The Victory V40 - I can see why Lee Anderton likes this Amp

[@VintageRadius]

“The guys at Victory” have done a great job with this one! 😂

[@SixteenVoice]

Keep the Anderton's jokes coming 😂

[@simoneboschin]

I bought a v40 deluxe paired with a 2 x 12 matching can after watching andertons and Chris buck videos. Well it turned out the best amp I ever owned.. and I had for few years a Hiwatt dr103 1974 with Mullard valves. I just love the clean of this white dutchess .

[@vladjones2446]

‘Hell, I liked it so much I bought the company!’

[@vintagepipesnightmares]

He likes it because he owns the company first of all

[@dominicijavier1575]

he likes it cause he developed it for himself.

[@gonzopewpew]

Oh snaps! You might have just made KDH’s hit list.

[@davehewlett9249]

😂

[@Hi_Im_Dave]

Beautiful amp, and have had the pleasure of hearing this in person (Ryan's my guitar tutor). Would honestly love one of these solely for home practice but I think the wife would kill me 😂

[@dominicijavier1575]

cause of the noise or the price? i have one of these. also using with a victory cab 1x12 cream back

[@Mario_Rios]

@@dominicijavier1575 How does it work for you in the low power mode (7 Watt) at home?

[@dominicijavier1575]

@@Mario_Rios works nice. I can crank pre gain and keep the volume at comfortable levels

[@picksalot1]

That is a particularly good sounding Amp with a very useful range of tone controls.

[@sonofboar13]

This was my dream amp for the longest time

[@poesybeat]

I run my V40 at half power through a 1x12 Creamback. Fantastic amp. Perfect pedal platform.

[@timothyengel3446]

I run mine the exact same way... Into a Peavey 112 with a celestion creamback... Here's a suggestion if you're not already doing it...gain stacking... I'm pushing a black box overdrive into a J Rocket Animal, the sparkle in the breakup and saturation is incredible going into the V40 and celestion creamback.

[@poesybeat]

Totally. A couple of your favorite drives in front of it - so good.

[@BumbiPuck]

great video as always! i'd love to hear your take on the Laney Lionheart some time in the future. keep up the good work, cheers

[@johnnathancordy]

Weird - Beebee was literally just talking to me about this!

[@jose831117]

Yessss, please do it. We would love to see your playing and insights with the L5 Studio!

[@BumbiPuck]

@@jose831117 I’d rather see one with L20, more headroom for pedals :)

[@DaringDan]

This amp, the Matchless HC30, and the Bad Cat Cub really stood out to me when I bought Tonex and was checking out amps I'd never used. The PRS HNDRX 20 is also a really nice amp.

[@gratengelsker7614]

Also, it is his amp. He is an owner of the company.

[@atarijam]

He's the owner of the company that makes this amp.. of course he likes it :)

[@chrisjs6123]

I had the V40 deluxe. Beautifully made and no arguments it’s a great amp. I found it a bit lacking in character. Sold it for an Achilles hand wired Princeton clone which I much prefer.

[@TK96]

Sounds like Mark series clean which I like. These Victory reviews pretty solid they sound good as they are without any business involvements. I think Lee funded the right amp builder.

[@jsabo1929]

Which gain pedal did you kick on @11:18?

[@buckbumble]

Can you get a decent break up tone on the lowest wattage for home use?

[@truescotsman4103]

I'm pretty sure he's funding the manufacture of this amp and makes a profit from it's sale. That's probably why he likes it.

[@ElmoBHD]

Who cares. It's a great amplifier

[@BrandonOutside]

@@ElmoBHDExactly. Lee’s no dummy, I don’t think he’d be invested in something he didn’t like

[@plantagenant]

I'm pretty sure he makes a profit from any amp he sells, including the ones he's not a part owner of.

[@ElmoBHD]

Entrepreneurs create and keep people in jobs. We should be praising him, not taking a chunk out of him..that guy who calls himself a journalist needs to get a proper job.

[@truescotsman4103]

@@ElmoBHD IDC I agree he can be a capitalist just be honest about it. Lee Anderton funded Victory Amplifiers why dance around the bush.

