Product: Valco Supro
Price Paid: US $50 used
Submitted
04/05/1997
at
04:44pm
by
Devin Pantess
Features
:
5
Single channel amp with a tone and on/off volume knob. Really, this is all you need on this amp. Functional tone control goes from a sharp, cutting tone to a warm, fat one with a twist.
Sound Quality
:
10
12ax7, 5u4g(or gB), and 5881 tubes give this thing one hell of a tone when cranked up. The little 8" speaker sounds fat also. Great r&b and classic rock tone in such a small package. It's limited as far as volume and features, but you just plug in and play: a feature missing on many modern amps. This is a wonderful studio amp. Very clean. Amp will stay clean when set on 10 when playing is soft, but will distort with little effort. Very nice breakup!
Reliability
:
7
Seems to be a good amp so far. Tubes get VERY hot though, and there is no protection from frying your hands. The older Supros used to have the on/off knob on the back and that was a bitch because of the hot tubes. Very simple and reliable.
Customer Support
:
No Opinion
I plan on doing all the work myself, if need be.
Overall Rating
:
10
I love Supros and plan to collect one of every style
