Pete Townshend's classic WHO sound chain RECREATED!

[@karltraunmuller7048]

That SG into a Hiwatt sounds absolutely amazing.

[@mauricedibert2635]

I was waiting for the windmill power chords Johan, ha.

[@BubbaZen10]

I was waiting for him to smash everything! ;)

[@darwinsaye]

I always loved how Pete could get a woody, almost acoustic guitar tone on that album just by rolling off his guitar volume, which you achieved very well here at 3:23 and 5:10. Very magical combination, this amp and guitar.

[@JohanSegeborn]

Thanks!

[@kingtutt61]

Yea......and I wonder how much the P90s made up in the sound?

[@userPrehistoricman]

I'd say about P90%

[@harrykadaras9459]

You've achieved a perfect duplication of the tone of Pete 'The Great'.Those P-90s definately produce that "growl"..the slim mahogany SG body coupled with the amazing Hiwatt clear tone...that's definately it. I just wish he'd go back to that same exact gear he used back then which was his trademark tone (Woodstock, Isle of Wight, Leeds, etc.). It's not that he sounds terrible on a Stratocaster through Fender amps. He just sounds GREAT playing Gibsons plugged into Hiwatts...

[@p6x2]

@@harrykadaras9459 I feel the same. Pete without an SG Special plugged into CP103 and DR103W custom built. Now I believe Fender is certainly contributing to Pete's retirement fund. I hesitated to get my own, but it is too expensive for just a whim.

[@gooseabuse]

Pete is my guitar Hero! I watched my dad's copy of The Who live and Isle of Wight all the time growing up. When I met Joe Satriani a decade ago I asked who some of his favorite guitar players were and he said Pete Townshend which blew my mind since they're such different players.

[@nkmcfrln]

Angus said that Pete got a lot of movement out his SG, while he would have no choice but to move with it : )

[@ZLAVO_]

I'm very happy to see a video of you about Pete Townshend! The tone is spot on, love it

[@JohanSegeborn]

Thanks, it’s great to hear that!

[@gravl1]

That SG is all about the toggle switch. Pete used it to go from clean to dirty, keeping the volume down in the neck and up on the bridge to overdrive the amp. Very few guys were as adept at it as Pete was.

[@67Stu]

@David Matsson Contrary to popular misinformation, that's not quite true. His amps don't have more gain than a standard DR amp; there are also no presence or middle controls. The amp also has four ECC83s in the preamp section and one ECC81 in the phase inverter section. The amp actually has a much cleaner signal path than the DR amps; it's also smoother sounding than the DR amps. The bass has to really be kept down on these amps, otherwise it can get too muddy or overdriven too easily; you would almost never want to have the bass up full; the treble works best when it's at least half way up, and is quite clear and bright. Using The Who amp for bass gives a very clear, bright, punchy sound. With guitar or bass, the overdrive is determined by the amount of guitar signal sent to it. This design is actually more like the original Dave Reeves circuit used with the Sound City amps he made for Arbiter, not the DR or Fender Tweed Bassman (copied by Marshall) layout with middle and presence added.

[@67Stu]

Pete can actually be seen using the volume control on BOTH pickups, albeit primarily using the bridge pickup. The true key to what he does, is a combination of the guitar's volume knob(s) and the master volume knob on the Hiwatt. With the fuzz box kicked in, the the volume knob on the guitar influences the amount of sustain and fuzz in the signal chain. Even before and after using SGs, the guitar's volume knobs were/are everything to Pete.

[@67Stu]

@Rusdy A Thank you for the acknowledgement. 👍🏻

[@stevenmgyori3826]

I do so much enjoy your split screen presentations! Your a Great Guitar Player and I smile from ear to ear when you man that Simple Drum Kit! Thanks for sharing brother! Be Well Johan!

