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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)


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MegaWatt

Pedal Parts

130.0g

New

£38.40 inc. tax

£32.00 ex. tax
? Tax based on United Kingdom.
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Customer Reviews

1 review(s) posted (write review)
Cuts like an angry knife 5 product stars
"Very nice pedal to build, sort of complicated and fiddly but very satisfying. The sound is excellent. I normally use extreme fuzzes and a TS9 clone for more sane stuff (all from Poodle) but this is a serious contender for the saner end of my tone. Clear and cutting, with a lot of tonal range to play with due to the 3-band EQ, it's a great pedal for getting your tone noticed. Great with dynamics too. I built the south version and strongly recommend not being put off by the ever-so-slightly fiddly build." Steve - 05 February 2014

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PRE-BUILT KITS:
We're only building for UK customers right now. Please don't order from elsewhere as we'll simply have to refund you.  

PLEASE NOTE:
Full kits DO NOT include enclosures unless you select them in the 'Kit Type' drop-down menu.