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I see. I still think its sad though, although I guess you find it necessary

any reason why?

can anyone shed light on this?

I'm getting the impression that HJ just tweaked the early 80s lead circuit. can anyone confirm or rebut this?

I thought you might find this interesting (from http://harryjoycerocks.com/shop/?p=491 ): Although many people believe that these are the same, there are some major differences in sound and design. Besides the fact that Hiwatt amps underwent many changes throughout their production years themselves,...

I planned to buy kits from VHR but they became discontinued recently

I'm looking forward to a 100 JP kit

this is from a thread posted on gearpage: http://www.soundclick.com/bands/default.cfm?bandID=828435&content=music test 1, 4 & 7 = HJ CST-50 #7 (early stock circuit, more mids and more aggressive) test 2, 5 & 8 = HJ CST-50 #23(early model updated to HJ + George Scholz latest specs, with m...

the way to kill caps is to leave them unused for years and then hit them with massive voltage without any prior forming.

no bulges at all. and she sound powerful and isn't noisy. owner hadn't though about caps at all. he was worried about tubes but these were good

I had a 1972 504 on my bench today. sounded great with original caps (but without original tubes). I guess the caps will have to be changed sometime but I dont feel like changing more than necessary

just try the new gold lions!

norway. how much would you like for this guitar?

thanks!
I've got quite a few pihers and iskras lately for my plexis. perhaps there will be some left for hiwatt projects. I'll start to sell if I find any more

what are the red-brownish resistors in old hiwatts? are they pihers or beyschlags? the yellowish ones look like the ordinary iskras