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Sunn st15
Posted: Thu Mar 08, 2012 10:53 pm
by lorez
Anyone know anything about them?
Posted: Thu Mar 08, 2012 11:47 pm
by paul_
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.
Posted: Thu Mar 08, 2012 11:58 pm
by Doog
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.
Posted: Thu Mar 08, 2012 11:59 pm
by kim
the singer of my band in high school had a sunn 'mustang' guitar. but not the amp.
/useless information
Posted: Fri Mar 09, 2012 12:00 am
by Doog
Looks like you were bang-on, Paul:
Posted: Fri Mar 09, 2012 12:59 am
by lorez
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
Posted: Fri Mar 09, 2012 10:59 am
by Ben79
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?
Posted: Fri Mar 09, 2012 11:19 am
by Freddy V-C
My friend's dad has one of the Squier versions. I actually really liked the sounds I was getting when I played through it.
Posted: Fri Mar 09, 2012 11:27 am
by rps-10
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
Posted: Fri Mar 09, 2012 5:22 pm
by endsjustifymeans
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.