Had the pleasure of cranking this to max volume during rehearsal and it cut through our mix better then our marshall we had laying around (which is a 100w) it would get too loud if you wanted to be heard and drowns out others. The supro was like an arrow cutting through in all the right places leaving more room for bass and vocals It sounded straight zeppelin 1
Love your work mate. Your taste in amps = A+. Also, thanks for being the most responsible and realistic demonstrator - big fan of your push for ear protection and attenuation for sensible playing.
Slightly different tangent, but one knob amp related - have you played the Fender Excelsior? I'd be interested to hear how it sits in your gear spectrum. (I use one and really enjoy it )
Dude you SHOULD be talking to your beloved equipment! It is good energy! Just walk around and point to them all and say "you are the best" and to another "you are also the best" :) Love it! Supro am here is an amazing little guy with a huge voice.
Thanks for sharing simplicity. I was about to get a modeling amp and all that, yes they are good to solve your problems, but simplicity is key for me. This amp, 1 or 2 pedals and you are golden.
PSA: It's not only about how loud the audio source is, the intensity is extremely important. dB over space. This Supro in a closet could be more intense than a concert at MSG. When you knock down the little hair cells in your inner ear, over and over again, they'll stop coming back up.
i love supro amps, they’re just absolute beasts, i have a blues king. they were jimmy pages choice for the first 2 zep albums for a reason. the breakup on them is perfect.
Haugentone, this amp has it in spades. What a wonderfully reactive combo! How to get the most music from the least amount of gear. Keith Williams would be proud. I suppose a set up like this gives you nowhere to hide. Perfect.
😂 “Protect your ears...” My Tinnitus has gotten better, but I tune into my ringing, and radio static every night when I put my ear plugs in to go to sleep. I have 25db attenuation cut, custom fit musician plugs. You definitely miss out on some Tone, but you get enough information to be able to sing, and play, which is good enough. I bought mine 16 years ago, and they still work great.
I don't know how I lived without an attenuator for so long. The Weber Mini Mass is the best money I've spent in forever. My ears thank you. Supro is so tempting. I've had my eye on those for a while.
@@christopher-miles It's not exaxtly the same thing because an attenuator happens at the output after both pre and power gain stages. The effects loop does give you some volume control, but you're still not getting all tubes cranked. At least with most amps, I think. It's still beter than nothing. :0)
I have a Supro Comet. 15W of glorious tone. If the venue has a good PA I will gig with it and dime it. Sounds fantastic and I e gotten many compliments on my tone after playing a show. And most times the rig is just my Les Paul and Supro. 🤘
Really great 5 water is the Tone King Gremlin head 5881 tube If matched with the proper cab can't be beat Built in attenuator too but pricey Great feature of being able to swap several tubes for different flavors and headroom Good demo
So 8 months later but maybe only 20 hours of actual playing the power tranny went south This so concerns me when buying a pricey NEW amp Never after buying/playing amps for over 45 years have I ever had a PT go bad So the big question is if I get the replacement will there be issues a year or 5 maybe 10 down the line I bring this up on this particular post because I was playing my old Supro 52 and after 70 years no PT issues Is the new stuff going to last like the old tried and true stuff This was the first new amp I've bought in 30 years so really concerns me ????
Can't be more excited about your talk about ear protection. My ringing is like yours and to explain it to younger players makes me say Hell Yes kids please listen to Eric and protect your ears. The amp sounds gnarly by the way.
It's crazy! It's just like smoking, wearing a helmet when you ride a motorcycle, or drinking and driving. We all KNOW it's dangerous, but sometimes do it anyway.
Love it Eric. You jump through as many different amps as I do, and we have a ton of the same tastes haha my latest squeeze has been an early 90's Vibroverb brownface reissue... rehabbing it with new speakers and grill upon a general servicing I did but it is a vibey amp
Mr. Haugen, the most unlikely of things here... funny how immeasurable the impact of watching you teach has been as a career musician who grew up in Tualatin. Of the indie era myself, I've rethought my entire rig. Downsized. Back to the essentials is a way to describe it, I suppose. Very healthy for me and my family. I'll soon be on patreon for you and all of our love, brother.
I picked up the 1606 a few weeks ago. It's the previous version of this amp. I agree with everything in this vid. I'm down with the single knob amps, but you might want to have some EQs or non-transparent boosts handy. I believe this generation of these amps come with a Jensen P8R or similar speaker, which should brighten things up a bit. Sweet little retro amp.
My wife will hate me... but I can see a very compact rig here. Supro 64, phase 90, Poppy dual boost and (your favorite here) analog delay. This thing sounds ridiculously good. Wonder what the high and low inputs would sound like jumped.
