The Swart Super Space Tone 30 Head is a Swart amplifier, currently around $4076.94. Close alternatives include the Strymon Iridium and the Amplified Nation Trem-Drive Deluxe Head. It pairs well with the Univox Super-Fuzz and the JHS Angry Charlie.

Swart Super Space Tone 30 Head

Swart · amplifier

The Swart Super Space Tone 30 Head is the standalone head version of the brand's signature Space Tone platform, built around lush, hand-wired spring reverb and tremolo that define Swart's tonal identity, delivered here in a 30-watt tube format for players who want that vintage American character with more headroom than the brand's smaller combos. Michael Swart's amps are known for point-to-point or turret-board construction rather than printed circuit boards, a hallmark of true boutique amp building that many players and collectors specifically seek out. The head format lets players pair the amp's circuit with their own choice of cabinet rather than being locked into a fixed combo speaker configuration.

What stands out

  • “The Swart Super Space Tone 30 Head is the standalone head version of the brand's signature Space Tone platform, built around lush, hand-wired spring reverb and tremolo that define Swart's tonal identity, delivered here in a 30-watt tube for…”

    — from the listing

  • “In a chain it functions as the amp itself, and many Swart owners intentionally keep their pedalboards , relying on the amp's own reverb and tremolo”

    — from the community notes

  • “The head format lets players pair the amp's circuit with their own choice of cabinet”

    — from the listing

  • “Swart's Space Tone series has built one of the more devoted followings in boutique amp circles specifically because of how convincingly it captures vintage American spring reverb and tremolo character, a combination that's inspired countles…”

    — from the reviews

  • “Michael Swart's amps are known for point-to-point or turret-board construction , a hallmark of true boutique amp building that many players and collectors specifically seek out”

    — from the listing

Trade-offs

  • “the 30-watt super space tone head gives players that signature swart character with enough headroom for small to mid-sized gigs”

    — from the community notes

  • vintage
  • tremolo
  • headroom
  • spring reverb
  • american
  • reverb
  • lush
  • rock

Good for

  • Live
  • Studio
  • Worship
$4076.94View on Reverb

Price updated Oct 23, 2026

Genres the Swart Super Space Tone 30 Head is commonly used in

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

Pedals that stack with the Swart Super Space Tone 30 Head

Univox Super-Fuzz

Univox

22% match
$599via Reverb

clean platform takes the driveA clean, high-headroom stage takes on dirt it can't generate by itself. (high headroom → mid-forward)

Into a high headroom tone, Univox Super-Fuzz brings a pull toward mid-forward that's missing

Goes in front of the amp

JHS Angry Charlie

JHS Pedals

21% match

clean platform takes the driveA clean, high-headroom stage takes on dirt it can't generate by itself. (high headroom → high gain)

JHS Angry Charlie is voiced for Vox-style amps — Swart Super Space Tone 30 Head gives it exactly that

Goes in front of the amp

Friedman BE-OD

Friedman

20% match
$169.99via Reverb

clean platform takes the driveA clean, high-headroom stage takes on dirt it can't generate by itself. (high headroom → crunchy)

Swart Super Space Tone 30 Head leans into a clean amp's front end, precisely the platform Friedman BE-OD wants

Goes in front of the amp

Audiocade 1974 Colorsound Tremolo Clone

Audiocade

12% match

Into Swart Super Space Tone 30 Head, Audiocade 1974 Colorsound Tremolo Clone is right at home: it's built around Vox-style amps

Goes in front of the amp

Universal Audio 1176 Compressor

Universal Audio

10% match
$129via Reverb

shapes the dynamic responseShapes how the tone responds to picking dynamics rather than its frequency or gain. (high headroom → compressed)

What Universal Audio 1176 Compressor brings here leans toward compressed — that's worth building a pairing around

Goes in front of the amp

Binson Echorec Delay

Binson

7% match

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

Put Binson Echorec Delay in Swart Super Space Tone 30 Head's effects loop, clear of Swart Super Space Tone 30 Head's own gain stage — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)

Sits in the amp's effects loop

TC Electronic Alter Ego V2 Vintage Echo

TC Electronic

6% match

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

TC Electronic Alter Ego V2 Vintage Echo's pristine voice goes in Swart Super Space Tone 30 Head's effects loop — it's not there to compete with Swart Super Space Tone 30 Head's own high headroom character — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)

Sits in the amp's effects loop

Electro-Harmonix EH-1335/EH-3075 Hot Tubes

Electro-Harmonix

tonal match

Goes in front of the amp

Swart Super Space Tone 30 Head leans into a clean amp's front end, precisely the platform Electro-Harmonix EH-1335/EH-3075 Hot Tubes wants

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Audiocade Royal British Velvet AC30 Overdrive/Preamp Clone

Audiocade

72% similarity
$149via Reverb

Audiocade Royal British Velvet AC30 Overdrive/Preamp Clone recreates this amp's tone in pedal form

Mooer Micro Preamp 004 Day Tripper

Mooer

72% similarity
$81.56via Reverb

Mooer Micro Preamp 004 Day Tripper recreates this amp's tone in pedal form

Vox Valvenergy Mystic Edge

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72% similarity
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Vox Valvenergy Mystic Edge recreates this amp's tone in pedal form

Mesa Boogie California Tweed 6V6 4:40 Head

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54% similarity
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Shared character: reverb, headroom, vintage charm

Fender Twin Reverb Head

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Shared character: reverb, gig, headroom

Bad Cat Cub V Handwired 40-Watt Tube

Bad Cat

47% similarity
$2350via Reverb

Shared character: reverb, gig, headroom

Similar character

Strymon Iridium

Strymon

72% similarity

Strymon Iridium recreates this amp's tone in pedal form

Amplified Nation Trem-Drive Deluxe Head

Amplified Nation

54% similarity
$3899via Reverb

Shared character: reverb, tremolo, vintage charm

Divided by 13 FTR 37

Divided By 13

53% similarity

Shared character: reverb, tremolo, gig

Fender 'Black Panel' Twin Reverb (1963-1967)

Fender

47% similarity

Shared character: reverb, tremolo, headroom

1950s Fender Twin

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45% similarity

Shared character: combination, tremolo, headroom

Hiwatt T20/10

Hiwatt

44% similarity

Shared character: reverb, brand, headroom

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Questions people ask

What are good alternatives to the Swart Super Space Tone 30 Head?+

The closest matches in character are the Strymon Iridium, the Amplified Nation Trem-Drive Deluxe Head, the Divided by 13 FTR 37. Budget picks: Audiocade Royal British Velvet AC30 Overdrive/Preamp Clone, Mooer Micro Preamp 004 Day Tripper, Vox Valvenergy Mystic Edge.

What pairs well with the Swart Super Space Tone 30 Head?+

Strong matches from rig and tone-complementarity evidence: Univox Super-Fuzz, JHS Angry Charlie, Friedman BE-OD — Into a high headroom tone, Univox Super-Fuzz brings a pull toward mid-forward that's missing.

How much does the Swart Super Space Tone 30 Head cost?+

Around $4076.94 (live listing price, updated Oct 23, 2026).

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