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Hiwatt - It’s a Brit Thing Part 1
by Marc Noel-Johnson, in Amplifiers, No Comments
We have a long tradition in this country of building guitar amps, and we should be rightly proud of the companies who have dedicated themselves to producing a quality of product, both in design and engineering terms, that’s both coveted and imitated throughout the world.
One of these companies is Hiwatt. The picture on the left of a stack finished in the union flag was made for a trade show, so you won’t see it for sale in your local music store, although you could order it from the custom shop! The regular production models look like this; Hiwatt HG50RC Hi-Gain Combo, and very fine they are too.
Hiwatt started out like nearly all guitar amp manufacturers, with one guy responding to the needs of local musicians or friends in need of a repair. Dave Reeves, who was working for Mullard in the mid sixties, found himself in this very position, and started … continue reading ‘Hiwatt - It’s a Brit Thing Part 1’
