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Sunn Amplifiers, or Sunn Amps for short, are a brand of musical instrument amplifiers. Image File history File links SunnLogo. ... An instrument amplifier is an electronic amplifier designed for use with an electric or electronic musical instrument, such as an electric guitar. ...

History

In early 1963 an Oregon based band named The Kingsmen became very famous for a song called "Louie Louie". The song made The Kingsmen household names as it progressed up the charts. With a hit single under their belts, The Kingsmen soon embarked on a fifty state national tour. Because the band was used to playing small hops and school dances, many of the members found themselves illequipped with the amplifiers that they presently used. Bassist Norm Sundholm in specific discovered that his bass amp was not nearly powerful enough to play the larger concert halls the band was destined to perfom in. So, Norm enlisted the help of his brother Conrad to help solve his problem. By 1964 the Sundholm brothers had designed the world's first high powered concert bass amplifier. By 1965, the demand for Sundholm's amplifiers had increased to the point where the family garage could no longer be used as the manufacturing facility. Thus, the SUNN Musical Equipment Company was born. As the years passed, countless pioneers of rock would rely on SUNN amplifiers to carry the weight. Big name artists that used the amplifiers include The Who, The Moody Blues, Cream, Mountain, Steppenwolf, Kiss, Rush, The Melvins, Queen, and The Jimi Hendrix Experience. The Kingsmen were a rock band from Portland, Oregon who rose suddenly to fame with their recording of Richard Berrys Louie, Louie. ... The Kingsmen were a rock band from Portland, Oregon who rose suddenly to fame with their recording of Richard Berrys Louie, Louie. ... The Kingsmen were a rock band from Portland, Oregon who rose suddenly to fame with their recording of Richard Berrys Louie, Louie. ... The Who are an English rock band who first emerged in 1964. ... The Moody Blues are a British rock band originally from Birmingham, England. ... Cream were a 1960s British rock band, which consisted of guitarist Eric Clapton, bassist Jack Bruce and drummer Ginger Baker. ... Mountain is an American rock band, popular in the early 1970s. ... It has been suggested that The Sparrows be merged into this article or section. ... Kiss is an American rock band formed in New York City in 1973. ... Rush is a Canadian rock band comprising bassist, keyboardist, and vocalist Geddy Lee, guitarist Alex Lifeson, and drummer and lyricist Neil Peart. ... The Melvins are an American rock band that usually perform as a trio. ... This article or section needs copy editing for grammar, style, cohesion, tone and/or spelling. ... The Jimi Hendrix Experience was a highly influential, though short-lived, English/American rock band famous for the guitar work of Jimi Hendrix on songs such as Purple Haze, Foxy Lady, Fire, Hey Joe, Voodoo Child (Slight Return), All Along the Watchtower and Spanish Castle Magic. Although Hendrix was the...

Sunn was ultimately acquired by Fender, who discontinued production in 2002. It has been suggested that Fender Amplifier History be merged into this article or section. ...

Related

American drone metal band Sunn O))) is named after the SUNN brand, and uses the same logo. Pioneered by the band Earth, Drone metal, also known as drone doom, is a subgenre of doom metal that takes the heaviness and slowness of its progenitor to a new extreme. ... Sunn O))) (pronounced simply sun) is an American drone metal band, in its broadest sense; however, it incorporates elements of the dark ambient, metal and drone doom genres as well. ...

External links

• Sunn Support - official homepage
• Unofficial Sunn Musical Equipment Web Site
• The SUNN Discussion Page

References

• Sunn Musical Equipment Company related articles