I bought a Hiwatt custom 100 in 1978. Such a wonderful clean full amp. I had to sell it when stopped gigging. It had a very early serial number like 525? Took pedals so well, like a RAT and OD1
I've got the T40/20 with the 2x12 extension cab - I've never played it live on 40 watts - the 20 watts is so frickin' loud! Great amp! A Strat with a compressor is just pure gold into these -
Marshall vs. VOX vs. Orange vs. Laney vs. Hiwatt. Have I forgotten other brands? Anyway, yeah. It's a brilliant idea and I think it would make for a great video!
I'm excited about seeing the HIWATT and PARK brands regaining a prominent place in the world of guitar amps! So glad to see you guys featuring these! Definitely wanna see you guys get a representative from HIWATT to go through all the ranges to explain the differences in greater detail Let's see those PARK amps and the WEM cabs too!
Great amps! Thank you for actually showing the settings! You guys ALWAYS get great tone and I always wonder how you’re getting it. Please show more of that with other amps as well. Love your channel!!!
I have a T20/10 head with a fane equipped 1x12 (originally an Octopulse), as well as a Hi-Tone classic HiWatt clone. These are fantastic amps - classic yet overlooked today. Glad to see you cover them.
I had a Hiwatt Custom 100 head & a 4x12 cabinet back in the late 70's and now have a T20/10 head and 1x12 cabinet. Although they don't really sound like the 70's Hiwatt's (although the clean channel gets close to it) they do sound really good!! I love the 1x12 cabinet, it is very full sounding for just a 12" speaker and of course they look great!! I love the Hiwatt Badge!! One other thing, the 100-watt head I had was really hard to get a good sound at a lower volume, these are just the opposite. You can get a great sound at a lower volume, but they still can get loud!!
@@timnotbrianmay I had the audio going in the background and thought something had gone wrong with my pc!! sounded awful!! That would certainly NOT sell me an amp :)
The breakup kicks in really early and sounds more like a breakup to fuzz rather than a distorted sound. Sounds good but it's a little fierce to say the least!
Big ❤ to Captain! Been watching his videos for many years, this is the first time I really loved his approach and attitude in the demo: he got nerdy when explaining headroom, didnt interrupt Peter at all and gave him totlal space and freedom to demo, gave many constructive and objective feedback about the amps, was in a chilled mood, also was funny when they were talking about pulling that thing (knob) out. Thank you Captain! Kudos to you! I had seen you many times being in some sort of tension with Peter, but in this video you were amazing!!!!
The Heritage into the normal channel at 12:30 is perfect! Roll the volume a bit off on the neck for cleans and then hit the bridge for that light crunch sound. It'll sound great in a band mix like that and "read as clean" more than you'd think.
I play a pair of big boi 100w Hiwatts into 4x12s and yeah, the trick is to get the master volume up and let the power section cook a bit (like a plexi). Absolute monster rock machines.
I've been waiting for someone to give us a look at what HIWATT is up to. They've got an entire line of solid state amps that look like fun too. Let's see em!
I have the 10/20 Head & 2x12 cab swapped out the chinese made fanes for an F70 & a Celestion Neo, running wet dry with an Orange 0R15 Head & 2 x 12 sounds huge 🧐🤘
These amps have a sound like no other to me. They just have some kind of like sparkle cleans and even great lead tones. Only problem for me is the shipping costs to the USA for these amps.
Hiwatt DR 504 OL player here. It is amazing. Takes pedals magnificently. Absurdly I run an Orange PPC212 made in USA cab. I may swap a Vintage 30 with a celestian Greenback. ENJOY. P.s The DR 504 is a 50 watt.
I can’t wait for the reissue videos. I’m really on the fence. I’ve always wanted a new Hiwatt with the same quality from the 70s and 80s. I think that video would settle my doubts.
And they sound glorious! Those cleans are brilliant and tremendously tight. Funny how they refrained from using the super responsive EQ of the DR103. On the one I owned all the gain was in the mid control.
