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 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 - 42 watts (Hi) or 7 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

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 Clean model. This can also be… read more 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 7 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. V40 Deluxe uses a post-phase-inverter master volume, so if they aren't as clear as you like, try lowering the mix/output of the pedal, especially as you turn the amp master up.

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