NEW Victory V4 Guitar Amps - Real Valve Tones, Anywhere & Anytime!

[@lovelyguy5345]

Johns playing is off the charts in this one

[@benlogan430]

Digital John is definitely right on. He plays like a guitar player (if you know what I mean) and utilizes digital to get his musical ideas out. Rather than being a digital musician, if that makes any sense?

[@johnconnearnmusic]

Man. This is so kind Ben, cheers! I guess that’s what I’m trying to do :)

[@LEUNN_]

@@johnconnearnmusic John!!! What are the intro song and the song you played for channel 1 of the sheriff tones?? Chord melody was amazing!!

[@Svantebolos]

john is a great player. I really appreciate the sounds he pulls off. I hope to see him in the future

[@InspiretoVictory]

This is it! This is exactly what I've been looking for. It has all the right modern features but based on old school analog tone. And done by an amp company that I already love. Thanks, Victory and thank you Andertons for doing yet another great demo.

[@davemckagan635]

Lee is a Victory shareholder. Sounds like you're one as well.

[@InspiretoVictory]

I wish@@davemckagan635

[@troypeterson7943]

The vic v4 has effects loop issues, Very disappointing. Sounds great, I believe too fragile for Pedalboard travel though

[@charles9487]

Having a built in 9v out for other pedals is a total game changer.

[@mr.rudolph630]

Don't ever stop doing the "Digital John" name pause!

[@donnareedfan]

Considering the previous put downs of solid state amps from this channel, I am thinking there is a lack of understanding what analog vs solid state means. A number of solid state amps have analog preamps. That does not mean tubes, as is alluded to here. A tube screamer is analog, and has no tubes. So the preamp is tube, and the power section is solid state. But it is still solid state, since that term only refers to the power section.

[@jonyork999]

Analog meaning that the signal isn't being digitally processed. Solid State meaning it isn't tube. In the small practice amp world, something like a Orange 35RT is a all analog solid state, whereas the line6 spiders are a digital solid state. IMO, unless you're into high priced digital amps, analog ones will always sound better, regardless if it's tube or solid state.

[@adriansoul7223]

Please include some chords and chugs every time you play a distorted sound. Its so hard to tell how itll behave just from lead noodling. Its exhausting to only ever hear noodling and not what most people actually do which is chords and power chords and chugs. I wanna know how palmmuting sounds on the kraken. Not everyone noodles.

[@Steveisnothereanymore]

I was thinking the same thing. I liked his playing, but including some palm muted power chords would have been a great addition to this review.

[@johnconnearnmusic]

Noted! Cheers

[@adriansoul7223]

@@johnconnearnmusic damn, after a month you still replied. Cheers man, love your playing. Was just interested in this particular piece of gear and in how itd sound how i use it, i cant shred like you haha

[@johnconnearnmusic]

@@adriansoul7223 haha yeah man, just seeing what people’s thoughts on the new range was (using one atm). It’s a good point though, but I appreciate that also - thanks!

[@reneotten7376]

For me it is the other way around, I want to know what the lead sounds like.

[@Duke_de_Plata]

wow these are very interesting. So glad I found this channel last week, the content here is great! Also I've got a Bonsai coming in the post Thursday, can't wait.

[@johnconnearnmusic]

Thing is so flipping good. Might well turn out to be a game changer!

[@davedavem]

How does the VRC thing feel compared to other class D kit?

[@christopher-miles]

dude, these are going to hopefully change the industry, great idea!

[@jonbourn473]

This is the first video I've seen Digital John and he is a great player. Some of the runs he did were on unforgiving guitars with unforgiving tones. He's a really good, balanced guitarist. Oh, and the amps are cool too!

[@jmabs5096]

Love the old school vintage aesteic of the sheriff pedal.

[@MifuneYoutube]

I love these reviews. I could do with more chords and power chord playing instead of just noodling up and down the neck though. I can’t quite get a real idea of what the amps actually sound like in a rock song situation. That and also I can’t solo like that 😂

[@rolandmuller1247]

i really enjoyed listening to john play the guitar, he really is an excellent player, greetings from germany

[@richardmoody15]

My take from this is that you can now go straight from a pedal board to a mixing desk or even a PA speaker rather the having to go to a separate amp and speaker cabinet and then from there to front of house. So mirroring some of the advantages of the likes of the Headrush, Pod go etc. So no lugging heavy cabinets and amp heads around.

[@thatguy1558]

Have you all received feedback that your videos are too long? I just feel like the last month or so, I hear Lee more often than not say "Alright let's keep it moving". I personally have no problem with videos that run 45min to an hour. Love all your videos and any silly ramblings.

