Members zinzin Posted April 19, 2006 Members Share Posted April 19, 2006 i am looking out for a serious stage amp and got the orange ad30tc and the new vox ac30cc in sight. then i stumbled across the new hiwatt hi-gain 100 amp in a store and tried it out - AWESOME!!! this amp has it all: sparkling cleans, crunchy crunch and lots of gain that shook me bones! played pinball wizard with master high and i was in heaven! i played some classic rock riffs with some serious crunch and it was burning out my ears. i also played some heavy stoner rock stuff just for fun with lot of gain and its was groovy and heavy as hell, but still with lots of clarity and definition!the orange and the vox are fine amps, but the hiwatt caught me ... thing is, i don't need all that gain and massive power. now what?! gassssss ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members TheAtomicJeff Posted April 19, 2006 Members Share Posted April 19, 2006 Get the Hiwatt vs. the Vox or Orange. I'd love to have one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members zinzin Posted April 19, 2006 Author Members Share Posted April 19, 2006 ... and there's always the hiwatt hi-gain 50w - less power would be more suited to my needs. hmmm ... but oranges do sound tasty as well and look cool as hell. hmmm ... the vox was a bit dissappointing: there are lots of switchable settings but the do not offer much different sounds. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ollenorin Posted April 19, 2006 Members Share Posted April 19, 2006 only heard great things about the hi-gain hiwatt. buy it now ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members woude Posted April 19, 2006 Members Share Posted April 19, 2006 I had exactly the same experience. It's a wonderfull amp and the gain / overdrive is just HUGE. I liked the clean equally good as a custom hiwatt when I compared them side to side. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members zinzin Posted April 19, 2006 Author Members Share Posted April 19, 2006 Originally posted by ollenorin only heard great things about the hi-gain hiwatt.buy it now ! hey olle, i also tried out that little hiwatt custom 7w head you once posted here and while the clean sound was wonderful, it was almost impossible to get it overdriven. i had the master on maximum and playing through a 4x12 hiwatt cab! almost clean all the way! and its really not a loud amp. so its def more a studio/recording amp. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members zinzin Posted April 19, 2006 Author Members Share Posted April 19, 2006 Originally posted by woude I had exactly the same experience. It's a wonderfull amp and the gain / overdrive is just HUGE. I liked the clean equally good as a custom hiwatt when I compared them side to side. oh yeah, HUGE GAIN! it's perfect for some dropped D riffing - although i never do that ... - i played "spoonman" by soundgarden, some alice in chains tunes and it digged deep! i predict success for those amps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members spoonie g Posted April 19, 2006 Members Share Posted April 19, 2006 hiwatt made a high gain head? what's the model #?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members spoonie g Posted April 19, 2006 Members Share Posted April 19, 2006 ...and wasn't helmet's betty done with hiwatt/harry joyce amps? That was a huge sounding album. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members zinzin Posted April 19, 2006 Author Members Share Posted April 19, 2006 Originally posted by spoonie g hiwatt made a high gain head? what's the model #?? hiwatt hi-gain 100w or 50w. here: http://www.hiwatt.co.uk/ than go under "hi-gain series" but i don't know, i don't have to make a decision soon, so i am still thinking about which amp to choose. i really also like the orange, its has a own distinct crunch character which i really like. the vox "not-so-goooood-sounding", but less expensive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members spoonie g Posted April 19, 2006 Members Share Posted April 19, 2006 I've got an ad-140tc that I use in combo with an ac-30 handwired. The two together sound pretty f-in amazing. You can hear it on my band's songs at at the address below. The ad-30 is nice too but a slightly different animal, more in the vox vein with an attempt at quasi-class-a. The 140 has gobs of low-end and thickness in comparison. You know, I used to have a hiwatt dr-103 I got off ebay that I wonder if was "right." It was pretty shrill and mushy on the low-end. It just sounded like a very anal and clinical version of a marshall. I had a tech look it over and he said it was fine, but I always wondered if that's how they really sound? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members mindglow Posted April 19, 2006 Members Share Posted April 19, 2006 Hiwatt amps are so cool....I currently own a S50LC and when I first got it I was kind of disapointed and thought about selling it.But the more I play it the more I love it, think I have to keep some hiwatt power Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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