[@JohanSegeborn]

Thanks is my friend ;-) Cheers

[@georgeprice7922]

One thing about Townshend: he ran all THREE Hiwatt heads maxed out and controlled the volume on his guitar (didn't matter which brand). But his Studio sound was not the same as live. Especially in the 70's. He used a Fender amp, a Gretsch guitar, a volume pedal and a Whirlwind cable, gifted to Pete by Joe Walsh (The James Gang, Barnstorm, solo, Eagles).

[@RocknJazzer]

He usually only used one of the three, the other 2 were most often backups, and the bottom cabs empty dummys

[@stevestewart-sturges2159]

I have a bit of a inside scoop on this, I received a very nice letter from Alan Rogan, back in 1983, regarding Pete's Les Pauls and Hiwatt 100 watt amps. The amps were made back in the late 60's for Pete, with four separate channels and no mid controls. Two were used on stage with a third as a back up, one amp powered two cabinets, one with 4 X JBL K120's and the other with 4 X Fane 12". His main effect was a MXR DynaComp but Alan stated that Pete had started using a Roland 2000 DDL. His studio amps then were either Mesa Boogie combo with 2 X12" or a Hiwatt head and two Mesa Boogie cabinets with 4 X EVM 12". We are talking early 80's here, his amps tended to remain the same and he changed guitars to vary his sound, except with his Les Pauls, which he changed because they were too heavy and hard on his back..

[@RocknJazzer]

@@stevestewart-sturges2159 Thanks for the info, yeah I think I read that too for the early 80s era. I was talking more the earlier 70s era. Regardless how many head he chose to actually run any given night depended on room/venue size. Regardless even one of these amps is very loud...I have owned several old 100w Hiwatts including the Pete model. Using a second or third head doesnt really add much more, as watts do not have a linear relationship to volume, another amp or two are only 25% to 50% louder than just one, so one is the bulk of the level one hears, a few more only add a hair more, not double or triple as loud, only numerically in watts which again is not same as volume

[@stevestewart-sturges2159]

@@RocknJazzer Indeed, I had a Hiwatt 50 head with 4 X 12 Fane cabinet and it would rip your head off....

[@Vincent-bs5mf]

George Price He smashed that Gretsh at a Top of the Pops performance! Walsh wasn't to pleased.

[@GiantPinhead]

Awesome! Pete Townshend is a magnificent player who uses dynamics and interplay to the greatest effect. Drowning up listening to them, day in and day out, I still never "got it" until I saw film of them.. then... BAM! Holy cow, he's an entire rhythm section, holding it down while Entwistle and Moon solo. And what a sound they made. If you haven't seen it recently, watch the Rolling Stones' Rock and Roll Circus. The whole show is great, but the Who are sublime, at the peak of their physical power... culminating shortly after at their famous dates at Leeds. Great video, Johan, as usual. Thanks for the holiday cheer! -- Brian

[@JohanSegeborn]

Thanks Brian, glad to hear that! Yeah Pete’s got a great groove in his playing

[@tommyboyce]

That Who sound is, to me, a precursor to the AC/DC sound.

[@darwinsaye]

I don't hear that association at all. At least not with the Live at Leeds sound. On those songs Pete would range from a crystal clear almost acoustic tone with his guitar volume rolled back, to a saggy compressed fuzz with the volume full up and his fuzz kicked on. AC/DC is more that punchy Marshall crunch, without a lot of dynamic variation.

[@JohanSegeborn]

Yeah definitely

[@GiantPinhead]

Also you can hear a lot of Townshend in Mick Ronson's playing with Bowie. He as much as stated that Pete's rhythm playing was the foundation of his own style.

[@jsnowdendavies]

I know what you are saying Tommy, never thought of it before but it suddenly makes sense!

[@GiantPinhead]

@@darwinsaye Yes, absolutely. Plus, his masterful use of augmented and diminished chords and chiming open strings. Plus, let's be clear, Pete Townshend was THAT guy that approached Jim Marshall and asked him make an 8x12, found it to cumbersome, then had them sawed in half... creating the first Marshall (2) 4x12 stocks. He was considered "mind bendingly loud" by his contemporaries and the press.

