NAD - Hermetic Audio Tweed Harvard

[horseblanket]

Just got this in from Hermetic Audio (THANK YOU FORUM MEMBER< HEXES).
Tweed Harvard Circuit in a 5e3 cabinet. The handiwork is just spectacular.
I am simply blown away. Soundwise it is tighter in bass and quieter up the dial than a 5e3 yet retains the tweedy goodness.
Cleans sparkle. Cranked Rocks.
I'll post more as things develop. I have only had it for a few hours.

[hexes]

WOAH you have a high spirit?! I LOVE that guitar. I am so happy you like the amp. It's my first that isn’t going to a close friend. I will gladly admit I like the overdrive characteristic a bit better on this compared to my brown princeton I made, so now I’m going to mod the princeton a bit to get closer to this.

[horseblanket]

Oh yeah, the High Spirit is great, it's been the only guitar I have played for months now. I went against my normal preference and had him put a fatter neck on it and to my surprise the hype was real and I find it super comfortable. The hotdog pickups are pretty great too. They are P90 like but maybe a little less angry.

[peterherman]

Such a great circuit. I have a tweed Vibrolux (5F11) made by Goodsell that has quickly become my favorite amp of the last very long time.

[hexes]

Such a great circuit. I have a tweed Vibrolux (5F11) made by Goodsell that has quickly become my favorite amp of the last very long time.

I really appreciate the 3 inputs on the Harvard. the low in is so good for apartment playing, I didn’t think I would use it If I made one for myself. I’m glad I didn’t talk Horseblanket out of the 3 inputs.

the first I built was a 6g2 Princeton which I adore. kinda close to that tweed vibrolux. bias-vary tremolo is my favorite.

[Maggieo]

Oh yeah, the High Spirit is great, it's been the only guitar I have played for months now. I went against my normal preference and had him put a fatter neck on it and to my surprise the hype was real and I find it super comfortable. The hotdog pickups are pretty great too. They are P90 like but maybe a little less angry.

OMG! I want a Red-Tailed Hawk sooo badly!! Total envious of your rig!

[peterherman]

Such a great circuit. I have a tweed Vibrolux (5F11) made by Goodsell that has quickly become my favorite amp of the last very long time.

I really appreciate the 3 inputs on the Harvard. the low in is so good for apartment playing, I didn’t think I would use it If I made one for myself. I’m glad I didn’t talk Horseblanket out of the 3 inputs.

the first I built was a 6g2 Princeton which I adore. kinda close to that tweed vibrolux. bias-vary tremolo is my favorite.

The 6G2 is a great circuit. It's good and also awful to see the brown-era amps getting their due as well. Good because they're great amps. Awful because they're totally unaffordable. I had a 6G11 Vibrolux that I put a Weber ceramic California into that would drown out 50 watt Marshalls on-stage. I was forever after a Harvard that cost less than $4k, when I started looking into the circuit and reading builders talk about the 5F10-11 circuits as basically the same. Hey presto: a 5F11 for me.

[marqueemoon]

That’s an outstanding looking setup.

[hexes]

I’m glad my gut told me to put the special green ‘devo hat’ looking jewel i’ve been saving on there. goes so well with the high spirit.

would love to hear some clips!

[horseblanket]

Oh yeah, the High Spirit is great, it's been the only guitar I have played for months now. I went against my normal preference and had him put a fatter neck on it and to my surprise the hype was real and I find it super comfortable. The hotdog pickups are pretty great too. They are P90 like but maybe a little less angry.

OMG! I want a Red-Tailed Hawk sooo badly!! Total envious of your rig!

You should get one. They are worth it!

[horseblanket]

I’m glad my gut told me to put the special green ‘devo hat’ looking jewel i’ve been saving on there. goes so well with the high spirit.

would love to hear some clips!

That green light makes me smile every time I turn it on.

Let me see if I can cook up a video for you this weekend.

[Maggieo]

Oh yeah, the High Spirit is great, it's been the only guitar I have played for months now. I went against my normal preference and had him put a fatter neck on it and to my surprise the hype was real and I find it super comfortable. The hotdog pickups are pretty great too. They are P90 like but maybe a little less angry.

OMG! I want a Red-Tailed Hawk sooo badly!! Total envious of your rig!

You should get one. They are worth it!

With that amp it must be a monster!

[horseblanket]

The amp is an absolute party.
Nick crushed this build. I am forever grateful.

[horseblanket]

Caught the kid in the garage noodling on the High Spirit and the Harvard.
https://www.dropbox.com/s/iep7ky4qcf089 ... g.mp4?dl=0

[Maggieo]

Caught the kid in the garage noodling on the High Spirit and the Harvard.
https://www.dropbox.com/s/iep7ky4qcf089 ... g.mp4?dl=0

I like everything about that vid. The amp, the guitar, your kid, the music he's playing, and the Miles Davis album!