[@mortonwilson795]

I've gone a bit sour on this brand - my Copper Pedal has just stopped working after a year of safe, quiet home use, the Lee Anderton thing - no big deal for me but clearly it's brought the dogs out - the 50/50 'I have a problem' vs 'my holy grail' comments on the Victory FB page but really - THE PRICE! Are they really worth what they are charging compared to other quality brands? I'm all for boutique made in UK stuff but I'm frankly getting a bit leery of this brand - lotsa hype (esp from some KZbinrs) but questionable longterm validation form actual owners.

[@TheComedyGuitarGuy]

Because they’re great. There are 9 ‘owners’ of Victory and that has never been hidden. If I owned an amp brand, you could bet my balls id like what they did too 😂😂

[@WeskerDyszel]

I’ve got one of the 1x12 victory v40 deluxe combos, don’t see many of em about, weighs a ton with that big fat spring tank and the valve driven output trem. Solid pine cab too, I think. Been trying to sell it on for years now

[@Mario_Rios]

Why would you sell it? because of the weight?

[@DimKAt21]

His bank account likes it too!

[@MikeHenrick1]

I really like the sound of this. But Amp X would do this plus all Amps you can imagine plus effects etc I could sell everything, hellix, fender amp, everything. ?

[@mattg1094]

Is it good for stereo /pedal platform Looking for ultimate edgy clean ambience

[@aapddd]

That’s exactly what this amp is made for. Not sure about stereo though.

[@DrProgNerd]

I bought a V40 shortly after I bought a V30 (it was a yin/yang thing). I found it to be pretty unremarkable. It wasn't bad ....just ....meh. I returned it after a couple of days. It's pretty anemic. Really the only plus was that it's tiny package for a 6L6 amp. The Two Rock Studio Pro 35 is a much better option than this. That said, you make it sound great. Great playing as always.

[@toptopovaxiv]

You just sold me The Dude 😂

[@MartyCMega88]

Lee likes the amp because he's involved with victory amps, KDH did a video on this the other week. Great playing as usual John, I'm convinced you'd make a kidney bean pod sound good!

[@christopherjbutler]

John has already posted a couple of videos just after and about the KDH video series on Lee and Victory. The title of this one is both honest and tongue in cheek. Lol.

[@DaveDurango]

John, do you need to disclose something!?!

[@MikeHenrick1]

Well I’ve just discovered why all the jokes I didn’t know that Lee was co owner etc of so many companies lol. So John is your honest opinion the amps good, I’m waiting for amp x to come out before I make any decisions. I want stereo. Like the Dumble type sound, so I’d use two heads and cabs etc.

[@johnnathancordy]

Umm except of course for their latest handwired things that are nearly £5k I don't think the dumble/two rock sound has been part of their Arsenal. I'd probably look at the VHT D50 or a Ceriatone for that sort of thing? The Amp X will arrive one day, I'm almost sure of it!!

[@therangersinger]

I actually preferred the clean channel on the V30 over the V40. I'm going to take it one step further...I actually disliked the cleans on the V40. It had zero character. But....when I had both of those amps playing in stereo...it was freaking epic.

[@johnnathancordy]

Interesting - from what I've heard of other V30 demos it didn't really seem to cover the sort of territory I'm into personally but obviously demos can be tricky!

[@sgtcaco]

That would have been heavenly,

[@therangersinger]

@@sgtcaco let's just say there were some misty eyed moments 🤣

[@billgreen3629]

Why do you like the V30? Agreed about the V40. I’ve heard the V140 is better. Would love to try a V30.

[@therangersinger]

@@billgreen3629 I loved the texture of the gain on the lead channel. Sounded great with singlecoils or humbuckers. The overdrive channel was nicely compressed and the cleans where big. That amp took pedals better than the V40. Fx loop was very clear. And the damn amp was loud as Hell 🤣. Honestly it just ticked all the boxes. That was the first amp that I truly loved the amps gain.

[@89ji76]

Really great from a house brand amp!

[@BobbyCulpepper.srv3fender]

i think i would go with the Revv G20, it was the two notes direct out on it which can come in handy

[@Arthur_My_Dear]

24 comments and 20+ not getting the joke

[@johnnathancordy]

inspiring

[@KajHeGeHaggman]

Sitting here with my popcorn and laughing at the comments 😜

[@fese6513]

If you like modern metal tones, try it with a Friedman BE OD pedal in front and V30 speakers. It will melt your face off. Im using a BE OD clone with a TS808 in front.