[@OnTheFritz602]

Awesome! Would love to see/hear Gilmour's sound chain with his Strat, pedal, and Hiwatt.

[@JohanSegeborn]

Thanks, that can be arranged :-)

[@67Stu]

I'd love to hear Gilmour's sound WITHOUT anything between a Stratocaster and a Hiwatt, other than a cable. 🤪

[@jsullivan2112]

@@67Stu It didn't exist, at least not until the early 2000s. He never used the Hiwatt preamps. He always used an Alembic bass pre-amp that belonged to Roger and slaved the Hiwatt power sections to that, completely bypassing the Hiwatt preamps that were uncoupled.

[@jedidiahadams2199]

Great sound, great tone

[@JohanSegeborn]

Thanks, glad to hear that!

[@siegfriedwashburn3484]

Johan, thank you for the video! I like THE WHO, so I was really happy to hear this combination. See you! Z.

[@JohanSegeborn]

Thanks Zigfrid

[@pillmuncher67]

If you're lucky enough to own a vintage Hiwatt, you're lucky enough. Whenever I'm down, i remember that I'm doubly lucky and all is well again.

[@Shamilt3]

My 74 dr103 is my favorite amp I have ever owned. Problem is, it never gets used. When I recapped it I lowered a couple of uf, and WOW it opened up the feel/attack. My neighbors would have me shot to run it, where it needs to be

[@rarestpepe8835]

Just buy an attenuator and you won't get shot by neighbours :)

[@Teleman76]

pillmuncher67 absolutely agree 100%.

[@SamLibman]

Wow, very accurate!! Such a clear, hi-fidelity tone. Beautiful work Johan.

[@JohanSegeborn]

Thanks Sam! Glad to hear it!

[@hgostos]

One of my favourite sounds!!! Tack så mycket!

[@JohanSegeborn]

Gott att höra! Thanks!

[@gcf7175]

Johan is a BOSS. Everything he trys sounds awesome.

[@JohanSegeborn]

Thanks my friend! ;-)

[@Topsy_Krett]

Oh, man, how I love this Hiwatt's tone. It's got that muscular British sound but with clarity (as Pete himself wanted). This is a similar type of sound to what I hear in my new Magnatone Super Fifteen. I tried a bunch of great amps to get to that one and I love it. Anyway, great demo, Johan. Thanks!

[@JohanSegeborn]

Thanks, glad to hear it!

[@rickya3877]

You definitely nailed 'that sound' particularly when you rolled the volume back...you played rhythms to match the style...step on a fuzz pedal and watch the whole thing explode like Live At Leeds!

[@JohanSegeborn]

Thanks Ricky!

[@kirkgreenman1386]

Johan,The guitar and amp sure complimented each other. Nice sounding. I have always wanted that setup.

[@mantashaft]

I so wish I could have been there in person. I’ll bring beer...

[@JohanSegeborn]

Cheers Erik ;-)

[@ProbablyTooLoud]

The bass port on the cabinet really caught my attention. The hair on top of the tone makes for a very signature tone, but could be used to great effect in most rock.

[@hardrockindaddy]

Johan...another excellent video as usual. This is a magical pairing, one of the ultimate...Clapton is credited with pairing his burst to Marshall, but Pete was there at the very beginning too, his pairing of the P90 SG & HiWatt with Fane Speakers is beyond incredible. Live at Leeds is the greatest Rock Live album of all time. His sound chain was exactly what he needed when playing with John Entwhistle and his sound rig...it can't get any better than that other than Page & Jones...Another thing Hiwatt really complemented his chordal style of playing....I wish he'd go back to this rig. Love Love Love The Who.

[@JohanSegeborn]

Thanks Jerry, I love The Who too!

[@Brotherhood.777]

Page played thru a HiWatt also.

