Series I 75-150

[poor_nigel]

Control Cavity and PF-6 Board
 

[gare]

Nigel
Thanks for the walk down Sunn lane. In the early 70's I used a bunch of their gear. 200S head and 2 200s cab's w/JBL's. I later replaced the head with two Coliseum 880 heads. I also tried their 4 x12 and 1x18 cabs,but liked the 15's better.  
I'd like to find another rig like that, just ta have. But most of the surving Sunn gear I've seen is pretty beat up.
G

[poor_nigel]

Hey Gare:  The two amps above are about the primest pair I have seen and the bottom are definitly the best I have seen.  No runs in the grills at all.  
There are hard to get and usually too messed up to want much.  But these do come around every once in a while and sometimes go for a reasonable  
amount of money.  I liked the smaller 200 series better than the 2000 series.  I was raised with the smaller ones around my home town of Modesto.
All the future pro bassist's there had just what you listed.  The are great memory keeps!  And they do sound great with that little bass playing through  
them.  1970 - Two bottoms, one head, two grand!  Yow that was pricey back then!  Actually, it is about the same price now . . .

[gare]

Very nice basses btw.  
Bet they sound great thru either amp rig.
We outta start a vintage amp thread.

[dgcarbu]

Excellent Rig!!!

[edwin]

I must concur, awesome rig. However, how do you cart that business around?  Or do you gig with something else? The bass is nice and light, but the rig makes my back hurt just looking at it!
 
Edwin
Who is now using an EA iAmp and 112 CXL

[gzwiebel]

I owned this bass for a while. I was in California around 1996 and I was looking for a short scale S1. I called the Bass Center in LA and they had one, but by the time I got there, another guy was playing it and had just bought it. I gave him my address if he changed his mind and 4 months later I heard from him. I had it shipped to Philadelphia. I always liked the idea of LED's so I sent it to SIMMS Led in the U.K. I had to sell when I went to grad school. Shame, I miss it. It was unorthodox but SO much fun to play.

[bob]

Nice that you found an old friend, Greg - are you just reminiscing, or back for more?
 
In either case, welcome.
-Bob

[georgie_boy]

POOR Nigel?

[poor_nigel]

Hard to find, so bumping it further up the line so the lost an find it easier . . .

[captain_jan]

Hello everyone.

I have just today sent a payment for the 75-150!
The seller is in New England area in US and the bass was put on EBay some two months back.
I expect to get the bass shipped over to Japan in a week or so where I am currently driving a passenger cruise ship for six more weeks. I remember well seeing her for sale back on 2003 in some US bass shop webpage since I saved the photos from the sale advertisement. Not knowing I would one day end up as the next caretaker or her!

On the sellers photos the logo seem to be again missing, maybe Mica would be able to send me one once I am back home in Switzerland.

Once the bass has arrived onboard I will share some photos!

All the bass
Jan

[jazzyvee]

Great that you have this bass. I also own one of Poor Nigel's basses.
Regarding the logo,  Alembic won't send one to you. If you want one fitted, you will have to send the bass to the factory.

[captain_jan]

Yes, I thought that may be the case. Well, let's see once I get her what the condition is in general, although I do like the vintage look on basses. Maybe one day I will even visit Alembic myself and bring the bass along for an overhaul and get the logo in place.

[rv_bass]

Congratulations, that is a nice bass! Cool wood combination, I love the older Series basses! 

[BeenDown139]

Hard to find, so bumping it further up the line so the lost an find it easier

it would be interesting to see how far and wide his basses have scattered.  i myself own a fine specimen of his that i dance with almost every day.