Supro 1690T Coronado
On loan to The Met
This work of art is currently on loan to the museum.Jimmy Page used this amp in combination with his “Dragon” Telecaster and occasionally a violin bow in recordings and performances with the Yardbirds. He played his Telecaster through the amp to record the entirety of Led Zeppelin (1968) and used it for his solo on “Stairway to Heaven.” The amp originally had two ten-inch speakers and was modified to contain one twelve-inch speaker.
Technical Description:
24 watts tube power, four inputs, two channels with separate volume and tone controls, tremolo section with rate and intensity controls; modified for one 12 in. speaker
Technical Description:
24 watts tube power, four inputs, two channels with separate volume and tone controls, tremolo section with rate and intensity controls; modified for one 12 in. speaker
Artwork Details
- Title: Supro 1690T Coronado
- Artist: Valco Manufacturing Company
- Artist: Jimmy Page (British, Heston, born 1944)
- Date: 1959
- Medium: Wood, metal, plastic, textile
- Dimensions: Height: 18 in. (45.72 cm)
Width: 20.5 in. (52.1 cm)
Depth: 8 in. (20.32 cm)
Weight: ~32.5 lbs - Classification: Electrophone
- Credit Line: Collection of Jimmy Page
- Curatorial Department: Musical Instruments