Just played one of these in my local shop. Definitely an amazing little amp. Really shines with single coils. Most likely will be buying this soon as Christmas is over lol.
Cambro64 I actually went back and bought it the next weekend. Been playing on it since and love it! It also takes pedals well. I recently also picked up a tone city sweet cream pedal and it sounds amazing through it. Pretty versatile amp.
I have a Galaxy. I dropped by GC yesterday and played through the Blues King. I lost my mind. I only play at home, and about jumped off a building realizing I spent $1600 when I could have spent $600 for what I feel is a better sounding amp. Wanna trade? Lol!
I've got it. It has it's own sound; it's a bit jazzy clean and fuzzy in overdrive. I like it because it's just a different thing. The blackstar's and comparable Fenders are trying to be their bigger counterparts while this is a stand alone thing. additionally to that its light and small and therefore portable.
Caleb l know it's a cpl of yrs...l thought ld let you know lve had the BK12 for a bit over a yr & run my delays & a looper thru the effects loop.. l don't use chorus but a mates phaser pedal went well, so I rekn it takes pedals gd.. not a heap of headroom but l love the thing.
The sleeper option with this amp is the line out feature I ran mine into my 100 watt Tonemaster and just couldn't believe the tone It's 12 inch stayed on too so running to 4/10s w Tonemaster gave a taste of the 12 w the 4/10s Great feature plus the amp sounds great itself Love the boost but not the gain so much Grabbed one when they first came out
@badger519 i think so too. From what i´ve heard so far, i´d much rather go for one of the Blackstars, also either 6L6 or EL34. Both sound great in the videos and much bigger and more like a real tube amp than the Supro. And it seems they are also a bit cheaper.
Looks good nice specs but it doesn’t sound that bluesy none of the tones appealed to me which is unusual because a gained amp will normally sound good. I think if I was on the market for a Supro I’d get the Comet.
Haven't played the Supro, but owned a Bassbeaker 007 head which I used with a greenback cab. Not impressed with the Bassbreaker range and I cannot recommend it. Played a Blues Junior IV for an in store with my band and if you're looking for a Fender, I can tell you that one's way better.
@@Shifty777 That's a shame. I had hope. I am not a big Fender guy (too chimey) but find my Marshall MG seems a bit muffled on the top end. Thought the BB would be right in the middle. I'm now considering a Laney Cub 12r.
It doesn't sound bluesy to me. Not quite sure what genre it would belong to either. I'd probably take a blues junior or one of the smaller Roland Blues Cubes before I'd have the Supro. Maybe the Supro is different when you're actually playing through it. The amp does looks great though!
In my experience with both amps you mentioned the blues cube or whatever is no clear and sufficient articulation and the blues jr. Has clear points but it farts and barfs like yuck on driven tones. This supro is a home run for the sweet small old valco stuff this supro is just freaking amazing.
Could have put a couple 6v6s in AB at12-15 watts for a better/less fizzy tone,kept it more simple with controls and truer to the Valco/Supro sound.Would have kept the manufacturing cost lower too.The cabinets look great,I love that it's poplar and not MDF.I'm no fan of the design though.
Hi, Mark. While we wouldn't think of it as an actual attenuator, it does alter the overall volume, which is similar to an attenuator. If you have any other questions, please feel free to contact me anytime. Thanks for the interest! Chris Arnold, Sweetwater Sales Engineer, (800) 222-4700 ext. 1709, chris_arnold@sweetwater.com
Yo, I thought this was the amp for me. Might still be. I simply think I need a pedal with two inputs in the chain so I can sneak a dry of the SM58 to 1/4" cable I got into the mix & have a nice mini coffee shop gigging box. It looks really sleek, too. Yeah. Any recommendations for a pedal like that? Thinking of an effect in the loop so I can shout post guit-gain.
Suits my taste for punk rock. It's got a lot of character, but yeah I don't know that it's for everyone. The cleans are great, distortion may not be for everyone.