[@joshuafernandes4935]

I waited a long time for the duchess to come out with the cab sim but meanwhile I got the Iridium and absolutely love the clean tone on it, only the real fender super reverb amp beats it, nothing else comes close to it. Great job by Victory in finally releasing it in this format although I wont be letting my iridium go anytime soon.

[@stephenkeen6044]

Was wondering when a company would do something like this! A valve-based phase inverter is vital for some of the overdriven tones in a number of "traditional" valve amp designs and contributes more to "that valve sound" than the power tubes in most cases. I ended up designing and building my own bass preamp with valve phase inverter to plug into my D-class power amp a number of years back for this very reason.

[@kylesmith5893]

thats awesome. this seems like just a great idea.

[@MadsBoldingMusic]

All you need about amp classes: A: Awesome B: Blastin' C: Colossal D: Delightful Now, let's play some darn guitar!

[@christopher-miles]

i thought it said; "now let's play some drums."

[@MadsBoldingMusic]

@@christopher-miles Different strokes for differrent blokes, I guess!

[@Cre8tvMG]

What a great opening riff!! Thanks for that.

[@chrisdavies9143]

As always, Digital John did a great job of demoing. They're quite pricy but undeniably great sounding things. Loved the Duchess in particular. Thinking about building a new fly rig...

[@Neil-Aspinall]

Don't you find his style annoying for demoing? He obviously is great player but I feel he's wrong for demoing especially Rock chord stuff.

[@chrisdavies9143]

@@Neil-Aspinall I don't find him annoying, no. I think he's growing into this, getting more confident. It might be a little helpful to have some more chords mixed with the noodling but it's a minor thing, I like the fact he can play different styles, his playing is quite dynamic and he knows his way around the gear, especially the digital stuff.

[@davemckagan635]

@@Neil-Aspinall What's interesting is Lee is a Victory shareholder and never discloses this.

[@jloiben12]

This is such a great format idea. Something that is highly portable, Two Notes output, send/return, high wattage, universal power input. I hope more manufacturers put out similar-format amps

[@Bobby-wn5yr]

Oh my days, I’ve been looking for this for years and it’s been sitting in my KZbin list of vids I missed for 6 months. On bass I have no shortage of tube pre amp, class d power amp options. On guitar? Well fuck me very much. Not had much exposure to victory other than Pete’s love, but holy crap this is what I need for the studio!

[@wendelllanders8439]

Great video guys!!The Jack for me for sure!Has the Guthrie tone!!!

[@steviemcleanguitar1559]

Just ordered the Jack , ooooooo cant wait lol

[@jackgreenwood1817]

I've been dreading dragging my Twin Reverb around the country later this year. Can't wait to try out The Duchess, it could be my back's saviour paired with a nice 2x12

[@andertons]

This could put a lot of chiropractors out of business 😂

[@TroyNaumu808]

A great video as always. Very detailed. I value Lee Andertons opinion and presentation on gear than most other people.

[@kevinmorris7722]

Wow. Those sound great. Game changer. And John really played them.

[@jacobarmstrong5308]

37:18 I can see it now, it's 2050 and tone snobs of the time claim that the units with the wrong message on the back have a certain tone and cost 10x the cost of a regular one

[@andertons]

100% that’ll happen 😂

[@scottyruss1990]

These are just perfect to get an amp tone on a fly rig. I've been going DI with my current band, making a pedal board with pedals to create a clean, distortion and lead is harder than I thought. This will be perfect, along with the xlr out, the reverb, the cab sim. Has way more features than the orange guitar butler and clearly being tube is the icing on the cake. Can't wait to get myself the sheriff!

[@dpoultski2499]

This makes me want to ditch the digital amp section of my rig since it has the cab and IR outputs. I like it. A little pricy but I can see purchasing.

[@christopher-miles]

do it!

[@houseofshred3725]

What a cool format. Definitely a cool line of products. 22:23 HA! I heard that! This guy IS human, lol.

[@tomfairbairn1202]

These are brilliant, have to say Digital Johns playing is great 🔥🔥 inspiring

[@johnconnearnmusic]

Cheers Tom!!

[@ajcampana]

Haters are exhausting. Great playing!

[@omegasunn]

Wow - I guess these would be the best way to get amazing tube tone at any volume ? Use at home/ gig volume etc

[@andertons]

Yup - super versatile

[@Bobby_Digital37]

The Sheriff and the Kraken!!!! I need them both!!! But can't afford either :(

[@basiltiffani8850]

I would've watched this whole video just to hear Lee say this. Comedic gold. "You've spoiled the flow now with smutty humor."