[@IRIDEHARLEYS]

Lee likes it because he's one of the owners of the Victory company. Considering he wasn't forthright to begin with makes me a bit suspicious of everything on the Andertons channel now.

[@dominicijavier1575]

i think what he meant is he likes this one the best in particular out of the whole range they are offering

[@dreadnotpop]

When you demo the different amps is your guitar volume knob turned all the way up? This makes a huge difference in how the sounds are portrayed.

[@progpogs]

Sounds beautiful, but of course anything you play does.

[@ShinMadero]

Victory stuff seems solid. I've been looking at the VC35 as a substitute for a Matchless. Can't justify spending 3k on an amp head, but the VC35 sounds pretty close in demos.

[@johnmiller3804]

I’ve had the copper deluxe for ‘bout 6 months now , it’s an amazing amp

[@philh27]

I had a V40 for several months 2017/18. It was a terrific pedal platform and did work well as part of a stereo set up. However, I found it to be a very dark sounding amp. I was surprised to see your tone settings. Invariably I had the bass off and the treble cranked. Eventually this niggle defeated me and I sold it. Perhaps later versions have been voiced differently?

[@timothyengel3446]

You probably should have kept it and tried a different speaker.... Speakers make a big difference. I'm running mine into a celestion creamback... But if you're looking for a brighter tone you might try the celestian gold or the celestion neo creamback.

[@robertcarey3383]

He likes it for the same reason Henery Ford likes Ford automobiles.

[@literalghost929]

Ford likes Ford automobiles because they're great cars, not because he owns the company. I owned a Ford and it was an amazing car, and I didn't buy it because Ford said it was great, that didn't matter to me at all, I bought through extensive research because it was the best car, Ford's reviews of his own cars didn't influence me one bit, if you were influenced, you should have been more careful because nobody in the business tells the truth, everybody does it. So not just Ford.

[@aapddd]

Andertons endorsed or not, it sounds and looks like a quality amp. The rest should be irrelevant.

[@JimmyCzerwinski-p4g]

It's Anderson's brand that's relavant isn't it

[@aapddd]

@@JimmyCzerwinski-p4g For me it isn’t. It was clear from the start Andertons had something of a connection to Victory. It didn’t come as a surprise to me. I never bought a Victory because there was always an amp that does the sound I’m after, a bit better. I can see people buying Victory amps though because they do sound very good. People buy Harley Benton because they offer good guitars for little money, not because they are a Thomann brand.

[@darwinsaye]

@@aapdddExactly. The guy who “exposed” that “scandal” seems to focus on getting clicks by being a scandal monger. He did another one suggesting that Peavey uses jailed convicts as slave labour working on their amps.

[@aapddd]

@@darwinsaye yeah, what he does can be very dangerous and harmful to a lot of people.

[@zeebos99]

I found it very dark, had to put a tungsol in V1 to bring it to life.

[@nielstuart1]

Because he owns the company?

[@JulianFernandez]

cause he owns the company?

[@gregwatts680]

Sounds great, and imo the Copper nails the Sco tone

[@taurektaurek6213]

Uh.. because Lee owns (part of) the company producing the amp`..Well, he is invested in the stuff he believes in..

[@ojaisherpa]

“The guys at Victory” agree w you😂

[@lFernando52]

👏👏👏

[@ey870]

Cos he has part ownership

[@Andrew-qq8fb]

Anderton likes whatever he can sell.

[@7387470]

I think I would be more inclined to buy one if it didn't look like a tool box.

[@LincolnCountyBand-st8yn]

Thats what I like about them!. Small and easy to carry to a gig.

[@christian_oz]

I thought Lee Anderton liked them because they fill his pockets

[@marco_cee_]

Maybe also because he's one of the owners of Victory Amps...

[@thorpenator9148]

Maybe he knows a great product...after years demoing guitar amps.

[@aapddd]

@@thorpenator9148Maybe all of the above.

[@michelvondenhoff9673]

Lee is envolved in advice to the actual owners. He basicly tells them what he thinks could/would sell with a propper sound as ROI.

[@marco_cee_]

No, he IS one of the owners.@@michelvondenhoff9673

[@thorpenator9148]

@@michelvondenhoff9673 Yes...the proper bits and bobs... lol