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AMPS THIS BEAUTIFUL Don't Need 'Repair'…Only Love ❤️ - 1971 HIWATT CUSTOM 50 DR504 

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In this video, we'll look at a 1971 Hiwatt Custom 50 in need of some service attention. We'll also set the bias and talk about the pros and cons of setting the bias according to onset of crossover distortion on the oscilloscope vs the 70% plate dissipation rule. In the end, we'll demonstrate the tone in a band setting, complete with bass and drums!
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@TheGuitologist
@TheGuitologist Год назад
Guitar used: www.zioguitars.com/shop/brad-linzy-the-guitologist-signature-meteorite Mics used: Guitar Cabinet - sE Electronics VR1 Passive Ribbon amzn.to/3KiVsCN EV 635a amzn.to/3YK8ZHR Drums were miced up with ONE Shure 565: amzn.to/3SdKfVP Audio Technica AT4040 used as a room mic amzn.to/3IhYV1x *SHOW YOUR SUPPORT* 1: Become a Member on Locals: theguitologist.locals.com/ 2: Donate via Paypal: paypal.me/guitologist?locale.... 3: Buy Merch: bit.ly/GuitologistMerch
@simonfettig1945
@simonfettig1945 Год назад
Hi Brad! Love the videos especially this one! Got a question regarding tubes. Where can I get my hands on a good matching set of 6 6550’s? The tubes available here in Medicine Hat are garbage
@UncleDoug
@UncleDoug Год назад
Viewing the innards of a HiWatt amp is like bumping into Margot Robbie at the mall......astounding beauty, flawless construction, impressive performance, and (most likely) way more than you can afford ;)
@TheGuitologist
@TheGuitologist Год назад
And if they were for sale all the time, they'd put us out of business.
@wrenchhead6840
@wrenchhead6840 Год назад
Good to see you again uncle doug
@RHR-221b
@RHR-221b Год назад
Stay free, Uncle Doug et al. All the best. Rab 🍻 😎
@RHR-221b
@RHR-221b Год назад
PS. To Rusty (Rest In Peace) and your beloved KittenKatz. 💖
@roderickbalt8993
@roderickbalt8993 Год назад
Margot Robbie is just marketing, you can trip over more beautiful women in a mall actually ;)!
@brianlebrun2382
@brianlebrun2382 Год назад
I have a friend who was recording in Electric Lady Studio back in the early to mid 70s with Clarence Clemens and a few other folks. In walked a man who asked if his boss could come in and lay some tracks down with them. They said sure but my friend being a major funk player at the time had no idea who Pete Townsend was. In he came with his assistant pushing in a Hiwatt halfstack. After the session (I've seen the pics and heard the tracks) Townsend packed up his guitar and left but didn't take the amp. My friend was able to track him down and in a phone call Pete told him to keep it because Hiwatt gives them to him. Well, he still has it and I've played through it. It's a friggin' beast and I had a chance to buy it but there's no way to pony up that much cash. The amp has been authenticated. Townsend used to spray a large spot of orange paint on the inside of the cabs and the head as his security "mark". They both have it and the serial numbers are correct. Great, historic amps.
@malcolmhardwick4258
@malcolmhardwick4258 Год назад
I remember when you could buy these amps as well as WEM, Selmer, Sound City and others for peanuts !
@TheGuitologist
@TheGuitologist Год назад
We never see that stuff where I live hardly. I owned one Sound City a few years back. It's the only one I had ever seen in the wild, so I bought it.
@malcolmhardwick4258
@malcolmhardwick4258 Год назад
@@TheGuitologist There used to be stacks of them in secondhand stores. Pick them up from 100 uk pound and up. You dont see them nowadays nor the secondhand stores they've all gone. But when you do see one pop up on ebay then they want top dollar. I had 50w Sound City for a while and a really great WEM 50w head that was covered in white leather. Someonestole it as well as other good stuff. Those were the days people didnt realise what they had !
@scottdunn2178
@scottdunn2178 Год назад
@@TheGuitologist If you remember the old Angela Instruments catalog, the dude would buy piles of these amps over in England and ship them back for resale in the States. A Selmer Treble 'n Bass for $150, etc. was common. 2203 heads for $400 all day long. Fun times.
@gamjammallota78
@gamjammallota78 Год назад
Those amps are a thing of beauty. I was 15yrs old back then. I was playing all the amps from that era. HIWATT was known for how loud they were while remaining fairly clean vs a Vox or Marshall. Fenders back then were clean but not as loud or robust comparatively speaking. They have their own "crunch" voice when driven and are superb pedal platforms. HIWATT was truly a mil-spec amp and repair techs loved them back then as they still do today.
