SUCK MY BAWS! SUNN 0)))

benecol · Post by **benecol** » Fri Jun 10, 2011 8:53 pm

Important point of fact that's been bugging the shit out of me all the way through this thread:

Sunn 0))) are a doom band, who look cool and are great in concept, but a little bit overrated really.

Sunn make ace amps (and later, shit guitars).

Walking into a shop and saying "Cor, I like that Sunn 0))) amp!" is akin to saying "I love those Mustang Sally guitars!". So stop it.

endsjustifymeans · Post by **endsjustifymeans** » Fri Jun 10, 2011 9:08 pm

buzz O))) kill.

Mages · Post by **Mages** » Fri Jun 10, 2011 9:17 pm

and if you're going to use Sunn O))) in conversation just make sure to pronounce it "Sun Oh Close Parenthesis Close Parenthesis Close Parenthesis".

endsjustifymeans · Post by **endsjustifymeans** » Fri Jun 10, 2011 9:24 pm

The O))) isn't present on all releases or merch, the band is really just called Sunn.

Funny story, the name is actually inspired by the band Earth (who they felt their sound was extremely inspired by). They originally were calling themselves Mars, then changed it to Sunn as a double homage to Earth who is well known for using Sunn amplifiers.

weed_killer · Post by **weed_killer** » Fri Jun 10, 2011 9:37 pm

This reminds me of the 'n-e-s' vs. 'nes' thing. I don't know if one of these was ever officially stated as the correct pronunciation. always stuck with 'n-e-s' though.

laterallateral · Post by **laterallateral** » Fri Jun 10, 2011 9:46 pm

To make matters worse, there is an amplifier manufacturer (who to my knowledge was active during the mid seventies to late eighties) called Earth Sound Research. Some of their products were strikingly similar to the Sunn 0))) Sceptre/Solarus lines.

So for the longest time I had my history mixed in thinking there was an Earth Sound Reaserch - Earth connection and that Sunn had payed a sort of triple homage to them in naming their band after the amps, as well.

endsjustifymeans · Post by **endsjustifymeans** » Fri Jun 10, 2011 9:52 pm

Would be amazing if Earth used Sunns and Sunn used Earths. Someone give Stephen O'Malley a call NOW!

endsjustifymeans · Post by **endsjustifymeans** » Fri Jun 10, 2011 9:56 pm

Apparently Earth also made sofa cushions:

http://cgi.ebay.com/Earth-Sound-Researc ... 500wt_1100

paul_ · Post by **paul_** » Sat Jun 11, 2011 12:00 am

weed_killer wrote:This reminds me of the 'n-e-s' vs. 'nes' thing. I don't know if one of these was ever officially stated as the correct pronunciation. always stuck with 'n-e-s' though.

Who the fuck would call it a NESS? I never heard that but if I did I'd have kicked their ass [at Nintendo]. What was the Super Nintendo? The Sinese?

I hate it when people don't say "Nikey" and rhyme it with bike/like/Mike. At least nobody goes Nike swiiiishhh though, that's really what Sunn O))) is like doing.

endsjustifymeans wrote:Apparently Earth also made sofa cushions

One could argue pretty much everything that we know was creat---*re-reads thread* oh.

laterallateral · Post by **laterallateral** » Sat Jun 11, 2011 12:07 am

paul_ wrote:I hate it when people don't say "Nikey" and rhyme it with bike/like/Mike. At least nobody goes Nike swiiiishhh though, that's really what Sunn O))) is like doing.

I hear "Sunn OH" a lot cause like, people aren't prepared to appropriately deal with a symbol that only looks like an O where there could be an O...
It's like if my name was FrankA*** BUT WAIT. that's not an A it's a tee-pee and those asterisks are stars depicting orion's belt, so don't you dare pronounce it! "Franka".

I doesn't bother me any more than when people pronounce Moog the way it's written instead of MOAG, the way it's not written. It's like once I called one of my colleagues Mr. Cheeseman because that's the way his name is written and he got all uppity, saying "Chessman, Chessman. It's Chess. Mannn."

I was like: Bad news, pal. EE sounds like EEEEEEEEEE, in English. You're the fucking cheese man, deal with it.

drBenway · Post by **drBenway** » Sat Jun 11, 2011 8:25 am

Nice amp. How many watts?

A while back someone sold a concert lead and a 6x12 sunn cab on a swedish message board. I was tempted, but never got it.

dezb1 · Post by **dezb1** » Sat Jun 11, 2011 2:26 pm

paul_ wrote:
I hate it when people don't say "Nikey" and rhyme it with bike/like/Mike. At least nobody goes Nike swiiiishhh though, that's really what Sunn O))) is like doing.

if they want me to call anything 'Nikey' then they should have made sure that the last letter in the name was a fuckin 'Y'. and it's a swoosh not a swiiiishhh...

Pacafeliz · Post by **Pacafeliz** » Sun Jun 12, 2011 4:23 pm

yes them old sunn amps are friggin' A!

i sold my old concert lead cuz i needed the $, but i found an old acoustic 370 for peanuts not too long after that. fantastic, too.

i used to be friggin' all-tube-corksniffer some time ago.
not any more.

i also own a pair of marshall lead 12 combos.
BOING!

Pat.

stewart · Post by **stewart** » Sun Jun 12, 2011 5:07 pm

paul_ wrote:What was the Super Nintendo? The Sinese?.

i called it a SNEZZ. like MEZZ but less likely to delete your shit.

benecol · Post by **benecol** » Mon Jul 18, 2011 11:58 pm

Crate Power Block just turned up over at Musicradar for Â£70.

aen · Post by **aen** » Tue Jul 19, 2011 12:48 am

benecol wrote:Important point of fact that's been bugging the shit out of me all the way through this thread:

Sunn 0))) are a doom band, who look cool and are great in concept, but a little bit overrated really.

Sunn make ace amps (and later, shit guitars).

Walking into a shop and saying "Cor, I like that Sunn 0))) amp!" is akin to saying "I love those Mustang Sally guitars!". So stop it.

Dont worry benecol, I didn't say Sunn 0))) I just typed it. When i refer to the band or the amps, I simply pronounce "SUN"
Unless someone is not familiar with the sound of the band, then I say "Sun OOOOOOHHHHHHWHWWWWWWWWWWWW!!!!"

Post by **Doog** » Tue Jul 19, 2011 7:05 am

benecol wrote:
Walking into a shop and saying "Cor, I like that Sunn 0))) amp!" is akin to saying "I love those Mustang Sally guitars!"

hahahahaahaaaaaaa

analogsystem · Post by **analogsystem** » Wed Aug 03, 2011 8:06 pm

friend of mine found a concert lead on the side of the road recently. The power cord was cut so he soldered a new one on and it worked perfectly! Sounded killer, especially with an old rat pedal into it.

The Melvins like their Sunn solid state amps.
My band keeps an old SS Acoustic head in the van on tour. Either my bass player or I can use it if one of our tube heads blow.

aen · Post by **aen** » Thu Aug 04, 2011 8:09 pm

I think it's O))), about 200))) watts. SuppO)))sedly. Lo)))ud eno)))ugh to))) gig bass in a lo)))ud ass band.