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VICTORY V140 

‘The 

Super Duchess

  

All Valve 100 Watt Guitar Head  

  

Summary of Contents for V140 The Super Duchess

Page 1: ...1 P a g e User Guide VICTORY V140 The Super Duchess All Valve 100 Watt Guitar Head...

Page 2: ...quiring Service Unplug this product from the wall outlet and refer servicing to qualified service personnel under the following conditions a When the power supply cord or plug is damaged b If liquid h...

Page 3: ...ure the Volumes are turned down and you leave at least 30 seconds before switching from Standby to Off This will ensure extended valve life and avoid any power down noise This is especially relevant i...

Page 4: ...d to reduce the bass control As with all the EQ pots adjust to taste Mid Kick switch Works with the middle EQ pot for two additional levels of stronger more focussed upper mids either clean or driven...

Page 5: ...TURN socket is also very useful for fault diagnosis If your V140 doesn t produce any sound when played plug the guitar directly into the RETURN socket and play This bypasses the entire pre amplifier s...

Page 6: ...The valves can then be pulled out using a slow rotational movement dweezling to ease them from their sockets This will free them with the least amount of effort and stress Ensure that the key on the r...

Page 7: ...nnect the amplifier to a speaker as this presents the amplifier with a capacitive load This can cause instability or oscillation which may seriously damage valves and or the expensive output transform...

Page 8: ...stage to be pushed into overdrive much more easily Mains Inlet IEC Socket Mains Fuse Please only use the correct mains cord for your territory Ensure the V140 is switched to the OFF position using th...

Page 9: ...had great success with speaker power soaks and simulators The simplest ones are low cost attenuators such as the Jet City Jettenuator which simply soaks up the output power of the amplifier allowing o...

Page 10: ...ing to valves can be cured simply by re tensioning the valve bases Over time the valve sockets which are constantly heating up cooling down expanding and contracting may become a bit loose and not hol...

Page 11: ...11 P a g e Pre amp valves Poweramp Valves...

Page 12: ...at 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 Thank y...

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