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Sunn model T amp

Posted: Wed Dec 28, 2011 3:12 pm
by fuzzmax
Don't know if there was a thread about this but what about the model t reissue amp. Are they good?? Do they sound killer? Are pedals sounding great with it??
thanx

Re: Sunn model T amp

Posted: Wed Dec 28, 2011 3:14 pm
by BlindtoFaith
no....run away as fast as you can~!

Re: Sunn model T amp

Posted: Wed Dec 28, 2011 3:19 pm
by skullservant
Never owned one, but I played through an original Model T and the tone was lovely

Re: Sunn model T amp

Posted: Wed Dec 28, 2011 3:25 pm
by BlindtoFaith
skullservant wrote:Never owned one, but I played through an original Model T and the tone was lovely


They are nothing alike. The OG Mode T amp is insane...the reissue is crap.

Re: Sunn model T amp

Posted: Wed Dec 28, 2011 3:29 pm
by skullservant
Was that Fender Bassman 300 head that they branded differently still in the crap category?

Re: Sunn model T amp

Posted: Wed Dec 28, 2011 3:39 pm
by BlindtoFaith
cant stand that one either. my friend had one for a while and we could not get one nice sound out of it

Re: Sunn model T amp

Posted: Wed Dec 28, 2011 3:40 pm
by skullservant
Nick from Bongripper has or had one. Said he turned off about 3/4 of the features on it to get something that sounded right

Re: Sunn model T amp

Posted: Wed Dec 28, 2011 4:10 pm
by Ancient Astronaught
fuzzmax wrote:Don't know if there was a thread about this but what about the model t reissue amp. Are they good?? Do they sound killer? Are pedals sounding great with it??
thanx


I had 1 that i used for about a year then traded up to an orange ad200b about a month ago. They do take pedals great, they have a great clean channel but it starts breaking up around 4 and doesnt get much louder (just fuller) till you get past 8 and then it might as well be an overdrive channel. I thought the distortion channel actually sounded pretty killer but extremely quiet in comparison to the clean, if you want a reference of one at full tilt listen to brandon's rythm guitar tracks on the newest COUGH album, or you can visit the reverbnation site in my sig the tracks there were a Model T reissue clean/distortion/distortion + muff. In a nutshell they were fenders attempt to break into the metal game, it's still a fender head though. They are reliable (much more so than the 300t, see the response below this), decently loud, and sound decent. If you can get one for a decent price (i'd say between 500$ and 750$) theyre worth picking up. If your looking to play at cranked to 10 levels with a rack ton of fuzz and diistortion.... i'd honestly say look elsewhere.

skullservant wrote:Was that Fender Bassman 300 head that they branded differently still in the crap category?


Yes i have one and it's an 80 pound paper weight..... needs 5-800$ in repairs. Avoid them like the plague unless theyve had the fender service bulletin updates done.

Re: Sunn model T amp

Posted: Wed Dec 28, 2011 4:26 pm
by skullservant
Ancient Astronaught wrote: if you want a reference of one at full tilt listen to brandon's rythm guitar tracks on the newest COUGH album


Heh, I guess I played through a reissue then, the Model T I played through was Brandon's hahahaha

Re: Sunn model T amp

Posted: Wed Dec 28, 2011 4:31 pm
by Ancient Astronaught
skullservant wrote:
Ancient Astronaught wrote: if you want a reference of one at full tilt listen to brandon's rythm guitar tracks on the newest COUGH album


Heh, I guess I played through a reissue then, the Model T I played through was Brandon's hahahaha


When we played with them at SHoD back in august he was using a reissue, me and him had a 20 minute talk on how much trash gets talked about them. Theyre really cool dudes. He might own an original too :idk: but he said he tours with the reissue.

PS. Are you in Virginia?

Re: Sunn model T amp

Posted: Wed Dec 28, 2011 4:36 pm
by skullservant
They are rad! And yes, I live in Richmond for the time being and hang out with Parker pretty regularly! Their practice spot is the ultimate wet dream. I've never seen so many amps in one spot haha

Re: Sunn model T amp

Posted: Wed Dec 28, 2011 4:41 pm
by Ancient Astronaught
skullservant wrote:They are rad! And yes, I live in Richmond for the time being and hang out with Parker pretty regularly! Their practice spot is the ultimate wet dream. I've never seen so many amps in one spot haha


Thats awesome, I live in the nova area bout 2 hours north from richmond. Parkers a really cool dude, his Ric is friggin schweet. I've never had the opportunity to hang out with them outside of shows but they seem cool as shit to chill with. I wouldnt doubt that atleast one of them has an original Model T, i was surprised to see that brandon was using so few pedals. I think he had a tuner, wah, and maybe a booster that was about it.

Re: Sunn model T amp

Posted: Wed Dec 28, 2011 4:47 pm
by skullservant
Cool man! Yeah, I agree, his Ric is awesome. I know for a fact they have another Sunn head in the practice spot, but I don't think it was a T. I know that Brandon was using it before he got the reissue, but then switched over. It's been fun watching Brandon experiment with pedals whenever I get a chance to see them. He usually has a wah, but I know for a while he was experimenting with tube overdrives. I built and modded a few pedals for Parker over the past few months, and I think we're going to collaborate on a Big Muff with some major mods for his bass next!

(Sorry for hijacking the thread Fuzzmax)

Re: Sunn model T amp

Posted: Wed Dec 28, 2011 4:49 pm
by Ancient Astronaught
skullservant wrote:(Sorry for hijacking the thread Fuzzmax)


Agreed, sorry brah!

Ahhh so your the reason i couldnt identify half the pedals on Parkers board.

Re: Sunn model T amp

Posted: Wed Dec 28, 2011 4:51 pm
by skullservant
hahahaha yeahhh. The silver box is a fuzz face variant!