Hiwatt DR504 Head

The Hiwatt DR504 is the 50-watt top that has inspired generations of musicians and producers. Based on the original Dave Reeves design from the 1960s, this amp delivers crystal-clear, powerful sound with huge headroom, lightning-fast response and an impressive harmonic spectrum. Where the larger DR103 is often too loud, the DR504 gives you that iconic British Hiwatt sound but in a format that works perfectly in the studio as well as on stage.

With its combination of clarity and dynamics, the DR504 is known as the ultimate platform for pedals. Whether you use overdrive, fuzz or delay, the amp remains open and detailed without clogging up your tone. Not for nothing is this model often described as a "design classic," hand-built in England to Harry Joyce standards and equipped with original Partridge-spec transformers.

Hiwatt DR504 features:

• powerful 50W tube top
• iconic Hiwatt sound, unmatched clarity and headroom
• Custom build, handwired in England
• channels: normal, bright
• inputs: normal hi, normal low, bright hi, bright low
• outputs: 2 x 6,35 mm speaker out
• preamp tubes: 4 x ECC83 (12AX7)
• power tubes: 2 x EL34
• controls: normal volume, bright volume, 3-band EQ (bass, middle, treble), presence (treble boost), master volume, standby on/off, mains on/off
• impedance: switchable back side - 4 Ω, 8 Ω or 16 Ω
• construction: 18 mm birch plywood, extremely robust
• dimensions: height 25.5 cm, width 63 cm, depth 28 cm
• weight: 19,15 kg
• hand-wired according to Dave Reeves' original schematics and Harry Joyce standards
• original Partridge specification English transformers
• handmade in the Hiwatt Custom Shops in England
• Hiwatt part no: HW-DR504-HD-BLACK