Sunn st15

lorez · Post by **lorez** » Thu Mar 08, 2012 10:53 pm

Anyone know anything about them?

paul_ · Post by **paul_** » Thu Mar 08, 2012 11:47 pm

I've always imagined they'd be comparable to one of those little Squier practice amps from the '90s.

Sounds like it's an earlier version of one of these

http://www.harmonycentral.com/products/120351

15 Watt (8 inch speaker) solid state practice amp made about 20 years ago in Taiwan. I believe these were sold as a package along with the Sunn Mustang guitar (which was a late 80's early 90's Strat Copy). Single Channel Volume Gain Master Treble Middle Bass Headphones out thats it.. The unusual thing about this amp is when you look at it from about 10 feet away and squint, it looks just like a Fender practice amp. Get closer and look at the carry handle strap, that says Fender on it. Finally, under the power switch it says F.M.I.C. which I believe stands for Fender Musical Instrument Company. So it's a Fender practice amp in disguise, which is no bad thing. Does exactly what it's meant to do and not much more.

Post by **Doog** » Thu Mar 08, 2012 11:58 pm

paul_ wrote:
15 Watt (8 inch speaker) solid state practice amp made about 20 years ago in Taiwan. I believe these were sold as a package along with the Sunn Mustang guitar

Weird, that was my first "setup", even though they were bought used together and not advertised as a package.

kim · Post by **kim** » Thu Mar 08, 2012 11:59 pm

the singer of my band in high school had a sunn 'mustang' guitar. but not the amp.

/useless information

Post by **Doog** » Fri Mar 09, 2012 12:00 am

Looks like you were bang-on, Paul:

lorez · Post by **lorez** » Fri Mar 09, 2012 12:59 am

I spotted one local on eBay and wondered if it had some mojo like the other sunn amps. Tbh given the price for a practice amp it would be worth a punt

Ben79 · Post by **Ben79** » Fri Mar 09, 2012 10:59 am

If you think this could be good because of the name, why not try writing Sunn on your grandmother's forehead and plugging into her?

Freddy V-C · Post by **Freddy V-C** » Fri Mar 09, 2012 11:19 am

My friend's dad has one of the Squier versions. I actually really liked the sounds I was getting when I played through it.

rps-10 · Post by **rps-10** » Fri Mar 09, 2012 11:27 am

Ben79 wrote:If you think this could be good because of the name, why not try writing Sunn on your grandmother's forehead and plugging into her?

Morning beverage spillage!

But yeah anyway, all that "Sunn" stuff came out over in the UK in the mid to late eighties just after Fender had bought them out and discovered cheap labour in the far East. They were seen as even more budget than the Squier range at the time.
/memory fades

endsjustifymeans · Post by **endsjustifymeans** » Fri Mar 09, 2012 5:22 pm

lorez wrote:I spotted one local on eBay and wondered if it had some mojo like the other sunn amps. Tbh given the price for a practice amp it would be worth a punt

Post Fender Sunn is the suck.