[@hardrockindaddy]

@@Brotherhood.777 I know he has a custom made HiWatt in his home, but his normal back line was Marshall’s and Orange mixed in. I saw him with Matchless and I know he used Selmers but they were modded. Too bad he never played Trainwrecks, or had a listen to the new ones… nothing compares

[@GoldenNuggetRec]

The mid 3 minute section gets a very greg sage, wipers tone too! Nice!

[@50gary]

Too much palm mute, let it ring a bit. For me the HIWATT amps were the best looking amps ever, all business. I saw the Who at the Pontiac Silverdome ($8.00 ticket) The first really large indoor concert (80,000 people) the sound quality was easily the best I've ever heard, including Led Zep at the same venue. Pete Townsend had the punchiest sound and great attack.

[@sparkyguitar0058]

I was at that show. A week before they played at Masonic Temple. 14th row for that show. Straight as an arrow; no drugs or drinking. The dome show deep in the crowd; high as kite.

[@eyedunno8462]

A LOT of that tone comes from the speaker cab - unusual, very high wattage Alnico speakers that are very warm, very loud and stiff until breakup where they have that characteristic "agile" alnico essence. The typical ceramic speaker we are used to sounds broader and more ham-fisted, so it's hard to conceptualize until you hear the difference. A Hiwatt is also very bright and detailed, so the cab is a perfect compliment

[@michaelwoods9005]

I thought Hiwatt Fanes were ceramic..

[@LIGHTintheHALLS]

Right on, Johan!! Sounds amazing. I’m a huge HIWATT fan. Thanks for making this. 🔊🤠👍

[@syndromet]

This is why my first amp build was a hiwatt-clone. Such an underrated rock amp. I'd take a Hiwatt over a Marshall any day of the week.

[@JohanSegeborn]

Thanks!

[@mattthrun-nowicki8641]

Agreed 100%.

[@harrykadaras9459]

Theres that Hiwatt "sweet spot" that is a glorious sound. Pete was able to dial that 5 star tone in and nail that sound where it's still mostly clean, but just a hint of crisp distortion to sound like "Live at Leeds" and his famous Woodstock tone ('Sparks', 'Young Man Blues'), etc.

[@patriciawilson9666]

Hey,Awesome video! Great job Johan.

[@HeadHondo]

I love P90s in mahogany.

[@tmitz73]

Sick tones Johan..... PT is the Man!! What an enormous body of work. His live tone and energy playing was totally original and so exciting! Remember the whole thing with Jimi at Monterey...... So are those Hiwatt Brand speakers? And how was the playing volume, was the 100watt HiWatt loud as heck??!! I reckon so! Thanks for your always awesome vids!!! Be well!

[@JohanSegeborn]

Thanks, glad you liked it! Those are 50W Fanes branded as Hiwatt. The volume was insane ;-) Cheers

[@tmitz73]

@@JohanSegeborn Haha.... so awesome!! Thanks JS!!!

[@jcoulter43]

Spot on! God bless and rock on brother 👏😎🎸

[@JohanSegeborn]

Thanks J, glad to hear it!

[@wlflightlr]

Sounds great, love the riffs!!

[@giulioluzzardi7632]

Great Rhythm Guitar playing J!

[@sonnakabana]

That's my favourite electric guitar Gibson SG Special P90s.

[@karltraunmuller7048]

I have a T20/10 MkIII which I run on the 10 Watt setting, with master volume at around 8-9 o‘clock. I can’t imagine the noise that the 100 Watt monster must be making.

[@francescocagnacci]

I have the 40 watt. And the master at 9 p clock is LOUD. I'm planning to visit a warehouse and dime the thing tomorrow, got all the permissions to do it maybe even record a video

[@vox1966]

I have a pete Townsend 2001 sg and a 1979 Hiwatt stack love the sound but it’s very loud have to use my Marshall power brake

[@lennyluzitano8920]

YOU LUCKY DOG....DO A VIDEO.....

[@2011k]

I also use a 1970's DR103 with 2x4x12" Hiwatt cabs with a 1969 SG Special and to get closer I jump both channels of the DR-103 and put all controls to maximum. Even master volume. Pete used a Custom Custom 100 with modified circuit for extra gain and you need all the gain out of the DR103s. Of course I use a Marshall Powerbrake.

