The Mojotone British 20 Watt Head is a Mojotone amplifier, currently around $406.99. Close alternatives include the Strymon Iridium and the Friedman IR-D. It pairs well with the Browne Amplification Gritador and the Analog Man King of Tone.

Mojotone British 20 Watt Head

Mojotone · amplifier

The Mojotone British 20 Watt Head is a hand-wired all-valve amp built by the well-known US parts and amp-kit maker, voiced after the classic British 18-to-20-watt EL84 tone famed for sweet, early breakup. Point-to-point constructed, it delivers chimey cleans and a warm, harmonically rich crunch at usable volumes, aimed at players wanting authentic vintage British tone with quality hand-wired build.

What stands out

  • “Point-to-point constructed, it delivers chimey cleans and a warm, harmonically rich crunch at usable volumes, aimed at players wanting authentic vintage British tone with quality hand-wired build”

    — from the listing

  • “A chimey, dynamic British voice that breaks into a warm, harmonically rich crunch when pushed, the 20-watt EL84 power letting that sweet breakup happen at usable volumes”

    — from the reviews

  • “The hand-wired build gives a lively, responsive feel and it takes pedals well”

    — from the reviews

  • “Players value the Mojotone British 20W for its sweet, vintage British EL84 voice and quality hand-wired construction at a fair price for a boutique-style amp”

    — from the community notes

  • “Its strengths are the warm, chimey breakup, dynamics, and build; , single-channel feature set”

    — from the community notes

  • british
  • chimey
  • sweet
  • breakup
  • harmonically rich
  • crunch
  • vintage
  • clean

Good for

  • Live
  • Studio
  • Worship
  • Practice
$406.99View on Reverb

Price updated Oct 24, 2026

Genres the Mojotone British 20 Watt Head is commonly used in

  • Indie
    citedInferred from shared tonal signals, not a stated genre tag.
  • Classic Rock
    citedInferred from shared tonal signals, not a stated genre tag.
  • Blues
    citedInferred from shared tonal signals, not a stated genre tag.
  • Indie Rock
    citedInferred from shared tonal signals, not a stated genre tag.
  • Blues Rock
    citedInferred from shared tonal signals, not a stated genre tag.

Pedals that stack with the Mojotone British 20 Watt Head

Browne Amplification Gritador

Browne Amplification

27% match
$219via Reverb

pushes an already-dirty tonePushes an already-dirty tone harder and tightens it up. (crunchy → mid-forward)

Browne Amplification Gritador takes that crunchy character and pushes it toward mid-forward

Goes in front of the amp

Analog Man King of Tone

Analog Man

27% match
$705via Reverb

pushes an already-dirty tonePushes an already-dirty tone harder and tightens it up. (crunchy → clean boost)

Into the British 20 Watt's sweet, chimey breakup, the King of Tone's transparent boost pushes real crunch.

Goes in front of the amp

Catalinbread RAH

Catalinbread

26% match
$159.99via Reverb

pushes an already-dirty tonePushes an already-dirty tone harder and tightens it up. (crunchy → mid-forward)

Catalinbread RAH pushes a crunchy tone toward mid-forward

Goes in front of the amp

Origin Effects MAGMA57 Amp Vibrato & Drive

Origin Effects

15% match
$394.67via Reverb

sits in the right chain slotPlaced for where it does its job cleanly in the chain, not for a tonal interaction with the anchor.

Into Mojotone British 20 Watt Head, Origin Effects MAGMA57 Amp Vibrato & Drive is right at home: it's built around Marshall-style amps

Goes in front of the amp

Catalinbread Dirty Little Secret Deluxe

Catalinbread

12% match
$139via Reverb

Into Mojotone British 20 Watt Head, Catalinbread Dirty Little Secret Deluxe is right at home: it's built around Marshall-style amps — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)

Sits in the amp's effects loop

Pigtronix Philosopher's Tone Micro

Pigtronix

12% match
$119via Reverb

shapes the dynamic responseShapes how the tone responds to picking dynamics rather than its frequency or gain.

What Pigtronix Philosopher's Tone Micro brings here leans toward mid-forward — that's worth building a pairing around

Goes in front of the amp

Boss RV-5 Digital Reverb

pedal

7% match
$81.48via Reverb

sits in the right chain slotPlaced for where it does its job cleanly in the chain, not for a tonal interaction with the anchor.

Boss RV-5 Digital Reverb's spring voice goes in Mojotone British 20 Watt Head's effects loop — it's not there to compete with Mojotone British 20 Watt Head's own glassy character — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)

Sits in the amp's effects loop

Browne Amplification Ethane

Browne Amplification

tonal match

Goes in front of the amp

Mojotone British 20 Watt Head leans into Marshall-style amps, precisely the platform Browne Amplification Ethane wants

Cheaper alternatives

Soldano SLO

Soldano

72% similarity
$119.99via Reverb

Soldano SLO recreates this amp's tone in pedal form

Boutique & premium upgrades

Victory VC35

Victory

63% similarity
$1455.30via Reverb

Shared character: durable construction, crunch, clean

Laney Lionheart L5 Studio 5W Head

Laney

47% similarity
$929.25via Reverb

Shared character: sweet, crunch, clean

Marshall 2245 JTM45 MK II Reissue 2-Channel 30-Watt

Marshall

47% similarity
$1454.11via Reverb

Shared character: crunch, clean

3rd Power Aurora

3rd Power

47% similarity
$2699via Reverb

Shared character: crunch, clean

Suhr Bella 44-watt Tube Amplifier Head

Suhr

45% similarity
$1999via Reverb

Shared character: sweet, crunch, clean

Headstrong Santa Cruz

Headstrong

43% similarity
$2750via Reverb

Shared character: crunch, vintage charm

Similar character

Strymon Iridium

Strymon

72% similarity

Strymon Iridium recreates this amp's tone in pedal form

Friedman IR-D

Friedman

72% similarity
$377.13via Reverb

Friedman IR-D recreates this amp's tone in pedal form

Friedman IR-J Jake E. Lee Preamp

Friedman

72% similarity
$499via Reverb

Friedman IR-J Jake E. Lee Preamp recreates this amp's tone in pedal form

Matchless C-15 Head

Matchless

54% similarity

Similar voicing: glassy

Vox AC15CH Custom 15W Head

Vox

47% similarity

Shared character: sweet

Mojotone Studio One Amplifier

Mojotone

46% similarity

Shared character: durable construction, sweet, vintage charm

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Questions people ask

What are good alternatives to the Mojotone British 20 Watt Head?+

The closest matches in character are the Strymon Iridium, the Friedman IR-D, the Friedman IR-J Jake E. Lee Preamp. Budget picks: Soldano SLO. Boutique upgrades: Victory VC35, Laney Lionheart L5 Studio 5W Head, Marshall 2245 JTM45 MK II Reissue 2-Channel 30-Watt.

What pairs well with the Mojotone British 20 Watt Head?+

Strong matches from rig and tone-complementarity evidence: Browne Amplification Gritador, Analog Man King of Tone, Catalinbread RAH — Browne Amplification Gritador takes that crunchy character and pushes it toward mid-forward.

How much does the Mojotone British 20 Watt Head cost?+

Around $406.99 (live listing price, updated Oct 24, 2026).

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