SUPRO meets SUPRO
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SUPRO meets SUPRO
SUPRO meets SUPRO
My Supro Westbury LH guitar has now a mate under the form of a Supro 1605R "Reverb 1964 Series" amplifier :
It's a like new September 2020 2nd hand model, that I could snag for a reasonable deal in my local music shop...
Originally, I was suspicious, given that the few Supro amps I tested some years ago appeared deceptive to me : Jupiter 1688RT and Saturn 1648RT. They both sounded dark and bassy, with a metallic, atonal reverb . And moreover, they were (and still are) costy... So not for me, too bad...
Frankie, my long time pal - and owner of the shop - called me : "this time, you should be interested". So I came with my Supro Westbury for testing that little 1605R.
And he was right : balanced tone, decent reverb, "dirty-smooth-vintage" sound, quite loud nonetheless, cute look and size... OK, it's not a SF/BF Fendery tone, and don't expect Hi-Gain despite the presence of a Master Volume, though : I said "dirty-smooth-vintage"... Right ?
I tried to trap the amp dialing-in some poor tones, but no uglyness came, no matter the setting, conversely to the Saturn and Jupiter where I had to search for dialing-in a good tone ! A good surprise, so...
Then I traded out my mint Marshall Class5 - an excellent amp, for sure - for the Supro 1605R, more suitable to me for Soul, Rhythm'n'Blues, Rock'n'Roll...
Below the newcomer in my 5-watters herd...
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My Supro Westbury LH guitar has now a mate under the form of a Supro 1605R "Reverb 1964 Series" amplifier :
It's a like new September 2020 2nd hand model, that I could snag for a reasonable deal in my local music shop...
Originally, I was suspicious, given that the few Supro amps I tested some years ago appeared deceptive to me : Jupiter 1688RT and Saturn 1648RT. They both sounded dark and bassy, with a metallic, atonal reverb . And moreover, they were (and still are) costy... So not for me, too bad...
Frankie, my long time pal - and owner of the shop - called me : "this time, you should be interested". So I came with my Supro Westbury for testing that little 1605R.
And he was right : balanced tone, decent reverb, "dirty-smooth-vintage" sound, quite loud nonetheless, cute look and size... OK, it's not a SF/BF Fendery tone, and don't expect Hi-Gain despite the presence of a Master Volume, though : I said "dirty-smooth-vintage"... Right ?
I tried to trap the amp dialing-in some poor tones, but no uglyness came, no matter the setting, conversely to the Saturn and Jupiter where I had to search for dialing-in a good tone ! A good surprise, so...
Then I traded out my mint Marshall Class5 - an excellent amp, for sure - for the Supro 1605R, more suitable to me for Soul, Rhythm'n'Blues, Rock'n'Roll...
Below the newcomer in my 5-watters herd...
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Re: SUPRO meets SUPRO
That's lovely! I'm jealous of your lefty Supro and love your little 5W amp town!!
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yep, that's great. I have a hankering to try one of the new big Supro amps having bought a Blues King 12 in lockdown #1 and been blown away with how good it is.
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Love my 1605R.
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Thank you Guys !Shadoweclipse13 wrote: ↑Sun Nov 15, 2020 9:53 pmThat's lovely! I'm jealous of your lefty Supro and love your little 5W amp town!!
I never tested the Blues King - maybe it sounds better than the 1688 / 1648 ?
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Re: SUPRO meets SUPRO
Another offset guitar that sounds great with the Supro 1605R : my modded (cheap / underrated) Harley-Benton JA-60LH OW "Tempest", with her Roswell "Jazzmaster-like" pickups (reputedly the same as found on the Squier JM)...
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Awesome! My CPJM with Revel JM neck/SD Ant II bridge sounds darn near perfect with my Saturn MKII.
And I will be the one to hold Larry Csonka down, kiss him so hard, I'll take Larry Csonka's breath away...
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Ah. I have some problems to decipher these abreviations...My CPJM with Revel JM neck/SD Ant II bridge
Inside view of the 1605R :
I experimented a supplementary RC filter on B+ to make it dead silent :
Since it is not perfect - and I want perfection - I am studying a little choke placement now :
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That's really cool, especially your modded Supro guitar.
I have two Supro guitars (a Hampton and a baritone Hampton), and a Comet. I love the Comet, but I agree the reverb is the weak point. If it had reverb like my Fenders or Swarts, it would absolutely be my favorite amp.
I have two Supro guitars (a Hampton and a baritone Hampton), and a Comet. I love the Comet, but I agree the reverb is the weak point. If it had reverb like my Fenders or Swarts, it would absolutely be my favorite amp.
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Thanks @Tritone !Tritone wrote: ↑Mon Nov 23, 2020 9:56 amThat's really cool, especially your modded Supro guitar.
I have two Supro guitars (a Hampton and a baritone Hampton), and a Comet. I love the Comet, but I agree the reverb is the weak point. If it had reverb like my Fenders or Swarts, it would absolutely be my favorite amp.
Details of the pickguard mod - I didn't liked the position of the volume pot way too close to the treble pickup...
Yes, the reverb is not premium on many Supro amps, but on the 1605R, I'd say that it is acceptable - and much better than what I heard on the Supro Saturn 1648RT and Jupiter 1688RT that I tested. I agree : this is not a Fender SF one...
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Re: SUPRO meets SUPRO
Sorry, Classic Player Jazzmaster, Seymour Duncan Antiquity II bridge pickup, Revel Jazzmaster neck pickup.
And I will be the one to hold Larry Csonka down, kiss him so hard, I'll take Larry Csonka's breath away...
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