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The "Fetto Nord" came to life when a friend of mine (Hiwatt owner) had tried most of the Bootheek dirt pedals out there without finding a single one that kept his basic Hiwatt tone uncoloured. I stopped by his house yesterday and tried the pedal+amp out, and it sounds gorgeous! Listen to h...

When you meet him MR Himmelstrutz is a n "ordinary guy" with nothing crazy about him, but when you watch his videos (there was quite a few of them on the old site) he comes across as something else! I remember one video where he showed how to change the battery in a Fetto , wearing a ridin...

The serial number has 4 didgits, the first two being 27XX.
It´s supposed to be a 1972 100W head.

Was white knobs commonly used fort the rear panel selectors?



From the limited view of this pic: Does "things look right" ?

(Any info on the amp/model would be welcome!)

How would you describe the sound of Fane spearkers compared to, lets say: Celestion V30s? (I´m using the V30´s as an example as most people are familiar with their sound) I´m using Celestion Cenurys (Neo magnets) together with an amp similar to a Hiwatt and it´s hard to get a warm sound out of them....

A friend of mine went thru at least 40 ODs when looking for the perfect match to his Hiwatt.
He ended up co designing this in collaboration with Mr Himmelstrutz himself: http://www.himmelstrutz.com/fnord.htm

Remember to run it on 12V!