supro royale review

Power and personality in a 50-watt combo optimized for pedals.

A well-thought-out bundle of features in a compact, powerful combo for the pedal-friendly age. Lots of personality.

Tube changes require removing the entire chassis.

$1,499

Supro 1932R Royale
suprousa.com

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While some tube-amp makers buck the proliferation of pedal-dominated rigs, others thrive by taking an ā€œif you canā€™t beat ā€™em, join ā€™emā€ approach to the pedal platform concept. Suproā€™s new Model 1932R Royale isnā€™t the first Supro designed with pedal-centric players in mind. But the high-headroom 50-watt 1x12 combo is a natural for the role. Given this predisposition, the Royale is promoted as Suproā€™s ā€œfirst loud, clean amp.ā€ And if your expectations of Supro are still informed by the grungy, midrange-saturated Supros of the 1960sā€”and the reissues inspired by themā€”the Royale may surprise.

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