Hello, I have the Supro 1606, and agree it is capable of being very loud indeed! DIY, means ‘Don’t Involve Yourself’ to me, so, can you please provide details of how you connected it to the Weber? Looked like a lot of cables back there!
The array of Supro 5 Watt amps is terrific!! I've been a big fan for a while now. Have three five watt Supro's , each def a Supro yet every one quite different. The 5 Watt BLues King is a great amp for the cash too and an entirely different vibe. The Keeley is again a whole different amp and darn good. Hope ya try a couple more..... You'll get hooked. Great Vid !!
Some of the reason that amp sounds so good is because you have it going through the weber Mini Mass. It colors it somewhat I have one. I plug all my amps through it. it's been part of my sound for 20 years.
Hi Eric. I love your channel (Marc Ribot... Tom Waits and all that...right?). I've been playing a 57' tweed Champ' for years with either a SG junior or a tele with a humbucker in the neck position. Well... I can relate to your enthousiasm :) 5 watts is really all you need (volume, dynamics, resonance, etc). This Supro would be a really good companion. Sounds fab'. Thanx for the "review"!
At 4:27 it sounds like you're breaking into a song called Bobcaygeon by the Tragically Hip. Don't think you would know them though (Big deal here in Canada - they did a farewell tour in 2016 with their singer who was dying of brain cancer).
Fantastic demo. I have the reverb model and it’s OUTSTANDING. And yes, the tinnitus is no joke. Military service still has mine ringing 30 years later. Did you add the bigsby yourself or is it standard?
Ooof yeah you know it! We get used to the ringing but maaaan people need to be more careful if possible. My tele is a 90s CIJ with FACTORY bigsby of all things! No holes in the back!
Hey Eric! This sounds like it nails some Zeppelin tones and doesn't fart out so to speak like the vibro. I have a tele as well and you're tempting me on this!
@@EricHaugenGuitar Meant to ask I'm downsizing from my deluxe reverb. Every gig is just a mic'd amp and in ears anyways. Would you go vox ac4hw or supro 64 for a tele? Thanks and that's the only question I'll bug you with haha. Thanks so much for you great approach to education and advocating for ear health :)
"Some amps are easier to dial than others". As a Mark V owner I understand that very well. That Supro sounds amazing. Great tone. It's easy to see that you are having lots of fun with it. P.S. Eric: "Supro, can I get a discount on that amp?" Supro: *Sees subscriber count is almost 100k*. "Sure buddy. A few hundred bucks for thousands worth of marketing." Eric: "What?" Supro: "What?"
I think it all has to do with the size of the company, and what their exposure already is. Vox and Hiwatt are crazy generous with me and that's awesome - other companies either don't have the margins to give away more, or don't *need* to give away more :-)
@@EricHaugenGuitar Oh, just in case, my intention was not to criticize them for not giving you the amp for free. I was just expressing that it doesn't really hurt them to give you a discount because they end up getting good marketing anyways.
I hear ya, man. I only demo stuff that I actually use/like. No shade on my buddies that make a living doing pedal demos - I just couldn't do it. I'd run out of things to say/play :-)
Really enjoying your channel. Lessons are great too. I'm in the market for a new amp and think the 5w mark is probably the realistic option (have been offered a AC15HW which is hugely tempting but just too big physically). The Vibro Champ is probably top of my list but I was considering an AC4 and the Supro too. If you could take only one, would you go Vibro Champ?
I have an AC4hw on the way too (wrings hands expectantly). I *think* the vibro champ offers nice controls & built-in effects, so maybe nudges out the Supro, which has that really magical touch-sensitivity going on
Fair play to you for touching on tinnitus/ hearing loss. Not enough people do. I already have some tinnitus and it's not pleasant. To anyone who is reading this- friendly tip: A small amp cranked in a small room is not a good idea
Yeah! db intensity is a thing! Not wearing good ear plugs is like riding drinking and driving - you *might* be fine, and make it home safe, but then again - you might not!
Detour should be a PSA, plus a Shuggie Otis mention. Love 5 watt amps. You should meet Keith Williams of 5 Watt World. When taking lessons in NJ years ago, we used a silverface Champ during lessons.
I think supros are just the best. Theyre have great amp distortion but are also some of the best pedal platforms out there. I love tube screamers thru supros
Was Supro out of business for awhile and then relaunched in the 2010’s? I don’t remember seeing them around until recently. I’ve tried a couple, they sound fantastic.
