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DR103

The classic 100W Hylight-era Hiwatt head — the amp behind the "Hiwatt sound" of the 1970s.

Catalogue code
DR103 (CUSTOM HIWATT 100)
Years
1960–1980
Type
head
Valves & speakers
100W, 4 x EL34, 1 x 12AX7, 1 x 12AT7
Lifecycle
retired
Confidence
Medium
Watts
100
Speakers
Tubes
4 x EL34, 1 x 12AX7, 1 x 12AT7
Channels
2
How this model is dated
01 / Witnesses

What applies here

Marks that can be entered for this maker: Serial number (plate), Transformer code.

02 / Bounds

The model year is a floor

Nothing predates 1960; components only push the date later.

03 / Value

What moves the price

Sold-price aggregates are not collected yet, so the archive gives no figure — condition, originality of the transformers and a documented recap move this model more than any list price.

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Evidence: Blue Book of Guitar Values — hiwatt