[@iagobroxado]

Great classic rock tones!

[@JohanSegeborn]

Thanks Lago!

[@Twobarpsi]

Love what you do!!

[@JohanSegeborn]

Thanks, it’s great to hear that!

[@Twobarpsi]

@@JohanSegeborn have you ever done SRV? Love to hear that signal chain!

[@mattgrimmer9909]

Any chance on hearing his studio lineup, which was a gretsch, into an Edwards Light Beam volume pedal, into a Bandmaster rig? This is the classic "who" sound on record, live was a different story.

[@JohanSegeborn]

Actually yes Matt. But with the exception of the Who’s next album most wouldnt refer to post 70 as the most classic Who sound, although its great too.

[@Libertarianist2112]

What an amazing sound he got with that Gretsch and Bandmaster.

[@mattgrimmer9909]

@@JohanSegeborn You aren't wrong, I guess that setup wasn't actually his most infamous version was it.

[@Johngonefishin]

"Live at Leeds" is probably HiWatts.

[@michaelwoods9005]

Yeah, but LAL and IOW is the only Pete Townshend guitar tone that most people care to replicate. The fact that he used a bandmaster and a gretsch on Who's Next and Quad is an interesting bit of trivia, but mostly immaterial🙂

[@sampopkin]

Nailed his tone!

[@JohanSegeborn]

Thanks Sam!

[@Cluless02]

Spot on! Closest to anything I’ve ever heard. Those Fanes are key components as well. Had a HIWATT setup - CP504 head, 4 12 cab Fane alnico. Also using Gibson SG standard, P-90's. Really have to be running through those Ferrite Fanes to get that bite, brilliance, clang thing. Nothing beats that setup anywhere.

[@VultCult]

Even though he had a different setup, a great part of this tone, sounds a lot like Malcolm Young's tone, circa 1990's - 2000's.

[@JohanSegeborn]

Thanks!

[@DJPenguino51]

All you need now is a Univox Superfuzz (or a clone of one). :) Tone wise, it somewhat reminds me of The Who's concert in San Francisco December 13, 1971, albeit a bit darker and slightly less overdrive. To me, a Gibson SG w/ P90's into a Hiwatt (DR103 / CP103) w/ fane speakers is a tone I instantly recognize.

[@Saber-2]

I'm liking those sounds. Frets are looking nice on that sg shiny!

[@JohanSegeborn]

Thanks!

[@peterschmidt9942]

I sort of expected it to be a bit more distorted? But you can definitely hear some Who tone in there.

[@frankgreen178]

Yep. Nailed the tones!

[@countblue]

Once upon a time (1975) I had that amp and the 4x12 cab with it. What I did not realize when I bought it was its huge dependency on volume. If you want to hear its "sound" you really need to crank it to pretty insane levels. This can be very hard in a small practice room without losing your hearing. I played it (then) with a 60s Telecaster and it was sounding good once you managed to get get used to the level of it. I finally passed it on to our keyboard guy and changed to an Acoustic 200w SS 2 channel top with 4x12 plus 2x45w horns. For some reason this one seemed to scale better in volume.

[@gforce7four]

Nice Johan, that was his rig for the legendary Live at Leeds if I recall correctly. Now you just need to demo a Gretsch and a Tweed Bandmaster to get his classic tone on "Won't get fooled again" to reach total Townsend nirvana ;)

[@JohanSegeborn]

Thanks

[@Randomly_Ruli]

YEEESSSSSSSSSSS. Finally the Who focused video

[@JohanSegeborn]

Cheers Ruli :-)

[@torarinvik4920]

Incredible sound.

[@JohanSegeborn]

Thanks man!

[@louiepbotha]

Years ago I lived in Twickenham just around the corner from Pete Townshend.I was at uni so could just afford to live A guitar shop which almost backed onto Pete's house had a Hiwatt 100w head with "The Who" plate on it......If only I had the money.It was around 1977-78.Gutted but a true story.