Eric, you might want to try a transparent clean boost pedal set very low, it might well help retain some highs/treble when turning down a guitars volume
@@EricHaugenGuitar it can be just a buffer in the signal chain, I got the information here th-cam.com/video/_huBI7nLe3Q/w-d-xo.html If your treble booster is true bypass the deco can be set to buffered or true bypass. Hope the link works
Yeah the Flashback is a killer pedal. I have an old v1 X4 that I just can't relinquish. I've had all the fancy echoplex and rec clones and Strymons etc. I just keep coming back to the Flashback. Simple to dial in. Toneprints are fun. Sounds great.
Great review. I'm looking to pick up a ~5 watt amp for home use and have whittled it down to the vibro champ and supro 64 r. If you had to pick just one of these which would you choose? Is a 10" speaker + tremolo worth it? This supro sounds incredible and your review has made this decision pretty tough :)
oooh the 64R looks like fun - the additional controls mean you'd be able to dial in the sound much easier than on this version. The vibro champ is cool too, but the cab sounds smaller.
@@EricHaugenGuitar Hey Eric, thanks for the reply. Yeah, I was blown away by how big the supro sounded for having an 8" speaker. they did good work on this one. There is definitely something to be said for being able to really dial in your sound, but also something pure about the simpler control scheme.
Thanks for the videos. Any chance we can see a comparison between the Supro and the Fender champ? not so much to grade them as to see their differences, cons and pros of each one, using same guitar , rig, ..........
I use to always think bigger amps are better. Soon did I find out I was very wrong after I played a 1/12 fender combo and I lost it when i played pedals through it. Small amps great amps. Way better then carrying a 100 pound rig
Nice video. Having demoed this amp yesterday, I'm thinking about pulling the trigger on one. The only hesitation is whether the 64 Reverb version might be more suitable (mainly because of the master volume rather than the reverb). Have you tried one of these and if so, did you find it different in feel/tonally?
If you think Eric's 96k subscribers is a crime, gimme a hell yeah. Though Part of me wants him to stay TH-cam's best kept secret. I will keep the S'ss at bay and protect myself before it's too late. Thanks for the Supro demo, Eric. It sure does look easy to dial in.
I'm with you! I kinda like being a little under-the-radar! I have all the numbers I need to keep my lesson calendar full, and get nice deals on cool gear - that's all I want!
Nice demo Eric! I’m looking for a small simple tube combo amp to play with my Gretsch G6122t-59 and a few pedals (Nocturne El Pescadoro and Mystery Brain) Mostly looking to get classic 50s and early 60s sounds. Would this amp be your best suggestion? I’m also considering a Fender Pro Jr and I’m open to other suggestions.
See, i acquired all the gear, but my sound is missing that...... what? that "je ne sais quoi"! They never told me that "talent" was needed. Guess I'll be returning my Air Jordans too! 😂
@@EricHaugenGuitar Guitar fits you better than sports..... I'd rather be good at guitar than some sports. With guitar you can only get better with age. No so with sports ;-)
Looking to buy a new amp to upgrade from my Hot Rod Deluxe, & want to hit the sweet spot of character / pedal platform & usable tone at room volume / vs giggable. It would seem from your reviews that the Fender is more what I need, though the Supro is more what I want. Tried any of those new Harmony amps?
@@EricHaugenGuitar Very cool. Look forward to your demo on that one. I like that with the Winfield you get a 12" speaker option so you can run it through a Celestion Blue or whatever. I also have a Swart STR-Trem which has 5 watts with both reverb and tremolo. Swart is close to where you're at I believe.
Sounds great. Using google, that's an 8" speaker, right? I can't get a good sound out of 8" speakers. Mine NEVER sound like this. That being said, the amp I play most in my little home studio is a 5 watt Tweed Princeton head, 5 watts, volume/tone controls. 10" Weber alnico. Always straight in, no pedals, mostly clean, though the overdrive is pretty massive. But that's dimed and it's freaking loud. My attenuator is on a Marshall 18 watt clone. Speakers--I always want 10's or 12's. My 1-watt tube amp with an 8" just doesn't sound great.
Me too. I have 8, 10 & 12 singles. My 10" gives me the mid punch for live, but the 12" sounds best at home. I never use the 8" anymore. I recently put my WGS ET-10 into my ported TOOB cab for gigs and am never going back to a box cabinet.
