So I had the chance to drop by Mike Lull's shop yesterday to pick up some scrap pearloid PG material for a future "stamping project",a lot of you know I'm lucky enough to live nearby and he takes care of my little flock of 'Birds. We chatted a bit about NAMM and that the 5 string 'Bird was voted best new product, and while we were in a side room I noticed that he had this lovely Hiwatt head just sitting aside and I asked him "what's up with this?" How's it sound etc.....
Turns out he came by it in a trade for a bit of work done and some money owed and he now often uses it to gig with, but the crazy thing is he very kindly offered to let me try this beauty out for a week at home with my GK cabs!
All I can say
IT's AWESOME! I haven't played a tube amp of any kind for more than 20 years being a very staunch GK guy I hadn't given it too much thought until recently. This head sounds so good, warm, big,deep and just the right bit of growl and clank......I'm in LOVE!
I'll be spending a little more time than usual with the basses this week to enjoy this amp as much as possible, and I'm sad I'll have to give it back too, I know Mike won't be selling it any time soon, I'm now quite envious of all you guys here that have them.
Here it is perched atop my GK.......