Sundown SD1012C

  • Sundown SD1012C guitar amplifier

Overview

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  • tube amplifiers

Dates of manufacture: 

1984

Sundown was founded by Denis Kager and the SD1012C was his first Sundown Amplifier model. The SD1012C was designed as a combo with a 12" speaker that could produce a wide range of tube sounds, but was small enough to fit in a road case or put in a car. This amp was the first true discreet channel switching amp - previous dual channels layered circuits on top of each other. Kager got a patent for a biasing circuit that allowed it to be manually adjusted from 100 watts down to 15 by turning a dial (the RMS control). He also trademarked the amp's Governor circuit – a post-phase inverter compression circuit and Master Volume that could blend textures of overdrive.

Sundown described the 1012C as follows in their 1985 advert: "The SD1012C is a 100-Watt combo amp with two switch-able channels (with individual EQ) and a single 12” EVM speaker. the unique “back—end" control creates new realms of overdrive, especially when combined with preamp overdrive and the specially designed EQ section. the RMS control lets you adjust the actual power output of the amp from 10 to 100 Watts. the SD1012C provides two effects loops, one for each channel, so effects switching may be combined with channel switching. Also included are a Presence control, a professional Accutronics reverb system, and foot switch for channel switching. the SD1012C Sundown power and versatility in a professional format."

Specifications (8)

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amplifier specsHandle
Number of channels2 Channels
Number of speakers1 speaker
Speaker brand and modelEVM
Speaker size12" speaker(s)

Electronics

Power100 Watts

General

Finish colorsblack finish
Made inUSA

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