Supro S555

Mages · Post by **Mages** » Sat Nov 28, 2009 4:06 am

Anyone know more about this guitar?

looks so badass.

source: http://www.myspace.com/rexmattress

damienblair17 · Post by **damienblair17** » Sat Nov 28, 2009 5:31 am

lol guy on left.

laterallateral · Post by **laterallateral** » Sat Nov 28, 2009 5:37 am

I know that I almost bought one from a pawn shop last year. When I finally worked up the 150 bucks, it was gone.
I also know the body is made of some kind of hollow fiberglass/plastic shit. It resonated almost as loudly as an acoustic, unplugged.

Mages · Post by **Mages** » Sat Nov 28, 2009 8:35 am

dude yes, that is what I figured. it is one of those "resoglass" guitars, much like the jack white guitar.

Viljami · Post by **Viljami** » Sat Nov 28, 2009 10:35 am

What about this bad boy? I know it's not a Supro, but a Silvertone Silhouette 65'. The body shape looks similar.
As I recall, it was made to be a cheapskate alternative to the Jaguars and Jazzmasters.

Mages · Post by **Mages** » Sat Nov 28, 2009 10:42 am

that's a harmony bobcat. they're pretty cool. they were branded as silvertones for a little while.

hendrix1234 · Post by **hendrix1234** » Sun Nov 29, 2009 6:59 am

I just bought one of those silvertones, its a silhouette model 1478,ive been on the search for one for a long time, and being in Australia they come up like once or twice a year.

looking forward to getting it, should be here next week

Viljami · Post by **Viljami** » Sun Nov 29, 2009 9:17 am

Tell me how it goes, the one I posted is hanging in a shop here. Considering buying it maybe some beautiful day.

holyCATS1415 · Post by **holyCATS1415** » Sun Nov 29, 2009 6:12 pm

mage wrote:that's a harmony bobcat. they're pretty cool. they were branded as silvertones for a little while.

bobcats typically had angled pick ups.

i had this exact model. it was a silvertone silhouette

kim · Post by **kim** » Sun Nov 29, 2009 6:32 pm

<3

isall.

onezero4u · Post by **onezero4u** » Sun Nov 29, 2009 6:37 pm

i LOVE how that Silvertone Silhouette 65 pickguard goes all the way down to engulf the
vol and tone knobs !

sweet

holyCATS1415 · Post by **holyCATS1415** » Sun Nov 29, 2009 6:42 pm

the bridge also sits on top of the pick guard, its not attached at all. and the pick guard material is the stuff that shrinks and warps.
(but looks awesome)

DanHeron · Post by **DanHeron** » Sun Nov 29, 2009 7:39 pm

Supro S-555

Can't find any info about them though.

BoringPostcards · Post by **BoringPostcards** » Sun Nov 29, 2009 9:55 pm

DanHeron wrote:Supro S-555

Can't find any info about them though.

holy jesus mother of f@#k. That is perfect perfect fucking asldkfj

want!

DanHeron · Post by **DanHeron** » Sun Nov 29, 2009 10:11 pm

Actually, i think it might be a different model. Different inlays, and only 3 knobs. The S555 above has 4. It was probably from the same model range.

DanHeron · Post by **DanHeron** » Sun Nov 29, 2009 10:18 pm

There we go. It is an S555.

DanHeron · Post by **DanHeron** » Sun Nov 29, 2009 10:20 pm

And it looks like the one i posted before is an S655! :

DanHeron · Post by **DanHeron** » Sun Nov 29, 2009 10:22 pm

Here's some scans of the old Supro catalogues i found:

http://www.valcopages.com/Catalogs/Supro.html

Mages · Post by **Mages** » Mon Nov 30, 2009 1:31 am

damn, that thing is so awesome. interesting how the supro and harmony are not truly offset. the lower cutaway is in a normal offset location (down by the bridge pickup) but they brought the upper cutaway down as well to match it, making it no longer offset. probably because fender patented the offset body. the same effect is achieved by bringing the lower cutaway down so it balances better, it doesn't really matter if it's truly offset or not.

robert(original) · Post by **robert(original)** » Mon Nov 30, 2009 4:27 am

my ex had one of those silvertones.
the pups were badass! they sounded awsome with some low gain dirt! it was a solid guitar, the tuners, fretting, setup and overall build quility was WAY better than the squire duo that i got.
they knew what they were doing. the only downside was the bridge and the fact that the non ajustable pups.