SUPRO "Blues King 10"

The Blues King 10 delivers the authentic 6V6-powered tube-amp tone of the Chicago-made Supro combos from the 1950s. The Class-A power amp found in the Blues King 10 provides all of the natural compression and touch-sensitive headroom that have made these vintage “single-ended” combos a go-to solution for studio recording since the early days of Rock and Roll.

SUPRO "1697R Galaxy Head"

The Galaxy is a 50-watt channel-switching tube amp, designed to deliver more clean tone and more tube overdrive than any Supro ever made. The Galaxy amplifier combines the cleanest Supro preamp channel from our pedal-friendly Keeley model, with a Zinky-designed overdrive channel that has more than enough gain to seamlessly transition from the edge of breakup into complex tube saturation and sustain—without sacrificing dynamics or losing tonal balance at stage volume. The Galaxy amplifier’s all-tube signal path includes footswitchable solo boost and buffered FX loop functions, as well as a three-spring reverb that can be assigned to one or both preamp channels. The unique gain structure, world-class reverb, advanced switching options and low-impedance FX loop capabilities found in the Galaxy deliberately move Supro into the realm of boutique American tube amps, pioneered by Randall Smith, Paul Rivera and Alexander Dumble.

SUPRO "David Bowie 1961 Dual Tone LIMITED, Number #314 de #400 Made Worldwide"

The Dual Tone model first appeared in Supro catalogs in the early 1950s. The distinctive tone of the Supro Vistatone pickups has been a consistent highlight of this instrument throughout its evolution. The 1953 Supro catalog boasted: “We sincerely believe the pickup system to be the finest we have ever produced in over two decades of electronic development. Make an honest comparison with any instrument for tone, volume, and performance—you’ll be truly surprised. “Over the subsequent five years after ’53, the neck was improved, headstock changed, body widened, pickup wiring changed, and contoured bevels added to the body. By 1958, the Dual Tone was totally dialed in, and became a bestseller for Supro.

In keeping with the spirit of innovation that evolved the 1953 Dual Tone into the 1961 model favored by David Bowie, the construction of the David Bowie 1961 Dual Tone guitar has been further developed with subtle tweaks and refinements to carry the torch into the present day—while retaining the vibe of the original instrument. This incarnation of the Dual Tone guitar features a 24 ¾” scale maple neck with a Pau Ferro fretboard and set-neck construction. The mahogany body has a tummy cut for increased playing comfort, as well as an ergonomic neck joint, allowing full access to the high frets. Hardware appointments include reverse stairstep tailpiece, tune-o-matic bridge, butterfly tulip tuning pegs and a matched set of vintage-correct Vistatone pickups, designed to replicate the genuine Supro sound that David Bowie loved. 

As a final touch, the David Bowie Limited Edition Dual Tone features a mirror-finish Bowie lightning bolt insignia on the face of the headstock.

• David Bowie 1961 Dual Tone

• Individually numbered  

• Mirror-finish Bowie headstock inlay 

• Supro Vistatone pickups 

• 24 ¾” scale length 

• 12” fretboard radius 

• Ergonomic set-neck design 

• Signed and numbered certificate of authenticity included

SUPRO "Blues King 12 Combo" (SOLD)

The Supro Blues King 12 combo amplifier captures the vintage Supro amp tone that helped sculpt the sound of early electric Rock & Roll and the British Invasion of the 1960s. The “single-ended” Class-A tube power amp found in the Blues King provides the raw tonal characteristics and remarkable touch sensitivity of these mid-century combos, while delivering a full 15 watts of 6L6 tube power.

Front-end gain in the Blues King is supplied by a 12AX7 tube preamp and a FET-driven, fat boost function. In addition, the amp’s high-gain mode uses a series of cascaded FETs to achieve face-melting levels of distortion and sustain. 3-band EQ and Master Volume controls join the footswitchable boost and gain functions to provide multiple layers of stackable overdrive for gigging, recording and home practice.

The Blues King features a custom-made genuine analog spring reverb, plus an effects loop for pedals and a line output for recording or feeding to another amplifier. The vintage-inspired poplar wood cabinetry is based on the mid-50’s Comet model and comes loaded with a BK12 speaker. This custom-made, 12” driver was specifically designed to capture the magic of the original field-coil speakers used in American tube amps at the dawn of the electric era.

FEATURES:

•  15-watt 1×12” tube combo

• Footswitchable boost and gain

• Analog spring reverb

• Effects loop & line out

• Class-A tube power amp

• Custom Supro BK12 speaker

• 1x 12AX7 preamp tube

• 1x 6L6 power tube

SUPRO "David Bowie Dual Tone LIMITED, Number #231 de #432 Made Worldwide" (SOLD)

Developed by Supro with assistance from the David Bowie Archive, the David Bowie Limited Edition Dual Tone is based on the main guitar David Bowie played on the Reality album and throughout his final world tour, “A Reality Tour”, in 2003-2004. Although he played a variety of guitars throughout his career, Bowie enjoyed a special relationship with the iconic vintage 60’s Supro Dual Tone he had customized to his specifications. During the recording of the Reality album in New York City in early 2003, Bowie purchased two early-60’s Supro Dual Tone guitars on EBay. One of them, which is prominently featured on the cover art of the New Killer Starsingle, was a 1961 hardtail model.

A second Dual Tone was modified by master luthier Flip Scipio, who inlaid the top five fret slots with rainbow colors after installing a Bigsby vibrato at Bowie’s request. “They brought me the second guitar and needed it done very fast, within one day,” recalls Scipio. “That is why I did not reinstall the top frets. The fret filler is made of dyed Japanese maple. David loved the way this guitar looked and sounded, so I chose the colors based on what I thought would look cheerful. I felt that if I can be happy with the guitar, then David would be happy with the guitar as well.” It was this highly customized Supro Dual Tone that became Bowie’s favorite guitar and main live instrument, appeared on the cover of the “A Reality Tour” live album, and inspired this limited edition 2018 re-creation.

• Official David Bowie Supro Dual Tone

• Individually numbered limited edition

• Mirror-finish Bowie headstock logo

• Rainbow fret lines on top 5 frets

• Authentic Bigsby vibrato

• Supro Vistatone pickups

• 24 ¾” scale length

• 12” fretboard radius

• Ergonomic set-neck design

• Supro/Bowie hard case included

• Signed and numbered certificate of authenticity included

SUPRO "1790 Black Magick Extension Cab" (SOLD)

The Supro 1790 1 x 12 Black Magick Extension cabinet is designed to match to the award-winning 1695T Black Magick amplifier.

Sized to fit perfectly underneath the Black Magick 1 x 12 combo, the 1790 is a partially open-back, vintage-style 1 x 12 extension cabinet loaded with Supro BD12 driver to match the on-board speaker in the Black Magick combo for even more mid-range punch and stage volume. This custom-made, high-power driver was designed especially for the Black Magick amplifier using a specialty British cone, top-of-the-line suspension and an oversize ceramic magnet.

imensions:

20 1/2″ x 18 3/4″ x 8 3/4″
52 x 47.6 x 22.2 cm

Weight: 29 lbs

Pairs With:

• 1695T Black Magick

Specs:

• Supro BD12 Speaker
• 75 Watts power handling
• 8-Ohm Mono
• British Cone
• 2” Voice coil
• 56oz Magnet