I'm looking at the possibility of buying a 1975 all original 50 watt 4 holer and would like to know what I should pay for it. The asking price is $1500. Aside from the price, one thing that is confusing me is that the normal channel is loud but the bright channel is very bright with much less volume than the normal channel. The amp tech at the store told me that the preamp component values didn't match the standard hiwatt schematic
. There was an AT7 preamp tube in there as well . He suggested that it could of been have been a custom order. I'm a little nervous about it, but I am tempted at the possibility as well. I going to borrow this amp to take a closer look at it and take some high res pictures. All the components are original with original solder joints with the red marks on top.The question is: did hiwatt make custom orders?? and why on earth would anyone want a bright channel super bright with less volume?? Would it be to patch them together?? I will try to get pictures by the weekend I hope.
I've had a lot of amps in my collection and nothing, I repeat, nothing is as loud or as sweet as my Custom 100. Two JP100s being built as I write, for which I will need cabs. Once I have some decent recording gear I will post clips.
. Unless I'm missing something, that mod is redundant. I'd take that one out. You don't want to have to remove the chassis and break out the soldering iron just to replace a fuse. Not a biggie though.