I think 8” speakers are just too small to sound all that good unless they are super broke in and very flexible. None of what I just said explains how good my Fender Mustang Micro sounds in my headphones! 😁
Tend to agree but I guess it really depends on the circuit Eric makes his Deco sound awesome so I ordered one but can't seem to bond w the digi saturation Modulation isn't bad tho Hard buying things on demo's strictly Really have to try stuff
You’ll need 2 1/4 speaker cables and a female to female 1/4” adapter. I talk about exactly how to hook it up in this vid: th-cam.com/video/u3U3v3AyeUw/w-d-xo.html
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Eric, watching your videos feels like hanging out with a good buddy, talking guitars over a couple beers. Love your content, man!
Thanks Tyler!
That's the idea - the dude you see on YT is the same dude my friends, family, and therapist know :-)
I'm 3 minutes in and this is already one of the best demos I've seen. Great banter and playing
Had the pleasure of cranking this to max volume during rehearsal and it cut through our mix better then our marshall we had laying around (which is a 100w) it would get too loud if you wanted to be heard and drowns out others. The supro was like an arrow cutting through in all the right places leaving more room for bass and vocals It sounded straight zeppelin 1
Love your work mate. Your taste in amps = A+. Also, thanks for being the most responsible and realistic demonstrator - big fan of your push for ear protection and attenuation for sensible playing.
Yes! Protect your ears!
You don't want want I've got!
Slightly different tangent, but one knob amp related - have you played the Fender Excelsior? I'd be interested to hear how it sits in your gear spectrum. (I use one and really enjoy it )
"I just can't stop with the 5 watt tube amps."
Keith Williams rubs his hands together in a villainous manner-"Another one in my clutches!"
Dude you SHOULD be talking to your beloved equipment! It is good energy! Just walk around and point to them all and say "you are the best" and to another "you are also the best" :) Love it! Supro am here is an amazing little guy with a huge voice.
Love how your product demo videos still contain a good number of playing tips and advice (and visa-versa ).
Thanks for sharing simplicity. I was about to get a modeling amp and all that, yes they are good to solve your problems, but simplicity is key for me. This amp, 1 or 2 pedals and you are golden.
PSA: It's not only about how loud the audio source is, the intensity is extremely important. dB over space. This Supro in a closet could be more intense than a concert at MSG. When you knock down the little hair cells in your inner ear, over and over again, they'll stop coming back up.
Yes! Good point!
That's why rehearsal rooms are HELL for me now - even with plugs!
Love Supro's when you see them live up close they are beautiful.Cant go wrong with the classics
i love supro amps, they’re just absolute beasts, i have a blues king. they were jimmy pages choice for the first 2 zep albums for a reason. the breakup on them is perfect.
Thanks for sharing another great vid! I really appreciate your perspective. 👍 Just picked up the Supro Delta King. Can't wait to get to know it...
Haugentone, this amp has it in spades. What a wonderfully reactive combo! How to get the most music from the least amount of gear. Keith Williams would be proud. I suppose a set up like this gives you nowhere to hide. Perfect.
😂 “Protect your ears...” My Tinnitus has gotten better, but I tune into my ringing, and radio static every night when I put my ear plugs in to go to sleep.
I have 25db attenuation cut, custom fit musician plugs. You definitely miss out on some Tone, but you get enough information to be able to sing, and play, which is good enough. I bought mine 16 years ago, and they still work great.
I don't know how I lived without an attenuator for so long. The Weber Mini Mass is the best money I've spent in forever. My ears thank you. Supro is so tempting. I've had my eye on those for a while.
if anyone cares: you can use a volume in the fx loop *if you got one*... same thing, if it's passive. i think? LOL
@@christopher-miles It's not exaxtly the same thing because an attenuator happens at the output after both pre and power gain stages. The effects loop does give you some volume control, but you're still not getting all tubes cranked. At least with most amps, I think. It's still beter than nothing. :0)
It's totally true that you lose some top end presence with the attenuator in the loop, but whatevs!
I have a Supro Comet. 15W of glorious tone. If the venue has a good PA I will gig with it and dime it. Sounds fantastic and I e gotten many compliments on my tone after playing a show. And most times the rig is just my Les Paul and Supro. 🤘
Really great 5 water is the Tone King Gremlin head 5881 tube If matched with the proper cab can't be beat Built in attenuator too but pricey Great feature of being able to swap several tubes for different flavors and headroom Good demo
So 8 months later but maybe only 20 hours of actual playing the power tranny went south This so concerns me when buying a pricey NEW amp Never after buying/playing amps for over 45 years have I ever had a PT go bad So the big question is if I get the replacement will there be issues a year or 5 maybe 10 down the line I bring this up on this particular post because I was playing my old Supro 52 and after 70 years no PT issues Is the new stuff going to last like the old tried and true stuff This was the first new amp I've bought in 30 years so really concerns me ????
Loved the little Heart cameo at the start Eric. Nice!