[@sijoy6572]

Digital John is cooool 😎 modest & cheekily good looking,fantastic playing 🤩

[@TomSJazzBass]

These sound flipping excellent. Super happy with my Copper Deluxe. Really interested in getting a pair for a touring wet/dry rig

[@caseylockwood5512]

The Bluguitar stuff seems absolutely insane. These Victory amps are incredible, but the Bluguitar amps are a good deal cheaper, and sound amazing too.

[@tarkett8529]

I’m thinking the same thing, a copper and a dutchess would work really well for me very interesting.

[@jokermtb]

I’m using a Hotone Britwind pedalboard amp exclusively for band practice. I can’t tell I’m missing out on valve ‘chewiness’ one bit (I’ve since retired my heavy valve amps). Most are going to sound like themselves no matter the amp, except if thru some crappy Peavey solid state combo from the 80’s!

[@benlogan430]

Most peoples idea will sound the same, but the tone will change with the gear. Charlie Parker still played like Bird on the plastic sax, but the tone was pretty lax. Luckily excellent tones can be found on the cheap!

[@mwmcbroom]

Very cool, but my only criticism is I wish you would have also tried these amps out with a Gibson type guitar with humbuckers.

[@andertons]

Check out the other videos that went live on these amps today….

[@patmepin15]

amazing playing Di-Gi-Tal John!

[@Escapism7133]

It wouldn't make sense in their lineup (potentially killing sales of 2 other units) but I wish they would put The Duchess' clean channel and The Sheriff or Kraken's Channel 2 into 1 unit.

[@davedavem]

Awesome product! Would suit well next to my full-sized Jack for a dual amp setup and I wouldn't need a second load box.

[@SteveBjorck]

Damn you Victory, I only just bought the V4 Duchess!!!

[@kevinwagner8697]

Martin strikes again!! these are ingenius!!!! you can literally carry 2 or 3 of these onto a plane and imagine all the tones you have!!!!

[@fedup3449]

That would be your own plane, would it?

[@balu6299]

How does this compare with the DSM Humboldt DLX in terms tonal feel? Does this feel better in your opinion? Loved your video wrap on the DSM Humboldt and how it compared to other cab sim box's

[@rgarcia4412]

These ones are much better

[@3lackwoodmusic]

Jack takes the W for me. All you need!

[@GraniteSoundtrack]

One of these is exactly what I need.

[@hansaspa]

Finally! V4 Jack

[@bluestringmusic]

I just gobbled up this advertisement thinking it was genuine and bought one of these. They are nice sounding, but I don’t like to be reminded that I was duped every time I turn it on.

[@Burkhimself]

Please include tones from a les Paul on your demos…..with high gain tones as well. 🙏🏼

[@lukecowley4949]

It definitely sounds good, but idk if I would go for this over something like a line 6 helix or headrush, which yes is digital modelling but is considerably more versitile. Its really tricky because there's good things about both

[@jeffmansfield914]

3:24 😬 I love the way Lee and the rest of the gang have fun and play and laugh together, but Lee’s frustration here seemed pretty genuine. I guess sometimes you’ve got to get down to business and do the job.

[@mindcontrolledmachines9110]

Valestate on steroids! All sound great.

[@johnjgibson6807]

Now That’s How it’s Done, Definitely Rockin 👍👍🎶🎶🎸

[@briankron1377]

So just for my own understanding and shopping for these, the Kraken is more of a modern metal amp, Copper is AC15/AC30, Duchess is more like a Fender, the Sheriff is like a Marshall, and the Jack is a bit of a mix?

[@russelllucas1043]

Love The Jack 💖

[@stevieboy444]

I liked the Yamaha into the Vox a lot!

[@DavidMorley]

£800 is a tough one for me. Cheaper you have some great options. The same or more and you have some brilliant amps. But it probably sits just right for some.

[@badtweed2087]

Nice playing, good demo video. (Nice to hear some actual chordal work for a change...) Not sure I'm finding the pushed tones very pleasant, a bit too edgy/brittle for my old ears. Plus I think the price is a bit steep.

[@MrSongwriter2]

I agree that intro when he turned on the dirt it was like a pair of ice picks to the ears

[@mindcontrolledmachines9110]

Telecaster probably the wrong guitar for that.

[@francois-josephbeaubien2693]

Just got mine from Andertons. I only tested the Cab SIM XLR out into my Daw. Sound really good… and the reverb is very musical and inspiring. I’m still not sure for the speaker cabinet. It’s for home usage. Recording and practicing. Neo or Creamback ?

[@Magic_Man916]

Really liked the duchess

[@OscarBenben]

I don't know if this video helps... There are too much choices and they are all killers, I don't even know which one to chose based on my current gear

[@jackhammer893]

Can these power a Marshall 4/12? Also can the vintage master get gainy enough for 80s metal with humbuckers?

