Hiwatt Custom Super-Hi 50

newholland said:
am i crazy to think it has an uncanny resemblance to a vht/fryette!
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Hard to say because I've never played one. But it doesn't seem as dry as what I hear from Fryettes in clips. There's still a decent amount of saturation. Definitely not a compressed amp though.

For example, the modded Marshalls I build have a similar amount of aggression and chunk, but way more compressed and saturated. The Hiwatt, even at only 50 watts, is tighter and can have more thump at times. Hiwatts are no joke.

 
i hear that- hiwatts have been faves of mine for a LONG time! if that thing is dialable down into classic hiwatt gain ranges... id sure use that. for a high gainer, vhts and fryettes sound great to me.. thats every bit as good!
 
newholland said:
i hear that- hiwatts have been faves of mine for a LONG time! if that thing is dialable down into classic hiwatt gain ranges... id sure use that. for a high gainer, vhts and fryettes sound great to me.. thats every bit as good!
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The additional gain stage is switchable. But even with the gain down super low, it won't yield a stock DR504 sound because the base circuit is still goosed quite a bit and it will just sound choked. The Super-Hi is a high-gain amp through and through. Better off running a stock DR504 on a switcher if you want the ability to go between classic Hiwatt and modern high gain. The amp is more for something like this, which is a Super-Hi in a live context:

 
2dor said:
Wonder what became of that MiC line they showed at NAMM.
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Looks like it's available now. But way more expensive than anticipated. I think originally they said something like $1500-$1700. But the 50W is listed at $2300 before shipping, tax, duties. And the hand-wired version is now $5100. Glad I got mine when I did haha. I'm not sure where the hand-wired version is "formally" built. If it's the U.K. then there's a 10% reciprocal duty. If it's Canada, it's 35%. The Chinese version has a reciprocal duty as well I'm sure.

I know with Wizard amps (Canadian), the final price on a $6K amp is up around $8,000.
 
FourT6and2 said:
Looks like it's available now. But way more expensive than anticipated. I think originally they said something like $1500-$1700. But the 50W is listed at $2300 before shipping, tax, duties. And the hand-wired version is now $5100. Glad I got mine when I did haha. I'm not sure where the hand-wired version is "formally" built. If it's the U.K. then there's a 10% reciprocal duty. If it's Canada, it's 35%. The Chinese version has a reciprocal duty as well I'm sure.

I know with Wizard amps (Canadian), the final price on a $6K amp is up around $8,000.
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Ah - finally!
I must have checked that site a hundred times this year.

Looks like they're indeed in stock:

- PCB EL34 50W: https://britampco.co.uk/hiwatt/shop/details/HW-SUPER-HI-50-HD-BLACK.html
- PCB 6v6 33W: https://britampco.co.uk/hiwatt/shop/details/HW-SUPER-HI-33-HD-BLACK.html
 
FourT6and2 said:
Oh you're talking about a different amp, not the Super Hi?
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Just a thumbs up for Hiwatt, that's all. Not the Super Hi specifically. As the circuit is tweaked. As was the JP model Hiwatt of 1970/71.
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