Sound city 150

[Jonathan kennedy]

Hi folks 

I once had a sound city 150 and regret the day I sold it, is there any out there that may be looking for a new home thanks 

[WinterMute]

My first bass amp back in the early 80's. Certainly didn't appreciate it then...

Not a great pic, but that's it behind me in, I think, 1980

[Waddo Soqable]

Sound City were pretty common back then, I remember them well !.... didn't they do a fair bit of PA stuff too ?

Not seen any of their stuff around for years so maybe not that common on the market now.  H+H was another brand that was everywhere back then.

[Steve Browning]

Southsea Guitar Centre has one available at the moment. I saw it in there just yesterday.

[Waddo Soqable]

Purely out of interest, what sort of money did they want for it ?

[Steve Browning]

I don't actually know. Give Steve a ring and ask him. I know he's selling it on commission.

He's a good guy but obviously slightly tied by what the seller might be expecting.

[Waddo Soqable]

Fair point.. Just curious as a lot of this "vintage" gear seems to be priced rather optimistically shall we say !

[WinterMute]

1 hour ago, Waddo Soqable said:

Fair point.. Just curious as a lot of this "vintage" gear seems to be priced rather optimistically shall we say !

Anything old with a valve in it...

[Burns-bass]

Used to be £100 and we’d strip out the Partridge transformers and sell them to the US. Used to do a roaring trade in old Sound City and Hiwatt amp spares in the early 2000s. Always found the SCs to be a poor relative of the Hiwatt DRs. Used to gig with a DR103 and two 4x12 cabs with another DR103 in reserve if needed. Absolute total and utter madness…

[Marvin]

Guitarist I was in a band in used to use one...the amp weighed more than my car.

[bagsieblue]

Great amp - I had one first proper amp.

Probably didn't realise how good it was at the time.

Someone stole it from the rehearsal space about 20 years ago.....

[Steve Browning]

12 hours ago, bagsieblue said:

Great amp - I had one first proper amp.

Probably didn't realise how good it was at the time.

Someone stole it from the rehearsal space about 20 years ago.....

Anything non-standard about it? Just curious.

[bagsieblue]

8 minutes ago, Steve Browning said:

Anything non-standard about it? Just curious.

Nothing that I can remember as non standard.  Didn't really know much about them at the time - pre internet etc.  Love gooey tube sound I do remember.

Pretty sure it is, or was,  still local to me - I've seen it surface on eBay a couple of times over the years - I recognised some of the wear and the marks on it.

[gjones]

I found one mouldering in an attic.

 

I gave it to my Brother-in-law, who is a guitarist, who paid £100 to get it back up and running.

 

It now sounds epic and nails that T-Rex sound to a T.

 

He now taunts me by sending me ebay adverts where they're up for sale at ridiculously high prices.

Edited July 27, 2021 by gjones

[Chienmortbb]

On 06/07/2021 at 19:42, bagsieblue said:

Great amp - I had one first proper amp.

Probably didn't realise how good it was at the time.

Someone stole it from the rehearsal space about 20 years ago.....

I wonder if that was the one that was stolen from our rehearsal space 50 years ago.

[Waddo Soqable]

6 hours ago, gjones said:

I found one mouldering in an attic.

 

I gave it to my Brother-in-law, who is a guitarist, who paid £100 to get it back up and running.

 

It now sounds epic and nails that T-Rex sound to a T.

 

He now taunts me by sending me ebay adverts where they're up for sale at ridiculously high prices.

Borrow it off him.. Then flog it on evilbay..

[bagsieblue]

1 hour ago, Chienmortbb said:

I wonder if that was the one that was stolen from our rehearsal space 50 years ago.

Could be seeing as I bought if from a second hand shop in Northampton.....

[Pow_22]

Years ago I had a Mk3 200.  It was an absolute beast and is still to this day the ''one that got away''.  Ive had numerous Mk4's and to be honest, for bass, they are useless.  I bet the 150 sounds lovely with bass

[Low B Juan]

On 05/07/2021 at 09:54, Jonathan kennedy said:

Hi folks 

I once had a sound city 150 and regret the day I sold it, is there any out there that may be looking for a new home thanks 

Hi Jonathan,  I have one that I may be looking to sell if you are interested?

[Dan Dare]

On 06/07/2021 at 18:30, Burns-bass said:

Always found the SCs to be a poor relative of the Hiwatt DRs

 

Made by the same company - David Reeves's Hylight Electronics. He had learned his craft working for Marconi and Mullard. Sadly no longer with us.

[BassmanPaul]

When I left the UK in late 1973 I brought with me both transformers from a SC150. I designed an amp around them  and gigged it for a while before I sold it and went SS. I have to admit I loved Partridge transformers!

[Jonse]

I used to have a 100w MK3 (when I used to fiddle about with guitar) Sounded great and massive on bass as well. Sold it to a doom metal band in Devon. Wish I had a photo. 

[Alan Wilkes]

On 05/07/2021 at 09:54, Jonathan kennedy said:

Hi folks 

I once had a sound city 150 and regret the day I sold it, is there any out there that may be looking for a new home thanks 

Used to have the 120 valve head, 6 x EL34's as I recollect, like you really really regret letting it go, best of luck.

[BassmanPaul]

Six EL34s would be correct.

 

[Downunderwonder]

On 02/10/2022 at 10:53, BassmanPaul said:

Six EL34s would be correct.

 

I never took you for a grammatarian. (autocorrect rejects grammatarian but diligaf)