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- Page 1 P a g e VICTORY V45 ‘The Count’ All Valve 40 Watt Guitar Combination Amplifier...
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Page 2: Safety First
P a g e User Guide Thank you, and congratulations on acquiring a Victory Amplification V45 combo. 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 TOP PANEL, (from right to left). 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.
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Page 4: Rear Panel
P a g e Power Lamp with Purple Jewel When lit, this indicates that mains power has been applied to the amplifier. It houses a 6.3V 10mm bayonet filament bulb which can be replaced by unscrewing the jewel from the front. HIGH –... - Page 5 (i.e. if it’s a 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 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.
- Page 7 P a g e So the end of this lead needs to be plugged into the 16 Ohm speaker socket on the V45. Alternatively, there are speaker matching boxes available. A low cost but reliable example is the Palmer Cabinet Merger, available from many retailers: https://www.andertons.co.uk/p/PCABM/misc-guitar-accessories/palmer-cab-m-passive-cabinet-merger You will need a couple of extra standard Jack to Jack speaker leads to use this box but it is a more...
- Page 8 However, even this very low output power can still be very loud so be aware of who you may be affecting. Victory takes no responsibility for any physical or verbal abuse that may result from your playing.
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Page 9: Output Power
Blade screwdriver which allows for more precision and higher torque. Please try to use Posidrive Screwdrivers when working on a Victory amplifier. These are readily available from all good tool suppliers. We recommend having a No.1 and a No.2 point Posidrive screwdriver. -
Page 10: Warranty
Notes on output volume and speaker attenuation: Victory amplifiers are designed to be played loud with gigging and rehearsal in mind. It can be quite difficult to get suitable volumes and tones from the V45 at home or ‘bedroom’ levels even in the lower power settings. - Page 11 11 | P a g e Carefully remove each valve in turn. The pre-amp valves have a sprung-loaded screening can fitted over each one so turn this through 90 degrees or so until it pops off. Then using the slow circular motion, pull the valve from the socket.
- Page 12 Please make sure you don’t close these pins up fully or it will be difficult to replace the Valves. 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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