Quote
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