Victory V40H The Duchess Amplifier Head, Metal Chassis (42 Watts)

zZounds Gear Experts Say...

Dial in everything from '50s American tone to '60s British tone on The Duchess. This 42-watt head's voice and mid-kick switches are the key.

Overview

This single-channel, all-valve Victory V40H The Duchess Amplifier Head is all about maximum tone with minimum confusion, housed in the same light and portable chassis as Victory's award-winning V30 The Countess. Voice 1 offers mid-’60-type American warm clean tones. Voice II is subtly stronger and more ’50s in character. As you push the gain and engage the Mid-Kick function, the V40 takes on a more ’60s British voice for timeless blues-rock tones. All the time the V40 responds to your guitar, responds to you: it’s one for the ‘feel’ players.

Learn more about the V40H The Duchess’s controls in this video from Victory:

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Features:

- Two-position Voice switch
- Mid Kick switch
- Footswitchable digital reverb with hard bypass option
- Series effects loop with hard bypass
- Power valves switchable to 6L6
- Single-ended mode
- Skeletonised metal case with rubber handle
- Padded carry bag included
- Single-button footswitch for reverb on/off included

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Specs

- Format: Single channel head
- Power: 42 Watts,
- Low Power: 7 Watts,
- High Power Single-Ended: 1.5 Watts,
- Low Power Single-Ended: 0.5 Watts
- Valves: 3 x 12AX7, 2 x EL34 as standard
- Size (mm): 342(w) x 185(h) x 185(d) including handle, feet & controls
- Weight: 8.2kg / 18.1lbs

Dimensions and Weight in Packaging
Base Item: Shipping Weight: 30 lbs; Shipping Dimensions: 23 x 12 x 12 in; Manufacturer Part Number (MPN): V40H The Duchess

Documents and Manuals

For support or warranty questions, please contact the manufacturer:
Web: https://www.victoryamps.com/contact

Reviews

(3 ratings)

Submitted October 6, 2022 by a customer from gmail.com

"Amazing cleans"

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Feeling and dynamics are two of the things I’m after when buying an amp and this one knocks it out of the park. You really do get those blackface fender cleans With voice one. Voice two with the mid kick on is a whole other beast. I love my ac15 but don’t even use it anymore because of this amp. Super loud and a blast with pedals. I’m running it through a vertical Orange 212 with neo cream backs and the tone just hugs you. Highly recommend. zZounds customer service is also phenomenal as always. Thanks guys!

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