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Hiwatt DR20/0.5 Head - The Little Rig

The DR20/0.5 head is the Little Rig in its smallest form: the preamp and tonestack of the DR103 and DR504 feeding two EL84s for 20 watts, with a switch that takes the whole amp down to half a watt.

Normal, Brilliant and Linked inputs sit across the front, and the Linked jack is the Pink Floyd modification built in, driving more signal into the first ECC83 for a fuller and more present tone. Four ECC83s do the preamp work, and variable impedance outputs on the rear match 4, 8 or 16 ohm cabinets.

WattageSwitchable - 20W or 0.5W
ChannelsNormal, Brilliant
InputsNormal; Brilliant; Linked
Output2 x 1/4" Speaker Out
Preamp Valves4 x ECC83 (12AX7)
Output Valves2 x EL84
ControlsNormal Volume; Brilliant Volume; 3-Band EQ shared by both channels - Bass, Treble, Middle; Presence - Treble Boost shared by both channels; Master Volume; Standby - On/Off; Mains - On/Off
ImpedanceSwitchable using Variable Impedance Outputs on the rear panel - 4 Ω, 8 Ω, or 16 Ω
Hiwatt DR20/0.5 vs DR504 Comparison