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1964 Supro Thunderbolt Airline-Branded Vintage Tube Amp Valco 1×15 with RCA 6L6GCs

Sunday, December 29th, 2019
1964 Supro Thunderbolt Airline-Branded Vintage Tube Amp Valco 1x15 with RCA 6L6GCs

1964 Supro Thunderbolt Airline-Branded Vintage Tube Amp Valco 1x15 with RCA 6L6GCs

1964 Supro Thunderbolt Airline-Branded Vintage Tube Amp Valco 1x15 with RCA 6L6GCs

1964 Supro Thunderbolt Airline-Branded Vintage Tube Amp Valco 1x15 with RCA 6L6GCs

1964 Supro Thunderbolt Airline-Branded Vintage Tube Amp Valco 1x15 with RCA 6L6GCs

1964 Supro Thunderbolt Airline-Branded Vintage Tube Amp Valco 1x15 with RCA 6L6GCs

1964 Supro Thunderbolt Airline-Branded Vintage Tube Amp Valco 1x15 with RCA 6L6GCs

1964 Supro Thunderbolt Airline-Branded Vintage Tube Amp Valco 1x15 with RCA 6L6GCs

1964 Supro Thunderbolt Airline-Branded Vintage Tube Amp Valco 1x15 with RCA 6L6GCs

1964 Supro Thunderbolt Airline-Branded Vintage Tube Amp Valco 1x15 with RCA 6L6GCs

1964 Supro Thunderbolt Airline-Branded Vintage Tube Amp Valco 1x15 with RCA 6L6GCs

1964 Supro Thunderbolt Airline-Branded Vintage Tube Amp Valco 1x15 with RCA 6L6GCs

Up for sale, a 1964 Supro Thunderbolt with rare two-tone blonde and black tolex and a complete original RCA tube set. An Airline-branded variant, this amp is otherwise identical to its Supro-branded brother. This legendary tube amp was made in the USA by Valco, and is generally considered to be Jimmy Page’s amp of choice for crafting many of guitar sounds on early Led Zeppelin records. Lightly compressed, focused, and balanced, the Thunderbolt pushes roughly 35 watts through a pair of 6L6 power tubes and a Jensen C15N speaker. For everything from clean, wooly rhythm tones to saturated tube overdrive further up on the volume dial, the Thunderbolt delivers a pure sound with a simple yet ingenious circuit and only two knobs for Volume and Tone. The circuit is extremely original, and both transformers are stock, with original CTS pots that date to’64. Notable for being an early example of the Thunderbolt with a rectifier tube and sweet, tube driven “sag”, the amp boasts an original RCA 5U4 in the rectifier position, along with a pair of RCA-branded 6L6GC gray plate power tubes that are properly biased. The chassis has consistent light surface rust, yet all of the original black silkscreen text is intact, along with the stock pair of knobs. The speaker is an era-correct Jensen 15 C15N speaker, and this ceramic magnet speaker has an extremely clean gray frame and original foil label on the magnet. The cabinet retains its original two-tone tolex and salt and pepper grillcloth, with modest wear on the top of the enclosure and a few requisite scuffs and snags on the tolex as a whole. If you’re looking for the essential Valco/Supro tone for recording or live use, look no further than the rare Airline-branded variant of the venerable Thunderbolt. Check out our shop “Mike & Mike’s Guitar Bar, ” and please let us know if we can answer any questions! We use double thick boxes, 1″ foam, and industrial 1/2″ bubble wrap to ensure that your amp arrives safely. International orders will be declared as merchandise, and the value of merchandise will be declared as the amount paid. We cannot declare anything as a gift or for a lesser value. We do our best to describe all items with honesty and accuracy, but to be sure, please. The item “1964 Supro Thunderbolt Airline-Branded Vintage Tube Amp Valco 1×15 with RCA 6L6GCs” is in sale since Wednesday, August 28, 2019. This item is in the category “Musical Instruments & Gear\Guitars & Basses\Guitar Amplifiers”. The seller is “mmguitarbar” and is located in Seattle, Washington. This item can be shipped worldwide.
  • Number of Channels: 1
  • Number of Speakers: 1
  • Model: Thunderbolt
  • Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
  • Amplifier Technology: Vacuum Tube
  • MPN: Does Not Apply
  • Amplifier Type: Combo
  • Brand: Supro
  • Suitable For: Performance