Reeves Amplification Custom Jimmy 50 Watt 2000's - Orange

Well, culling some of the herd. And who knows what you people want, so I am offering some of my big tubes and will probably sell 2 and keep 1. They all "hurt" as I have chosen carefully, and baby-ed them.

I am 2nd owner. I bought the head, and the started looking at cabs and voila, THE Roy Blankenship - who is STILL the man - had an empty Reeves Orange Cab for a named dude that never paid for it- and voila - I bought Fane 70 speakers(new) - this was the original Hi-watt speakers in the day - and he whacked it up. Wired for 8ohm though the metal plate says 16.

What I really like about this is: 1. sounds fantastic and playable at 2 on the Master.(Sure - who wants to do that - invest in ear protection) and the footswitch - clean and dirty - you can "almost" be pedal free.

This is OBVIOUSLY local pickup - I am in the SouthBay - that cab is beast.

There are not a lot of these around.

Overview from the Reeves Website

The Custom 'Jimmy' is a faithful recreation of Page's Hiwatt® amp that he used circa 1969 - 1971.  Constructed to the exact same specifications as 1970's British design with Partridge replica transformers, dual channel pre-amp with 4 Inputs (2 Normal, 2 Bright). Normal volume and bright volume, bass, middle, treble, presence and master volume controls. Like all Reeves Amplifiers, the Custom Jimmy is entirely hand assembled using only the finest quality components assembled on a Garolite turret board utilizing "Mil-Spec" wiring techniques.

What makes this amp different than other Hiwatt® circuits of the same period is that is has more gain on tap...more vintage Marshall in nature.  And something even more unique is its foot switch volume cut.  The amount of volume cut is adjusted by the balance control on the front panel...in other words, the amp can be played with a more aggressive preamp tone (adjusted by the input control) and then switched, via the foot switch, to a less aggressive-more typical cleaner Hiwatt® tone .  It works kind of like a two channel amp, but it is not.

From Tonequest Review 2010

Custom 50 ‘Jimmy’ Described as a faithful recreation of the 1969-71 Hiwatt amps used by Jimmy Page (his were 100 watt), the dual EL-34 Custom 50 features the original control layout with dual inputs, Balance, Bass, Middle, Treble, Presence and Master Volume. Like the Super ‘78, the ‘Jimmy’ features replica Partridge transformers, meticulous hand-wired turret board construction and an ultra-precise mil-spec layout equal to the build quality of the original Hylight Hiwatt amps. Unlike an original Hiwatt, however, the Custom 50 ‘Jimmy’ delivers more gain as the Input control is turned up. Of course, with the Master Volume set high as well, you’re pumping a full 50 watt dose of incredibly lush sustain, second order harmonics and thick distortion, but like the Super ‘78, the clarity and depth of the ‘Jimmy’ at all settings is stunningly good. Here’s the kicker… A foot pedal is provided that plugs into an XLR jack next to the inputs, and with the Balance control you can ‘preset’ a cleaner, less distorted sound and switch between the two in the style of a 2-channel amp. Lower balance settings produce a cleaner, softer volume level when the footswitch is engaged, and as the Balance control is turned up volume and break-up can be incrementally increased through the entire sweep of the pot. Step on the footswitch again and you’re back to the original volume and gain setting set with the Input and Master Volume mix. Both amps feature a 110/120/230 voltage selector switch and switchable 4/8/16 ohm dual speaker outs, available as 50 watt and 100 watt heads. Options include NOS Tubes, a tube-buffered effects loop, and power scaling for the Super ‘78 only. Optional 1x12, 2x12 and 4x12 speaker cabinets are constructed of finger jointed 3/4" marine birch plywood with Slot Load Venting for improved bass response. Reeves Amplifiers are made in the USA and sold direct with a 10-day full money back guarantee of satisfaction. We’ve reviewed a ton of amps in these pages, but like the original Hiwatt amps that inspired them, the two Reeves amps evaluated here are exceptional indeed, uniquely versatile as described and built to an unsurpassed standard of impeccable care and quality. At $1799 for the Super ‘78 and $1999 for the ‘Jimmy’, either of these supremely built heads would be money well-spent, backed with the confidence that you can buy direct from the builder risking only the return shipping for the opportunity to find your voice with a Reeves. Quest forth…