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Guitar Amps 20 Watts and Under

There seems to be a number of low powered guitar amps being manufactured. They're great for practicing, rehearsing and recording. Some are much more expensive than others.

Blackheart BH5H Little Giant 5W 120V Tube Guitar Amp Head Black
Blackheart BH5H Little Giant Head

It uses the same tubes as the Epiphone Valve Junior. This one has two new additions: a 3-band EQ, and Pentode/Triode switch. It sounds different! It has a 3-band EQ, and single volume control for vintage to crunchy rock tones. You can of course plug in your own guitar preamp or stomp box for even more tonal variation.

Blackstar Artisan 15H 15W Guitar Amp Head Burgundy
Blackstar Artisan 15H Guitar Amplifier Head

The Blackstar Artisan 15H is an all tube low output power guitar amp for the discrimination professional guitarist. It features a switchable power output, all tube design, hand wired,, boutique tone, Class A or Class A/B operation, EZ81 valve rectifier, point-to-point tag board construction, welded steel chassis, finger-jointed birch-ply cabinet, and simplicity and sonic purity. It’s designed in the UK and manufactured in Korea.

Epiphone Valve Junior
Epiphone Valve Junior

The Epiphone Valve Junior is a single channel 5 watt all tube guitar amp with digital signal processing effects. This is a great amp for recording or practicing. If you like the sound of class A tube amps you will like this one.

 Champion 600
Fender Champion 600

The Champion 600 is an all tube re-issue amp and was just recently (jan 2007) re-issued. It's one of their vintage modified series which was first introduced in 1949 and was the 2nd model following the ‘800’. This particular amp was only available from mid ’48 to mid ‘49.

Koch Studiotone ST20-C 20W 1x12 Combo Amp
Koch Studiotone ST20-C Combo Amp

The Koch Studiotone ST20 is an all tube combo amp with 3 channels, a 3 band EQ, spring reverb, bright switch, mid-shift switch, effects loop, (3) line outs, and a headphone output.

Playboy 15 Watt Tube Amp
Gretsch Playboy 15 Watt Amp

The Playboy is a 15 watt all tube amp with a single 12 inch Eminence Legend speaker and uses two EL84 output tubes. Its hand wired using point to point wiring which is how many of the great sounding vintage amps where made.

Gretsch Electromatic G5222 5W 1x6 Tube Guitar Combo Amp Tweed
Gretsch G5222 Electronmatic Amp

The Gretsch G5222 Electronmatic is a 5 watt single channel all tube guitar amp. It uses only two tubes and has a single volume knob and one input jack. It couldn't get any simplier and is great for recording or practice.

Gretsch Guitars 6163 Executive 20W Tube Guitar Amp
Gretsch Executive Tube Amp

The Gretsch Executive is a handmade 20 watt all tube guitar amp made by Victoria Amp Company. It features point-to-point wiring, all tube circuitry, Reverb Tank, Tremolo, 15 inch speaker, and powered by two 6V6 output tubes.

Kustom Tube 12A Practice Amp
Kustom Tube 12 Combo Amp

The Kustom Tube 12 is a small 12 watt amp with a 12AX7 preamp tube and a solid state power amp section. It’s a great amp for practicing, rehearsal and recording and is small and light enough to easily be carried almost anywhere.

Marshall 2061X Handwired 20W Amp Head
Marshall 2061X Vintage Amp Head

The Marshall 2061X is a two channel all tube amp head that outputs 20 watts of power. Its two channels are Lead and Bass but there is no channel switching built-in. It was introduced in 1968 and was in production until about 1973.

Class5 Five-Watt All Tube Class A Guitar Amp with 10 inch Speaker
Marshall Class5 Five-Watt Guitar Amp with 10 inch Speaker

The Class5 is the lowest wattage combo amp made by Marshall. Jim calls it the “Baby Plexi”. It features a 10 inch Celestion speaker, two 12AX7 preamp tubes, EL-84 power tube, 3-Band EQ, Headphone Output, and an External Speaker Output.

 1974X Handwired Vintage
Marshall 1974X 18-Watt Vintage Amp

The 1974X is an 18-watt all tube guitar amp combo with a single 12 inch speaker. It’s re-issue of the original version which was manufactured between 1965 and 1967.

 Haze MHZ15 15W Tube Guitar Amp Head Black
Marshall Haze MHZ15 15W Tube Guitar Amp Head

The MHZ15 is two channel 15 watt all tube guitar amp head with built-in effects. It features all tube design, intuitive footswitching, 12AX7 preamp tubes, 6V6 power amp tubes, 3-band EQ, Three Digital Effects, and an analog spring reverb with level control.

 Peavey ValveKing Royal 8 Tube Combo Amp
Peavey ValveKing Royal 8

The Peavey ValveKing Royal 8 is an all tube class A combo amp that can be used for recording, rehearsing and playing in a small area like a bedroom or very small club. It has a classic tube distortion sound that varies from clean and warm to fairly crunchy sounding.

Peavey JSX Mini Colossal Guitar Amp
Peavey JSX Mini Colossal Combo Amp

The Peavey JSX Mini Colossal is a 5-watt all tube combo amp with an 8 inch speaker. It features a single guitar input, 12AX7, EL84, Class A operation, Effects Loop, Tremolo, and XLR recording output jack as well as a power soak.

 Astroverb Single-Channel Head
Soldano Astroverb Head

The Soldano Astroverb 16 is a 20 watt single channel professional guitar amp. This is designed for the professional guitar player with the most demanding requirements from an amp. This is an all tube amp that has been built by hand by a single technician.

THD UniValve 15W
THD Univalve

The UniValve is a 15-watt class A tube guitar amp. This is one of the best amps out there. The main idea with this amp is that you can put almost any Power Tube, ie. 6L6, 6550, EL34 and others, as well as any preamp tube (12AX7, 12AT7 etc...) in the amp.

Laney VC15-110 15W Tube Guitar  Amp
Laney VC15-110 Guitar Amp

The Laney VC15 is a two-channel 15 watt all tube guitar amp. It features class A/B operation, Jensen C10Q8 speaker, FX Loop, High and Low Gain Inputs, Spring Reverb, Foot switchable channels and reverb, 3 band EQ, Tone control and Bright Switch.