Thanks for your question, DnR. Happy New Year! The line out passes an audio signal but no current. It's for sending to an interface or console or another amp. If it were a speaker out then yes, it could power a cabinet. Please contact me direct if I'm not answering your question completely. Robert Williams, Senior Sweetwater Sales Engineer, (800) 222-4700 ext. 2371, robert_williams@sweetwater.com
@@sweetwater Hey, Sweetwater clueless individual, did you not bother to think about the mans question? If you did , you would have added: The 8 ohm speaker out jack is connected to the speaker with a 1/4" mono connector so you can pull that out and insert a speaker cable into the 8 ohm speaker output jack and then run that speaker cable to any 8 or 16 ohm load you want. So yes you can use an 8 ohm 212 speaker cab with this amp. The internal speaker must be disconnected to do so then connect your 8/16 ohm speakers load.
@@gregalon exactly. I had one of the first Blues Junior amps and every fricking guitar sounded like a Fender, including my Rickenbacker. I hated that amp and it was muddy.
I think this is their response to the import market. They dumped part of their line 50% off over the fall. Now we have this. The market doesn't need this unless it sounds totally different live.
I heard one of these at a local guitar store today. It is $299 amp with a $599 price tag. There are so many great amps available at this price point, why by this one? Even more it is not a blues amp in any way, shape or form. One thing it does have going for it though is it's fairly loud for a class A amp. Definitely not worth $600 though and definitely NOT BLUESY!
@@gdhi11 GOOD LUCK NOT FOR 500.00..... YOU WANT TO FIND A LTD MODEL IN GREAT SHAPE PUT IN CELESTIONS 10 INCH GREEN BACKS GREAT TUBES AND YOU IN BUSINESS NOTHING GOOD IS CHEAP, CHEERS.
@@DENIEL381 I dunno. I've heard some killer players using HRDs and/or supersonics locally. Cheap amps, sub $1k, and are the business if you put the right pedals out front. I'll give you $500 isn't going to give you much without a quality drive etc. Do I use cheapo stuff? no, but I do enjoy the idea of buying something to play around with. I use a Mark V 25 or a Kemper with mesa cabinets personally. I don't think this sounds that great either, but my point was, of course a Tweed Bassman will sound better--that's not rocket science to figure out, but it's also not even the same thing.
Hi, Russell. The Blues King does have a 12" speaker in it. Between that and using a 6L6 for the power, it allows you to get a nice big sound, even though the amp is smaller. Thanks for your interest! Charlie Davis, Sweetwater Sales Engineer, (800) 222-4700 ext. 1320, charlie_davis@sweetwater.com
Squashed,muddy,fizzy...not impressed, but cranked w/ guit vol down a bit is decent class A tone. Maybe this guy isn't a knob tweaker. Can't stand the off camera knob set-ups.Yuck! We like to see the tonal gradients BETWEEN knob positions as they are being turned so we can assess what WE can get from the amp. With video tech and editing it might add 10 seconds to the video and another set of hands to turn the knobs...no, not even, just reach over and turn the knobs as you let a chord ring out. So 2 cameras...room image full screen, and amp closeup of knobs small pic-in-pic corner of screen. DO IT! I guarantee it will sell more product. :-)
All I'm going to say is I was skeptical of this amp until I played it in person. The EQ and Gain structure is a little wonky, but once you figure out how it wants to be dialed in you get great tones out of it. I will say, if you want something cleaner you're probably better off with something else depending upon context. However, I like edge of breakup to exploding sounds, and I think this amp sounds immense when it's in that exploding territory.
@@ryanboshell6124 OH, OK! If you want to get a Supro consider their 1605R combo - Sounds killer! The other "go to" small tube amps are the Fender Blues Jr and Pro Jr. If you like the Marshall sound then grab the smallest DSL (I think it's 15 watts).
@@user-bk8db7ud6k thank you! I wouldn't mind something with a built in attenuator! I want Peter Green clean stuff but that can get rough when pushed haha
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Just played one of these in my local shop. Definitely an amazing little amp. Really shines with single coils. Most likely will be buying this soon as Christmas is over lol.
Hey, did you pick one up?
Cambro64 I actually went back and bought it the next weekend. Been playing on it since and love it! It also takes pedals well. I recently also picked up a tone city sweet cream pedal and it sounds amazing through it. Pretty versatile amp.
You're a hell of a salesman amigo. Pretty much sell me on everything you demo. I'll take that rosewood neck strat too!
I chose to buy one of these (used) over the Delta King for the effects loop.
bought mine last week. I don't believe this review does justice, the tones out of the amp are unbelievable for the price-point.
