Hiwatt SA20HD | The Custom 20 Custom 20W Head. New with Full Warranty!

The Custom 20Custom Hiwatt 20W Head

Custom Handwired 20W Head w/ Hi/ Lo in, Boost, and Bright switch

The Custom 20 circuit is designed for not just the usual Hiwatt sweet cleans but to also get fat, harmonically complex overdrive when driven; the twin EL84 power section handles both as well and everything in between at useable volumes. A simple, intuitive amplifier which can be pushed into natural compression and overdrive in response to your guitar controls and playing dynamics - the OTHER great Hiwatt sound. For 2025 we have made some revisions to the circuit by adding a Bright switch and an extra gain boost for even more control options. The Bright switch gives you the option for adding sparkling treble to your clean tones at lower volume, or to tighten up gain tones when wound up; the gain boost works with both High and Low inputs and is designed as a natural boost of the amp's voicing, introducing extra harmonic thickness into the preamp. These two controls are interactive, alongside the High and Low impedance input, to offer new and exciting variations on earlier Custom 20 sounds.

FEATURE OVERVIEW

— NEW Transparent Boost via Push/Pull Gain Pot

— NEW Sparkling Cleans via Bright Switch

— Chimey clean and classic overdrive.

— Good grind at low volume.

— Touch sensitive.

— Lightweight, reliable, and plug and play.

Ideal volume and footprint for the gigging musician. — Independent Hi and Low inputs. Versatile and intuitive, perfect for bringing life out of dark pickups or taming shrill high end in bright pickups. — Simplified controls for quick and effortless tone shaping. — Set it and forget it.

Specs

wattage 20W

inputs

• Hi
• Low

output 2 x 1/4" Speaker Out

preamp valves 3 x ECC83 (12AX7)

output valves 2 x EL84

controls

• Master Volume
• 3-Band EQ — Bass, Treble, Middle
• Gain
• Push/Pull Gain Boost
• Bright Switch
• Standby — On/Off
• Mains — On/Off

impedance Switchable using Variable Impedance Outputs on the rear panel — 4 Ω, 8 Ω, or 16 Ω

height210mm (~9")

width497mm (~20")

depth250mm (~10")

weight11 Kg (~25 lbs)

Road Ready — Rugged 18mm Birch-Ply Construction

Band Ready — ’Soak Tested’ by our Custom Shop Technicians

Touring Ready — World Voltage and Impedance Selectors

Original Partridge spec English transformers. Meticulously hand-wired to Harry Joyce’s exacting military standards.

🇬🇧 Proudly manufactured in the Hiwatt Custom Shops.