I LOVE 70s Heart!
Honestly, the 80s stuff too - "Brigade" was one of the first cassettes I ever bought!
@@EricHaugenGuitar My Heart journey started with Dog & Butterfly. I'm officially old!
Another killer review!!!! What a sound!!!!!!
Man. Your videos are just plain great. Love watching and listening. Thank you sir.
IDENTITY THEFT IS A CRIME, JIM!
@@EricHaugenGuitar MILLIONS OF FAMILIES ARE AFFECTED EVERY YEAR!
5:24 sounds incredible
Can't be more excited about your talk about ear protection. My ringing is like yours and to explain it to younger players makes me say Hell Yes kids please listen to Eric and protect your ears. The amp sounds gnarly by the way.
It's crazy!
It's just like smoking, wearing a helmet when you ride a motorcycle, or drinking and driving. We all KNOW it's dangerous, but sometimes do it anyway.
Loved your video. Great playing and great review.
Awesome! You just made my first tube amp purchase alot harder. Now do the Supro 5watt 64 Reverb. It looks like it has alot of nice features.
Great video Eric! I have the Supro delta king and love the sound and look.
Love it Eric. You jump through as many different amps as I do, and we have a ton of the same tastes haha my latest squeeze has been an early 90's Vibroverb brownface reissue... rehabbing it with new speakers and grill upon a general servicing I did but it is a vibey amp
Those old Vibroverb reissues are🔥🔥🔥
Mr. Haugen, the most unlikely of things here... funny how immeasurable the impact of watching you teach has been as a career musician who grew up in Tualatin. Of the indie era myself, I've rethought my entire rig. Downsized. Back to the essentials is a way to describe it, I suppose. Very healthy for me and my family. I'll soon be on patreon for you and all of our love, brother.
Yeah! For me, it's all about doing the most with the least - it's some kind of minimalist/luddite ethos :-)
Bet that firebird would be sweet with a pro jr.. The seed has been planted. You will become sleeepy.
Keith would be so proud of you dude! ;-) The sound is so good, but how about a shoot out with the new Fender Champ?? Another excellent video Eric!
Dammit now I've gotta buy one of those too!
@@EricHaugenGuitar 🤣
@@EricHaugenGuitar yep, you better! Champ vs Supro is a must!
@@EricHaugenGuitar yes and how about using two amps in stereo, wet/dry or dirty/clean setup? Would love to see how to do this.
@@EricHaugenGuitar
You really do. I love them so much I want three.
I picked up the 1606 a few weeks ago. It's the previous version of this amp. I agree with everything in this vid. I'm down with the single knob amps, but you might want to have some EQs or non-transparent boosts handy. I believe this generation of these amps come with a Jensen P8R or similar speaker, which should brighten things up a bit. Sweet little retro amp.
fantastic amp and great advice for the ear plugs - thanks
that sounded glorious!
What an absolute monster riff to open with, oldsckool heart is hard to beat
Yes! 70s Heart is so good!
My wife will hate me... but I can see a very compact rig here. Supro 64, phase 90, Poppy dual boost and (your favorite here) analog delay. This thing sounds ridiculously good. Wonder what the high and low inputs would sound like jumped.
10/10 playing, subscribed.
Thanks Ross!
It's hard to say no to a Supro. They're killer. Best looking amps on the market.
Hello, I have the Supro 1606, and agree it is capable of being very loud indeed! DIY, means ‘Don’t Involve Yourself’ to me, so, can you please provide details of how you connected it to the Weber? Looked like a lot of cables back there!
You need 2 speaker cables and a 1/4 to 1/4 adapter!
It's not terribly tricky, but I walk through it here on insta: instagram.com/tv/CT9k7falOox/?
Love your channel...cheers from Ottawa Canada!
Sounds so good! Looks so good 👍🏻👍🏻
That lick you play in the first minute reminds me of billy squire lonely is the night!
The array of Supro 5 Watt amps is terrific!! I've been a big fan for a while now. Have three five watt Supro's , each def a Supro yet every one quite different. The 5 Watt BLues King is a great amp for the cash too and an entirely different vibe. The Keeley is again a whole different amp and darn good. Hope ya try a couple more..... You'll get hooked. Great Vid !!
Some of the reason that amp sounds so good is because you have it going through the weber Mini Mass. It colors it somewhat I have one. I plug all my amps through it. it's been part of my sound for 20 years.
Hello Eric ! Always interested to see you!
👋
I was just about to ask the Db loudness and it’s like you read my mind.. in the future 😂
Oh i need this amp! Or the Reverb version, these sounds so nice and must be great for recordings!
