The 1648RT Saturn Reverb amplifier is a future-retro amplifier
designed for the working player who needs a lightweight,
vintage-flavored amp with world-class tube reverb. This 15-Watt, Class-A
1×12 luxury combo is powered by a pair of 6973 tubes with a 5U4 tube
rectifier—giving you the ultimate in tactile response and signature
Supro breakup at manageable gigging volume.
The Saturn Reverb’s amazingly low noise floor makes this amp perfect
for players who prefer to crank the amp and use the guitar’s volume knob
to control texture and dynamics. Independent TREBLE and BASS controls
allow the musician to fine tune the frequency response of the preamp to
accommodate a wide range of pickups and varied stage environments.
The Saturn Reverb’s blue rhino hide tolex, vintage-correct cabinetry
and fundamental circuit topology are all drawn from the original Supro
Reverb combos of the mid 60’s. Like its ancestors, the new Saturn
Reverb’s power-tube tremolo comes after the reverb pan, lending an
ethereal shake and wobble to the enveloping wash of tube-driven spring
reverb. The Supro Saturn Reverb’s four-spring, 17” long reverb pan and
all-tube reverb drive and recovery stages provide warm and smooth ‘verb
that “surrounds the note” without getting in the way, even when the
amplifier is cranked all the way up for maximum grind.