Guitar Center | 10 months ago

Get the Supro Delegate Custom at Guitar Center:
https://www.guitarcenter.com/Supro/Delegate-Custom-1x12-25W-Tube-Combo-Amp-Burgundy-Scandia-1500000409594.gc?source=4GOA4LOBA

Get the Supro Ambassador Custom at Guitar Center:
https://www.guitarcenter.com/Supro/Ambassador-Custom-2x10-50W-Tube-Combo-Amp-Black-Scandia-1500000409592.gc?source=4GOA4LOBA

Supro amplifiers started out in the 1930s as the sound of Chicago blues, and later became prized for the scruffy and blistering guitar tones they unleashed for high-octane outfits such as the Rolling Stones and Led Zeppelin. The Supro Delegate Custom and Ambassador Custom combo amps are descendants of the originators, and while they feature modern construction and premium components, they sound just as pugnacious and beautifully ragged as their ancestors.

“The Delegate has a lot of character, and you can dial in a crazy array of tones,” says top Los Angeles session guitarist Mason Stoops. “The spring reverb reminds me of a kind of dirty Link Wray or Hank Marvin reverb that becomes an essential part of the guitar sound, rather than simply an effect. The Ambassador Custom lets you switch between a Class A and Class AB tube-output stage, with Class AB sounding very California-esque, and Class A providing all of the raunch and cool breakup of Chicago blues.”

The Supro Delegate Custom packs 25 watts via three 12AX7 preamp tubes and two 6V6 output tubes. The 1x12 combo also features a Celestion G12M Greenback speaker, 3-band EQ and a tube-driven spring reverb. The Supro Ambassador Custom is a switchable 35-watt (Class A) or 50-watt (Class AB) 2x10 combo armed with one 12AT7 and three 12AX7 preamp tubes and two 5881/6L6WGC power tubes. Also in the mix are custom Supro BD10 speakers made by Celestion, a tube-driven spring reverb and 3-band EQ.

Follow Mason Stoops at: https://www.instagram.com/masonstoops

Chapters
00:00 - Intro with Mason Stoops
00:22 - Quick Overview and Features of the Supro Delegate Custom
00:41 - Supro Delegate Custom’s Clean Tone
02:15 - The Delegate’s Tube-Driven Spring Reverb
03:40 - Playing a ’52 Les Paul through the Supro Delegate Custom
05:26 - The Supro Delegate Custom with Mids Maxed Out
05:51 - The Delegate Custom with Increased Treble
06:16 - The Dynamic Nature of the Supro Delegate’s Tonal Palette
07:17 - Supro Amplifiers: A Critical Piece of Rock and Roll History
07:57 - Mason On Using Your Volume Knob to Color Your Sound
10:01 - Quick Overview and Features of the Supro Ambassador Custom
10:19 - Supro Ambassador Custom’s Clean Tone: Class AB 50W Mode
10:54 - Ambassador’s Clean Tone: Class A Mode
11:58 - Supro Ambassador’s Higher-Gain Tones: Class AB Mode
12:21 - Ambassador’s Higher-Gain Tones: Class A Mode
12:48 - Comparing the Sounds of Class AB Mode and Class A Mode
13:31 - Testing Out the Supro Ambassador’s Spring Reverb with a Fender Jazzmaster
15:33 - Mason’s Thoughts on the Supro Ambassador Custom and Delegate Custom Amplifiers
17:28 - Outro