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Overview of Supro Sahara Electric Guitar - Wedgewood Blue Metallic (Demo)
Floor model with a small chip on the bottom rear of the guitar.
The Sahara is a wide-body reproduction of the single-pickup electric guitar that was manufactured in Chicago during the early 1960s. This historic reissue guitar mates a chambered body with a newly developed, composite “Acousti-glass” top. This updated construction preserves the instrument’s Art Deco aesthetics and timeless, semi-hollow sound while improving its acoustic resonance and tuning stability.
The Sahara’s vintage-correct tuners, dobro tailpiece, and adjustable rosewood bridge are joined by a faithful replica of the legendary Vistatone pickup to bring you a fully realized and worthy reissue of this classic Supro guitar.
The Vistatone pickup found in the Supro Sahara is a reproduction of the groundbreaking, single-coil design developed for Valco by Ralph Keller in the early 1950s. The Vistatone pickup is cited as prior art in Seth Lover’s PAF patent and is found in many of the most desirable vintage Supro models.
The 50’s wiring on the volume and tone controls allows for a broad range of sounds, including crystal-clear clean tones when the volume is rolled off.
Our semi-hollow recipe of an Acousti-glass top and chambered body retains the unique sonic characteristics of the original reso-glass models while providing today’s musicians with a lightweight, highly playable instrument that stays in tune and is easy to maintain.
The Sahara and its relatives in the Americana Series of Supro electric guitars were designed by Trevor Wilkinson and David Koltai to capture the spirit and sound of the Art Deco-influenced, historic line of Supro instruments manufactured in Chicago by Valco during the guitar boom of the 1960s.
FEATURES
- Vintage Supro body design
- Wedgewood Blue Metallic finish
- Redesigned two-bolt neck joint
- Vintage-correct Vistatone pickups
- 50’s-wiring volume and tone controls
- Rosewood bridge
- Dobro tailpiece
- Acousti-glass top
- Semi-hollow mahogany back
- Mahogany neck with dot inlays
- 24 ¾” scale
Music City Canada is an authorized reseller for Supro products. Purchases are backed with full manufacturer warranty in Canada. All orders ship from our Canadian warehouse.
