2x12 cab. for a hiwatt dr504

I'll take a stab ..

Most internet Hiwatt freaks continually state that "to hear
how the amp was meant to sound, you have to plug into
a Fane-loaded 4x12 "

I don't own an original Fane 4x12, myself.

I do have an early Biacrown Custom 50 and a late Hylight DR103.

W/ the Biacrown 50 I'm plugging it into an early 70s Marshall 2x12 w/ Eminence Tonkers(closed back)

It's a large cabinet at 39"Hx29"Wx12"D

I've also ran it thru a TopHat Birch-ply open-backed2x12 with
Vintage 30s and, also, Eminence Red Fangs-- also the Tonkers in
that cab, before being transplanted to the Marshall cab.

The amp sounded great thru everything I've put it thru; I love
Hiwatts, there are a lot of fantastic tones available besides the
Pete Townshend style power chords(nothing wrong w/that,though)

Different speakers actually bring out some things you wouldn't
expect from a Hiwatt.

Anyway, don't know what your style of playing is, or guitar(s),
but I don't think a DR504 is going to sound bad thru any quality
cab/speaker configuration.

 

Well, I have to say that I personally don't have a preference
for one or the other(open vs closed).

The Hiwatt doesn't lose any of it's authority in an open back config.

What is(are) your playing style(s) and guitar choice(s) ?

That might help in people making some sort of recommendation .

 

Yup, a vintage Fane-loaded Hiwatt 4x12 would rule - but also now expensive and very heavy. New ones aren't the same - there's a real magic to the older Fanes.

That said, it's hard to fault the THD 2x12 in most applications.

Ed DeGenaro could suggest a good speaker match:

ed at thdelectronics dot com

And congrats - a DR504's the ****!

 

this one looks appropriate...

http://swansoncabinets.com/H2x12obl.php

 

Hi Evan,

I build 2 x 12 cabinets I call Hylight mated to Hiwatt amplifiers. Love HiWatt amps and always have. See picture below and please send me an email if you are interested in talking about them. - jeff@swansoncabinets.com

I have plenty of pictures I can send you.

Thanks,

Jeff Swanson
Swanson Cabinets
www.dst-engineering.com
www.swansoncabinets.com

 

talk about timing...



Jeff makes some of the nicest cabs around...

 

+1 for Jeff's cabinets. I love mine.

Don

 

If you go the custom cab route you might consider trying a couple of Harry Joyce/George Scholz speakers in it. My DR504 sounds excellent through the HJ 2x12 cab.

 

Jeff Swanson's cab would be a perfect match . :AOK

 

silencer,

yes, the cab is closed back. Mine has the reissue Fane speakers in it.

Don

 

You really might like the Eminence Tonkers with your Hiwatt,
particularly for the styles of music that you're playing and guitar
choice.

They have some similiarities to the higher powered Fanes
and really do my Hiwatts justice .

Tele+Hiwatt+Tonkers = big, clear, present, tones .

 

The speakers are still being made by the folks that developed them for Harry Joyce (George Scholz and Charles Bertonazzi) and distributed Harry Joyce amps here in the U.S. They continue to build amps/cabs in the Harry Joyce vein under the George Scholz name.

Check these threads for more details:

http://www.thegearpage.net/board/showthread.php?s=&threadid=85409

(Info on both the Fane alnicos and Scholz/Joyce speakers):
http://www.thegearpage.net/board/showthread.php?s=&threadid=79897

 

I used to have an early 70's DR504 and a early 80's Hiwatt 4x12 with 75w Fanes. The early 4x12s are more traditional(if you're looking for the classic hiwatt sound). The 80's Fane sounds different, warmer. When I sold my Hiwatt setup I got a HJ 50, and now I have also a GS/HJ 2x12. I love the way the HJ sounds through an early 70's Hiwatt cab with original 50w Fanes. However, I like the GS/HJ speakers better. For the sound I like, they work better.
Anyway, if you plug your hiwatt through pretty much anything, it will sound great. I can't go wrong with any cab I've played my HJ through. Put it this way... Hiwatt through a marshall cab... the tone controls feel like they go from 0 - 10. Hiwatt through a hiwatt cabinet w/ Fanes, the tone controlls feel like they go from 1 - 20. Hiwatt through GS/HJ speakers, the tone controls feel like they go from 1 - 20, and bass control from 1 - 25!!!
Just make sure you give the cabinet time enough to bbreak in the speakers... trust me, you'll hate the way new speaker sounds out of the box. A few months after, it ill sound like a different speaker. IMHO.
Let us know when you get your cab.
SBlue

 

BTW, Charles Bertonazzi sells the HJ/Scholz speakers regularly on Ebay. I think it's easier to just contact him through Ebay and tell him what you need.

Let me know if you have any trouble reaching him:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=7266&item=7330837448&rd=1&ssPageName=WDVW