It's so fat! Even the cleans!
Sounds so much bigger than it looks!
Get the reverb!!
Hi Eric. I love your channel (Marc Ribot... Tom Waits and all that...right?). I've been playing a 57' tweed Champ' for years with either a SG junior or a tele with a humbucker in the neck position. Well... I can relate to your enthousiasm :) 5 watts is really all you need (volume, dynamics, resonance, etc). This Supro would be a really good companion. Sounds fab'. Thanx for the "review"!
eric, i love your videos
At 4:27 it sounds like you're breaking into a song called Bobcaygeon by the Tragically Hip. Don't think you would know them though (Big deal here in Canada - they did a farewell tour in 2016 with their singer who was dying of brain cancer).
On the Ontario border here, The Hip are a true hidden gem
Oh yeah I'm hip to the hip! Canada has given us so much! Kids in the Hall, Neil Young, Shatner - the list goes on and on!
...coulda been the Willie Nelson.... coulda been the wine..
Another great review- killer sound!!!!
Fantastic demo. I have the reverb model and it’s OUTSTANDING.
And yes, the tinnitus is no joke. Military service still has mine ringing 30 years later.
Did you add the bigsby yourself or is it standard?
Ooof yeah you know it! We get used to the ringing but maaaan people need to be more careful if possible.
My tele is a 90s CIJ with FACTORY bigsby of all things! No holes in the back!
Hey Eric! This sounds like it nails some Zeppelin tones and doesn't fart out so to speak like the vibro. I have a tele as well and you're tempting me on this!
Oh yeah it barks real good!
@@EricHaugenGuitar Meant to ask I'm downsizing from my deluxe reverb. Every gig is just a mic'd amp and in ears anyways. Would you go vox ac4hw or supro 64 for a tele? Thanks and that's the only question I'll bug you with haha. Thanks so much for you great approach to education and advocating for ear health :)
Recently picked up a second had Swart Space Tone Reverb Tremelo ( 5w) , You would love it i think ! As always thanks for the vid
Oh yeah Swart stuff is great! I've never owned any, but I've played them plenty in stores and the TOAN is always killer!
@@EricHaugenGuitar ah cool.perhaps you could do a video on how you record your videos ( audio and video etc )
"Some amps are easier to dial than others". As a Mark V owner I understand that very well.
That Supro sounds amazing. Great tone. It's easy to see that you are having lots of fun with it.
P.S.
Eric: "Supro, can I get a discount on that amp?"
Supro: *Sees subscriber count is almost 100k*. "Sure buddy. A few hundred bucks for thousands worth of marketing."
Eric: "What?"
Supro: "What?"
I think it all has to do with the size of the company, and what their exposure already is. Vox and Hiwatt are crazy generous with me and that's awesome - other companies either don't have the margins to give away more, or don't *need* to give away more :-)
@@EricHaugenGuitar Oh, just in case, my intention was not to criticize them for not giving you the amp for free. I was just expressing that it doesn't really hurt them to give you a discount because they end up getting good marketing anyways.
I hear ya, man. I only demo stuff that I actually use/like. No shade on my buddies that make a living doing pedal demos - I just couldn't do it. I'd run out of things to say/play :-)
Really enjoying your channel. Lessons are great too. I'm in the market for a new amp and think the 5w mark is probably the realistic option (have been offered a AC15HW which is hugely tempting but just too big physically). The Vibro Champ is probably top of my list but I was considering an AC4 and the Supro too. If you could take only one, would you go Vibro Champ?
I have an AC4hw on the way too (wrings hands expectantly). I *think* the vibro champ offers nice controls & built-in effects, so maybe nudges out the Supro, which has that really magical touch-sensitivity going on
Yeah, curiousity satisfaction is what you provide.
Fair play to you for touching on tinnitus/ hearing loss. Not enough people do. I already have some tinnitus and it's not pleasant. To anyone who is reading this- friendly tip: A small amp cranked in a small room is not a good idea
Yeah! db intensity is a thing!
Not wearing good ear plugs is like riding drinking and driving - you *might* be fine, and make it home safe, but then again - you might not!
massive respect for the ear health shout out. you have the best guitar channel on youtube, its gonna blow up.
Yeah I gotta make a video just about that - hearing damage is no joke!
Detour should be a PSA, plus a Shuggie Otis mention.
Love 5 watt amps. You should meet Keith Williams of 5 Watt World. When taking lessons in NJ years ago, we used a silverface Champ during lessons.
