Victory VX The Kraken Compact Guitar Amp Head, Wooden Sleeve (50 Watts)
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Save your back without compromising your tone with this portable beast of an amp, featuring 50 watts of power, two channels, and some serious attitude.
Overview
With the MKII you still have 50 Watts of glorious power and two channels of gain, one for classic British-inspired rhythm tones and the other for tight, aggressive searing American high-gain sounds. But Victory have added a Clean mode to the Gain I Channel, this can be footswitched or there is a three way switch on the front panel to go between the three options. There is also a presence control and shift, assignable dual master volume, rear bias outputs and a gain 1 balance control. As with all Victory products, the Kraken MKII is designed and handbuilt in England.
Powerful EQ: Plenty of tone-sculpting potential, plus a presence control that works in the power section to set the overall bite just how you like it.
Independent Master Volumes: There are two master volume controls, one for each channel and these are footswitchable. The master volume assign switch can switch the volume controls to be set globally across channels or to their originally gain I/gain II channel.
Bass Focus Switch: This is much more than a bass EQ. It works in the power section of the amp, offering either a tighter, more focused bottom end, or conversely more loose and resonant depending on your needs and tastes.
Presence Switch: Located on the back this… read more switch changes the brightness of the presence control, pushed in and the sound will be slightly brighter as it reduces negative feedback in the higher frequencies.
Effects Loop: A series effects loop is available for effects fans. It's completely out of the circuit when bypassed.
Clean/Gain I Balance Control: Clean and Gain I modes have the same gain control which can create volume differences when switching between. Victory have added a pot on the back to fine tune the levels between these two modes to add extra flexibility.
External Bias Test Points: No need to fiddle about inside when you change output valves. The VX Kraken will be fitted with 6L6's as standard but can be biased to use EL34's too.
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Features:
Clean, Gain I, & Gain II: Taking the original Kraken's Gain I (British inspired) and Gain II (US inspired) channel design, Victory have added a Clean mode. This adds extra versatility and can be engaged by footswitch or the front panel.Powerful EQ: Plenty of tone-sculpting potential, plus a presence control that works in the power section to set the overall bite just how you like it.
Independent Master Volumes: There are two master volume controls, one for each channel and these are footswitchable. The master volume assign switch can switch the volume controls to be set globally across channels or to their originally gain I/gain II channel.
Bass Focus Switch: This is much more than a bass EQ. It works in the power section of the amp, offering either a tighter, more focused bottom end, or conversely more loose and resonant depending on your needs and tastes.
Presence Switch: Located on the back this… read more switch changes the brightness of the presence control, pushed in and the sound will be slightly brighter as it reduces negative feedback in the higher frequencies.
Effects Loop: A series effects loop is available for effects fans. It's completely out of the circuit when bypassed.
Clean/Gain I Balance Control: Clean and Gain I modes have the same gain control which can create volume differences when switching between. Victory have added a pot on the back to fine tune the levels between these two modes to add extra flexibility.
External Bias Test Points: No need to fiddle about inside when you change output valves. The VX Kraken will be fitted with 6L6's as standard but can be biased to use EL34's too.
Specs
-Format: All-valve, two-channel compact head
-Power: 50 watts RMS (Low Power Mode - 9 watts)
-Valves: 4 x 12AX7, 2 x 6L6 as standard
-Extra features: Footswitchable modes 'Gain 1' & 'Gain 2' channels, series effects loop, bass focus and presence switch, external bias test points and adjustment. Gig bag included.
-Kraken Wooden Sleeve Size (mm): 390(w) x 190(h) x 220(d)
-Weight: 9.65kg
-Power: 50 watts RMS (Low Power Mode - 9 watts)
-Valves: 4 x 12AX7, 2 x 6L6 as standard
-Extra features: Footswitchable modes 'Gain 1' & 'Gain 2' channels, series effects loop, bass focus and presence switch, external bias test points and adjustment. Gig bag included.
-Kraken Wooden Sleeve Size (mm): 390(w) x 190(h) x 220(d)
-Weight: 9.65kg
- Dimensions and Weight in Packaging
- Base Item
- Shipping Weight: 28.85 lbs
- Shipping Dimensions: 23 x 13 x 13 in
- Manufacturer Part Number (MPN): VIT VXMKIICS
- Warehouse Resealed
- Shipping Weight: 28.85 lbs
- Shipping Dimensions: 23 x 13 x 13 in
- Manufacturer Part Number (MPN): VIT VXMKIICS
Documents and Manuals
For support or warranty questions, please contact the manufacturer:
Web: https://www.victoryamps.com/contact
Web: https://www.victoryamps.com/contact
Reviews
Reviewers gave this product an overall rating of 5 out of 5 stars.
(1 ratings)
Submitted March 21, 2024 by a customer from yahoo.com
"One of the best amps I've owned"
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This little guy is a fantastic amplifier. I took a gamble on this piece kit as I was always interested in the kraken Mki but never pulled the trigger because it did not have a clean channel or a presence knob. The Mkii has all the features and sounds I could ask for in a simple setup and is my main amp now. Build quality is fantastic and you get a-lot of amp for the money, the sounds are killer and very versatile, and can go from beautiful ambient cleans, to blues, to dad rock, to modern metal no problem. Has a higher mid focused sound to it that resembles a JCM/JVM tone but does its own thing with it. channel 2 is very aggressive and is a riff machine, although I will say Ch2 can make a lot of noise so you will want a noise gate using a 4cm on it but that's to be expected. Volume can go from small room levels to ear bleeding. The only critique I have is that I wish the wooden chassis model had come with a carry bag, but other than that its legit, definitely check this one out!
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