I have a Galaxy. I dropped by GC yesterday and played through the Blues King. I lost my mind. I only play at home, and about jumped off a building realizing I spent $1600 when I could have spent $600 for what I feel is a better sounding amp. Wanna trade? Lol!
Just bought one through Sweetwater on their Black Friday special. Pumped to get this.
Me too.😃👍
Did you get it ? What do you think ? Does it do the Neil young exploding amp fuzz but clear and articulate ?
Try the line out function to a larger amp Great feature Enjoy for the Holidays 👍
@@auntjenifer7774 Didn't care for the gain tone but boost is great Fantastic line out feature too Enjoy ☺️
Still haven't got the amp... FEDEX are horrible...
Sounds like a damn good stoner rock amp to me. Play some killer Sabbath, Acid king, Fuzz, hell even the white stripes if you want...
I was wondering if I was the only person that thought that this thing could be the perfect stoner amp.
Just received mine today, can’t wait to really dive into it. But from the little I played could really get some great tones.
I've got it. It has it's own sound; it's a bit jazzy clean and fuzzy in overdrive.
I like it because it's just a different thing. The blackstar's and comparable Fenders are trying to be their bigger counterparts while this is a stand alone thing. additionally to that its light and small and therefore portable.
Do you run pedals into it? How does it do?
@@cdbrown30 dont know; dont use them. just the volume knob on the guitar.
Caleb l know it's a cpl of yrs...l thought ld let you know lve had the BK12 for a bit over a yr & run my delays & a looper thru the effects loop.. l don't use chorus but a mates phaser pedal went well, so I rekn it takes pedals gd.. not a heap of headroom but l love the thing.
The sleeper option with this amp is the line out feature I ran mine into my 100 watt Tonemaster and just couldn't believe the tone It's 12 inch stayed on too so running to 4/10s w Tonemaster gave a taste of the 12 w the 4/10s Great feature plus the amp sounds great itself Love the boost but not the gain so much Grabbed one when they first came out
best demo so far.
Don Carr is awesome, love Sweetwater too.
Thanks for checking it out! 👍
yep, and still rather disappointing how the amp sounds....
@badger519 take a look at the new Blackstar Studio 10. Tell me what you think in comparison (there are 3 models)
@badger519 i think so too. From what i´ve heard so far, i´d much rather go for one of the Blackstars, also either 6L6 or EL34. Both sound great in the videos and much bigger and more like a real tube amp than the Supro. And it seems they are also a bit cheaper.
wish you had tweaked the eq a bit to see how that responds under the different gain modes. Also would like to hear how it sounds dimed.
Looks good nice specs but it doesn’t sound that bluesy none of the tones appealed to me which is unusual because a gained amp will normally sound good. I think if I was on the market for a Supro I’d get the Comet.
The comet is a great little amp. Unfortunately they have stopped making them
Torn between this and the Bassbreaker 15. Both sound great to me and come the closest to the tones and sound in my head.
Haven't played the Supro, but owned a Bassbeaker 007 head which I used with a greenback cab. Not impressed with the Bassbreaker range and I cannot recommend it. Played a Blues Junior IV for an in store with my band and if you're looking for a Fender, I can tell you that one's way better.
@@Shifty777 That's a shame. I had hope. I am not a big Fender guy (too chimey) but find my Marshall MG seems a bit muffled on the top end. Thought the BB would be right in the middle. I'm now considering a Laney Cub 12r.
@@O_Towne_Bear check out the new super 12 by Laney.
@@lanceburnett27 Went off script. Just picked up a H&K Tubemeister 18 head and a 1x12 cab.
@@O_Towne_Bear That's a good amp. I found a Blues King 12 on GC last night for just over $400, so I bit the bullet on it.
Who could dislike this demo? This amp sounds awesome!
These always just seem like they wanna get very British as soon as any gain is applied… It’s a good amp. I just don’t think it’s very bluesy.
You didn't mention the tubes, how many, what kind...at ALL.
It doesn't sound bluesy to me. Not quite sure what genre it would belong to either. I'd probably take a blues junior or one of the smaller Roland Blues Cubes before I'd have the Supro. Maybe the Supro is different when you're actually playing through it. The amp does looks great though!
