RevDavidLee Posted November 8, 2017 Share Posted November 8, 2017 Okay I ordered it today so it's not here yet but Musicians Friend had them under their Stupid Deal pf the Day sale for $499 (normal price $899) so I jumped on it. Here's a photo I borrowed off the internet. Here's a quick YouTube video: And here's the specs: The Jamesport is a 21st-century update of the Supro electric solid-body guitar. The elegant comfort of the 1960’s-era beveled-edge Ozark body shape and the mighty sound of the original field-coil pickup have been enhanced with an ultra-fast satin neck, Tune-o-matic bridge and updated wave tailpiece. The result is a modern player’s instrument with old-school style and authentic Supro tone. The unique, Gold Foil pickup found in the Supro Jamesport is faithful reproduction of the original magnetics developed for Valco by Ralph Keller in the early 1950s. These pickups, which gave voice to the vintage Chicago-made Supro guitars, have a massive, broadband sound with remarkably low noise for a single-coil design. The humbucker-sized version of the Supro Gold Foil pickup used in the Jamesport is slightly overwound and located right at the harmonic “sweet spot”, as seen on the original Supro Ozark. The time-tested tone wood recipe of an alder body paired with a 25.5 in.-scale maple neck and rosewood fretboard combine with the Jamesport’s vintage-correct pickup to produce an exceptionally dynamic playing experience. Blending vintage American tone with refined set-neck design, the Supro Jamesport is intended for the professional musician who needs an ergonomic and versatile guitar capable of handling most genres of music with authority. While the Jamesport is a single-pickup guitar, it can cover a wide range of tones from twang to blues, funk, rock and jazz by manipulating the on-board tone control. The Jamesport guitar and its relatives in the Island Series represent the rebirth of the Supro brand as a stringed instrument manufacturer. The Supro Island Series of guitars was designed by David Koltai and Glenn Sweetwood, with technical assistance from master designer Trevor Wilkinson and vintage pickup expert Ken Calvet. FEATURES Vintage Supro Ozark body design Antique White Set neck with black satin finish Vintage Gold Foil pickup '50s-wiring volume and tone controls Wave tailpiece Alder body Maple neck 25.5 in. scale Dot inlays 6100 frets 12 in. radius fretboard Corian nut This should be delivered Thursday so I'll post more photos when she arrives. This is my first Supro guitar - should be a real nice pairing with my Supro Thunderbolt amp I bought a couple years back. I'm excited :) :o Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RevDavidLee Posted November 8, 2017 Author Share Posted November 8, 2017 I ordered the case from Sweetwater which added another $129 to the cost but I'm fairly certain this will be the only Supro guitar I'll ever own so I wanted it to have an appropriate case. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sparquelito Posted November 8, 2017 Share Posted November 8, 2017 That is really sharp, RevDavidLee!! I like it a lot. This is just me, but I would have to have a Supro amp to play it thru!! (Maybe that's just my OCD talking....) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
'Scales Posted November 8, 2017 Share Posted November 8, 2017 Superb-ro. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveFord Posted November 8, 2017 Share Posted November 8, 2017 In curious how that one sounds. Let us know, please. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ceptorman Posted November 8, 2017 Share Posted November 8, 2017 That is really sharp, RevDavidLee!! I like it a lot. This is just me, but I would have to have a Supro amp to play it thru!! (Maybe that's just my OCD talking....) He did say he had a Supro Thunderbolt amp already. Cool guitar.....congrats. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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RevDavidLee Posted November 8, 2017 Author Share Posted November 8, 2017 In curious how that one sounds. Let us know, please. Will do. Since I could not try one out locally I bought it based on the YouTube videos (and of course the price drop had a great influence) Here's some of the videos I watched: https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=supro+jamesport+electric+guitar Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kelly campbell Posted November 8, 2017 Share Posted November 8, 2017 Very Nice Rev..Congrats Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NHTom Posted November 8, 2017 Share Posted November 8, 2017 Awesome!!! These have been creeping up on my radar. Can't wait for your thoughts on it. NHTom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pippy Posted November 8, 2017 Share Posted November 8, 2017 Nice One, Rev! I've seen a few demos with Supros posted here in the recent past and I've always been very impressed. Looking forward to the tone report! Pip. