Members zachary vex Posted February 3, 2005 Author Members Share Posted February 3, 2005 http://suprousa.com/ not much there yet tho. April, Bruce sed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members papa taco Posted February 3, 2005 Members Share Posted February 3, 2005 Originally posted by zachary vex http://suprousa.com/not much there yet tho. April, Bruce sed. Jesus that 50 watter has very similar specs to a Vibroking. Cool. Wasn't Zinky responsible for the Vibroking? taco Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members us2bslim Posted February 3, 2005 Members Share Posted February 3, 2005 This is the info I received via email: "Thanks for your interest in Supro. These new Supro amps will be new designs by Bruce Zinky. The current models are the "Model 50" (a single ended, 15 watt, single 10" combo), the "Sahara" (25 watt, single channel 1x12 combo) and the Tremolectric which you can see on the website. The price on the Sahara will be around $1200 and $2400 for the Tremolectric, not sure about the Model 50 yet but it will be on the website within a month. Please feel free to contact me again if you need any more information. Thanks" I'm guessing that Vex's is the the Model 50. Is that right? The Sahara, looks like it could be the Zinky Blue Velvet with a different name. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members zachary vex Posted February 3, 2005 Author Members Share Posted February 3, 2005 mine is the white one, the Sahara. i was under the impression that it was 15 watts... wow, 25... no wonder it's so {censored}ing loud. 8^) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members The Gainster Posted February 3, 2005 Members Share Posted February 3, 2005 Originally posted by zachary vex mine is the white one, the Sahara. i was under the impression that it was 15 watts... wow, 25... no wonder it's so {censored}ing loud. 8^) LOL........ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members zachary vex Posted February 3, 2005 Author Members Share Posted February 3, 2005 Originally posted by The Gainster LOL........ you gotta wonder what plate voltage Bruce is running to get two EL84s to deliver 25 watts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members us2bslim Posted February 3, 2005 Members Share Posted February 3, 2005 Yea, I don't know what to make of that either. I've got an SMF Class A 35 Watter that runs 2 x EL34s, and I've got a Bogner Shiva that is supposedly 80 Watts that runs to EL34s. That Zinky stuff just sounds awesome. I've played the Mofo and the Encore, and both were really great amps. I'm kinda gassing for a Blue Velvet, but I might wait for a Sahara. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members us2bslim Posted February 3, 2005 Members Share Posted February 3, 2005 Vex, Does the sahara have reverb or a loop? Have you played the Blue Velvet? Are they similar sounding? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Help!I'maRock! Posted February 3, 2005 Members Share Posted February 3, 2005 Originally posted by zachary vex you gotta wonder what plate voltage Bruce is running to get two EL84s to deliver 25 watts. i have 2 el84s in my mesa that put out 20 watts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Nico de Roode Posted February 3, 2005 Members Share Posted February 3, 2005 A little hijack: I love white amps Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Bruce Bennett Posted February 4, 2005 Members Share Posted February 4, 2005 Here is a copy of an email I rrecieved tonight from BZ. It provides a little more info on the Projected guitar lineup with more specifics than I had.;Hi Bruce; Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Zooey Posted February 4, 2005 Members Share Posted February 4, 2005 I heard the one with tremolo at NAMM from across the hall and had to come investigate, it sounded so good. It seems that abandoned trademarks are ripe for the picking (first Foxx, now Supro) for anyone who has the guts to poach them! Not that I doubt in the least the quality of this amp. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members EL KABONG Posted February 4, 2005 Members Share Posted February 4, 2005 how's that for irony i got on a yahoo supro amp bulletin board group which is still littering my spam folder every day I got nano 004 at a good price with a micro marshall half stack for the speaker cab for it and a thd hotplate its just ironic that i get a nano to cure my supro gas and zach goes and buys a supro this {censored}s me up ! I guess the grass is always greener or purpler or what not at zac's house. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members zachary vex Posted February 4, 2005 Author Members Share Posted February 4, 2005 i like 'em both. 8^) i have a lot of amps. everyone should! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members zachary vex Posted February 4, 2005 Author Members Share Posted February 4, 2005 more news from Bruce via email: Full production for Sahara should start in 4 weeks. We're just awaiting chassis (should be next week), circuit boards, and chocolate Nubtex. And Switchcraft jacks! (I just noticed the NAMM protos have various kinds of Switchcraft jacks harvested from various sources). TECHIE CRAP: Total (distorted) output power for Sahara is about 24 Watts. B+ is 310 Volts. Screen is even less. Yeah, I was surprised, too. Very efficient Output transformer. Lots of interleave and enough iron for 30 Hz response at full power. Tubes should last a very long time. Why "25 Watts"? With our other amps, power is rated at or before onset of clipping, but not with this one. Because that speaker is so efficient, the thing is a lot louder than most people would think. The amp can be used on country and rock gigs with a loud drummer and two guitarists, no problem... We are making a 12 Wt single ended 6L6 amp with a 10" alnico speaker that is much quieter (mostly, the speaker), the Model 50 (after the 1937 Supro amp with single 10". I didn't bring it to NAMM because the chassis was too big for the cabinet I made and I was too tired to safely operate power tools to build another. That one was working two weeks prior to the show, while yours and mine were built the Tuesday before the show (We drove out Wed early AM). I should probably re-do the layout to get the thing into a smaller box before we release it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members LWatford-2 Posted February 4, 2005 Members Share Posted February 4, 2005 Originally posted by Bruce Bennett Here is a copy of an email I rrecieved tonight from BZ. It provides a little more info on the Projected guitar lineup with more specifics than I had.; Thanks! Sounds very promising, hope they make it out, and if they can keep them "under a grand" that would be great. Sounds like my main issue has been taken care of too (the neck attachment). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members mst3k Posted February 4, 2005 Members Share Posted February 4, 2005 Originally posted by zachary vex i like 'em both. 8^) i have a lot of amps. everyone should! +a bunch!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members us2bslim Posted February 4, 2005 Members Share Posted February 4, 2005 This is exciting stuff. I can't wait to try this stuff out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members came2play Posted July 10, 2005 Members Share Posted July 10, 2005 Check out what I just picked up today (he says, giggling like a schoolgirl):Serial # lucky 013. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members came2play Posted July 10, 2005 Members Share Posted July 10, 2005 Originally posted by zachary vex so i bought it from bruce zinky at the show. it is serial number 2 (although it's labeled 007 because he labels the first two units 013 and 007 for some peculiar reason, probably superstition-related). it came with a super-cool road case. Holy Crap! I don't mean to be a dick about this but I got #013 (in photos) today. Cool Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Leftside Posted July 10, 2005 Members Share Posted July 10, 2005 Originally posted by came2play Holy Crap! I don't mean to be a dick about this but I got #013 (in photos) today. Cool So you bought #1 without even knowing it? Awesome Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members came2play Posted July 10, 2005 Members Share Posted July 10, 2005 Yeah, It's weird, I think Zinky used to live in my town and I heard he used to do sound at a club that once occupied the exact space where our music store is now (I work there). I've heard some funny stories about some of his antics in town. The amps we got in had been demos at a local music camp at CSUC and someone from Zinky dropped 'em off for us to sell. Perhaps Bruce himself, but I'm not sure about that. Our store has had quirky luck like that. We ended up having a great selection of all kinds of Mesa Lone Stars & Lone Star Specials in stock right after NAMM, when guys on the internet were saying they couldn't find them anywhere. Anywho, yea, it looks like I got a #1 by the same weird kind of fluke. Or maybe it's just a Chico thing. Very cool! By the way, we have a Zinky 25 watt, 2 channel 112 combo in that sounds killer. It's black. I think street/MAP price is $999. I haven't seen one on the Zinky website yet. Also a 50 watt Blue Velvet 112. Have a good one... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members puretube Posted July 10, 2005 Members Share Posted July 10, 2005 Originally posted by bigtonemusic What is that stuff? It looks so clean. I don't see any cut lines. I must be some sort of moldable material. anyone knows, what the stuff actually is ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Cow4prez Posted July 10, 2005 Members Share Posted July 10, 2005 man i can't believe how many people are gassing for an amp that haven't even heard :rolleyes: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members riffdaddy Posted July 10, 2005 Members Share Posted July 10, 2005 Very cool amp. I have one of Bruce's 25w Blue Velvets (I have serial number 0123, actually). Grigg from AVA is supposed to bring by one of those Supros for us to take a look at sometime in the next couple of weeks. Maybe I'll end up with a pair of Bruce's amps... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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