[@pCeLobster]

Live at Leeds might be the ultimate rock sound of all time. Wish Pete and Entwistle had stuck to the gear they were using then.

[@InspiretoVictory]

What? No windmills, Johan? lol, just kidding. Great video as always and a big thank you for documenting these classic tones.

[@linoholstensson1534]

Hello, great playing! Can you recreate Brian May sound?

[@JohanSegeborn]

Thanks Lino, I can try ;-)

[@geschickt]

I just remembered something! 355 + Boss Chorus Ensemble + this amp = Alex Lifeson's _Hemispheres_ tone?

[@JohanSegeborn]

Cool, that’ll be a future video!

[@geschickt]

@@JohanSegeborn Oh man, that would be spectacular! Say...when are they going to give you that "sverige social stjärna utmärkelsen" or whatever it is...for outstanding Internet personalities? We need to know where/how to nominate you!

[@michaelwoods9005]

Alex's hiwatts had a cascading gain mod called the "canadian mod", which was done in-house by Hiwatt's distributor in Montreal. They have much more preamp gain than a regular DR103.

[@geschickt]

@@michaelwoods9005 He's said in an interview he employed an MXR Micro Amp here or there (which I figured he might in front of a Hiwatt?), but this makes more sense!

[@samueljett7807]

Love that SG :)

[@JohanSegeborn]

Cheers!

[@jonjennings13]

Thank you for playing lot of cleaner settings. It’s the loud clean I love about Hiwatt

[@JF-em6hr]

I wish epiphone made this model available again.

[@bigblueplanet1968]

Me too.

[@jumpboy29]

Your wish just came true!! Epiphone SG P90 cherry red.... www.guitarcenter.com/Epiphone/SG-Classic-Worn-P-90s-Solid-Body-Electric-Guitar.gc?rNtt=epiphone%20sg%20p90&index=2

[@Johngonefishin]

How about a feature on Selmer amps....... Pete used them in the 60's during the "Pictures of Lily" era.

[@charleslivingston803]

Johngonefishin pretty sure he did a selmer demo, check his channel history.

[@aronhallam6449]

Great ! Johan If you ever have the opportunity could do a video with a WEM amp?

[@JohanSegeborn]

Thanks, that will come up soon!

[@HiwattOfficial]

Sounds great Johan!!

[@corywest6224]

Can you do the Mick Ronson rig? Tone Bender and 200w Major?

[@paulshaum3421]

Great video as always! You should do Eric Clapton’s rig in the cream days!

[@JohanSegeborn]

Thanks Paul!

[@jumpboy29]

Do you think the Hiwatt maxwatt 50 could achieve anything like this sound, Johan? . Beautiful guitar and amp, I want a rig like that so bad

[@JohanSegeborn]

I think the Maxwatt would lack the richness in the low end this one has

[@jumpboy29]

​@@JohanSegeborn Thank you for that. Those dynamics are something else. I have found the Catalinbread WIIO nails the Live at leeds sound, but like you said about the maxwatt, it lacks the richness. I guess there's no way around it, gotta have real tube hiwatt for that.

[@FuzzyDancingBear]

Very cool and awesome

[@JohanSegeborn]

Thanks! :-)

[@batheavy2834]

Sounds better than the Hiwatt I borrowed recently which had absolutely no crunch/gain character whatsoever and was absolutely deafening😆

[@JohanSegeborn]

They are insanely loud indeed

[@robertbarker2458]

Thanks Johan love the video

[@JohanSegeborn]

Thanks Robert, glad to hear it!