@maxykuipers
@maxykuipers 5 дней назад
Obviously, nothiung has changed - has it?😜
@sski
@sski Год назад
I almost died when I saw the underside of the chassis. It was so gloriously beautiful. THE BRADS ROCK! 🤘🤘
@mtacoustic1
@mtacoustic1 Год назад
Had a 50 watt 'Bulldog' HIWATT combo back in the 90's. They were beautifully constructed to military specs. Wish I still had it!
@RealGengarTV
@RealGengarTV Год назад
FINALLY an amp repair video !
@dholzric1
@dholzric1 Год назад
I had one just like this back in the mid 80s. It was a work of art.
@RyanHemming
@RyanHemming 2 месяца назад
Back in the mid ‘90s I bought a couple of 1970/71 Dr-103’s around $500 from Black Market Music in Los Angeles. I traded my Marshall JCM900 once I heard the Hiwatt. I still have them to this day! I would lose sleep if I had an issue with one of them. I met some old timers that knew out to service them - the genius of Greg Leon! Later on I met Don Butler who worked on converting my Super Lead to 6550s. Hiwatt is by far my favorite amp!
@stiffrichard2816
@stiffrichard2816 Год назад
I never get tired of watching Pete Townsend topple that full stack BAM!-Right down on the hard stage floor... and it still worked!!!
@vayabroder729
@vayabroder729 Год назад
The Kids Are Alright clip? 😉
@stiffrichard2816
@stiffrichard2816 9 месяцев назад
​@@vayabroder729Yup!
@orionwarren4244
@orionwarren4244 Год назад
Ahhh, yes. That organic 60s and 70s crunch tone these old English amps produced so effortlessly.
@TheGuitologist
@TheGuitologist Год назад
It was BEYOND loud in the room to get that crunch. Hearing protection recommended!
@lutboy2909
@lutboy2909 Год назад
That's a sexy amp there, like noting else i can see until now, just pure gold and sounded crazy too
@gibs8412
@gibs8412 Год назад
thanks for playing the amp with the other tracks, love hearing old equipment that way!
@BigislandEJ
@BigislandEJ Год назад
As an old electrician and a nerd , I do love this channel.
@rmdatv
@rmdatv Год назад
Alright Brad. Been watching for yrs, but that one earned the subscription. Cant imagine how much work went into this but definitely appreciate it.
@simonnotthepieman1581
@simonnotthepieman1581 Год назад
I bought a Hiwatt just a few months ago. It says Custom Hiwatt 20 on the front though model is SA20. It's frigging lovely! Loud! Tons of headroom, and takes pedals well. I run it thru a BOSS TAE coz of neighbours lol
@SteveHacker
@SteveHacker Год назад
Now THAT REALLY DOES sound like the 60s and 70s! Now I MUST have one (just as soon as I win the lottery). MMMAN! More videos like this!!! 😍😍😍
@jimaccord3341
@jimaccord3341 11 месяцев назад
Great analysis, technical review, workmanship, and I love the band as well! Keep up the great work!
@klauth_Yksyn
@klauth_Yksyn Год назад
This was great! I just bought a couple of the new Hiwatt offerings and am enjoying being part of the legacy.
@kimmassey6596
@kimmassey6596 Год назад
Probably your best video ever. Thanks Brad
@andywitch666
@andywitch666 Год назад
This amp is a jem of simplicity and tidiness, the heaven to the Mesa Hell!!! Nice to see you on the drums again, nice groove!!!
@_Mr_C
@_Mr_C Год назад
Agreed. Mesa is way too complicated the layouts are suspect. Multi-layer boards are crap. Amps should not be rocket science.
@popeye089
@popeye089 Год назад
Ooooo I had a 1971 100. IMO a HiFI Marshall with boutique build quality before “boutique” existed
@Damaraja
@Damaraja Год назад
What a treat. Hits the spot. Thanks, B. 🤙
@metricdeep8856
@metricdeep8856 Год назад
This is why RU-vid is the best thing to happen to this world. Much gratitude to you Sir. The universe owes you good Karma. Cheers and thanks for sharing. Edit: I left out the part about how fantastic you are at explaining what you are doing. Again, Much gratitude. Cheers.
