Victory Sheriff 22 & 44 Guitar Amps: Understanding The Controls

[@stipeur]

Mr. Kidd I would like to congratulate you for making one of the finest rock sounding amps on the planet!

[@leo-mc8uo]

No one better than Mick to demo those amplifiers! Great video!

[@wglennhowells]

Been playing over 50 years, I’ve never owned an amp I enjoy more than my Sherriff 44 and accompanying cab. You guys really created a masterpiece. Replaced my desire for a JCM 800, and that’s saying a lot for an 80s metal head.

[@VictoryAmps]

Hi william, Thank you for the kind message and we are so happy you are enjoying your Sheriff 44! Thank Victory

[@martinrhodes1619]

Very useful - thank you Martin and Mick! Had a sheriff 22 for more than a year and don’t think I’ve got nearly everything out of it that’s available.

[@rrojahn]

Thank you for the external bias points! I wish every amp builder would include this feature. Love my V-40 and strongly considering adding a Sheriff 44 to my collection.

[@TheMrRambla]

Brilliant demo guys, really interesting and the tones are flipping awesome. I own the 44, it's a total tone machine and the power is epic!! love it :)

[@DannyBeardsley]

That is one beautiful amplifier design. Well impressed with the 44!

[@VictoryAmps]

Thank Danny!

[@DannyBeardsley]

Victory Amplifiers No worries. When it is safe to do so I’m looking forward to trying the Sheriff 44 out. All the best 🙏

[@hotrodguitar72]

Just ordered a v40 deluxe..Cant wait to get it !

[@williamlittlefield4749]

First amplifier I have ever owned ... and I've owned ALOT over the years ... where I have not immediately though "Sounds great, but...". My first thought was "Damn, I've found it". ;)

[@wglennhowells]

Agreed 100%

[@brotherdoom2406]

Thanks Martin! Now I’ll know what to do when I get my hands on one!

[@YOutsider]

the 22 is super keen. I have one into a Victory 2x12. esp like the bias and special footswitch.

[@melodicom5962]

Both of these amps sound great!

[@dustymillermusic]

just added one to my amp collection great amp

[@GalenIRL]

Great video, i've had my sheriff 44 for about 3 years and i never really understood these things. Especially fixed/cathode bias mode. Still got great tones because it's an awesome amp but now i understand everything better.. Keep on keepin on guys, great service and great amps! *5/5

[@GalenIRL]

Actually i've been playing around with just about everything i have, different guitars, pedals and stuff now for about 3 hours. Now my pedalboard is pretty much empty, just a reverb, delay and tuner + the channel switcher, instead of an overdrive. Less wires, less everything, better tone. Great video this.

[@robinjgill]

That sounds so good.

[@taterfight]

Love my V40 deluxe and would really like to have one of these as well. I wish there were separate master volumes for each channel though. Seems like you would have a huge volume difference between a clean channel 1 and over-driven channel 2 right?

[@4vinylsound]

Hey its mick taylor from tps

[@nicolamatera1834]

Amazing AMP !! I use it in all my live... with 2x12 Creamback the sound is amazing. This amp has only one BIG problem, YOU CAN'T BOOST SIGNAL DURING SOLO BECAUSE THE S/R DON'T HAVE HEADROOM When the master is Full Open you can hear the headroom, but if you use it with normal volume for small pub or similar, you can't crank the master volume, and the pedal in s/r don't change the volume but only the Tone.. It is really Strange Things

[@VictoryAmps]

Hello Nicola. Part of the Sheriff’s design is that it overdrives the power section to get that cranked amp tone. So no matter where you’re adding boost, if there’s no headroom left... there’s no headroom left, just more overdrive. It’s old school in that respect. The way the old school players do it is to max the amp out for the loudest thing you need, then use the guitar volume (or an underdrive pedal) to come back from there. Cheers!

[@johnmaloney1988]

@@VictoryAmps would a volume boost be possible if you had a mild crunch set on the amp so running a higher master volume setting and got your rhythm distortion from a pedal rather than the amp then had a clean boost pedal after the pedal? Thanks.

[@TybudX]

@@VictoryAmps You basically made the amp so that instead of having to have it cranked to sound good, it's always in the sweet spot. I have a Sheriff 22, and my neighbours love it! They don't have a choice.

[@studiosdelcontemixmasterin4443]

johnmaloney1988 with my victory sheriff i use crunch sound but i can’t create and good lead sound with boost or effect because if the master volume stay at 50% it don’t have headroom Really strange ... it is really strange master volume control

[@daveo1708]

State of the art Vintage...may be an oxymoron but I luv it Guv! Sensational tone.

[@louiscloutier7891]

now wr need a demo of the rk 50 and rk100

[@brownsparlour9813]

cannot wait to buy this amp 🤤

[@myplaceonyoutube]

Can I get the stereo effect from the amp if I use it with a stereo speaker?

[@waterhead001]

When did Victory forst start selling this Amp? Is this Amp pedal friendly?

[@DelReiRock]

Interesting... But why distorting the loop fx?

[@kennyduncan2819]

Hi, Guys can the inputs 1 & 2 be switched between with a A/B Box?

[@VictoryAmps]

Hi Kenny. I'm afraid an A/B box wouldn't work, as the footswitch for a Sheriff plugs into the INPUT 1 socket and uses a TRS connection to switch between the two channels. Thanks Victory

[@kennyduncan2819]

@@VictoryAmps Thanks for the reply.

[@stipeur]

Hi friends, to all sheriff 22 users, is the amp loud enough for club gigs without miking the amp??? Thank you!

[@RenanBeltrao]

will depend on your Cab really. a 2x12 would suffice, but 1x12 I think you`ll be boxed.

[@williamlittlefield4749]

I gig on LP mode if I can mic and on HP at about 60% on the Master if I cannot mic. I use the 2x12 matching cab.

[@RikuKS]

Does the Presence affect the headroom?

[@VictoryAmps]

Everything affects everything, but not in an overtly obvious way. You will perceive different overdrive characteristics with the presence up and down, but we wouldn’t necessarily say that one setting is ‘better’ for higher headroom. It’s an EQ taste thing really, although the feel and response change too. Cheers!

[@LesEbony]

cant find demos with a les paul and a clean sound with headroom , anyone ? any user of les paul clean?

[@VictoryAmps]

This has a clip with a Les Paul clean, it's for the 44. kzbin.info/www/bejne/eZiaZH2vqcxnhZY Thanks Victory

[@LesEbony]

@@VictoryAmps thank you very much. I'm in Argentina , and i can't decide yet which Victory go for. Right now there is only available a couple of v40 and sheriff. But i'm looking for a copper too.. Really can't decide . All beautiful sounding amps. Hope to grab one soon. Covid is not helping with logistics in this side of the map. Cheers.

[@VictoryAmps]

@@LesEbony What type of sound/style are you looking for, we may be able to help with some extra guidance! Thanks Victory

[@russellkane9439]

Hi men.... I love those heads... have to put apart 1000 euros then I will be in the family too