JHS ships high-gain Supro mini

JHS is shipping is the Supro Comet high-gain amp (£1,299) in the UK and Europe.

The low-wattage 1×10 combo with reverb, tremolo and switchable power is designed to be the ideal recording amplifier, delivering six or 14 Watts of vintage tone with an on-board option for tube-driven reverb and tremolo. 

The pre-amp found in the Comet delivers warm, blooming clean tones while further up the dial provides crunchier tones designed to sound good at the lower volume. 

The Comet’s vintage-correct tremolo effect occurs in the preamp, before the reverb. The 12AX7-based tremolo circuit allows for wider overall speed range and a deeper effect compared to louder models where the tremolo happens in the power tubes, after the reverb.

The power amp found in the Comet uses a single 6L6 tube with switchable plate voltage to achieve studio-and-practice-friendly six Watts or 14 Watts for stage use.

The amp is dressed in 1959 Supro cosmetics, with Black Rhino Hide tolex, black piping, white welting and a gold faceplate. Similar to the firm’s Black Magick and Supreme amp models, there is no beam blocker in front of the Comet’s custom-made CR10 speaker, facilitating maximum throw and clear treble response.

Also available is a matching BD12-loaded 1×12 extension cabinet (£449). This can 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. 

Specifications

· High-gain preamp

· All-tube tremolo and reverb

· 6-Watts or 14-Watts switchable power

· Single-ended “Class-A” power amp

· 1 × 10″ custom-voiced Supro CR10 speaker

· EXT speaker jack for matching extension cabinet

· 3x JJ 12AX7 preamp tubes

· 1x JJ 12AT7 preamp tube

· 1x Sovtek 5881/6L6WGC power tube

· 17 5/8″ x 7 1/2″ x 15 1/2″ – 44.7 x 19 x 39.4 cm

· 33.6 lbs – 15.3 kg

· Gold faceplate

· 1959 cosmetics with Black Rhino Hide tolex

· Assembled in NY, USA