The Divided by 13 CJ11 Tube 1x12 is a Divided By 13 amplifier. Close alternatives include the Strymon Iridium and the Mooer Micro Preamp 004 Day Tripper. It pairs well with the Greer Amps Royal Velvet and the Dunlop MXR M228 Dyna Comp Stereo.
Divided by 13 CJ11 Tube 1x12
Divided By 13 · amplifier
The Divided By 13 CJ11 is an 11-watt all-tube 1x12 combo from Divided By 13, hand-wired point-to-point in the boutique Fred Taccone tradition. At 11 watts it is well-suited to studio recording, small intimate venue performance, and home use where lower output is practical and output tube saturation arrives at manageable volumes. Divided By 13 amps are known for exceptional touch sensitivity and dynamic response, making the compact CJ11 format attractive to tone-focused players who want that character in a portable combo.
What stands out
“At 11 watts it is well-suited to studio recording, small intimate venue performance, and home use where lower output is practical and output tube saturation arrives at manageable volumes”
— from the listing
“The Divided By 13 CJ11 delivers the brand characteristic pick-responsive, touch-sensitive tube tone in a compact 11W combo”
— from the reviews
“The 11W output pushes output tubes into saturation at volumes appropriate for recording and small intimate venues”
— from the community notes
“Divided By 13 amps are known for exceptional touch sensitivity and dynamic response, making the compact CJ11 format attractive to tone-focused players who want that character in a portable combo”
— from the listing
“Best suited for recording, small venue, and home studio contexts where all-tube D13 character is required”
— from the reviews
Trade-offs
“point-to-point construction provides harmonic complexity that pcb alternatives at equivalent wattage rarely achieve”
— from the reviews
- recording
- tube
- intimate
- dynamic response
- studio
- touch
- responsive
- touch sensitivity
Good for
- Practice
- Studio
- Worship
Genres the Divided by 13 CJ11 Tube 1x12 is commonly used in
- Alternative Rock
- Blues
cited
Inferred from shared tonal signals, not a stated genre tag.
Pedals that stack with the Divided by 13 CJ11 Tube 1x12
Greer Amps Royal Velvet
Greer
23% matchpushes an already-dirty tonePushes an already-dirty tone harder and tightens it up. (saturated → clean boost)
Greer Amps Royal Velvet takes that saturated character and pushes it toward clean boost
Goes in front of the amp
Dunlop MXR M228 Dyna Comp Stereo
Dunlop
23% matchshapes the dynamic responseShapes how the tone responds to picking dynamics rather than its frequency or gain. (dynamic → compressed)
Dunlop MXR M228 Dyna Comp Stereo's compressed voice suits Divided by 13 CJ11 Tube 1x12's own dynamic character
Goes in front of the amp
Electro-Harmonix Micro Metal Muff TOP Boost
Electro-Harmonix
23% matchInto Divided by 13 CJ11 Tube 1x12, Electro-Harmonix Micro Metal Muff TOP Boost is right at home: it's built around Vox-style amps
Goes in front of the amp
JHS Angry Charlie
JHS Pedals
22% matchJHS Angry Charlie is voiced for Vox-style amps — Divided by 13 CJ11 Tube 1x12 gives it exactly that
Goes in front of the amp
Audiocade 1974 Colorsound Tremolo Clone
Audiocade
18% matchAudiocade 1974 Colorsound Tremolo Clone's own voicing points at Vox-style amps, and Divided by 13 CJ11 Tube 1x12 delivers it
Goes in front of the amp
Eventide Space
Eventide
5% matchRun Eventide Space in Divided by 13 CJ11 Tube 1x12's effects loop, clear of Divided by 13 CJ11 Tube 1x12's own gain stage — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)
Sits in the amp's effects loop
Maxon AD-9 Pro Analog Delay
Maxon
5% matchKeep Maxon AD-9 Pro Analog Delay in Divided by 13 CJ11 Tube 1x12's effects loop, clear of Divided by 13 CJ11 Tube 1x12's own gain stage — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)
Sits in the amp's effects loop
AmpRx BrownBox
Amprx
tonal matchGoes in front of the amp
Divided by 13 CJ11 Tube 1x12 leans into Vox-style amps, precisely the platform AmpRx BrownBox wants
Alternativessee all similar tone character →
Strymon Iridium
Strymon
72% similarityStrymon Iridium recreates this amp's tone in pedal form
Mooer Micro Preamp 004 Day Tripper
Mooer
72% similarityMooer Micro Preamp 004 Day Tripper recreates this amp's tone in pedal form
Audiocade Royal British Velvet AC30 Overdrive/Preamp Clone
Audiocade
72% similarityAudiocade Royal British Velvet AC30 Overdrive/Preamp Clone recreates this amp's tone in pedal form
Vox Valvenergy Mystic Edge
Vox
72% similarityVox Valvenergy Mystic Edge recreates this amp's tone in pedal form
Fender 'Black Panel' Vibro Champ Amp (1964-1967)
Fender
51% similarityShared character: manageable volumes, sensitivity, compact
Fuchs Blackjack21 MKII 112
Fuchs
49% similarityShared character: recording, touch, clean
Brunetti Metropolitan Combo
Brunetti
49% similarityShared character: recording, clean, studio
Fender '68 Custom Princeton Reverb 12W 1x10 Tube Guitar
Fender
49% similarityShared character: studio
Fuchs ODS Classic 25/50 Combo
Fuchs
49% similarityShared character: recording, touch, clean
Bludotone Universal Tone
Bludotone
47% similarityShared character: touch, clean, studio
Engl E600 Ironball Combo
Engl
45% similarityShared character: recording, alternative, clean
Peavey Classic 30 II 2-Channel 30W 1x12 Combo
Peavey
45% similarityShared character: recording, touch, clean
See all alternatives to the Divided by 13 CJ11 Tube 1x12 (cheaper + boutique) →
Questions people ask
What are good alternatives to the Divided by 13 CJ11 Tube 1x12?+
The closest matches in character are the Strymon Iridium, the Mooer Micro Preamp 004 Day Tripper, the Audiocade Royal British Velvet AC30 Overdrive/Preamp Clone.
What pairs well with the Divided by 13 CJ11 Tube 1x12?+
Strong matches from rig and tone-complementarity evidence: Greer Amps Royal Velvet, Dunlop MXR M228 Dyna Comp Stereo, Electro-Harmonix Micro Metal Muff TOP Boost — Greer Amps Royal Velvet takes that saturated character and pushes it toward clean boost.