I expected the clean sound to be "cleaner". I get Vox vibes from here. I had a Hiwatt Lead 50 (head from the mid80) and it shares similarities with these new amps: master volume+gain and dual channel. The Lead 50 clean sound was outstanding, super clean till almost the max. These new models seems to have less clean headroom and to be more oriented on giving your sound an edgy character. They sound good to me.
The hiwatt is deffs a clean monster which was perfect for townshend super fuzz and gilmours big muff sounds. If that’s how you like your tone grab one.
Man I had a 100W Hiwatt (don’t ask what kind it was early 90s) many years ago and I sold it and a Les Paul Custom cherry for a song. I think that’s why I have so many guitars and amps now. Guilt and GAS. I do have that T20/10 actually it’s a great little amp. I don’t use it enough cause I’m in love with my Princetons but yeah it’s a great little amp.
Great demo as usual chaps! For me, I think I'd use the 40/20 for gigging as it seems to have more body that would work with a drummer while the 20/10 would be great for home or small rehearsal use. Btw, I like your Oasis/T-Rex mash up too :)
If they're well made, then I'm all for it. Like another commenter said, people don't complain about their phones being made in China or their tvs in Korea.. quality is quality.
I have an original DR103 and you can wind the inputs up almost all the way before it starts to break up. Got to be a tad careful with the master volume though otherwise you can hurt people and cause major structural damage over a fairly wide area.
Whereas I would prefer to combine Steve Fryette's long-planned Synergy Sound City preamp module with the forthcoming Synergy SYN-20IR head, a HiWatt T20 Mk. III head weighing 25 pounds for USD$650 is pretty tempting (not least because I could run my Synergy SYN-1 into its effects return).
Just got a 20/10 a couple months ago. Great amp. I've noticed the sweep of the mid knob is HUGE - seems like it does way more than the other two eq knobs. I usually just leave all 3 cranked at all times though. The distortion channel itself is just okay and the reverb is shit, but the sound of the normal channel is FANTASTIC. Great pedal platform, great just to crank on the normal channel. Very versatile, even if you only use the normal channel and don't dick with the EQ too much. Worth the money, for sure.
I used to rehearse at a studio that had an ancient 100 watt Hiwatt, DR 100 perhaps.. it just hlew my mind, was a long time ago but id love to try a lower wattage version. I suspect the higher headroom was part of the charm though, it was just clean and present at any volume.
Sad that these weren't made with four inputs like the old amps as that gives a lot of tonal options. I guess a lot of compromises had to be made to hit the low price points.
Me thinks I like the clean with singles and maybe a pedal in front. That gain channel may be a bit “boxy” and there’s a definite squeal thing going on. Only hands-on time with the amp will tell
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Who owns Hiwatt now? EDIT: NVM... I found out from companies house
AFAIK Steve Fryette owns the name in the USA
I had an old 50 watt HIWATT in the early 80'S with a 4x12 cab. Even not pushed to hard the lows shook the room.😎
I bought a Hiwatt custom 100 in 1978. Such a wonderful clean full amp. I had to sell it when stopped gigging. It had a very early serial number like 525? Took pedals so well, like a RAT and OD1
I've got the T40/20 with the 2x12 extension cab - I've never played it live on 40 watts - the 20 watts is so frickin' loud! Great amp! A Strat with a compressor is just pure gold into these -
Great to see Hiwatt truly back!
I mean theyve been making this series of amps for a while they are new but the series has been around. but they’re very under the radar
perhaps we need a best of the british amp brands shootout!
Why?
You clearly need one of each. 😅
Then HiWatt would win..... why do you think David Gilmour used them !!!.....
Vox would win... Nothing else sounds as good as them!!!
@@bryantrockfield9865VOX... One name... Brian May!
Marshall vs. VOX vs. Orange vs. Laney vs. Hiwatt. Have I forgotten other brands?
Anyway, yeah. It's a brilliant idea and I think it would make for a great video!
I'm excited about seeing the HIWATT and PARK brands regaining a prominent place in the world of guitar amps! So glad to see you guys featuring these! Definitely wanna see you guys get a representative from HIWATT to go through all the ranges to explain the differences in greater detail Let's see those PARK amps and the WEM cabs too!
