La tête Custom 50 propose un preampli bi-canal avec entrées Hi et Low par canal, 50 watts de pure puissance à lampe, et des contrôles individuels de Bass, Treble, Mid, Presence et Master Volume pour les entrées Brilliant / Normal.
La série Custom s'attaque au marché de l'amplification guitare haut de gamme, avec des réeditions de modèles mythiques élaborés à partir de composants de la meilleure qualité, et fabriqués à la main.
The Hiwatt DR504 CUSTOM Guitar Amplifier Head, Valve, 50 Watts. Hand-wired Guitar Amp Head with a classic tube sound and built to rock, from a legendary British name.
The Hiwatt DR504 Custom 50 amp head made the Hiwatt name what it is today. It is constructed just like the Dave Reeves originals, making this amp sound like no other. The sound of a Custom 50 or 100 stack at full tilt is truly awesome, the power and responsiveness is guaranteed to blow your socks off. The Hiwatt Custom 50 features original Partridge designed transformers, a dual channel preamp with a Low and High sensitivity input for each, 50 watts of all tube output and individual volume controls for Brilliant / Normal inputs plus Bass, Treble, Mid, Presence and Master Volume controls. The tube array has 2 x EL-34 tubes in the power stage and 4 x ECC-83 tubes in the preamp. Switchable 4, 8 and 16 ohm output impedance. Inside the amplifier reveals point-to-point hand wiring, turret tag boards (no printed circuits), and hand laced wiring harnesses. The power and output transformers are manufactured by Partridge, the original 1970's supplier to the original design sheets. The components and wires are the modern available equivalents of the vintage components, 1-watt carbon resistors, and wound polyester capacitors being used throughout.
The main features of the Hiwatt DR504 Custom include:
Hand-wired Guitar Amp Head with a classic tube sound and built to rock, from a legendary British name
Power: 2 x EL-34 tubes
Preamp: 4 x ECC-83 tubes
50 watts All Tube Output
Dual channel preamp with a Low and High sensitivity input for each
Individual volume controls for Brilliant / Normal Channels
Bass, Treble, Mid And Presence Controls
Master Volume Control
Switchable 4, 8 or 16 ohm output impedance
Hand-wired and built in England