HH bass amps!

[rodl2005]

Our keys player uses a 100w one, has done for the 25 yrs he's been playing with us.

 

[dbase]

View attachment 3631730
HH VS 115

Whats that amp in the background .. The white one with the big speaker..

 

[Muziekschuur]

Wash rumbler.... gives you a wet 'sound' ! On the 'clean' side tho. If you put in some color in it will give it clean back to you..

 

[Muziekschuur]

Here is my latest acquisition. A powerbaby. Wich i intend to restore.

 

[Muziekschuur]

Here's an amp with the din (7?) footpedal. Were there different footpedals?

 

[Muziekschuur]

I was offered a HH footpedal. Wondered if it would be a matching unit.

 

[jfdenise]

Hi,
I just acquired an HH bassamp v-s of the 70s, I am impressed by the deepness of the sound. I hear reggae of the 70s through it. I run it through Aguilar SL112. It sounds better for this style than my Aguilar TH350.
To answer your question, you can use the foot switch with the amp for Valve sound on/off. I am looking for this kind of switch, seems very hard to find. Enjoy yours!
JF

 

[Bong Bong]

In the mid to late 70s in Sydney, Australia, the HH IC100s were amazing bang for the buck. They were incredibly sturdy and reliable , in disgusting conditions. My brother and I used them for lead & bass.

 

[Marko 1]

I wasn't gigging back then, but I'm wondering how is it that I never heard of this brand.

 

[Bong Bong]

We were lucky to find a PA and amp hire business in inner west Sydney run by an English couple.They were experimenting with various amps , even making speaker cabinets.They obviously knew about the brand well before any of the general music shops. In fact HH didn't appear much in the shops for some reason.

 

[Andy R]

I'm going to be the odd man out here, in that I have to say that the ones that I've used didn't impress me that much - certainly not enough for me to abandon my 200w Sound City and Hiwatt heads in favour of something easier to lug around.
To each his own.....

 

[Bong Bong]

I was never 100% happy with any amps available at the time. Mid to late 70s , any name valve amps in Sydney , Australia , were incredibly expensive and hard to get. In fact I don't remember seeing a Marshall stack in any Sydney shops. ( Melbourne was the place probably , 12 hour drive )There were twin reverbs and 100 watt Bassmans , that's all. Any good sounding bass amps had insufficient volume. We had quad boxes and 100 watt amps daisy chained.

 

[rodl2005]

I was never 100% happy with any amps available at the time. Mid to late 70s , any name valve amps in Sydney , Australia , were incredibly expensive and hard to get. In fact I don't remember seeing a Marshall stack in any Sydney shops. ( Melbourne was the place probably , 12 hour drive )There were twin reverbs and 100 watt Bassmans , that's all. Any good sounding bass amps had insufficient volume. We had quad boxes and 100 watt amps daisy chained.

I had an old Aussie Eminar PA head. Had 6 6CA7 power tubes, about 150w

Sounded damn good thru a couple of EV TL606 115s

 

[Bong Bong]

That brings back memories.
Strauss from Melbourne at the time made a 60w bass amp that sounded beautiful & different to me. After hearing one at a gig I rushed out and bought one.

 

[Rockbobmel]

 

[flatwound62p]

That brings back memories.
Strauss from Melbourne at the time made a 60w bass amp that sounded beautiful & different to me. After hearing one at a gig I rushed out and bought one.

That looks like a Strauss cab lurking behind the guitarist in your photo?

 

[Bong Bong]

Yep - well made Strauss box - we upgraded the speakers and gigged with it for a number of years.
The HH bass cab , I think , had 2 x 15 in it. That's why the IC100 was ok as a bass amp.
I gigged with the HH cab till it fell apart.
Ah memories, I even used the IC100 with largish Fender Bassman 4 x 10 cabs. Acceptable for small to medium size gigs.

 

[Qlanq]

I had an HH 2x15 cab, what a beast.
Weighed 2 1/2 times my own weight.

 

[Michedelic]

I wasn't gigging back then, but I'm wondering how is it that I never heard of this brand.

They just weren't distributed in the US very well, if at all, but were on display in albums and videos by The Buzzcocks, T-Rex, Pink Floyd, Bauhaus, Dr. Feelgood, Bebop Deluxe, and others…

RIP Wilko Johnson

 

[dave_anderson]

I've had loads of their gear over the years. I'm a bit of a sucker for big old cabs so have bought and restored a lot of the bass cabs.

started with an HH BL412 which I got for my 18th birthday along with a Carlsbro BG90 head. Both of which I still have.

Then I had their 1x15 and 2 Horn 'W' bins and flared Horns. sold to a local music collective.

Ive had 4 of the 215s, 1 was the horizontal scoop one, 3 were the vertical ones with removable fronts (fronts all missing)

amp wise I've had and restored An IC100 which went to Hawaii of all places and a 100 watt PA head.

I'm currently in the process of trying to secure a 1x15 scoop (Bass Machine) cab. It's the last one of the 'I must have/try out' cabs of theirs which I've listed over since being a beginner.
Fingers crossed I can nab it and post Some images.