VICTORY / V30MK II THE COUNTESS

Two Channels, Three Modes

Footswitchable Clean and Overdrive channels offer chiming, high-headroom cleans through to huge, modern-rock-ready gain. For in-between, low- and mid-gained tones, V30MKII also has a footswitchable Crunch mode in the Clean channel (see right).

People are often astounded at the punchy, high-headroom clarity of the V30’s 42 watts. It’s loud enough for almost any stage, but if you want to explore lower volume and a different set of dynamics, you can switch to the low-power 7-watt mode.

No need to fiddle inside the amp when you change output valves. There is also a bias range switch on the chassis to suit either EL34 or 6L6 power valves, so when you’ve set that correctly, you then use this for the fine-tuning adjustment.

This footswitchable addition to the Clean channel brings an extra gain stage to take you into pushed and light overdrive sounds. It’s great for anything and everything where a little bit of drive is needed from blues to country to classic rock and more.

Our new footswitchable low-end response function is a result of some users wanting a tighter feel for the V30, especially with heavier overdrive sounds. Here’s what Guthrie Govan thinks of it: « I decided to use the ‘new’ mode all night. Sounded mighty fine! There’s nothing wrong with the Mk1, of course, but those tweaks were most definitely worth making! »