Supro Delta King | The $1 Upgrade You Can Do (No, This Isn't Clickbait)

[@sassycat]

Picking up a packet of these tomorrow for my DK8.

[@jamesbarrick3403]

I appreciate the effort you went through. Let's be clear, I have watched close to 30+ reviews nobody complained about these connections.

[@CarsInDimension]

Pure Tone multicontact jacks come with two nuts and a spring washer. Also, 3/8" is 9.5mm so a 10mm washer will work.

[@JoshTurnerGuitar]

Done. Thanks for the tip!

[@tedmich]

A good tip Lyle! FYI the actual Switchcraft parts, P10149X (toothed washer) and P10001 (3/8-32 panel nut) are about $0.20 each at Mouser! They're made of nickel plated copper bronze, very conductive and corrosion resistant.

[@dmytrogarastovych7684]

My 1.5 y.o. daughter was pulling the Blues King 8 behind her through the whole room by the guitar cable as a game, so no wonder that input connector died. I checked that some of the connectors inside were robust and just put the same in all the other places. That wasn't expensive as well, probably less than 10 bucks, but requires some soldering skills. Now I'm waiting for Delta King 12 to arrive and plan to use it just as is until I need to do the same repair

[@BradsGuitarGarage]

Holy F, a customer literally just inquired about one of these and I couldn't find a gut shot anywhere. Lyle to the rescue once again!

[@jacobbockover1628]

Thanks. I do not have a supro blues/delta king but its one of the few amps ive got a green light to put in the living room

[@dennisflock3958]

Doing it this weekend. Thanks, Lyle. Love the channel.

[@Satchmoeddie]

I have an old Mac 3/8 drive toothless spinner handle and a 1/4 inch drive ratchet adapter so I use & have used socket wrenches on jacks too. They work out the best for me.

[@Satchmoeddie]

Klein made some big nut drivers that are pretty nice too. 9/16 and 5/8 inch are open stock additions to their SAE set. A little pricey but worth it.

[@jamesadams1064]

Would I be better off with a Fender Blues Jr for a few dollars more?

[@thatampguy]

Dude I just wrapped up one and was shocked Supro couldn't be bothered to add these themselves.

[@oldguy5381]

Proper tools for the job,

[@michaelmenkevich5712]

Lyle is one of the best techs in the nation. I just wonder why not have an inventory of parts? Resistors, capacitors, pots, jacks, tubes, etc. Why order parts as needed? Shipping charges are out of control these days.

[@PsionicAudio]

Thanks Michael. I do have a large inventory, but it's nowhere near as large as it was pre-Covid. Availability has steeply declined and prices have multiplied. The behind the scenes supply issues are kind of frightening right now.

[@handlethisyoutube]

Thank you. Great tip. Effort/Benefit ratio muy alto.

[@0512matt]

Thanks for the vid! It's on my list whenever I get a chance to pull the chassis next. Can you recommend any other convenient upgrades for this amp?

[@renodavid]

Great advice I wish I had learned about 40 years ago.😭

[@roncarter2188]

OK Lyle I work at Home Depot so I have no excuse but to get some....thanks.

[@PittsS2C1]

Excellent tip.

[@henryb160]

Thanks for this. Can you tell me how the speaker in this combo is connected to the amp? Is it attached via a 1/4 jack? I want to use the Delta King 12 as an occasional speaker cab for my Katana mk2 head. Grateful for any info you can give.

[@jeffreyjones1295]

I own one of these sounds good cranked a little. Does it have the life expectancy of a tracfone?

[@boddumblues]

That would be 10mm. washers in metric, I buy a bunch from time to time ;-) The actually are about a half mm. oversized for CTS pots but no biggie ;-)

[@Satchmoeddie]

10mm or 3/8". I like using deep sockets for some reason. It gets my knuckles up & away from the panel without using those wobbly extensions.

[@richclayton5785]

You appear to be a strong fellow I think the leverage provided by that ratchet would strip threads. Perhaps a nut driver would be a better choice?

[@PsionicAudio]

Won't strip a Switchcraft open frame jack. But a nut driver is fine too.

[@retread1083]

Good call, Rich. A seasoned veteran like Lyle has no doubt developed a feel for the torque appropriate for various parts including brass bushings and flimsier jacks. For those less experienced, a nutdriver is more self-limiting. Or palm the ratchet at the pivot point.

[@michaelfuller34]

What about when you are fixing that rushing water sound? Is it ok then? #pipewrenchfix

[@Splattle101]

Good, basic info. 👍

[@WASAPTITO]

does this upgrade make the tone improvement? thanks

[@mississippijohnfahey7175]

Yes. So does the quality of the leather your guitar strap is made out of. Oh and your hair color/style

[@ctcards2636]

Best $1 ever spent ;-)

[@simmo42]

3/8 is as close as damn to 10mm fwiw

[@andrewmayton5840]

1000% tone improvement too

[@WASAPTITO]

how was the improvement in tone ? thanks

[@xeff3280]

On the input jack, what was that wire doing bridging the ground sleeve to another lug? Is it necessary? Edit: I figured it out, it's a shunt jack. Cool.

[@chikobaya5031]

Change your voice, speak normally

[@dennisflock3958]

Doing it this weekend. Thanks, Lyle. Love the channel.