Supro 1642RT Titan vs Supro 1695TH Black Magick 25W Head
The Supro 1642RT Titan and the Supro 1695TH Black Magick 25W Head are both amplifiers sharing mid-forward, dynamic, gritty. The Supro 1642RT Titan leans lush.
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Blended from circuit-archetype lineage, dynamic feel, tone-signal overlap and tone-vector distance — the tone vector itself is derived from editorial description text, not a measured acoustic signal, so this reflects how similarly the catalog copy describes the two, not a lab measurement. Shown only within a gear class, and only where there's enough evidence to be meaningful.82% — very similar
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Genres both listings are associated with.- Classic Rock
- Blues
- Garage Rock
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Derived from overlapping tonal signals across both listings.- mid-forward
- dynamic
- gritty
Supro 1642RT Titan
Supro · amplifier
Supro 1695TH Black Magick 25W Head
Supro · amplifier
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Citation/mention fame — how often this gear is cited across artist rigs and gear discussion.The Supro 1642RT Titan is a valve amplifier from Supro of the modern era, whose range draws on the Valco-built American amplifiers the company produced in the 1950s and 60s. Those amps are characterised by midrange-forward, raw tone with strong touch response rather than the clean, scooped voicing of contemporaneous Fenders, and the modern line extends that character across formats from 5-watt recording combos to 50-watt stage amplifiers. Detailed independent review coverage of the Titan is limited, so the description here is deliberately confined to what can be established about the brand and this model's place in it rather than asserting specifics that sources do not support.
The Supro 1695TH Black Magick 25W Head is modelled on Jimmy Page's 1959 Supro combo, the amplifier responsible for most of the tones on Led Zeppelin I. It is a 25-watt all-tube Class A design running 6973 output tubes, an unusual choice that gives the instantly recognisable Supro midrange grind and unusually strong touch dynamics. Supro rate it as offering more gain than any other amplifier in their range, so it breaks up readily and rewards playing with the guitar volume rather than adding pedals. In head form it drives an external cabinet rather than the traditional Supro combo speaker. It suits blues, classic rock and garage players chasing late-fifties American amp character with genuine grind rather than modern clean headroom.
- lush
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Occasions this gear suits — judged per model, or derived from its wattage, connectivity and category.- Live
- Studio
- Worship
- Live
- Studio
- Worship
- Practice