@hansemannluchter643
@hansemannluchter643 Год назад
That was a great watch, thanks. Always a pleasure to see the inside of a Hiwartt😁
@Twobarpsi
@Twobarpsi Год назад
Wow!! The layout of this anp is top notch!!
@artysanmobile
@artysanmobile Год назад
I set my 1970 JMP 50w bias to net me 40w operation and it is still small stage capable but with a breakup I can use. I’m very happy with it. I bought this amp new and will never let it go.
@julianmetcalfe1070
@julianmetcalfe1070 Год назад
Wow sounds of those classic Amps are heaven, great jam at the end too wicked
@peterstephen1562
@peterstephen1562 Год назад
The creative sound demonstration / performance is stunning. Well done. Nice to see you happy.
@TheGuitologist
@TheGuitologist Год назад
Thank you very much!
@robertclarkguitar
@robertclarkguitar Год назад
My dream amp.
@peterburi2727
@peterburi2727 Год назад
I had one of those in my youth, great sounding amp. Nice choice for a video.
@howabouthetruth2157
@howabouthetruth2157 Год назад
I had already posted 2 comments mid-video, then had to run a quick errand & came back to finish watching. Man, that amp & guitar sounds amazing! Very impressive. Cool licks too! I used headphones, and even after the compression of youtube, I can really tell how ballsy that amp is. NICE!!!
@kennethoneill241
@kennethoneill241 Год назад
The coolest jam on your channel yet! Thanks
@loumonte658
@loumonte658 Год назад
Outstanding amp. Great playing too.
@petersouthern7227
@petersouthern7227 Год назад
Excellent! I have a 100 watt version from the same year.
@TheGuitologist
@TheGuitologist Год назад
sweet!
@hippoferd
@hippoferd Год назад
Hi nice amp and nice drum playing too , you said one day that you have a young daughter playing the drums; my 9 old daughter is playing the drums too since her 7 years old, I'm very proud of her, girls rock !!!
@TheGuitologist
@TheGuitologist Год назад
The drumming daughter is the one in this video. She's been jamming with me here and there. I'll get her there! She loves music and has an excellent memory for it.
@ralfhedstrom
@ralfhedstrom Год назад
Thats a work of beauty....I am drooling.
@fiddlix
@fiddlix Год назад
50-60% plate idle dissipation is plenty for a Hiwatt 50. I love the David Reeves era of Hiwatt amps. Great job Brad.
@RogerBarraud
@RogerBarraud Год назад
That sounds excessive to me. Why not crank it all the way up and enjoy Class A goodness? 😕
@snowyrain5730
@snowyrain5730 Год назад
50% ?! You're doing yourself a massive disservice running these amps that cold.
@giulioluzzardi7632
@giulioluzzardi7632 6 месяцев назад
70% and it should sound massive.
@embreesmith7613
@embreesmith7613 Год назад
Brad... I always was impressed with the Military Standard workmanship on these. 🙂
@firebugmusic
@firebugmusic 10 месяцев назад
That Custom 50 SMOKES! I have an original '73 Hiwatt Custom 100 I am also endorsed by Hiwatt. They did not give me the '73 :) I also have the matching 4/12 cab wall of sound! Thanks for posting our band is FireBug we are based in Joshua Tree CA
@martinmccann2112
@martinmccann2112 Год назад
Cracking video of my dream amp,many thanks Brad.
@markn4526
@markn4526 7 месяцев назад
Another well-done video. I'm fortunate enough to have 1974 DR504 that I bought used back in 1980 for $240(!). It's a great amp that I used as my primary gigging amp thru the 80's. It was 100% reliable thru that period, but started developing some issues in the mid-90's. My amp tech called it "motorboating". I think it got upset probably because I wasn't using it enough. I had it re-capped and re-tubed and it was restored back to its previous greatness. I had an adjustable bias circuit installed too. It's a powerful and muscular sounding amp that stays very clean into very high volume levels on its own and serves well as a great pedal platform.
@user-cv8ix5dg6o
@user-cv8ix5dg6o 4 месяца назад
What a brilliant performance
@DetroitWrecker666
@DetroitWrecker666 Год назад
Wow! This is incredible!
@TheGuitologist
@TheGuitologist Год назад
IKR!
@groovedodger
@groovedodger Год назад
Wow what a beauty in such good nick. I have a Dr 103 100w 1970's so this vid very useful thanks Brad.
@rockdaddy2168
@rockdaddy2168 Год назад
I miss my HIWATT. Early 70s 100w. Bought it new.
