Talk me out of (or into) buying a supro

I own and gig a supro coronado reissue. I can honestly say that the quality of these far exceeds modern Fender amps in both components and build. I have gigged it non stop since I had it in November and never had any problems.

 

8 months and counting!

 

Ive always wondered if any of the "NEW" Supros actually sound like a Supro?
I heard a booteek clone once that sounded really accurate but dont know about the NEW supros.

 

Since the old Valco company made 27+ amps with Supro on the front (and a bunch of other completely identical amps with different names on them) I often wonder if people just hear "Supro" and think "uh...Supro...Jimmy Page...6973 tubes..."


Q: I want a Fender amp !

A: "Ok - do you want a Champ or a Twin ? Tweed or blackface ? "

Q: I want a Fender amp !

A: Oyyy...

 

Isnt that the amp that Supro is banking on people identifying with to sell its amps? And its tremolo? Its the one I most associate with that band name.

Taking orders Mike? I want a 50w blackface Champ with a reverb and a 1/2 stack.

 

My tech has an old one with a 15. Awesome. It looks brand new, even the plastic cover. The Vibrate Oh! is incredible!

 

I have burgea V 22 head and i love it
I want a supro also. Have a clone built

 

if you want clean, I'd go more watts than 15...Dual Tone gives you the clean and dirt at 24 watts, Royal Reverb 35 watts switchable etc...

 

I'm with bobandy...few people have played the original supros and im not sure theyre even aimed at people who have, or even care to sound like the originals - rather, they're a cool looking american made amp with a distinct idea of what they want to sound like, and slotting right into the boutique market for people looking for interesting gear. I played the saturn last weekend and if i had the dosh, it would make the perfect partner to my 68 princeton

 

The most Supro sounding of the new Supro's is alleged to be the Tremo Verb.

They all look great but the Tremo Verb really caught my attention.

 

The Supro with 10 or the new SF princeton would work if you are not fighting with drummer.
Supro more unique but the new SF line are nice.

 

I would go for one of the Supro amps. I was originally looking to buy a Fender '65 resissue Deluxe. Tried one of them, then a '68 reissue Deluxe, and also the Vibrolux.
The only one I liked was the '65 reissue. Then I tried the Supro Royal. It blew each of the Fenders away, imho. The Supro has far more depth and warmth to the sound, and is capable of great clarity, with a super-clean sound, and - with or without decent pedals -
a really ballsy overdiven sound, not at all mushy like many amps of lesser quality.
Plus when you turn on the Supro, it's partcically noiseless. Just to be sure, I asked a couple of other musicians who were present, to give the Supro a try and also the Fender '65 reissue. They both came to the same conclusion as me. So, I bought the Supro Royal, took it home and I can honestly say it's awesome! I discovered that I can even play my Martin acoustic through it and it sounds way better than when I plug it into my dedicated acoustic amp!
The lead guitarist in my band - 'The Records' - namely, Dennis Taylor, an IT guy, who also plays lead guitar for Matthew Sweet - has an Egnater, and knows a great deal about amps and technology in general, anyway, he played my Royal and fell in love with it.
So I highly recommend you try out the different models in the Supro range, and I'm sure you'll find one that fits your requirements.
Hope this helps.
Good luck!

John

 

The 'Starry Eyes' Records??

 

I wish I had first hand experience, but I've never played one. The guy I bought my Vibratone from has one for sale, it's in fairly good shape and I know the tech that looked it over for him, he's a good tech. Price seems much cheaper than some of the new ones on the market today. It's the amp in the pic on the far right.

http://desmoines.craigslist.org/msg/5601443166.html

 

Good to hear such positive reports from someone using one.

 

His handle is "mystarryeyes"

 

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