Open Box Supro 1822 Delta King 12 15W 1x12 Tube Guitar Amp Level 1 Tweed and Black

How the amps sounds in demos is very much based on how they are miked , the cleans are sparkling and bright very good tone , the distortion is at best weak , thin and has no sustain or real punch as one would think from the Demos . Mine sounded like trying to tune in a radio station.

I had to sell mine. The good? Size, tones 'if' you stay within a limited area, looks and build. The bad and areas needing improvement? If you turn it up beyond 75% it starts to fart out. The bass gets flabby and sounds horrible. Both clean and distortion. No extension speaker cabinet out. No Headset jack (strange being a 'bedroom' amp. Lastly, the pigtronix is a great added feature but to get a smooth distortion tone and mid to low volumes you have to pedal it. Why not give more gain? As I said it's good but could be great. It's not that far away but for a little more you can get more from other amps. I can't mark 'would I recommend this to a friend'. Because I wouldn't without giving what they will face first.

I just sold mine. I found once you figure out how to get the tones they could be great 'at times'. The cleans are sweet and the drive as well, but they are limited along with some draw backs. First one is no line out for an extension speaker. It's too easy to add not to have one. No dedicated headphone jack. Really? A bedroom amp without one? At low volumes it suffers. Why no attenuation? Lastly the speaker. If you play it and stay within its limits it's wonderful, buts why so many limitations. They put the pigtronix in but if you want a good overdrive without turning it up no go without a pedal. I don't know why (not just Supro) when adding a gain drive they don't do one with enough drive at lower volumes. Some do but not here. You have to pedal it up. Lastly the speaker. IF you crank beyond 75% it starts to fart out. Flabby bass both with gain and clean. They need a speaker that can handle the volume and gain. With a few tweaks it could be the Fender Blues Jr it wants to be, but it's just not there yet. I could only recommend this 'if' the buyer is aware of its limitations.

This is by far the best tube amp in its class, better than anything that Fender or Vox has and I'm going to tell you why. I spent a lot of time and effort picking out my first tube amp. I read, watched, and listened to a lot of reviews online and tested all these amps with my Telecaster and Casino at the Guitar Center in Boston. The biggest online question for these amps was, "Is a 15W tube amp loud enough to compete with the drummer in a small gig?" The answer, based on my own personal gig experience with the Supro Delta King 12, is a resounding yes! Absolutely perfect for small gigs. So, why the Supro? After listening to every Fender amp I could get my hands on, I liked how they sounded, but eventually ruled them all out. I first listened to the Princeton Reverb and loved it, but at $1,500, it was roughly three times the price of the Supro. The Deluxe Reverb was way too heavy (42 lbs), which pretty much ruled it out. The Fender Blues Junior was a top contender. I listened to a lot of online review comparisons and did the same comparison myself, live. It was a tough decision, and I almost went with the Blues Junior. But I read a few articles about Fender quality (control) issues, and eventually got scared away so I passed on the Blues Junior. My next choice was the Vox AC15. I thought it was a perfect match for my Epiphone Casino and its P90s, but even though I loved the sound, I couldn't see myself toting a 49 lb. amp around. Also, none of these amps, including the Vox and the Fenders, have a line out. That meant if I wanted to do any recordings at home, I would have to mic it, couldn't mute the sound, and just listen with headphones. Yes, "miking" the amp is the standard way to get an electronic output signal and perform on a much larger stage, but I also thought that in this day-and-age, not being able to electronically connect the amp to any other electronics meant it was I was buying an outdated product which I would eventually regret. The Supro does have an output jack, which I connect to a Focusrite, turn down the volume control, and I have a (silent) practice amp. Works perfectly! You could never do that with a Fender or Vox amp. So, why the Supro? Well, it definitely held it's own against the Fender and Vox amps. It has a genuine spring (mechanical) reverb, separate mid tone, volume, and master volume controls. It's lightweight (28 lbs.) because it has only one pre-amp tube (12AX7) and one power amp tube (DK12). Supro also has the same American heritage, sound and feel as a Fender amp, but then there's the built-in boost and drive (Pigtronix circuits). Yes, these are digital circuits, but so are most of the pedals we use. I love the boost so much that I keep it on all the time for gigs, which I think helps it stand out. The drive will knock your socks off. The gain on the drive is a little high and too loud to switch back and forth in the middle of a song, even with the foot switch. But for playing something overdriven like Just What I Needed (Eliott Easton - Cars), it's perfect. With the drive on, it I felt like the amp was about to boil over! 100% happy with the purchase. Many thanks to Dean and GC Boston.

Sounds great right up until the tube wiggles loose. Not sure if the problem lies with the tube or the connection. I'm playing at half volume or lower when this happens. This issue makes this particular amp unusable in a live setting.

Great, portable, plenty of power, plenty of frijoles. Great for smaller stages. For bigger stages, just pop on mic on it.