The Hi-5 is one of the most popular of our Tube Series amplifiers, loved by players ranging from professionals to beginners. For 2025, we've decided to pack even more value and versatility into this little 5-watt powerhouse and added channel switching, a tube boost for even more gain and presence, and a post-preamp Effects Loop. Compact and engineered for professional sound quality - hear the BIG difference this small amp can produce.

Feature Overview

• Big fun, serious tones.
• British engineered with one EL84 and one 12AX7 (ECC83).
• Touch-sensitive cathode-biased (Class A) tube amplification.
• Birch ply construction for durability and sonic stability.
• 2-channel lightweight monster with bark to match the bite.
• Clean Channel voiced for the classic Hiwatt clean tone: sparkly, present, punchy, full, and forward.
• Overdrive Channel delivers sweet, saturated versatility, ranging from smooth, lightly compressed breakup to aggressive growl and chug.
• Maintains touch sensitivity and clarity from crystal clean through high-gain.
• Ideal lightweight and versatile companion for practice, performance, and studio recording sessions.
• Now with a valve-powered boost, crystal clean effects loop, and channel-switching.
• Footswitch required: FS202-LJ-Hi-5.

Specifications:

• Wattage: 5W.
• Channels: Clean, Overdrive.
• Inputs: 1/4" Instrument Input, 3.5mm AUX Input.
• Outputs: 1/4" Speaker Out (1 x 8 Ohm), 2 x 1/4" Speaker Out (1 x 4 Ohm or 2 x 8 Ohm).
• Preamp valves: 1 x ECC83 (12AX7).
• Output valves: 1 x EL84.
• Controls: Clean Channel Volume, Clean/Overdrive Channel Toggle, Overdrive Channel Gain, Overdrive Channel Volume, 2-Band EQ shared by both channels — Treble, Bass, Standby — On/Off, Mains — On/Off.
• Impedance: 4 Ω or 8 Ω (see Outputs).