@hrsey71
@hrsey71 Год назад
sounds great! good to see amp content
@R3TR0R4V3
@R3TR0R4V3 Год назад
That Hiwatt, wow the handwired workmanship is just outstanding. 😎 What a sweet amp! That wall of Supro's & Silvertones behind you at the end though.. I would've died and gone to heaven. 😍
@TheGuitologist
@TheGuitologist Год назад
Who needs art on the walls? :D
@roncarter2188
@roncarter2188 Год назад
Beautiful Amp and beautiful job on the analysis and bias!
@simonegleton1790
@simonegleton1790 Год назад
That was excellent, very informative as usual, plus tone to die for at the end, thank you!
@208414
@208414 Год назад
I loved the full band jams at the end.
@TheGuitologist
@TheGuitologist Год назад
Thanks. I’ll probably do at least a little of that from now on.
@truthtorpedo99
@truthtorpedo99 Год назад
Nice arrangements at the end, sweet variety of tones too
@bdhay02
@bdhay02 Год назад
Beautiful. That was my first guitar amp (my Dad bought it for me used around 1976-1977). It had a couple of cigarette burns on the Tolex and had a slight smell of smoke and beer once the tubes warmed up. I figured it was probably made in the late 60s to early 70s then spent some time on the road. I sold it in the late 80s for $200 when getting out of debt. If I had a Time Machine I would go back to tell my younger self to give my head a shake. 😂 No idea what a late 60s to early 70s Hiwatt Custom 50 is worth today.
@hlyangel1
@hlyangel1 Год назад
Great sound on the jam! Thanks for doing that.
@nealappleby8334
@nealappleby8334 Год назад
Great amp, I’ve got a Dr504, Noddy Holder of Slade had a 200watt version!!
@treed873
@treed873 Год назад
Thanks for the repair vid! Always fascinating.
@TheGuitologist
@TheGuitologist Год назад
You bet
@garymallard4699
@garymallard4699 Год назад
Uncle Doug and Cousin Brad...2 Wild & Crazy Guys !! 👍🤨
@strat0871
@strat0871 Год назад
Congrats master.
@robertbarbaree4190
@robertbarbaree4190 Год назад
Great video, I enjoy your walk throughs and the jams at the end were a bonus!!
@jeffjeff4477
@jeffjeff4477 Год назад
I'm at Hiwatt fan since 79 My buddy had a HW 100, also brothers HW 50 that was never used, so I used it for bass. It took me awhile to realize how fortunate I was to have used one so early in my musical adventure. I've been through a few amps since then, Traynor , Acoustic, Roland, and now I have a 86 Bass 100, it's been gone through and functions great. Probably a holy Grail amp to me, I know it's not a early 70s DR but, honestly, it's the next best thing to me. I really appreciate the sparkling sound and unsurpassed bottom end. Thanks for sharing this video. Next HW may be a 70s dr50 They seem fairly reasonable cost wise, unlike the DR 100 watt Love the sound and design and they are built like a tank!!!! Edit Loved the end jam Sounds great!
@MrWalleye
@MrWalleye Год назад
Oh man that amp sounds so good. Great vid Brad 👍
@reptalien_music
@reptalien_music Год назад
That is a thing of beauty
@sylvainbebert3704
@sylvainbebert3704 7 месяцев назад
Super tone ! Love the 50w Hiwatt
@robertclarkguitar
@robertclarkguitar Год назад
Killer snare. You tuned it up nice. I miss my kits. My god. Great video my friend. Learned a bit about biasing.
@northernthrifter8817
@northernthrifter8817 Год назад
The sound your getting with that amp is incredibly similar to Rory Gallagher's early 70s baseman tone.
@markedwards1948
@markedwards1948 Год назад
I owned a 1972/3 Harry Joyce, Dave Reeves DR504 for quite a few years, now Ive got another one and a Hi-Gain 50 combo. Best amps I've ever had. Soo much Headroom and take any pedal in its stride from Chorus to any O/D, Distortion, Fuzz! Built like tanks and I abused mine falling out of tour vans, falling down stairs... the usual. The other parties always came worse off.
@paulhendershott667
@paulhendershott667 Год назад
You got the electronics nerd in me excited again! I used to build everything HEATHKIT back in the day! I also restored antique radios from the 1920's - 1940's and my share of vintage ham radio gear. I swapped a bunch of Heathkit and historic Ham Radio gear with Joe Walsh back in 2000, he's also a licensed ham, WB6ACU. 73's Paul W9BBR
@TheGuitologist
@TheGuitologist Год назад
There's still deals on old tube gear here and there if you know where to look.
