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One of the original pioneers of electric guitar, the Supro brand dates back as far as the mid-1930s, although it was in the early 40s that Supro amplification really began to take off, riding on the popular wave of Hawaiian music. By the late 50s and early 60s, Supro was one of America’s biggest names in amplification and can lay fair claim to being the sound of Chicago blues, as many prominent players from that era used its amps. Later on, this filtered through into mainstream rock, with Jimmy Page reputed to have used a Supro on many early Led Zep recordings.

The Supro brand disappeared

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