1971 Hiwatt DR103 Custom 100 – Hand-Wired Hylight Era – Fully Serviced
Description:
A genuine early-1970s hand-wired Hylight-era Hiwatt Custom 100 (DR103), the legendary British 100-watt EL34 head used by Pete Townshend, David Gilmour, and countless others.
This amp is missing its rear serial number plate (please see photos), which I am disclosing upfront. However, the amp has been comprehensively dated using internal components:
- Mains transformer: Original Partridge TG9302 with date code H1-series, consistent with early 1970 winding
- Output transformer: Original Partridge TG5479
- Pots: RS Components, dated week 41 and week 48 of 1971 (October/November 1971), establishing assembly no earlier than late November 1971
- Chassis layout, eyelet board construction, and component selection consistent with late 1971 / early 1972 Hylight production
Service and Restoration
- Full cap job
- One pot replaced
- All other original components retained and tested
- Fully serviced by qualified amp tech
Condition and Function
- All channels (Normal and Brilliant) test fine
- No scratchy pots
- Tested and working to spec
- Cosmetically honest with age-appropriate wear (see photos)
What's Included
- The amp, fully tested and ready to play
- Original removed components retained for provenance and supplied with sale
- All photographs form part of the description — please study them carefully
Terms
- Absolutely no returns — please ask any questions before purchase
- Collection welcome and encouraged
- Shipping available at buyer's cost and risk (fully insured)
Please review all photos carefully as they form part of this listing. Any questions, message me.
This item is sold As-Described
This item is sold As-Described and cannot be returned unless it arrives in a condition different from how it was described or photographed. Items must be returned in original, as-shipped condition with all original packaging.Learn More.
| Listed | 19 days ago |
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| Condition | Very Good (Used) Very Good items may show a few slight marks or scratches but are fully functional and in overall great shape.Learn more |
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