Keith Williams 5 watt world
Oh yeah I know Keith! We did a collab for his "History of Fender Mustangs" vid :-)
Great demo. I was hoping you’d demo the the awesome 64 Reverb, but good stuff.
I think supros are just the best. Theyre have great amp distortion but are also some of the best pedal platforms out there. I love tube screamers thru supros
Was Supro out of business for awhile and then relaunched in the 2010’s? I don’t remember seeing them around until recently. I’ve tried a couple, they sound fantastic.
Yeah - I'm not sure what the story is but they're baaaaaack!
Sweet little amp and some tasty playing!
Thanks T!
JAMES GANG.... The 1st few seconds sounded SO James Gang!v
Hilarious! I was looking at this amp too. I used to have a supro supreme and it was cool but I always gravitated back to my deluxe.
Eric, you might want to try a transparent clean boost pedal set very low, it might well help retain some highs/treble when turning down a guitars volume
oooh good idea! I've got a dusky treble booster laying around that I like to use sometimes.....
@@EricHaugenGuitar it can be just a buffer in the signal chain, I got the information here th-cam.com/video/_huBI7nLe3Q/w-d-xo.html
If your treble booster is true bypass the deco can be set to buffered or true bypass.
Hope the link works
Supro sounds nice actually but you want the larger twin. I played it as GC and was quite impressed...even after playing tube amps 3x's the price.
All these little amps spund great. I hope the Mesa/Gibson deal brings back the Epiphone Valve Junior. Have you played one? Have a great weekend!
Yeah! I've used those epiphones in the studio and they're MEAN little buggers!
I have the 24watt Dual Tone and it's great!
I love lamp! But seriously, good videos to just absorb. Thanks.
hahahaha I ate your chocolate squirrel :-)
Yeah the Flashback is a killer pedal. I have an old v1 X4 that I just can't relinquish. I've had all the fancy echoplex and rec clones and Strymons etc. I just keep coming back to the Flashback. Simple to dial in. Toneprints are fun. Sounds great.
Great review. I'm looking to pick up a ~5 watt amp for home use and have whittled it down to the vibro champ and supro 64 r. If you had to pick just one of these which would you choose? Is a 10" speaker + tremolo worth it? This supro sounds incredible and your review has made this decision pretty tough :)
oooh the 64R looks like fun - the additional controls mean you'd be able to dial in the sound much easier than on this version.
The vibro champ is cool too, but the cab sounds smaller.
@@EricHaugenGuitar Hey Eric, thanks for the reply. Yeah, I was blown away by how big the supro sounded for having an 8" speaker. they did good work on this one. There is definitely something to be said for being able to really dial in your sound, but also something pure about the simpler control scheme.
You nailed the purple haze solo ♥️🤘🏻
Jimi is 4eva the greatest :-)
Always love your playing! Have any thoughts on the delta king amps?
I haven't played one but I think my buddy Jack Fossett has one
th-cam.com/video/aMEOxrlE8r4/w-d-xo.html
Thanks for the videos. Any chance we can see a comparison between the Supro and the Fender champ? not so much to grade them as to see their differences, cons and pros of each one, using same guitar , rig, ..........
Good idea!
They're similar - but the supro is fatter/fuller. The Vibro champ sounds "smaller" in the room.
I use to always think bigger amps are better. Soon did I find out I was very wrong after I played a 1/12 fender combo and I lost it when i played pedals through it. Small amps great amps. Way better then carrying a 100 pound rig
That amp and tele sound fantastic. Stock pickups?
Sweet! Subscribed.
How would you say this amp compares to a fender 57 champ. Thanks for continuing to put out great videos.
I'm gonna have to buy one and find out! Haven't had the pleasure of spending time with a 57 champ!
Nice video. Having demoed this amp yesterday, I'm thinking about pulling the trigger on one. The only hesitation is whether the 64 Reverb version might be more suitable (mainly because of the master volume rather than the reverb). Have you tried one of these and if so, did you find it different in feel/tonally?
Haven't had the opportunity!
But you are correct, having master volume will make it easier to dial in!
Dude, forget the amp... You seem like a genuinely good person. Appreciate your thoughts on the amp and passion for music. Keep it going!!!
If you think Eric's 96k subscribers is a crime, gimme a hell yeah. Though Part of me wants him to stay TH-cam's best kept secret. I will keep the S'ss at bay and protect myself before it's too late. Thanks for the Supro demo, Eric. It sure does look easy to dial in.
I'm with you! I kinda like being a little under-the-radar!
I have all the numbers I need to keep my lesson calendar full, and get nice deals on cool gear - that's all I want!
crazy nice Shuggie Otis vibes on this, Love it.