In my experience with both amps you mentioned the blues cube or whatever is no clear and sufficient articulation and the blues jr. Has clear points but it farts and barfs like yuck on driven tones.
This supro is a home run for the sweet small old valco stuff this supro is just freaking amazing.
Could have put a couple 6v6s in AB at12-15 watts for a better/less fizzy tone,kept it more simple with controls and truer to the Valco/Supro sound.Would have kept the manufacturing cost lower too.The cabinets look great,I love that it's poplar and not MDF.I'm no fan of the design though.
Very nicely explained... kudos
If I was into Black Sabbath, that would be the amp for me!
Boy, not into stones, ledzepplin, Neil young exploding tweed tone ?
Cool more for me!
Would’ve like to see maybe a ES 335 and some BB King, SRV, Buddy Guy riffs. I’m sure this guy can shred but he missed the memo on the review
ill keep my deluxe reverb
Horses for courses.
Anyone used a Marshall in a box type pedal through this amp? Like an MI audio crunch box? Wondering how it takes them?
Sweet
Is the master volume an attenuator?
Hi, Mark. While we wouldn't think of it as an actual attenuator, it does alter the overall volume, which is similar to an attenuator. If you have any other questions, please feel free to contact me anytime. Thanks for the interest!
Chris Arnold, Sweetwater Sales Engineer, (800) 222-4700 ext. 1709, chris_arnold@sweetwater.com
Yo, I thought this was the amp for me. Might still be. I simply think I need a pedal with two inputs in the chain so I can sneak a dry of the SM58 to 1/4" cable I got into the mix & have a nice mini coffee shop gigging box. It looks really sleek, too. Yeah. Any recommendations for a pedal like that? Thinking of an effect in the loop so I can shout post guit-gain.
You could try a TC electronic hall of Fame Reverb. It has two inputs (stereo inputs) and it could go right before you plug it into the amp.
Suits my taste for punk rock. It's got a lot of character, but yeah I don't know that it's for everyone. The cleans are great, distortion may not be for everyone.
Can that line out power an 8 ohm 212 cab?
Thanks for your question, DnR. Happy New Year!
The line out passes an audio signal but no current. It's for sending to an interface or console or another amp. If it were a speaker out then yes, it could power a cabinet.
Please contact me direct if I'm not answering your question completely.
Robert Williams, Senior Sweetwater Sales Engineer, (800) 222-4700 ext. 2371, robert_williams@sweetwater.com
@@sweetwater Hey, Sweetwater clueless individual, did you not bother to think about the mans question? If you did , you would have added: The 8 ohm speaker out jack is connected to the speaker with a 1/4" mono connector so you can pull that out and insert a speaker cable into the 8 ohm speaker output jack and then run that speaker cable to any 8 or 16 ohm load you want. So yes you can use an 8 ohm 212 speaker cab with this amp. The internal speaker must be disconnected to do so then connect your 8/16 ohm speakers load.
The distortion sounds awful
How can you judge sound quality from a youtube video. To much compression.
Same. Plus I can't stand the sound of a Strat. Those single coils in it lacks balls.
Deffinetly not a blues junior killer.
Unless you need an effects loop and a line out, both of which the Blues Jr are missing.
The best thing about a Fender is it sounds like a Fender. The best thing about a Supro is it doesn’t sound like a Fender.
@@gregalon exactly. I had one of the first Blues Junior amps and every fricking guitar sounded like a Fender, including my Rickenbacker. I hated that amp and it was muddy.
Nope. My $200 15 watt Monoprice tube amp is the TRUE blues Jr killer (with a few mods of course)!
@@CarlitoM77 I like the 5e3 and your one stock.
Why no description of the line out function?
Hmmm, usually a fan of Supro amps. Not crazy about this one.
unrequited music Me too. A bedroom amp that sounds bad.
I think this is their response to the import market. They dumped part of their line 50% off over the fall. Now we have this. The market doesn't need this unless it sounds totally different live.
Sadly, same here. The gain circuit is pretty awfull.
nice demo, Don...... lackluster sounding amp though, i like el84 voiced amps better.....
That's mean sounding
I heard one of these at a local guitar store today. It is $299 amp with a $599 price tag. There are so many great amps available at this price point, why by this one? Even more it is not a blues amp in any way, shape or form. One thing it does have going for it though is it's fairly loud for a class A amp. Definitely not worth $600 though and definitely NOT BLUESY!
what would be a better amp for blues? In your opinion. thank you.
