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No other pedal sounds more like a real Supro amp than the Supro Drive. This groudbreaking analog pedal recreates the circuitry of a Supro amp, from end to end, including an actual output transformer. As the Supro sound has gained widespread popular recognition as a pillar of classic rock guitar tone, numerous amp and pedal companies claim to have captured the coveted sound by cloning the original Supro preamp, in stompbox format. They all got it wrong!
The real tone of a genuine Supro amp has everything to do with the unique phase inverter design, Class A power amp section and the magnetic saturation that occurs via the old school transformers found in these vintage tone machines. In short, the iconic sound of a Supro amp being pushed into overdrive has everything to do with the POWER AMP.
Harnessing the expertise Supro developed through re-imagining and successfully manufacturing the 1960’s Supro tube amplifier lineup, Supro USA has captured the legendary magic of a Supro tube amp by completely re-thinking their approach to stompbox design. Rather than approximating the sound of their amps using standard techniques, engineer Thomas Elliot created an all-new circuit which mimics every aspect of the Supro tube amp. This unique approach yields the most realistic-sounding overdrive pedal ever made, with greater range of gain, dynamics and natural compression than the Tube Screamer, Klon or any of their many derivatives. The Supro Drive is an original, landmark design that raises the bar for overdrive pedals.
The Supro Drive pedal sports a simple control layout with Volume, Gain, and Tone knobs as well as a toggle swtich to select between the diferent windings of Supro's custom, multi-tapped output transformer - either for high headroom bold sounds, or more compressed, high gain rich tones. Taking the overdrive pedal platform one step further, the Supro Drive offers a TRS port for expression pedal control of the Gain knob. With the expression pedal in use, the on-board gain knob sets the maximum value, while a user-adjustable internal trimmer sets the minimum gain setting.
Assembled in Port Jefferson, NY featuring custom tooled anodized, brushed-aluminum enclosures, 9V battery or AC powered operation, rear mounted metal jacks, easy access side mounted battery drawer and studio friendly, noiseless (click-free) true bypass switching.
This is a used pedal and does show some signs of slight use, but has been fully tested and functions as expected. Please take a moment to review our pictures, as they accurately portray the true condition of this pedal.
Features:
- Emulates a Class-A Supro amp from end to end
- Achieves magnetic saturation via output transformer
- Switchable RICH or BOLD transformer windings selection
- Expression pedal control for GAIN
- Accepts standard 2.1mm neg. tip power supply
- Runs on 9V battery
- Pedal size: 12cm x 6.5cm x 6.5cm
- Current Draw below 20mA
- Original circuit design by Thomas Elliott
- Brand: Supro
- Actual Weight: 11oz
- Effect Type: Overdrive
- Battery Type: 9 Volt
- Power Supply Included: No
- Input 1: 1/4 Inch
- Output 1: 1/4 Inch
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