During the development of the Duchess MKII, Victory was careful not to stray too far from what made the original range so beloved. Tonally, the Duchess remains the go-to amplifier for clean to edge-of-breakup tones and the ultimate pedalboard platform. Additionally, they've drawn inspiration from some of their more recent products--adding new tonal switching features from the MK Clean Series and updating the reverb circuits to incorporate the same Accutronics Spring Tank used in the MK Clean too.

Features:

- Switchable output - 96 watts (Hi) or 30 watts (Lo)
- Valves - 2 x ECC83, 2 x ECC81, 4 x 6L6
- Three position Voice switch
- Three Position Mid Kick switch
- Spring reverb with footswitch/bypass option
- Series effects loop with bypass
- Dual button footswitch for Reverb/Tremolo on/off included
- Slip cover included

Voice Switch
Extra tonal flexibility can now be achieved with a 3 way voice switch enabling you to accommodate any pickup type or playing style. Each successive selection allows greater lower mid-range frequency content through the treble control.

Mid Kick
This popular feature from the original Duchess range has been expanded to include three stages of dynamic midrange shaping:
- Position I: Stock response
- Position II: Increased lower midrange
- Position III: Additional gain in the upper midrange

Valve-Driven Spring Reverb
Victory incorporated a valve-driven Accutronics medium-decay 3-spring tank--the same high-quality unit used in their flagship MK… read more Clean model. This can also be turned on/off via the included footswitch.

Valve-Driven Tremolo
An authentic valve-driven tremolo puts the icing on the Duchess cake. Featuring Speed and Depth controls, this is ideal for those classic tones.

Low Power Mode
The front panel power switch offers a low-power mode of around 30 watts. This works brilliantly for home and studio use, not to mention for those of you on quiet stages with in-ears. Or... just max out the amp and bask in that extra low-volume drive and incredible compression.

Series Effects Loop
The hard-bypassable effects loop enables you to use delays, reverbs etc after the preamp section of the amp to keep them clean sounding, especially if you use drive in the amp. V140 is a fantastic pedal platform either straight in the front or using the loop.

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