Hiwatt Signature
Series Little D Rig
Bedroom
or small stage
players with dreams of
Floyd-ian epic rock glory will find
Hiwatt's Little D Rig irresistible. Hiwatt's
Signature Series Little Rigs consist of scaleddown versions of the roaring head-and-cab
combos that made the company's amplifiers
staples of the classic rock world. The Little
D Rig is particularly fetching, and is based
on the amp modified by legendary guru
Pete Cornish for Pink Floyd's David Gilmour.
The head is a 20-watt (also switchable to
a bedroom-friendly one-half-watt), Class
A, EL84 fire-breather that
captures the Hiwatt bark and
roar in a refined and practical
package suitable for studio, stage,
or basement rec-room. It sports normal,
brilliant, and linked inputs, with three-band
equalization, presence, and master volume
controls. The best part of the package,
however, might be the cabinet. This beauty
is a WEM Starfinder 1x12, adorned with the
same distinctive grill cloth that any Floyd fan
will instantly recognize from David Gilmour's
Super Starfinder 200 cabinets. And naturally,
this miniature Starfinder comes loaded
with a Fane speaker, just like the big one.
Hiwatt's Little D Rig sells for just under
$2000, and should fit nicely under a supersized Christmas tree.
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