@dadadrew
@dadadrew Год назад
Awesome sounds great
@johnjames1813
@johnjames1813 Год назад
Killer amp. Great video. Thanks
@davidstorm4015
@davidstorm4015 Год назад
Great to see an amp repair video again, m ore of these please! This one was an absolute beauty, a pleasure to see you work on such a fantastic amp. Fantastic so see the imaginative demo section at the end too, that must have taken a lot of time and effort.
@pensive_
@pensive_ 6 месяцев назад
best sounding amp you ever demo'd
@misterknightowlandco
@misterknightowlandco Год назад
The attention to detail is amazing. When you showed all the pots and all the labels were facing the same way… now that’s ocd level attention to detail.
@MrMe4444444
@MrMe4444444 Год назад
Loved your demo at end. Better than noodling.
@petersikstrom9232
@petersikstrom9232 Год назад
Oh boy! My favorite amp! At the time, mid 70s, I was working as an amp/guitar tech in Gothenburg, Sweden, called MUG, Music Unlimited, in english. We got the opportunity to sell HiWatt for the Swedish and Skandinavian market. But....There was a big hurdle to get over, SEMKO! Similar but much more rigorous than FCC...... I got the task to go and see if Dave on how we could alter the amps to fit the skandivian market. 1 IEC power socket 2 two slowblow 6.3 amp fuses for the heaters. 3 up the grid resistors to 5 watt, stupid since the valves was idling at 50% 4 Speaker outlet, female Anyway, I met Dave at his office in 197x, two long narrow stairs up. I presented what we needed to change for the market and he just flat out said NO. I am ok if You do the market adoption, because the units are safe when they leave here. End of story. I have done thousends of SEMKO conversion during the 70s and 80s for the Skandinavian market and yet do not have one! It is built like a Tank.
@TheGuitologist
@TheGuitologist Год назад
Awesome story! Thanks for sharing that. The IEC plug is just an improvement no matter how you slice it. Pretty sure the wire wound screen grid resistors are 5W in this example anyway. I think heater fuses are probably overkill since any short in the filament circuit would blow the Mains fuse anyway. Very interesting.
@stevenwilliamdewitt
@stevenwilliamdewitt Год назад
Very nice! Thank you for the demo. Also the cat visiting is pretty good.
@ChristofferKeizer
@ChristofferKeizer Год назад
Digging the drumming. Very interesting video, way above my head.
@dennisapplegate7553
@dennisapplegate7553 Год назад
Tube Depot (Memphis ) has some Amperex branded tubes along with many other hard to find tubes. Their selection is astounding.
@faultlessguitarsandamps1116
I really liked your playing . Very cool music . And the Hiwatt sounded great .
@augustisaacson7903
@augustisaacson7903 Год назад
My god it’s gorgeous❤️😭
@jacobdowler1
@jacobdowler1 Год назад
Excellent! Brad's Band! ...Very impressive! 😃
@Nizodizo
@Nizodizo Год назад
I am digging your Hiwatt amp.
@HOLOCULT
@HOLOCULT 4 месяца назад
Wow!!! Awesome rig, awesome tone! Great playing on the skins and strings man!
@vainwretch
@vainwretch Год назад
Man ! Great tone out of that amp ! Way to jam ! : )
@KekmanForTheRestOfTheWorld
@KekmanForTheRestOfTheWorld Год назад
the first 9 minutes of this video are like some weird kind of guitar meditation content. i love it! especially the 2 minutes ater 07:00
@PetraKann
@PetraKann Год назад
Great video - dragged up some old memories of HIWATT 100 amp head I bought in the early 1980s. It didnt work but luckily the issue was vacuum tube related only so easy to fix. I ran it through a cheap speaker cabinet which looked like a Marshall but wasnt. I didnt know anything about HIWATT amps at the time and sold it for $130 which was more than double the price I bought it for. I thought I did well out of the deal - silly me. I then saw Pink Floyd’s live film called “Live at Pompei” and HIWATT amps were used and shown in some of the songs. UK company which was recently bought by a Canadian business man and restarted. I had a lot of gear in the 1980s which was second hand from the 1960s and 1970s. Easy to buy at the time. Kicking myself today. (Had a Rhodes piano with 4 keys that didnt work and also a nice Hammond organ with rotary speakers. Sold them for some reason- probably to buy a Roland D-50 and various drum machines and multitrack recorders. Cant have everything😢)
@PaulaXism
@PaulaXism Год назад
Isn't it annoying when we think back at all the 60's amps we went through in the early/mid 80's and how much cash we would be sitting on today.. I remember selling a 1970 Marshall bass 100 for £100 to somebody in about '85. the only one I have left is a very nice Laney Session 50 topmount built 6/67... and a couple of late 60's WEM things which have that typical sound...
