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A very interesting piece...to me it looks way too clean to be not original

I was hoping for a sec that it was a (rumoured) 8xKT88 Hiwatt.

There's gotta be a back story, but I suspect that there is a bigger percentage of custom/one-off Hiwatts compared to most other brands.

I'd have to agree that your 72 4-holer probably represents the amp that the breed is most significant for. It's the desert island amp for sure - I've tried to collect some of the "best of the breed" for several amp makes/eras, ie; Magnatone 280 Ampeg Super Echo twin AB763 style Fender Fend...

( the seller offered me a BIN that I could pass up!) No harm, no foul. The case on that amp was differnt too - the vents seemed different. Oh, the oldies are great - I still want a DR508....I'll trade a 509 for it!! Funny thing tho' - the 73 4 holer is the classic one, right? It seems that Page, To...

Ah, if only it could talk...when I'm awake. I source parts the same way you all do - eBay and the web. I fact, I think we've battled over a few amps and bits - I'm sure we've driven the price up for each other a few times. The Dubilier pots can sometimes be found as "DCC pots", as the body...

Dr! So you do remember this one. Yes the auction looked a little dodgey, especially when some other guy pirated the picture for another scam auction - while I was waiting delivery of it - thought I'd never see it for awhile. It came out of Scotland - it smelled like only a Scottish basement can.. I ...

It's finally alive.... Replaced some bad coax, fixed some pretty bad butchery of input wiring and power tube sockets, and cleaned up a river of rust. Also installed two proper short-bat Arrow mains/standby switches, a gen-u-ine Bulgin pilot lamp. The IEC mains connector was there when I got it - it ...