[@ZenoIV]

Really nice playing.

[@rd400d]

17:45 Nice nod to Pablo Gilberto whether intentional or not!

[@TheStratpicker]

Great sounds and an interesting alternative - only thing to point out is that in a live situation you'd need a (long) speaker load cable on the floor from pedal board back to the cab.

[@andyfenton1510]

But no other leads

[@TheStratpicker]

@@andyfenton1510 Sure, not a deal breaker just something to bear in mind.

[@nickofzo]

Impressed, would like to give it a try myself and possibly replace my old amp.

[@blakjack3053]

Yep, for what you get in that little sucker it's worth every penny!

[@tonybroken6353]

is it a good idea to have a valve amp on the floor, i think i'd be worried about it being kicked and breaking? the tubes aren't expensive but it could be a very short gig. ?

[@Les537]

They sound super into the real speaker. I'd probably trade my AC15 for one at this stage of the game.

[@jowyong6769]

Digital John's digits are incredibly long... Even his pinky is longer than my middle finger😱

[@deltawhiskey1398]

lol....I noticed that too....he has fingers like Paul Gilbert.

[@videophotozama5666]

Which cable will you need to connect your speaker, the tipical speaker cable or a regular jack will do?

[@DizzyKrissi]

How would the clean channel from "The Jack" sound like? Stays it clean or does it breakup?

[@unhookedunhooked3219]

Sounds great but you still need a cab/speaker and effect pedals so why not just have a combo amp?

[@madmod]

Randall came out with the RG13 pedal preamp/amplifier and it covers a lot of ground ona budget while maintaing gigable tone quality.

[@PinkAsKitty]

The naming is confusing. I own a Sheriff V4 Preamp and needed a time to get, what the exact difference is. Someone with out deeper knowledge about Victory probably sees both units in a shop and doesn't get, why there are two units with different price.

[@Steveisnothereanymore]

Great new features! So now it's possible to go straight to the PA, straight into a box, but it isn't possible anymore to go straight into the input of an amp?

[@andertons]

It IS an amp!

[@nicklach9113]

So can these be used directly into a DI/PA/Desk for live use? Looking to ditch my heavy amp and go direct for gigs. Looking at the Friedman IRX but might be too heavy on the gain, whereas I think one of these would be better.

[@davidLPST]

Very nice indeed.

[@manuelsirotti3793]

Suuper nice . This pedal are mono or stereo, because i have Godin a6 ultra with stereo output. Thank you

[@reneotten7376]

3:30 someone got really pissed off hahaha

[@mbwahaha]

Lee looks so good on that thumbnail, hahaha

[@OriginalDarkMark]

I'm not going to maintain my impressive biceps and deformed spine, lugging these about now, am I?

[@tava0002]

Late to the v4 party, these sound great which one can sound similar to ch2 of an Orange? I couldn't really tell from this and i don't have anywhere near me to try one.

[@christopherdounis6729]

@Anderton's and The Captain, who is Digital John and does he have a channel/website? Cheers!

[@kettenrider1503]

Sheriff and Kraken are excellent

[@michaelangeloh.5383]

"Top notch, they are." - Yoda, 2022, UK

[@lcpholman]

15:07 Did I catch this right? (Jargon may have been too technical for me). "Obviously you can use your effects and stuff and it'll still come out the thing"

[@andertons]

Just think of this as a normal amp with an FX loop. You can add FX just like you would on a normal amp

[@lcpholman]

@@andertons I preferred the captain's eloquence in the original wording 🤣

[@pamacu63]

Awesome Sound Great Pedal is a beast. I hope to be lucky in the Draw!!!!!!

[@Chris.Biard42]

Great review, is that possible to chain these v4 amps together??? Thanks for answer

[@markhemming1423]

Lee Anderton IS one of the guys at Victory. He is a co-owner of the company. Let’s have some integrity.

[@benhenschel145]

Love the channel. Do you think we will see a Comeback of the Vintera road worn or another affordable nitro finish in the near future?

[@Bill83C]

Which has more gain the Jack or the Sheriff? I’m a high gain player but I need a clean channel as well.

[@richardreed6538]

Sounds great but how close does it come to say the V40 Duchess head or combo in sound. Because if it is right on, then 899.99 vs 2000.00 to 3000.00 is a mighty huge chunk of change to be saved.

[@grumpyrocker]

Be cool if they did some of these based on jfets instead of valves.

[@PMoisey]

Nice playing :)

[@mel290]

I know this is probably a silly question but do you need any kind of speaker to go with this? Or does it have something built in saving the need for a speaker and/or amp?

[@TheDeedeeFiles]

Wow super cool 😎