Maker
Supro
American instrument and amplifier brand
Supro is an American instrument and amplifier brand introduced in the 1930s, historically a budget line associated with Valco and known for distinctive electric guitars and tube amplifiers.
Models
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Supro Ozark
Electric guitar · United States
One of the first solid-body electric guitars from the American Valco-era brand Supro, dating to the early 1950s. A compact single-cutaway solidbody with a single pickup, the Ozark is famous as the model on which a teenage Jimi Hendrix is said to have started, and its midrange-forward voice suited slide playing.
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Supro Belmont
Electric guitar · United States
A single-pickup solid-body electric guitar from the American Valco-era brand Supro. Later examples used Valco's distinctive moulded 'Res-O-Glas' fibreglass body, giving the Belmont a light, resonant character and the mid-focused Supro tone prized by slide and blues players.
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Supro Dual Tone
Electric guitar · United States
A 1950s and 1960s electric from Valco's Supro brand, fitted with two pickups and known for its raw, gritty tone. Associated with players from Link Wray to Jimmy Page, it has become a sought-after vintage instrument.
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Supro Westbury
Electric guitar
A dual-pickup solid-body electric guitar from the American brand Supro, descended from the two-pickup Res-O-Glas designs that paired with the Dual Tone. Reissued in Supro's modern Island Series, the Westbury combines a beveled solidbody and twin vintage-style pickups with the brand's classic art-deco styling cues.
Categories
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Electric Guitars
Solid-body, semi-hollow, and hollow electric guitars.
Representative model
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Supro Dual Tone
Electric guitar · United States
A 1950s and 1960s electric from Valco's Supro brand, fitted with two pickups and known for its raw, gritty tone. Associated with players from Link Wray to Jimmy Page, it has become a sought-after vintage instrument.