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Supro 1305 Drive Pedal Official Demo by Mike Hermans

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Supro 1305 Drive Pedal Tone Report Demo by Andy Martin

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No other pedal sounds more like a real Supro amp than the Supro Drive. This groundbreaking analog pedal re-creates 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 its coveted sound by cloning the original Supro preamp, in stompbox format. The real tone of a genuine Supro amp however, 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 developed through re-imagining and successfully manufacturing the 1960s 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 they've ever made, with greater range of gain, dynamics and natural compression than the Tube Screamer, Klon or any of their many derivatives. The Supro 1305 Drive guitar rffects pedal is an original, landmark design that raises the bar for overdrive pedals.

The Supro 1305 Drive guitar effects pedal sports a simple control layout with Volume, Gain and Tone knobs, as well as a toggle switch to select between the different windings of our 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 1305 Drive offers a TRS port for expression pedal control of the GAIN knob. With the expression pedal in use, the onboard GAIN knob sets the maximum value, while a user-adjustable, internal trimmer sets the minimum gain setting. All Supro pedals are assembled in Port Jefferson, NY, USA, 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.
Open Box Supro Drive Guitar Effects Pedal Level 1
Open Box Supro Drive Guitar Effects Pedal Level 1
Open Box Supro Drive Guitar Effects Pedal Level 1

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  • 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 (included)
  • Pedal size: 12cm x 6.5cm x 6.5cm
  • Current Draw below 20mA
  • Original circuit design by Thomas Elliott

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  • Amazing distortion pedal

    5

    submitted5 years ago

    byGrant

    fromOlympia, WA

    Sounds fantastic with my fender strat and Gibson SG thru Marshall amp. Amazing lead tone. Also sounds great used with a tube screamer. I prefer it's sound when running the pedal at 18v, instead of 9v like most pedals. It can also sound like a fuzz pedal if you turn up the distortion. Took me some time to dial in, but it was totally worth it

  • Astonishing

    5

    submitted9 years ago

    bypms2000

    fromArgentina

    I´ve been playing with all kind of overdrives for many years (TS9, TS808, OCD, BD-2) and this is by far, the most organic, touch sensitive and close to the real thing. I play an ibanez AS153 with seth lovers, into a Fender Vibro Champ 57 EC, and this little blue box gave to my playing a step forward. Sounds incredibly defined, the BOLD position of the switch gives a nasal sound, pure vintage sound. In the RICH position the sound is more compressed, edgy but still very clear. This pedal is a keeper to me. Period

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