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Megafrog Posted November 8, 2017 Share Posted November 8, 2017 I was looking at these yesterday as well but when I went to pull the trigger, they replaced the deal with a blue Hofner Ignition Bass. Disappointed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Notes_Norton Posted November 9, 2017 Share Posted November 9, 2017 HNGD!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RevDavidLee Posted November 9, 2017 Author Share Posted November 9, 2017 It's here! Haven't played it yet - letting it adjust to household temps :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RevDavidLee Posted November 9, 2017 Author Share Posted November 9, 2017 Okay - here we go! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
badbluesplayer Posted November 9, 2017 Share Posted November 9, 2017 Fancy! [thumbup] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RevDavidLee Posted November 10, 2017 Author Share Posted November 10, 2017 I spent the evening playing this guitar thru the Supro amp and it was absolutely superb throughout. Articulate. Full. Great bottom end on the lower strings - Fendery, Gretchy, but also round and deeply full sounding. I threw a Danelectro Billionaire Pride of Texas overdrive pedal in the mix and was grinding out notes that punched me in the face like a Marshall amp. This is a surprisingly versatile guitar for a single pickup. And it holds tune perfectly! I also posted this NGD on the Gretsch forum and a guy chimed in & told me that if you buy a Supro Jamesport from like Nov 1st thru December that they will give you a coupon code worth $130 good for any Supro merchandise through their website. I went to their Facebook page & got the details and submitted the necessary stuff. I wish I had known about this promotion before I ordered the Supro guitar case thru Sweetwater ($129) as I could have gotten the case free had I know about the promotion beforehand. The case has already been shipped & paid for so I guess I'll just go to the Supro store and get some more stuff. This has been a very good day :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rookery Posted November 10, 2017 Share Posted November 10, 2017 Never heard of these before but wow, nice tone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marky Forrest Posted November 11, 2017 Share Posted November 11, 2017 Congrats Rev. I'm glad you love her and you can't beat the price, even without the coupon. Have fun! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tx-ogre Posted November 11, 2017 Share Posted November 11, 2017 Very nice. Congrats. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sparquelito Posted November 12, 2017 Share Posted November 12, 2017 He did say he had a Supro Thunderbolt amp already. Cool guitar.....congrats. Ah, I missed that bit. I was too busy drooling over the guitar. :unsure: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thejay Posted November 12, 2017 Share Posted November 12, 2017 Congrats. I pondered this one but didn't pull the trigger. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Megafrog Posted November 15, 2017 Share Posted November 15, 2017 Guitar Center has these as their deal of the day today except in blue. I finally pulled the trigger. Thank you Rev for posting about the coupon as well as about the guitar, I will use the coupon to get a free case for my new guitar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RevDavidLee Posted November 16, 2017 Author Share Posted November 16, 2017 Guitar Center has these as their deal of the day today except in blue. I finally pulled the trigger. Thank you Rev for posting about the coupon as well as about the guitar, I will use the coupon to get a free case for my new guitar. I saw that too. Congrats! Enjoy the guitar brother! These are great promotions designed to get us talking about them - and here we are doing just that :) Looking forward to your impressions B) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Megafrog Posted November 21, 2017 Share Posted November 21, 2017 I saw that too. Congrats! Enjoy the guitar brother! These are great promotions designed to get us talking about them - and here we are doing just that :) Looking forward to your impressions B) My impressions are that this is one helluva guitar. The single coil in it sounds amazing clean or distorted. I like it enough that I just ordered a 2 pickup version called the Westbury from Alto Music. I am not sure why but the Westbury was only $399 new. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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