There just an exploitative marketing exercise. If that’s a real HIWATT then my name is Hendrix.
@@cyclesgoff9768the cheaper ones are a bit, but the custom shops are the real deal if you’re willing to shell out the cash.
Great amps! Thank you for actually showing the settings! You guys ALWAYS get great tone and I always wonder how you’re getting it. Please show more of that with other amps as well. Love your channel!!!
I have a T20/10 head with a fane equipped 1x12 (originally an Octopulse), as well as a Hi-Tone classic HiWatt clone. These are fantastic amps - classic yet overlooked today. Glad to see you cover them.
I had a Hiwatt Custom 100 head & a 4x12 cabinet back in the late 70's and now have a T20/10 head and 1x12 cabinet. Although they don't really sound like the 70's Hiwatt's (although the clean channel gets close to it) they do sound really good!! I love the 1x12 cabinet, it is very full sounding for just a 12" speaker and of course they look great!! I love the Hiwatt Badge!! One other thing, the 100-watt head I had was really hard to get a good sound at a lower volume, these are just the opposite. You can get a great sound at a lower volume, but they still can get loud!!
the doom test at the end just sold me
It sounds like the speakers are blown!
@@timnotbrianmay I had the audio going in the background and thought something had gone wrong with my pc!! sounded awful!! That would certainly NOT sell me an amp :)
Doom Test should totally be a thing now
@@rgbplumbinghilton ... It would make me RUN, SCREAMING!!! 🙀🙀🙀😿😾😸
@@bonuspoppa The doom test should be OUTLAWED!!!!!!!!!! 🙀😿😾😸
Still miss my HiWatt 200w head I sold back in the '80s- nothing beat its huge clean tone
That 20/40 amp got some cahonas, loved it, also loved the vid boys.
Yesss. Thank you guys. The Marshall comparison may still be my favorite!
More doom and desert sounds please~! I love how you can find a good stoner rock amps that also clean up well.
Ive been waiting for years for more info on the hi5. Finalllly
The breakup kicks in really early and sounds more like a breakup to fuzz rather than a distorted sound. Sounds good but it's a little fierce to say the least!
Big ❤ to Captain! Been watching his videos for many years, this is the first time I really loved his approach and attitude in the demo: he got nerdy when explaining headroom, didnt interrupt Peter at all and gave him totlal space and freedom to demo, gave many constructive and objective feedback about the amps, was in a chilled mood, also was funny when they were talking about pulling that thing (knob) out. Thank you Captain! Kudos to you! I had seen you many times being in some sort of tension with Peter, but in this video you were amazing!!!!
Finally Hiwatt! I have a T20/10Mk3 and HG112, and I think they're great.
The Heritage into the normal channel at 12:30 is perfect! Roll the volume a bit off on the neck for cleans and then hit the bridge for that light crunch sound. It'll sound great in a band mix like that and "read as clean" more than you'd think.
That overdrive channel is sick!!!! Sounds great with the humbucker. Low end sounds pretty tight.
Love the mids on these amps. Really punchy but still bright and full sounding.
I play a pair of big boi 100w Hiwatts into 4x12s and yeah, the trick is to get the master volume up and let the power section cook a bit (like a plexi). Absolute monster rock machines.
Love the sound of a great tube amp and these sound lovely
I've been waiting for someone to give us a look at what HIWATT is up to. They've got an entire line of solid state amps that look like fun too. Let's see em!
Just bought their Leeds 50 SS combo. Definitely the best analog solid state amp ever made, no joke. Beats the Orange Crush Series.
I have the 10/20 Head & 2x12 cab swapped out the chinese made fanes for an F70 & a Celestion Neo, running wet dry with an Orange 0R15 Head & 2 x 12 sounds huge 🧐🤘
Ok that things just growling! Go Oz!
These amps have a sound like no other to me. They just have some kind of like sparkle cleans and even great lead tones. Only problem for me is the shipping costs to the USA for these amps.
To me Nothing sounds like a Hiwatt. Just awesome amps, always have been.