@@SuperCarville A FENDER TWEED BASSMAN. BEEN USING THEM FOR 45 YEARS.
@@DENIEL381 When I find a Fender Tweed bassman for $500 -- I'll let you know.
@@gdhi11 GOOD LUCK NOT FOR 500.00..... YOU WANT TO FIND A LTD MODEL IN GREAT SHAPE PUT IN CELESTIONS 10 INCH GREEN BACKS GREAT TUBES AND YOU IN BUSINESS NOTHING GOOD IS CHEAP, CHEERS.
@@DENIEL381 I dunno. I've heard some killer players using HRDs and/or supersonics locally. Cheap amps, sub $1k, and are the business if you put the right pedals out front. I'll give you $500 isn't going to give you much without a quality drive etc. Do I use cheapo stuff? no, but I do enjoy the idea of buying something to play around with. I use a Mark V 25 or a Kemper with mesa cabinets personally.
I don't think this sounds that great either, but my point was, of course a Tweed Bassman will sound better--that's not rocket science to figure out, but it's also not even the same thing.
Sounds like my $20 Kramer ka22r. It has a low quality 10 inch speaker and my drummer can hear it 8ft away on carpet.
The low end farts out when pushed, and this is with single coils.
Not for everyone, I guess. I like that kind of overdrive. I let the bass player handle the low end.
Sounds like an old school amp! Not a super tight low end when pushed. I don’t think TH-cam is helping the sound either.
dman I can't buy it. perfect format but to farty - and thin for me. I guess " vintage" style
No tremolo...
He said 12 inch speaker. Is it a ten incher??
Hi, Russell. The Blues King does have a 12" speaker in it. Between that and using a 6L6 for the power, it allows you to get a nice big sound, even though the amp is smaller. Thanks for your interest!
Charlie Davis, Sweetwater Sales Engineer, (800) 222-4700 ext. 1320, charlie_davis@sweetwater.com
Why - you think he's stupid?
Squashed,muddy,fizzy...not impressed, but cranked w/ guit vol down a bit is decent class A tone. Maybe this guy isn't a knob tweaker. Can't stand the off camera knob set-ups.Yuck! We like to see the tonal gradients BETWEEN knob positions as they are being turned so we can assess what WE can get from the amp. With video tech and editing it might add 10 seconds to the video and another set of hands to turn the knobs...no, not even, just reach over and turn the knobs as you let a chord ring out. So 2 cameras...room image full screen, and amp closeup of knobs small pic-in-pic corner of screen. DO IT! I guarantee it will sell more product. :-)
12 gain to säggy cheap way 10 cleaner more like comet
Sounds not very good, a lot of amps in this price range...wanted to like it but.....meh
What do you recommend?
All I'm going to say is I was skeptical of this amp until I played it in person. The EQ and Gain structure is a little wonky, but once you figure out how it wants to be dialed in you get great tones out of it. I will say, if you want something cleaner you're probably better off with something else depending upon context. However, I like edge of breakup to exploding sounds, and I think this amp sounds immense when it's in that exploding territory.
I really wanted to like this amp..but it sounds awful..
I didn't know Norm Macdonald played guitar so well.
Looks cool. Sounds farty.
Exactly. Sounds like a fart.
I agree.
thats the charm....
That can be addressed with a tighter speaker. I,d take it as a practice and studio amp.
Probably will sound better when the speaker gets broken in?
NOT IMPRESSED.
ERIC EDMUND sounds like a fuzz pedal.
Sounds awful
Sounds like a broken piece of crap.
Any alternative suggestions?
@@ryanboshell6124 For what?
@@user-bk8db7ud6k a small yet decent tube amp.
@@ryanboshell6124 OH, OK! If you want to get a Supro consider their 1605R combo - Sounds killer! The other "go to" small tube amps are the Fender Blues Jr and Pro Jr. If you like the Marshall sound then grab the smallest DSL (I think it's 15 watts).
@@user-bk8db7ud6k thank you! I wouldn't mind something with a built in attenuator! I want Peter Green clean stuff but that can get rough when pushed haha
OOFFF thats some nasty Tones, not in a good way.
This guy seems a little washed up