Supro’s 1×10 Amulet has confirmed well-liked with guitarists searching for portability, versatility and traditional Supro tone. Now, it has a giant brother.

The Amulet 1×12 brings all the similar options together with a switchable energy attenuator that permits the participant to decide on one-, five-, or 15-watt output. One key change with the Class A 1×12 nonetheless, is its U.Okay.-made Celestion G12M-65 Creamback, which is designed (and chosen right here) to render woody tones with robust mids and crunchy highs.

Paired with a Les Paul Customary, Supro’s descriptive platitudes have been correct; midrange with each pickups was heat, but easy and clear. The neck pickup produced mellow, jazz-like sounds that labored effectively for rhythm enjoying, and the bridge pickup screamed high-gain bloody homicide when dimed on any of the three attenuator settings. The attenuator offers usable tones anyplace from bed room to gig degree, and the Amulet 1×12 can deal with stage quantity in small to medium-sized rooms with ease, whereas additionally bringing lots of potential as a recording amp.

Sporting customary Quantity, Treble, and Bass controls in addition to spring-driven Reverb, the Amulet additionally has a pleasingly liquid Tremolo, harking back to classic Premier and Fender models, producing sounds that will work effectively with Western swing, nation, rockabilly and Americana, in addition to different and storage rock. Reverb and Tremolo are managed by Supro’s two-button footswitch, accessible for an extra $49.

When paired with a humbucker-equipped solidbody, The Amulet sang clearly, growled with authority, and calmed down properly with the guitar’s Quantity knob rolled down and the amp set for jazz, Americana, and R&B tones. There was loads of quantity for small or medium venues.

For the guitarist searching for portability, versatility, and vintage-inspired sounds, the Supro Amulet 1×12 is a worthy contender.

This text initially appeared in VG’s August 2024 subject. All copyrights are by the creator and Classic Guitar journal. Unauthorized replication or use is strictly prohibited.