Supro

Supro Thunderbolt S6420

Name: Supro Thunderbolt S6420
Brand: Supro

A low-watt tube combo from the 1960s with a rich, compressed overdrive. Jimmy Page used a Supro on Led Zeppelin's first album for its thick, gritty breakup at low volumes. The Thunderbolt's single 15-inch speaker delivers a warm, round bass response.

On your modeler

Helix:Soup Pro

Quad Cortex:Supro

Fractal:Supro Thunderbolt

Kemper:Supro

Boss Katana:Crunch Channel

Where to buy

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Controls

Volume0 – 10

Tone0 – 10

Recipes using the Supro Thunderbolt S6420

See exactly how this gear is dialed in across different songs and styles.

Jimmy Page

classic-rock

Stairway to Heaven (1971)

Jimmy Page's Stairway to Heaven Clean-to-Build Tone

The arpeggiated intro to Stairway to Heaven uses a Telecaster through a small Supro amp for a warm, clean tone with subtle compression. As the song builds, the tone gradually shifts from clean fingerpicking to heavier strumming. The famous solo section uses a Les Paul through a cranked Marshall for a completely different character -- singing sustain with aggressive attack.

HelixQuad CortexBoss Katana

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