The relaunched and revamped Supro amp brand is continuing to gain traction with artists adopting the brand for live tours.
US guitarist Simon Kafka is beginning a month long tour of the UK with singer/songwriter Elle King. A sought after session player who has also worked with Carly Rae Jepson and Guy Berryman of Coldplay, Kafka uses the Supro Royal Reverb for his tour schedule supporting James Bay that starts at the Manchester O2 Apollo on Tuesday 22nd Septemberand finishes at the Olympia Theatre in Dublin on Thursday 15th October.
The 1650RT Supro Royal Reverb (RRP £1,299) is an updated version of the 60’s classic amp, with a switchable Class A or Class A/B power section delivering 35, 45 or 60 watts through the custom 2×10 Supro speaker cab. It also features an all-tube spring reverb and authentic output tube tremolo. JHS is the UK distributor of the brand.
Also on tour in the UK is Grammy Award-winning New York jazz/funk/world music combo Snarky Puppy, who are also using the Supro Royal Reverb as their main backline guitar amp on their tour starting in Dublin on 29th September and ending in Brighton on 7th October.
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