Supro 1696RT Black Magick Reverb 1x12" 25-watt Tube Combo Amp Reviews

1000% perfect amp for me. I kept going back and forth between Princeton and Deluxe Reverb. Ended up on a YouTube rabbit hole fest with Supro and really started loving the Supros. Took a chance and decided on this Black Magick. Couldn't be happier. It's got all the cleans I could ever want but also has that epic low mid push available too. And when dime'd the sound is really really awesome. Extremely sensitive to touch, can go from glass to rage all under the same settings just based on how soft or hard you dig into the strings. Loads of headroom, loads of volume, loads of bottom. This thing ticks all the boxes and creates new boxes and ticks those too. Feels sorta of cool knowing it's sorta the underdog popularity wise. Blows away my previous amps. Take a chance you won't be disappointed. I did swap out the reverb tank for a short decay MOD. I found the stock Long decay not to my liking. Totally fine with the $ upgrade. More fenderish sounding verb now.

I love this amp. That being said. If you buy one, get the JHS Bender Fuzz pedal. It brings the Supro to life.

I picked up a Supro Black Magick Reverb about 6 months back after hearing demos. I was previously lusting for a Tone king but heard demo's of this and wow! I was blown away! $ cheaper and has a sound that is absolutely amazing! Great crisp cleans, amazing beefy overdriven tones if you push it. Technically it is two different amps in one. I love it. In my view Supro hit it out of the park with this! Jimmy Page tones all over the place! Takes pedals great. Also it's really good looking and easy to carry around, not too heavy, plenty of juice for live gigs! This is my absolute go to amp! Always stoked to fire it up and get that SOUND I've been looking for!

I've been a Marshall and Fender guy for years but was looking for something different, and of course, influenced by the tones of Zep I, I went with the Black Magick. Tone is aggressive and clear on both my Tele and Les Paul, somewhere between British and American sounding..again...unique. The master volume is key for me, playing in both smaller clubs and larger outdoor gigs, I'm always fighting sound guys and cranky managers with stage volume. I wanted something I can have the same tone no matter what size venue I'm in. I drive both volumes on full and adjust the master. Simple. I'm also tired of "foundational" pedals to achieve that pushed amp tone. Sometimes they sound decent, sometimes they don't. Now I get pure amp tone without the false overtones that an amp in a box can sometimes give you. I just use amp, an Ecoplex, a ThroBak Stonebender and that's it. I can now simplify my rig and get great live pure amp tones. The online/youtube videos really don't do it justice. Great amp for both clean and overdriven tones. Now I just need the 1x15 cab to go with it and then I'm done..for this year anyway. Also thanks to Greg Savino for helping me with gear all these years.

One of the best sounding (and looking, but that's secondary)amps I've ever played through, and I've played through quite a few--vintage, modern, Marshall, Fender, Vox, Orange, solid-state, tube, custom, etc.

I had mine upgraded with a Celestion Creamback speaker. It sounds amazing! Incredibly responsive to every nuance of my playing. With all three volumes cranked, it's Jimmy Page meets Clapton/Green Bluesbreakers-era tones. Add in the incredibly versatile reverb (goes from fairy dust embellishment to flat-out cavernous) and you're in Peter Green Fleetwood Mac-era territory (I Loved Another Woman, Closing My Eyes, etc).

I love this amp--it was well worth the wait, and inspiring–which is the point, isn't it?

Sweet cleans and good overdriven tones. The vibrato and reverb are top notch. Warm, fat,responsive, this amp does it all. The clean sound is outstanding and really immersive. You won't get a heavy crunch from the amp, you'll need a pedal to do so, but it does have a nice breakup that's more blues oriented. It looks cool as hell too. I love this amp, has a huge sound.

This is the third review I"ve written for a Surpro product - and probably on my favorite product. The "BMR" as I"ve been calling it filled an entire arsenal worth of tones for me. I"ve been wanting something like a Deluxe Reverb, or AC15. The BMR gets awesome cleans, breaks up nicely, and like the other Supro models I own - take pedals EXACTLY I want it to. I am thinking of changing the speaker out, but cannot take points off, as I tend to do that with every amp. The headroom is surprising - don't let the reviews fool ya, this thing gets great cleans and plenty of chimier British tones. The class A circuit is great in many capacities. Not missing an loop at all. It seems like at higher gain settings, it still takes delays and reverbs gery nicely. The volume control on your instrument with get you the most out of this amp. Its very sweet in that respect. Both trem and verb are killer! I wanted something with both, so this fits the bill!

I just received my new 1696RT. I've been lusting over it since it was added to the product line. There are a few really good demo videos out there which highlight how good this amp can sound. It sounds like that in person too.

It seems to have a really solid build. I'll get into it to check the tubes and all but what I can see and feel is solid. The tolex is amazing along with the grill cloth. There is nothing visually not to like about it.

Nice looking amp, but I ordered 2 of these from Sweetwater and they BOTH arrived non-functional--literally. It was surreal. First amp arrived, I turn it on, plug in, I get no sound. I go through all my normal troubleshooting, check tubes, check all cables, tried 3 guitars, checked inside cable connections and soldering, checked 3 different power outlets in my studio. It all looks normal to me. Still, no sound whatsoever, despite power on. I return it for a new one. Sweetwater was very helpful in the exchange-- no issues there. The second Supro arrives and unbelievably, the same thing is occurring. What?? How is this possible? I have been playing guitar for 20 years and I own between 10-12 amps of varying sizes, shapes, and brands. Never had an issue with a dead-on-arrival amp. And, certainly never, EVER have had or would expect two dead-on-arrival amps in a row. It was just comical at that point. I ended up returning the second one and getting a Fender Princeton which sounds incredible. Supro should check their production--- something ain't right here.

Poorly engineered! Not fuse protected! Stay away from this product!