Hiwatt Custom DR20H vs Hiwatt Park P18LH 'Little 45' Handwired18W

The Hiwatt Custom DR20H and the Hiwatt Park P18LH 'Little 45' Handwired18W are both amplifiers.

Similarity
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68% — moderately similar

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Price
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$4300via Reverb

Description

The Hiwatt Custom DR20H is a 20-watt all-tube guitar amplifier head from Hiwatt, the compact head format of the Custom DR series. The DR designation is the original Hiwatt Custom series identifier, designating the David Reeves-designed circuit that established Hiwatt reputation for clean, powerful, punchy British tube amplification. At 20W the DR20H delivers Custom DR voicing in a compact head format suited to smaller stages and studio recording.

The Hiwatt Park P18LH Little 45 is an 18-watt hand-wired all-tube guitar amplifier head from the Hiwatt Park series, with the Little 45 name evoking a larger 45-watt circuit character delivered at the more manageable 18W output level. Hand-wired point-to-point construction applies the Park circuit heritage in a compact, studio-friendly head at 18W of output suitable for recording and smaller stage use.

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  • Practice
  • Studio
  • Live
  • Studio
  • Worship
  • Practice
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