[@jamiegustkey2573]

Johan, what is the video effect you’re using from 5:34 - 5:50? It looks like it was recorded in the 70’s... That’s a great film look! I love the ‘oo .... Well done sir-🇬🇧

[@JohanSegeborn]

Thanks man, glad to hear it! That’s the ”comic cool” effect with mix turned down to zero in Final Cut Pro X. Glad you like it! Cheers

[@erichfischer8064]

That's a stifled Angus Young bottled up in there. I would put you in my band as a guitarist, any day of the week. You would kick ass live anywhere. Thnx for the vid

[@michelecuoghicostantini7653]

i had an 72 hiwatt and an sg classic ( p90) the combination is: live at leeds pure pete townshend sound

[@hennokeers4641]

Iam missing a Alembic Exploiter through 12 300watt Sunn amps and 4 4x12 and 18" cabs and Johnny Thunder fingers playing...

[@LPCustom3]

Does that SG have the narrow 1 9/16" nut width? A friend of mine works for The Who and has for years as one of his "techs". He brought over one of Pete's Hi-Watt heads that was a six channel P.A. head that the channels cascaded into each other and it had Pete's name engraved on the Trafolyte front fascia panel as well as "The Who" engraved on it!

[@Thomasdgolden]

Sounds great J.

[@JohanSegeborn]

Thanks Tommy!

[@RowdyBreezer]

Incredibly rich sound! Johan - have you come across any modern amp that resembles these tones - other than a modeler?

[@mattthrun-nowicki8641]

Hi-Tone makes perfect Hiwatt recreations.

[@michaelwoods9005]

Would have been great if you could have gotten ahold of a CP103, which is the Pete Townshend model. Different control layout (4 preamp volumes, treble, bass, prescence, master) and more gain.

[@mattthrun-nowicki8641]

The CP circuit doesn't have a presence knob

[@michaelwoods9005]

@@mattthrun-nowicki8641 you're right. Treble, bass, and master volume

[@eladtall]

That’s it I must have this amp and cub this year Must This is for me the best of all

[@mikel3188]

Yeah this combo nailed Pete's sound. Love the sound of those P90s. Thanks Johan

[@JohanSegeborn]

Thanks Mike, I’m glad to hear that!

[@67Stu]

Not quite; but close.

[@RocknJazzer]

Pete did NOT use the DR103...he used a custom CP103 which sounds totally different. I own both. Night and Day different. The only thing similar is the punchy hiwatt bark, but the tonal structure is totally different

[@mattthrun-nowicki8641]

Correct. The CP circuit is more in the vein of a Fender, with some Vox-y chime, more mid-scooped than the DR series.

[@stephensmith799]

P90s on SGs are a great combination plus SG necks are usefully wide...

[@AmpAHolic-wn6mr]

Sounds great Johan. Absolutely love old Hiwatt amps. Looks like your running the amp at 8 ohms into a 16ohm cab. Not sure if that was intentional or not.

[@JohanSegeborn]

Thanks! We did, that’s the way it was set up.

[@loiseauperche3512]

Hi, I was thinking that a video comparing a long tenon and a short tenon neck Les Paul would be a good idea. Thank you for reading and cheers from France :D

[@JohanSegeborn]

If could keep everything but the tenon constant that would indeed be an interesting comparison. Cheers

[@tatethompson1234]

Pretty bang on the money, only thing is the amp needs to be pushed all the way to the edge, then all the tone was in the volume knobs for his pickups.

[@JohanSegeborn]

Glad to hear it, Cheers

[@ジミーページ]

Can you make a video showing how you record with production please

[@JohanSegeborn]

Hi, you can check out this one for instance kzbin.info/www/bejne/eYXFqqd7a5mSgqc

[@BubbaZen10]

"For me this tone has been hard to achieve with other gear. " Yes sir, that right there is really close to it with that guitar and that amp tho. Now you just need to turn it up until you're deaf. (dumb and blind optional ;)

[@JohanSegeborn]

Hahaha! I’m almost there on two of those three ;-)

[@BubbaZen10]

@@JohanSegeborn Same here brother. Cheers! Great vids, and i like how you play. :)

[@BubbaZen10]

@psycho'si carter This still makes me laugh. YES, you DO still see it all. HERE. You really are a fucking moron man. I told you i could remove shit on my channel, not here. Christ sakes man, i hope you wear a helmet when you go out.

