The flagship of Hiwatt’s Custom Shop Studio range, the Hiwatt Studio 20/40W Stage Combo, 1x12" Fane Purpleback Speaker (SS2040C112-150-U) packs unmistakable British clean headroom, dynamic tube compression, and studio-grade versatility into a single-channel 1x12" all-tube combo.
Engineered for session players and gigging guitarists who want maximum tonal range without option paralysis, this updated circuit pairs a quad of EL84 power tubes with three ECC83 (12AX7) and one ECC81 (12AT7) preamp tubes and original Partridge-spec English transformers.
Smart power scaling lets you match your output and feel to any room at the flip of a switch. Run the amplifier at 40 watts for authoritative clean headroom and stage projection, or drop down to 20 watts to push the EL84 output section into sweet, natural tube overdrive and harmonic compression at lower volumes.
Shape your front-end response with independent High and Low impedance inputs- ideal for waking up dark-voiced pickups or taming high-output humbuckers—then engage the Bright switch for sparkling top-end chime or tighter high-gain focus. Pull the Gain potentiometer or tap an external footswitch to activate the transparent Gain Boost, adding rich preamp harmonic thickness that interacts dynamically with both the Bright switch and input impedance.
Unlike most Hiwatt Custom Shop amplifiers, the Studio Stage features a refined, footswitchable Accutronics true-spring reverb circuit.
A dedicated Dwell control adjusts the signal driving the spring tank while the Reverb control blends the wet signal back in, spanning everything from subtle room ambience to lush, expansive surf and ambient textures. Housed in a road-ready 18mm birch ply cabinet and loaded with a high-headroom 12" 150W Fane Purpleback speaker, this combo serves as an extraordinary pedal platform and self-contained gigging rig.
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