PS: I typed this 6 minutes before he even played Shuggie....wow.
Nice demo Eric! I’m looking for a small simple tube combo amp to play with my Gretsch G6122t-59 and a few pedals (Nocturne El Pescadoro and Mystery Brain) Mostly looking to get classic 50s and early 60s sounds. Would this amp be your best suggestion? I’m also considering a Fender Pro Jr and I’m open to other suggestions.
Personally, I’d buy a Supra like this to run in stereo with something big and clean like my super reverb.
See,
i acquired all the gear,
but my sound is missing that......
what?
that "je ne sais quoi"!
They never told me that "talent" was needed.
Guess I'll be returning my Air Jordans too!
😂
I hear Jordan's have lots of sustain
@@nathantardrew7068 - they're kinda "airy" to me.
Don't even get me started at how bad I am at sports......
@@EricHaugenGuitar Guitar fits you better than sports..... I'd rather be good at guitar than some sports. With guitar you can only get better with age. No so with sports ;-)
Great video thanks Eric:) I‘m thinking about a dual amp rig fender vibro and supro 64s.😂
I've had a couple of Supro amps I didn't keep because of the bass tones that I couldn't tube out.
Great video !! Big dilemma now: Supro '64 Reverb vs Fender Vibro Champ Reverb… what do you think? (Impossible to find them in store in my area…)
oooof hard to say both very good choices that look cute and sounds great you really can't go wrong!
i have an original and this sounds fantastic !
Looking to buy a new amp to upgrade from my Hot Rod Deluxe, & want to hit the sweet spot of character / pedal platform & usable tone at room volume / vs giggable. It would seem from your reviews that the Fender is more what I need, though the Supro is more what I want. Tried any of those new Harmony amps?
Orrrrrrr Fender Princeton Reverb!
Personally, I'm pretty obsessed with those lately.
I want this little sweetbox soo hard
Oh god 5.43 sounds…insane
In your journey through the 5 watt realm you should check out the Winfield Typhoon. Amazing little voxy-style amp
Oh yeah I've been eyeing those for years!
Secret: Vox is sending me the AC4HW to play around with next - Yay!
@@EricHaugenGuitar Very cool. Look forward to your demo on that one. I like that with the Winfield you get a 12" speaker option so you can run it through a Celestion Blue or whatever. I also have a Swart STR-Trem which has 5 watts with both reverb and tremolo. Swart is close to where you're at I believe.
I really need this sound in my life. Just wonder which version you have here. Does it have a supro or jenson speaker in it?
It's got the Jensen!
Sounds great. Using google, that's an 8" speaker, right? I can't get a good sound out of 8" speakers. Mine NEVER sound like this.
That being said, the amp I play most in my little home studio is a 5 watt Tweed Princeton head, 5 watts, volume/tone controls. 10" Weber alnico. Always straight in, no pedals, mostly clean, though the overdrive is pretty massive. But that's dimed and it's freaking loud.
My attenuator is on a Marshall 18 watt clone.
Speakers--I always want 10's or 12's. My 1-watt tube amp with an 8" just doesn't sound great.
Me too. I have 8, 10 & 12 singles. My 10" gives me the mid punch for live, but the 12" sounds best at home. I never use the 8" anymore.
I recently put my WGS ET-10 into my ported TOOB cab for gigs and am never going back to a box cabinet.
I think 8” speakers are just too small to sound all that good unless they are super broke in and very flexible. None of what I just said explains how good my Fender Mustang Micro sounds in my headphones! 😁
I actually have no preference for speaker size - 8,10,12,15 all fun TOAN options!
Tend to agree but I guess it really depends on the circuit Eric makes his Deco sound awesome so I ordered one but can't seem to bond w the digi saturation Modulation isn't bad tho Hard buying things on demo's strictly Really have to try stuff
Have/love both the Supro and the Vibro Champ, running them in stereo, they make a great pair.
And If you had to pick one ?? Thanks can’t make up my mind
Oh God I want one!
How about the construction? Nobody mentions that
Hi there, i also have this amp. And its defenitly too loud for my apartment still. How do you run your attenuator on it?
You’ll need 2 1/4 speaker cables and a female to female 1/4” adapter.
I talk about exactly how to hook it up in this vid: th-cam.com/video/u3U3v3AyeUw/w-d-xo.html
Someone else who talks to his gear!!! FULLY understand!!
Yes! They are my pets!
If you had to pick one between the Supro 64 and the Vibrochamp reissue - what would you go for? Both are pretty cool....
It all depends on what amps you already have. The vibrochamp is fun because it has controls and effects built in, the but Supro is just a BEAST.