Old Hiwatt or Marshall head? (70s)

[Young Angus]

Im thinking about either a 70s marshall JMP or a hiwatt dc103 custom.

Are there similarities here or are they terribly different?

 

[Vasshu the humanoid typhoon]

The Hiwatt is more clean than most Marshalls from the 70's.
Plus is has a bigger slightly more dry tone.
Both sounds positivly great.
Cannot say much bad about either brand

 

[Young Angus]

So when you say "more clean", do you mean that it wouldnt distort as much when pushed as a marshall would?

 

[Vasshu the humanoid typhoon]

Depends on what tubes you use, but has a different overdrive than the Marshall.
But everybit a loud and full, actually do not stand near it when it happends, I know from firsthand experience that it is insanely loud...

 

[Young Angus]

What tubes do the hiwatts have. The marshalls have el34s right as their power tubes?

 

[Vasshu the humanoid typhoon]

Try this link
http://www.legendarytones.com/hiwatt_custom_100_dr103_classic_head.htm

 

[NecroPolo]

Try this link
http://www.legendarytones.com/hiwatt_custom_100_dr103_classic_head.htm

"David Szabados" ?

Written by Hungarian tone addict fella

And that picture of Gilmour at the end... Man...




Both amps sound great for the '70s purpose. For me, the main difference is, the HiWatt is much more modern voiced. Them guys foresaw the future more

 

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