@TheGuitologist
@TheGuitologist Год назад
There’s a lot of stuff I wish I had back too. Can’t keep it all.
@ivanduke
@ivanduke Год назад
Love the new audio set up
@TheGuitologist
@TheGuitologist Год назад
Thanks. Just trying some new things. Hoping to keep improving.
@skinner5334
@skinner5334 5 месяцев назад
Nice- classic jam at the end. Loved it!!⚡️
@spacelab2756
@spacelab2756 Год назад
Great drumming !!
@757warbirds
@757warbirds Год назад
Nice work and really enjoyed the demo
@TheGuitologist
@TheGuitologist Год назад
Glad you enjoyed it!
@tamasnagy3723
@tamasnagy3723 Год назад
Wow, this amp is a piece of an art! By the way, your music at the end is genius!
@TheGuitologist
@TheGuitologist Год назад
Haha.
@frufru0071
@frufru0071 Год назад
This is my first time seeing one of your videos, and I’m really happy to have found it! Considering how clean your sound is, that amp was singing buttery-smooth. What are those, PA-58s? I don’t recognize the guitar you’re using, but it would be cool to hear some of those riffs you playing arranged into a song and really taking that amplifier to its fullest…whilst you let the volume knob on your guitar and all 10 of your fingers elicit Jeff Beck like sounds from that amplifier. It’s a totally different setup, (what am I saying?!). Sorry. Awesome video and beautiful work with your soldering iron. That "work" looks so good it’s more like art on a circuit board. Great video and well executed. Thank you. I’m subscribed.
@B_Vuv
@B_Vuv Год назад
Great video Brad. I've been waiting a while for more tasty amp stuff from you.
@TheGuitologist
@TheGuitologist Год назад
Hope it was worth the wait.
@gbarrancos1
@gbarrancos1 Год назад
Lovely recording and Performance!
@smeh3929
@smeh3929 Год назад
Дуже дякую за відео, по технічній розробці один з найкращих гітарних підсилювачів👍🙂 Дивлячись на шассі, компоненти і туретборд очі радіють якості 👍🤗🙂
@JDStone20
@JDStone20 Год назад
Amps sounds great, guitar sounds great, playing sounds great, drums sound great.
@edwhite7475
@edwhite7475 Год назад
I had one that was even cleaner, exactly the same amp...a 71, It was halfway between a Marshall 2204 and a Fender Twin, sound wise. I think it was louder than my Marshalls w 6550 power tubes. I traded it for a perfect plaintop sunburst Gibson Standard, an '88. My first 'burst- I had two 2204s, so I figured i wouldnt miss it. I paid $225 for it in a pawnshop...on PAYMENTS, LOL. Clean as a whistle, inside and out. Now that ive worked on a few 2204s, i wish id kept it. But i enjoyed it for about ten years, never any problems. And the Les Paul was fantastic.
@BradRocker
@BradRocker Год назад
Hiwatt sounds glorious
@RichardCowdrey
@RichardCowdrey Год назад
Gorgeous
@stu-j
@stu-j Год назад
The golden age of British amplifiers! A ex band member had a 100w version and boy it's was gloriously dirty sounding... I think they are very underrated amps and now and then they come up for sale and for around £2k they are a steal! Beautifully made also..
@TheGuitologist
@TheGuitologist Год назад
The word is pretty much out on these, so if they are up for sale at £2k, it's a buy.
@stu-j
@stu-j Год назад
@The Guitologist I think they are a much better buy than a old fender amp that are just crazy money. Unicorn do a clone of the Dr103 custom 100 and I've seen them as low as £500!
@DeltaJazzUK
@DeltaJazzUK Год назад
Reeves era Hiwatt prices have gone through the roof in the UK. Lots of fakes around though so watch what you're buying, folks.
@bamabluesman
@bamabluesman Год назад
I never knew that Hiwatt was such a well-made amp. Nice sounds too.
@EnJoony
@EnJoony Год назад
They've always been known for their flawless wiring and assembly.
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