MegaHIWatt - Vintage HIWATT Amp Tone

One PCB, two different circuits based on 70s Hiwatt™ amp tones. Shape your sound into something close to two classics:

• NORTH - based on Pete Townsend's sound on The Who - Live at Leeds.
• SOUTH - Page's sound from Led Zeppelin at the Royal Albert Hall, 1970

Either can be made on the same PCB (though not both at once - sorry!)

NORTH is simpler in both construction and tone shaping, having Vol, Gain, Bass and Treble. The tone controls are highly interactive.

SOUTH adds a Mids control, which adds more interaction into the tone stack mix.

Both versions are very responsive to playing dynamics.

The kit is supplied with vertical-mount pots which have round shafts, so you'll need set-screw fitting knobs.

If you want the PCB without parts there's a link for that at the bottom of the page.

Partial kit: PCB, all board-mounted components, pots.

Full kit: As above, plus footswitch and appropriate daughterboard/components for your selected bypass type (see Downloads section for details of those), jack sockets, DC socket, battery snap, hook-up wire, LED.

Enclosure (pre-drilled) is available as an option with full kits, and will not take a battery. Knobs are not included.

If you want the kit pre-built you must select the full kit/enclosure option and vertical-mount pots. Don't forget to select knobs from the set-screw section too.

Inspired by: WiiO / RAH

Difficulty: Medium

PCB size: 50 x 50mm

Knobs required: 4 (North), 5 (South)

Enclosure: 1590B

Direct-Connect compatible (4-way)

Download the the INSTRUCTION PDF