Supro’s high-gain, low-wattage 1610RT Comet now shipping

September 21, 2016 (Port Jefferson Station, NY) – Supro USA is now shipping the 1610RT Comet: a high-gain, low-wattage 1×10 combo with reverb, tremolo and switchable power. Designed to be the ideal recording amplifier and a go-anywhere companion to your favorite guitars, this lightweight tube amp cranks out 6 Watts or 14 Watts of screaming-hot vintage tone with an on-board option to drench your sound in tube-driven reverb and tremolo. 

The preamp found in the Comet delivers warm, blooming clean tones up until 12-o’clock on the volume knob. Past noon, the Comet’s voice rolls over into Supro crunch, giving way to singing, violin-like overdrive at full volume. The Comet is remarkably high-gain for a vintage-flavored amp, and it nails that sweet-spot without being too loud for comfort.

The power amp found in the Comet uses a single 6L6 tube with switchable plate voltage to achieve studio-and-practice-friendly 6 Watts or a more robust 14 Watts for stage use. The overdrive that occurs within the Comet’s „single-ended,“ Class-A output stage is rich in even-order harmonics and soaked in tube compression. True to the legacy of the original, microphone-friendly Supro combos, the Comet’s exceptional dynamics and ultra-low noise performance make it an ideal recording amp.

A matching 1700 BD12-loaded, 1×12 extension cabinet can also be hooked up to the Comet, bringing the overall speaker impedance load down to 4-ohms to deliver maximum punch and additional stage volume for gigs. The 1610 Comet, and the entire line of Supro amps is hand-assembled in by Absara Audio in Port Jefferson, NY, USA.