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- Page 1 P a g e VICTORY V30 ‘The Countess MKII’ All Valve 44 Watt Guitar Head User Guide...
- Page 2 P a g e Thank you, and congratulations on acquiring a Victory Amplification V30 Countess MKII. This amp is proudly designed and built by our committed team of engineers and craftsmen in the UK. We value simplicity in operation, flexibility in use and absolutely no compromise in tone. Our aim is simple: to create amplifiers that inspire you ever onwards in your playing and never let you down.
- Page 3 P a g e FRONT PANEL INPUT Plug your guitar in here! CLEAN GAIN This adjusts the input sensitivity. Use low settings for maximum clean headroom and higher settings when you want to introduce more natural valve overdrive to your tone. Balancing your input gain level with your master volume level is crucial in delivering the tone and feel that works best for you.
- Page 4 P a g e MIDDLE Controls the midrange frequencies in your sound. Run the middle control higher to help cut through a band mix, or generally fatten and ‘widen’ your sound. Run it lower for a lighter, less ‘in-your-face’ kind of sound. TREBLE Controls the high frequency content of your sound and is also a powerful tone shaper when it comes to overdrive character.
- Page 5 1A fuse in the UK @ 230V, it will needs to be a 2A fuse for the USA @ 115V). Always use the correct rating and type of fuse. Victory amplifiers exclusively use UL- approved 20x5mm glass ‘T’ or ‘Timed’ fuses. If you have difficulty acquiring the correct fuses, please contact Victory using service@victoryamps.co.uk.
- Page 6 P a g e POWER ON Switch This switches the mains power ON for the V30 MKII. Please ensure the front toggle switch is in the ‘PREHEAT’ centre position before powering up. HT FUSE The HT or ‘High Tension’ fuse protects the high voltage for the valve supply. If this fuse blows, the first step is to replace it with an identical T500mA 20x5mm fuse.
- Page 7 P a g e in the correct position for the selected output valves, (either 6L6s or EL34s). Toggle towards output valves for 6L6s. To set the Bias on the V30 MKII you need a multimeter set to the 200mV DC range. Biasing is carried out externally so no need to remove the base making the whole process very safe.
- Page 8 P a g e Always ensure a speaker is connected to the amplifier before powering up or damage to the output transformer may result. Never unplug a speaker when the amplifier is ON as this is even more likely to damage the transformer and the output valves. The output transformer in the V30 MKII has 2 separate secondary windings;...
- Page 9 Posidrive uses an 8-Blade screwdriver which allows for more precision and higher torque. Please try to use Posidrive Screwdrivers when working on a Victory amplifier to avoid damaging any fixings. These are readily available from all good tool suppliers. We recommend having a No.1 and a No.2 point Posidrive screwdriver.
- Page 10 Valves: 4 x ECC83, (12AX7), 2 x 6L6 fitted as standard (can be switched for EL34) Notes on output volume and speaker attenuation: Victory amplifiers are designed to be played loud with gigging and rehearsal in mind. It can be difficult to get suitable volumes and tones from the V30 MKII at home or...
- Page 11 Please contact your local dealer if you have any issues with your Victory product. Victory are setting up Official Service Centres around the world so please check on the Victory website to see where your nearest centre is located.
- Page 12 12 | P a g e Notes on what to do if your amplifier experiences any strange behavior: July 2018: over 6000 amplifiers have now been shipped out of the factory and from 5 years answering service queries, the only serious issues that come up are valve-related. These are either premature valve failure, (minimal), valves that have worn out through extended use or have become microphonic or noisy over time.
- Page 13 Please make sure you don’t close these pins up fully or it will be difficult to replace the Valves. Replacement valves and tools for biasing such as a Multimeter and Terminal Screwdrivers are available directly from Victory in the store: www.victorystore.co.uk.
- Page 14 P a g e A note from Team Victory We’ve built your Victory Amplifier as a professional, no-compromise musical instrument, with a great deal of pride and an absolute commitment to tone. We encourage you to learn to get to know it by experimenting with all the controls, in order to discover its vast array of tonal combinations.
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- Page 16 16 | P a g e Handmade in England Issue 2 16.07.2018...
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