The Hiwatt TB20/10 MkIV Head is a Hiwatt amplifier. Close alternatives include the Hiwatt tb40 and the Hiwatt Leeds 25 Combo. It pairs well with the Catalinbread Dirty Little Secret and the Wampler Plexi Drive.
Hiwatt TB20/10 MkIV Head
Hiwatt · amplifier
The Hiwatt TB20/10 MkIV is a two-channel amplifier head with switchable 20/10-watt output and built-in spring reverb, offering Hiwatt's signature clean, articulate tonal character at a compact, practice-to-small-gig wattage. As the MkIV revision, it reflects Hiwatt's ongoing refinement of this smaller-format head design.
- spring reverb
- practice
- articulate
- headroom
- genuine tonal versatility
- recording
- two channel design
- compact
Good for
- Practice
- Studio
Pedals that stack with the Hiwatt TB20/10 MkIV Head
Catalinbread Dirty Little Secret
Catalinbread
29% matchThe high headroom tone has headroom to spare — Catalinbread Dirty Little Secret gives it saturated to fill it with
Wampler Plexi Drive
Wampler
27% matchInto a high headroom tone, Wampler Plexi Drive brings the crunchy it's missing
Carl Martin Crunch Drive
Carl Martin
26% matchRun Carl Martin Crunch Drive into that high headroom platform and it finally gets some crunchy
Strymon Orbit
Strymon
18% matchStrymon Orbit is voiced for Marshall-style amps — Hiwatt TB20/10 MkIV Head gives it exactly that
TC Electronic Alter Ego V2 Vintage Echo
TC Electronic
16% matchHiwatt TB20/10 MkIV Head leans into Marshall-style amps, precisely the platform TC Electronic Alter Ego V2 Vintage Echo wants — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)
J. Rockett Airchild Six Sixty
J Rockett
16% matchHiwatt TB20/10 MkIV Head leans into Marshall-style amps, precisely the platform J. Rockett Airchild Six Sixty wants
Catalinbread Cloak
Catalinbread
16% matchCatalinbread Cloak is voiced for Marshall-style amps — Hiwatt TB20/10 MkIV Head gives it exactly that — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)
Empress Dist
Empress
tonal matchInto Hiwatt TB20/10 MkIV Head, Empress Dist is right at home: it's built around Marshall-style amps
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Hiwatt Leeds 25 Combo
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Questions people ask
What are good alternatives to the Hiwatt TB20/10 MkIV Head?+
The closest matches in character are the Hiwatt tb40, the Hiwatt Leeds 25 Combo, the Fender Quad Reverb.
What pairs well with the Hiwatt TB20/10 MkIV Head?+
Strong matches from rig and tone-complementarity evidence: Catalinbread Dirty Little Secret, Wampler Plexi Drive, Carl Martin Crunch Drive — The high headroom tone has headroom to spare — Catalinbread Dirty Little Secret gives it saturated to fill it with.