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.

Listed19 days ago
ConditionVery Good (Used)
Very Good items may show a few slight marks or scratches but are fully functional and in overall great shape.Learn more
Brand
Model
  • DR103 Custom 100 2-Channel 100-Watt Guitar Amp Head
Finish
  • Black
Categories
Year
  • 1971
Made In
  • United Kingdom
Electronics
  • Tube
Reverb
  • None
Color Family
  • Black
Output Power (Watts)
  • 100

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Shatners Basoon

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