Hiwatt DR 504 OL player here.
It is amazing. Takes pedals magnificently. Absurdly I run an Orange PPC212 made in USA cab.
I may swap a Vintage 30 with a celestian Greenback.
ENJOY.
P.s The DR 504 is a 50 watt.
Harley Benton does a celestion loaded Cab, that people seem to like.
@@madsam7582
HILARIOUS.
@@madsam7582If you like vintage 30s.. the 2x and 4x 12 from HB are pretty good.
Wow cleans remind me of a matchless
looks and sounds amazing, been binging videos to get inspired while waiting for my gold sparkle jaguar. love yall!
Oz's Doom test just hyped me tf up
Was watching this while working and I audibly went YOOO in the office when I heard Sabbath Bloody Sabbath
I can’t wait for the reissue videos. I’m really on the fence. I’ve always wanted a new Hiwatt with the same quality from the 70s and 80s. I think that video would settle my doubts.
Hiwatt video. On the background: Marshall, Laney, Orange, Victory. UK is an amp empire for sure!
You forgot Blackstar!
@@tranqbee6543 didn't noticed one, neither a Vox
Mostly made in China. Barely anything British about it aside from the marketing.
Oh my Gad that end of video DOOM section! That sounds epic 😮
the amp that i miss that a grew up playing with was a carvin xv 212 tube 100 watt tube combo. thing was a beast.
Holy hell, that thing has a full response. Proper tube “balls”🤓😎👍🎸. Gotta get my hands on one
What a dork I am for commenting, but I truly lol'd when the guy on the left said "Hi-5" in Borat voice(my wife).
Ive got the Hi5 and I love it!
I used to own a carvin x 60 which was a copy of the hiwatt bulldog which was a wicked snarling presence tone
Well done stocking Hiwatt again.
Can’t get more epic 70’s UK rock than Who, Pink Floyd and Stones (‘69 but still counts).
And they sound glorious! Those cleans are brilliant and tremendously tight.
Funny how they refrained from using the super responsive EQ of the DR103. On the one I owned all the gain was in the mid control.
Should hear an original with proper service. I believe it is kinda what Two Rock amps try for. Everyday it impresses me.
ROCKON.
Well there goes $1600+ outta my pocket again. Definitely ordering the 1x12 cab and the 40 head.
I guess Rabea needs to do the "Sound like David Gilmour" series again. I'd be down to hear Rabea do Gilmour solos one more time 😊
Declan Martens from Amyl and the Sniffers has been using Hiwatt lately live.
love my 20w hiwatt, best clean and pedal plataform amp for gigs
I love my Hiwatt, just remember that the 10/20 is a massive size.The Hi 5w model would probably still blow your head off but should be smaller...😄
Yay for Oz sneaking in there after the grown-ups have left! Epic! :D
I was just about to pull the trigger on a Hiwatt from the factory. When I get back from the Maldives I will be up to my local guitar shop
Yo, that intro jam! ♥😍
The Doom test 👀🔥🔥
Great video, love Hiwatt! Also, those Ernie Ball cables are great, low noise and high visibility 👍
love the saturated sound. they've got girth. Girth I say!
Need to see the solid state hiwatt line compared to the crush series next!!
I expected the clean sound to be "cleaner". I get Vox vibes from here. I had a Hiwatt Lead 50 (head from the mid80) and it shares similarities with these new amps: master volume+gain and dual channel. The Lead 50 clean sound was outstanding, super clean till almost the max. These new models seems to have less clean headroom and to be more oriented on giving your sound an edgy character. They sound good to me.
The hiwatt is deffs a clean monster which was perfect for townshend super fuzz and gilmours big muff sounds. If that’s how you like your tone grab one.
Couldn't resist sliding Slow Dancing in a Burning Room into the opening jam. It's the new Stairway to Heaven.
I feel like Oz needs his own series called, Does It Doom?
Man I had a 100W Hiwatt (don’t ask what kind it was early 90s) many years ago and I sold it and a Les Paul Custom cherry for a song. I think that’s why I have so many guitars and amps now. Guilt and GAS. I do have that T20/10 actually it’s a great little amp. I don’t use it enough cause I’m in love with my Princetons but yeah it’s a great little amp.