[@Cluless02]

And those Fanes!

[@BranlandadventuresGaming]

Nailed it!

[@jacksmits9825]

Great sound🎸

[@leftyfusion88]

This video came up on notifications and it was a "MUST SEE!!" for me. Johan do you know what Pete used for a boost pedal? I've seen many vids where he stomps on one, the only pedal he had on stage at the time? This sounds fucking amazing btw!!!

[@gilbertopenatoca1525]

Univox superfuzz

[@saimon1969]

OMFG ! I just can't believe it was still possible to get Pete's sound, it's incredible ! Please tell me, where did you get that amp ?? And how much did it cost ??

[@bb_lz9790]

Very cool, thanks! I once had that Hiwatt catalog which included the 400 watt head (which is missing in this version, but it's in the price list). I presume the prices are $USD since the catalog is from New York. Really, really expensive back then!!!

[@MuscleDad420]

Missing the Univox Super Fuzz!!!

[@JohanSegeborn]

And that’s the deal breaker in your book?

[@essentialslightskinnedfath7958]

@@JohanSegeborn is was important for their cover of "Smells like teen spirit" at the Woodstock show.

[@heftosprod]

Nice.. but do you have a CP103?

[@fernandes5986]

Hi Johan. It sounds wonderful. Loved those riffs, although I was a little disapointed that you didn't played just a bit of Babba o' Reilly. Cheers and see you nest wednesday.

[@JohanSegeborn]

Cheers Jorge!

[@kellyjackson7889]

Babba o Reilly and that album /era were done with a 3x10 Fender bandmaster given to Pete by Joe Walsh

[@fernandes5986]

@@kellyjackson7889 Really? I didn't know that. Thanks.

[@jumpboy29]

@@kellyjackson7889 All the live 1970's performances were Hiwatt and Sg(or les paul), so like most Who songs, the live version of Baba O'Riley has an alternate guitar tone and energy

[@kellyjackson7889]

@@jumpboy29 PETE USING HIWATTS LIVE? NEVER FUCKING HEARD OF IT

[@canaan_perry]

Strat + Sam Ash Fuzztone & Echoplex into Hiwatt = Tommy Bolin

[@iam5486]

This is gonna be amazing 😀✊✌️

[@JohanSegeborn]

Glad to hear it! :-)

[@thaoandtony]

starting at 3:24 for a couple minutes very much reproduces his sound. His strumming conjures up a deep bass frequency that starts to carry through the entire chord progression - for example I can see for miles really reveals that humm. so does Go to the mirror on Tommy. To me it sounds like a British bomber cruising overhead during WW2

[@keef7224]

Great job on the tones, but what happened to that SG?! Never seen one with the tailpiece moved up like that. I would think the drastically shorter scale length would make a huge tone difference. The tailpiece IS the bridge?

[@montag4516]

Yep, a wraparound bridge. Quite common on many older Gibson SG's and L.P. Junior's. And surely they still put out some guitars utilizing it today. If they are placed and installed correctly they can have a great feeling and affect on the instrument.

[@michaelwoods9005]

Looks like the brass plate behind the wraparound bridge is just to cover the holes left by the original vibrola tailpiece.

[@carlosrodriguez4723]

Hello Johan. I have seen that some guitarists uses these amplifiers with WEM cabinets. Is there a lot of sound difference between the original cabinet and the WEM?

[@JohanSegeborn]

Hi! I haven’t tried the WEM Starfinder 200 4x12 that for instance David Gilmour used but they have Fanes like the Hiwatt cab. Not sure if it’s the same model. The cabinet itself has quite a big influence on tone though. Cheers

[@michaelwoods9005]

The WEM super starfinder cabs were essentially PA cabinets. They used Fane Crescendo speakers with aluminum dustcaps, very clean and neutral sounding.

[@abzesxx009]

awesome! eq settings?