HIWATT

Sound City / Hiwatt Crossover Amps


Dave Reeves designed and built the original line of Sound City amps on contract after forming his own company (Hylight/ Hiwatt), to raise capital. This means there are a few "tweeners" out there, which looks like an older Sound City amp, but which have some Hiwatt overtones.


Arbiter "Power 100" Arbiter100

This is one of the earliest store-branded amps from J&I Arbiter's, compared and contrasted with a later SC105. There are lot of similarities in chassis layout and the same controls. There are further similarities in the interior as well, including the power supply layout and the flying busbar connecting the first few preamp tubes.

Pictures courtesy of Paul Tribe (TwoTribesMusic).


Sound City Lead SC105

This one has a Sound City front panel, but has a Hiwatt/Hylight sticker on the back. It is also made with the Pete Townshend CP103 control layout. It is also the amp pictured in the Arbiter pictures above.

Pictures courtesy of Paul Tribe (TwoTribesMusic).


Sound City Lead 105 SC105

This one has a Sound City logo and front panel but a Hiwatt/Hylight sticker on the back. It is also made with the Pete Townshend CP103 control layout.

Pictures courtesy of Chris M.


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