Okay Lee, I see you with that perfect double bendy thing you did at the end of the jam 💪 lol
Great demo as usual chaps! For me, I think I'd use the 40/20 for gigging as it seems to have more body that would work with a drummer while the 20/10 would be great for home or small rehearsal use. Btw, I like your Oasis/T-Rex mash up too :)
If they're well made, then I'm all for it. Like another commenter said, people don't complain about their phones being made in China or their tvs in Korea.. quality is quality.
I've gotta pick one of these up
I have an original DR103 and you can wind the inputs up almost all the way before it starts to break up. Got to be a tad careful with the master volume though otherwise you can hurt people and cause major structural damage over a fairly wide area.
Park amplifiers, another good one.. although park is Marshall
Whereas I would prefer to combine Steve Fryette's long-planned Synergy Sound City preamp module with the forthcoming Synergy SYN-20IR head, a HiWatt T20 Mk. III head weighing 25 pounds for USD$650 is pretty tempting (not least because I could run my Synergy SYN-1 into its effects return).
Just got a 20/10 a couple months ago. Great amp. I've noticed the sweep of the mid knob is HUGE - seems like it does way more than the other two eq knobs. I usually just leave all 3 cranked at all times though. The distortion channel itself is just okay and the reverb is shit, but the sound of the normal channel is FANTASTIC. Great pedal platform, great just to crank on the normal channel. Very versatile, even if you only use the normal channel and don't dick with the EQ too much. Worth the money, for sure.
I used to rehearse at a studio that had an ancient 100 watt Hiwatt, DR 100 perhaps.. it just hlew my mind, was a long time ago but id love to try a lower wattage version. I suspect the higher headroom was part of the charm though, it was just clean and present at any volume.
Please do a video on the Leeds series! 🙏
Hiwatt, laney and Marshall synonymous with the proper Brit sound... Ooops and vox..
Does the AUX in bypass the preamp? Then you could use it as tube amplification for a modeler, maybe that is its purpose?
Sad that these weren't made with four inputs like the old amps as that gives a lot of tonal options. I guess a lot of compromises had to be made to hit the low price points.
sound great! would love to see inside.
My first good amp was a hiwatt maxwatt g100r, and it was good
But not great
Love me some Hiwatt..🥰
Doom test was appreciated not enough low end 4 me
Me thinks I like the clean with singles and maybe a pedal in front. That gain channel may be a bit “boxy” and there’s a definite squeal thing going on. Only hands-on time with the amp will tell
omg, you saved my David Gilmour solos.
those sound great
This might be it. Always want an off-speed brand that still has brand recognition. This would do it if the goods deliver
I will take one of each!
I feel that Pete is struggling to find a sound he likes.
When you do the giveaways, do you notify the winners in the comments or....?
Wish Hiwatt also made new wem amps to compliment their cabs.
Hiwatts for everybody!
How would you describe Pete’s Chapman guitar colour? Diarrhoea-burst?
Lee - what’s an EL eighdy four?
You ged a guidar from Anderdon's and the plug id indo the EL Eighdy Four powered amp.
Can you guys make some cabinet/spekaers videos? I dont recall any
Is a 5 watt Hiwatt a Lowatt
I didn’t realize Hiwatt made amps that don’t blow apart walls from the volume
didn't you feature the hiwatt recently in an amp shoot out; and it didn't fair very well?
They’ve overstocked them lol
Wasn't that solid-state?
Well, you finally got there Lee ! HiWatt have to be the best amp builders in the world, the DR103 is without doubt the best valve amp ever made.
These amps just scream David gilmour 🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘
would be awesome if that mid shift was footswitchable.
A Hanson M'Bop guitar for the Captain.
Hiwatt rules !
Every ep should end with the Doom Test
Time to do Gilmour with and without breaking the bank again I think. You did say that the Hiwatt amps were not available. They are now guys.
What's the les paul type guitar that pete's playing? Cool
Shout out to the Doom Test!