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Dude, consider yourself lucky to own one of the early DR103's! I played a 'standard' '74 DR103 in excellent condition for more than 2 years and when I found a beat up '69/'70 DR103 with this preamp I immediately sold my '74. It's less hi-fi sounding and has a lot more gain and it's the best amp I've...

Wow, this is a really cool cab, rock 'n' roll !! 8) What speakers did you put inside? Btw, if I may post a question in this thread ... I have a 70's SE4122 that was painted black (the whole cab) and when I tried to clean it with warm water and soap it didn't do nothing. Can I use cleaning alcohol or...

Wow, thanks for the replies, very useful info here. So I listened to some clips of the Superfuzz and from what I've heard I'm not really convinced ... I don't know, I still have that Tonebender sound in my head! :) guitar_tod77 I see you really tried lots of pedals and I'm willing to give the mk1.5 ...

So, I recently switched my Hiwatt ... for another Hiwatt! :D I got it from parker_knoll who was generous enough to sell it to me. My 'old' one was a '74 DR103 and the cab had '231 speakers. My 'new' one is from early '70 I guess (the pots inside date to '69) and I run '142 speakers now. It's one of ...

I'm looking for a Hylight-era 4x12 cabinet.

Condition isn't really important, it can be loaded or unloaded.

EU only I guess, due to outrageous shipping prices from across the Atlantic.

Thanks for letting us know how it sounds, Louis! I always wanted one of these, probably because of the Iommi reference. :mrgreen: I guess it's a loud 50w, right? Would probably make a nice smaller rig compared to a DR103. I own that exact same Laney, mine's a 68. It's pretty much a JTM 50 with Partr...

Allright, so I've been a very proud owner of a '74 DR103 for two years now. I was always really happy with the sound although it always sounded too BIG for my band or too LOUD for every stage. The only other time I tried a real HIWATT was probably two years ago - it was a '69/'70 DR201 LEAD which wa...

Can anyone please tell me where I could get a suitable dustcap in Europe? Thanks!

I'd like to keep it "stock". So basically any cloth DC will work as long as it fits?

When performing this does it matter what "new" dust cap you use?

I went to play the Hiwatt and it happened again with the mains switch when turning it on. I then turned on the standby switch (still no light) and there was nothing. Turned it off and then on again and there was sound. I then was turning the standby switch off/on for a while and it was normal all th...

I should try playing the amp when it happens next time.

But right now I remembered, that there was a loud brum from the amp when it happened. Does that rule out the indicator?

I have this '74 DR103 which has been working great but there's a little problem with it. It's been going on for a while but now I decided to sort it out. Sometimes when I turn it on the pilot light goes on and then off immediately. Same happens when I have it running and put it on standby. Both happ...

Hey Foster, since you're from my neighboor country (I'm from Slovenia) I just thought you may want to check these out: http://www.vintagehiwattconvention.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=6&t=880 Unfortunately one has been damaged in transit but repaired by a pro and now works good, the other one (that ...

I remember there used to be a thread about this on the Plexipalace board, but for some reason I can't find it again. This summer I'm planning to do some recording so any input would be greatly appreciated.

Things like which mic works good, mic placement, etc...