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Hiwatt Custom 50 DR505 Canadian Mod DR504 Head 1977, Black

$3,250.00

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Specs
InstrumentAmplifiers
BrandHiwatt
ModelCustom 50 DR-504 DR-505 Head
FinishBlack
SKUAP4117-A
Made In Year1977
Preamp12AX7 (x3), 12AT7
PowerEL34 (x2)
RectifierSS
Wattage50w
CircuitDR-504 (labeled DR-505, indicating Canadian)
TransformersOriginal Partridge
PTTG6507
OTTG6556/2
Description
Included in the Mt. Rushmore of classic British amps is the Hiwatt Custom 50w. This amp is badged as a DR-505, which is simply a Canadian designation for the DR-504. We can confirmed this amp has been internally jumped from the factory, which they did with some of the imports. This means the "Normal" input will function normally, but the Brilliant channel will pass through the gain stage of the normal side as well, elevating the gain. Here is some literature from Hiwatt about it, for those curious: 

https://hiwatt.org/ca_mod.html

Other than this CA factory change, the amp is all original, aside from an added bias trimmer—a useful upgrade for easy tube swaps. It shows moderate signs of wear, mostly light scuffing along the edges, but overall it still presents very well. It also comes with a heavy duty road case!

It should be noted that the Normal pot is a bit scratching during adjustment This may not bother most players, and due to the all original nature of the amp we left it in. We are happy to swap it out, upon the buyer's request. Also keep in mind that despite being fully functional this amp has all of it's original electrolytic capacitors. Should someone need prolonged or gigging use then servicing would be advised (cap job, etc).
*When using Affirm, we charge an additional 3.5% fee on the total at checkout. The majority of our instruments are consignment, where CVG keeps a small percentage of each sale. To be able to cover the additional costs required to offer financing, we have to include a higher fee to the customer. The 3.5% fee will be included in and spread across your Affirm payments.

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