Hawk HR-45 Stereo Spring Reverb

Exceptional, near mint Hawk HR-45 Stereo Spring Reverb for sale in near mint condition. Will be fully overhauled before shipping and supplied in perfect working order.

Of all the Hawk spring reverbs we've had over the years, the fine-looking HR-45 is a firm favourite. Our HR-45s have ended up in some very interesting places and can be heard on some of the finest recordings of recent years.

Sharing similar 70s HiFi aesthetics with the Hawk HE-2150 and HE-2250 tape echoes, the Hawk HR-45 is a stereo unit that offers input controls for mic in, plus mic/line echo input.

There's a four-way Mode selector switch with a choice between Normal, Reverse, Split and Mono reverb settings - Reverse sadly does not offer a backwards reverb (!), but switches the wet signal to the opposite channel. There’s a pair of quarter inch jack inputs on the front and rear as well as connections on RCA phonos on the rear that betray its hifi background.

It’s a very useful and excellent-sounding spring with some serious character especially when overdriven - whilst overall it has a more-appealing the sound than the Pioneer SR-202W, there is a strong argument for having more than one spring timbre at your disposal (this from someone who had over a dozen in the studio at one time).

Where things get really interesting is how this unit reacts to being overdriven - pure magic when a guitar is plugged into the mic input (Big Muff tones at extremes), but also very usable with beats and synths. The flexibility offered by being able to just drive the dry or reverb signal, or a combination of the two makes this a very creative tool: the overdriven reverb sound from this unit is highly-addictive!

Condition

In exceptional cosmetic condition with only very minor signs of age. One of the cleanest examples we've seen. See detailed photos for more information.

Voltage Information

100v Japanese model - it will run on North American mains 115/120v without a transformer (we run all our tests using 120v power); however, a step-down transformer is recommended for extended use. A step-down transformer is required in the UK/EU. We do not recommend using cheap generic Chinese mains transformers and can supply a high quality UK-made unit if required.

Tax

For sales in UK the price will include 20% VAT. Buyers elsewhere may incur VAT or other local taxes on import.