2ndhand HH

kim · Post by **kim** » Mon Jul 14, 2008 7:14 pm

if i had a job i'd so go check this thing out

http://www.2dehands.be/hh-musician-head-48917547.html?start=100

benecol · Post by **benecol** » Mon Jul 14, 2008 7:17 pm

NickS report to the thread please...

Post by **dots** » Mon Jul 14, 2008 7:18 pm

why are these things all of the sudden the new white belt?

kim · Post by **kim** » Mon Jul 14, 2008 7:23 pm

that's what i wanna know, but i can't go check it when i know i won't buy it can i ?

benecol · Post by **benecol** » Mon Jul 14, 2008 7:25 pm

They're one of the few half decent things we can get for cheap in the UK: you've got your $500 dollar Bassman heads, so you don't take these away from us, y'hear?

*bursts into tears*

kim · Post by **kim** » Mon Jul 14, 2008 7:36 pm

i also saw a princeton reverb on the same site but the guy was asking 800, i remember when i bought some stuff off a guy and i could test some pedals through his princeton reverb he bought in the early 2000's for 300 euros (!!!!!!)

they're such fine little amps

Post by **dots** » Mon Jul 14, 2008 7:48 pm

benecol wrote:They're one of the few half decent things we can get for cheap in the UK: you've got your $500 dollar Bassman heads, so you don't take these away from us, y'hear?

*bursts into tears*

unless the tone from those things is the sonic equivalent to fellatio from a porn star, then you guys can definitely keep 'em. ugly as sin, they are.

NickS · Post by **NickS** » Tue Jul 15, 2008 8:04 am

benecol wrote:NickS report to the thread please...

You called?

heavium wrote:if i had a job i'd so go check this thing out

http://www.2dehands.be/hh-musician-head-48917547.html?start=100

That one's overpriced IMHO. You can get them on eBay in UK for Â£80-120. Occasionally you get a bargain.

Time for some HH porn.

Dots wrote:why are these things all of the sudden the new white belt?

Back in the day, the heads were cheap, light and rugged with a hi-fi clean sound up until the VS (Valve Sound) range. People like Steve Hackett (Genesis) used the IC100S. The glowing EL panel was the biz. Enter the VS range: back before valve amps had master volume the VS had FET crunch and master volume, which gigging musicians playing pubs and clubs needed. You can't blast the bingo players in the British Legion, Rugeley, with an Orange Graphic 120 in overdrive and expect to get asked back. When they lost the EL panel I sort of lost interest, although they went on with 250W bass amps, amps with pluggable effect modules, 900W PA amps, etc.

Why now? Because they're damn' cheap for 100W, very portable (heads), reliable; then there's nostalgia (some of the 80s bands used them as well as Genesis, T Rex..). You have to admit, having a panel where you can actually read the controls in the dark is handy.

kim · Post by **kim** » Tue Jul 15, 2008 10:20 am

yeah it' amazing that's not a standard feature on amps really

also bauhaus used them <3

..and they always ask too much for shit here (especially assholes from antwerp)

NickS · Post by **NickS** » Tue Jul 15, 2008 11:12 am

heavium wrote:also bauhaus used them <3

Didn't they use the IC100S like Steve Hackett?

NickS · Post by **NickS** » Tue Jul 15, 2008 12:00 pm

Obviously the thing for Kim to do is pick one up cheap while she's over here.....

kim · Post by **kim** » Tue Jul 15, 2008 1:02 pm

yeah google says IC100

NickS · Post by **NickS** » Tue Jul 22, 2008 12:39 pm

benecol wrote:In other news, I now have another HH head (an IC100) sat in my garage, that I went to collect (from a serial killer) for NickS last night.

Suitably disguised* used untraceable banknotes are on their way. Sorry for the delay.

Muahahah! Glowiness conquers over common sense!

*I drew a moustache and glasses on the Queen. No-one will recognise her, I'm sure.

benecol · Post by **benecol** » Tue Jul 22, 2008 1:35 pm

Nice one Mr S.

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