Artist TweedTone20R 20 Watt Valve Guitar Amplifier Combo
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Product Description

Artist TweedTone20R 20 Watt Tube Guitar Amplifier Combo
The Artist Tweedtone20R amplifier provides a great vintage-voiced tone at an affordable price. The amp has 2 channels, clean and overdrive. As is typical of vintage amps the 20R has a footswitch jack on the back that allows you to switch between clean and dirty channels seamlessly. The footswitch is available at a small additional cost.
Each channel has an independent volume control, and the amp features a master volume across both channels. This adds clean headroom, and also means that you can really drive the Clean channel hard to get that nice warm breakup at levels that don't have to necessarily annoy your neighbours. Switching to the overdrive channel provides a thick, creamy overdrive that naturally lends itself to a subtle variety of harmonically rich blues and rock tones, and the extra gain on the Drive channel means you can keep the Master volume low and still get classic tube-distortion.
Playing around with different Master and Channel volumes will provide a vast array of vintage tones, and there is some serious volume on tap with 20W of tube power!
The 3-band EQ is highly responsive and allows for a vast array of tones to suit your personal preferences.
This amp is loaded with a high-performance Celestion Seventy-80 12 inch speaker for excellent all-around performance.
The Tech Features
Model: Tweedtone20R
Brand: Artist
Output Power: 20W(RMS)
Speaker: 1 x 12 inch, Celestion 70/80 Speaker
Speaker OHM: 8 ohm
Tubes:
- 2 x EL84 Power Tubes
- 3 x 12AX7 Preamp Tubes
Control Panel:
- INPUT - Connection to the instrument.
- CLEAN VOLUME - Sets the volume of the Clean channel.
- DRIVE BUTTON - Manually switch between the Clean and Drive channels.
- DRIVE GAIN - Sets the amount of gain or distortion in the overdrive channel.
- DRIVE VOLUME - Sets the volume of the Drive channel.
- TREBLE - Adjusts the high-frequency equalization range as required.
- MIDDLE - Gives active midrange equalization with boost & cut.
- BASS - Adjusts the low-frequency equalization range as required.
- MASTER VOLUME - Adjusts the overall volume of either the Clean. or ""Drive"" channels.
- MASTER REVERB - Adjusts the amount of reverb added to the normal signal.
- FOOTSWITCH INPUT - On the back of the amp. This switches the Clean and Drive channel. A footswitch is not included. (Please note, the drive button needs to be pressed in for this to work)
- STANDBY SWITCH - Switches the amp in/out of standby power mode. Wait until 30 seconds after the power switch is turned on to prolong your tube life.
- POWER SWITCH - Main amplifier ON & OFF.
Dimensions: in MM 495W x 445H x 255D in Inch's 19.5W x 17.5H x 10D
Weight: 18.5Kg / 41 lbs
Optional Accessories: Belcat FST22 Latching Footswitch
Power Consumption: 85W
Power Plug: (See our blog post for more details)
- AU & NZ: 240V with AU/NZ Plug
- UK: 230V with a UK plug (with a 13a fuse in the plug)
- USA: 120V with a USA 3 pin plug
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Reviews (28)
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This amp is absolutely fantastic it does everything you could ask for and more ,the valve set and circuit match the speaker perfectly.It can go from lead Crystal clean to an animal when driven I couldn't be happier,keep up the good work Artist Guitars.
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tweed tone 20R
Received this Amp a few weeks ago,delivered on time and to the right place. Well packed and sturdy packing ,the Amp was well presented with no marks ,very professional looking after having a good look at the finish I was satisfied with the appearance of the combo .Plugged it in and turned on the power switch waited a minute and went from stand by to on ,no clicks or humm ,Good ,all knobs were firm and worked as expected ,Plugged in my 2012 Gibson Les Paul Studio set the master to 3 and the clean channel Volume to 4 ,Well what a sound damm i was impressed , full rich sound and loud,very clean tone ,after playing around with the Bass ,treble and mids ,got the tone i was looking for and Happily entertained my neighbors for half an hour ,didnt need to turn it up as was loud enough and didnt want to piss anyone off ,reverb was lovely and rich. Over to the overdrive channel and damm that was not expected ,wont need a peddle, here ,but may be on the clean channel here,DS1 OR TUBE SCREAMER OR DELAY. I AM VERY IMPRESSED WITH THIS AMP, for the price and quality, worth every cent and more, you would expect to pay at least a GRAND FOR SOMETHING SIMILAR,from the U.S.A. or the UK ,WELL DONE ARTIST GUITARS
Artist Guitars Response
Thanks for the awesome review! We really appreciate the support. Please do not hesitate to reach out to us if you have any questions, we're always happy to help!
Artist Tweedtone 20R Valve Amp
Artist guitars are now my go to place for any musical product that I need. Bought this amp mainly due to Shane’s comparison of the Tweedtone 20R versus the Fender Blues Junior, which in my view the Tweedtone is leaps and bounds ahead of the Fender. Heaps more features than the competition, half the price, build quality is fantastic and the service from Artist guitars as usual in my experience is flawless. I did have a slight issue with the amp which ended up being a suspect valve, replaced and all good. This thing is DAMN loud, I have to wait till my neighbours leave so I can push the speaker a little bit. Great sounds and features. Well worth every penny.
Artist Guitars Response
Thank you for the review. We are happy to hear that you are satisfied with the amplifier and our overall service.
Excellent Amp and service
Hi there, This Amp is fantastic, well built and sounds great, it did have a small buzzing sound that would kick in every now and then, I contacted Artist who got me to send a video, within a week I had a brand new replacement amp at no shipping cost and no questions asked, just a great company with great products, I would highly recommend this amp, you would be able to gig with it and as I’ve said it sounds fantastic , Thanks again Artist, keep up the great work, every product and all dealings with you guys have been awesome
Artist Guitars Response
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Artist TweedTone amp
Love it, love it and love it. Great amp, great price and I'll probably buy another to run them in stereo. I play in two fairly loud bands and I only need this amp on 1/4 volume on both the master and the channel. Great sound, plenty powerful enough, good EQ, really nice reverb and a great looking amp too. Very happy. Thanks again Artistguitars, as always super fast shipping and great back up service. I don't need to go anywhere else for music gear.
Artist Guitars Response
It is our pleasure and thank you so much for leaving us this feedback. We really appreciate the support!