Victory V4 Guitar Amp | The Duchess

[@sgmarshall3]

"I'm not really known for clean" he says after playing something absolutely stunning on the clean channel. LOL

[@oliverjames7315]

Bless him, he's too gracious to just say "I'm a badass and he's some clean stuff"

[@sgmarshall3]

Oliver James Agreed. We will just have to say it for him. I honestly believe that he is going to record an album at some point that perfectly combines ambient, metal, blues and rock that leaves everyone stunned. He does everything really well

[@oliverjames7315]

@@sgmarshall3 yeah he is the true all rounder of the andertons guys. Sick player and always inprovong.

[@rockstardr]

He plays great clean ambient stuff.... maybe it leans to "pushed clean" or crunch. Any case it's always sweet

[@relaxedmax8972]

You always take us on a journey with your musicality. Amazing!

[@andertons]

My fave is the Tele section - through the 4x12 with a little bit of light gain sounded GREAT!! Your playing is on fire!! Penguin section was a close second too....

[@Simmiffy]

The Tele part was absolutely on fire!

[@stefanbukcev2249]

@bad lieutenant I've got both. If I had to choose 1 it would be the v4. The effects loop makes it more versitile.

[@johnw5734]

I'm glad they're coming out with products like this. This is a rig I could carry in my car and up staircases. I'm getting too old to haul Marshalls every where I go.

[@amanaggarwal8576]

WIsh I could carry a rig like this in my car. But I'm a student and fuckall poor so I can't afford either of the two. :))

[@DareBear2099]

​@@amanaggarwal8576 Orange Micro Stamp has almost all the same features, all tube preamp, cabsim line out, FX Loop. Cost 150 Euro new. Class AB power section so it's going to sound and feel more like a tube amp when you break it up. Debuted at NAMM This year. I love the sound of this pedal but it feels a little Boujee (Made for people with money).

[@juliansedor7101]

@@DareBear2099 The power amp is still solid state, with a tube preamp. How does the class AB change anything?

[@amanaggarwal8576]

@@DareBear2099 Yeah there's a lot of good gear coming out. But they don't stock any new stuff in India. All the pro gear here is like 20 years old. I am planning to move to UK for studies and hopefully then I can have my dream gig lol

[@DareBear2099]

@@juliansedor7101 There is a video by CSGuitars on how different Class Power works with amplification. It has to do with the power going out. Class D uses power that alternates it's current, so the effect is different from a Class A or Class AB which is more direct (albeit with more power loss). CSGuitars does a muuuuch better job at explaining it than I do. There is also an audible and feel difference. Hard to explain without being in a room ya know?

[@William_Earl]

I haven’t heard anything that pure in a long time

[@DanMarcelino]

It’s always a pleasure to hear you play.. love this little amp too!

[@mumblbeebee6546]

Indeed, I am a poor guitar player, no need nor reason to buy this - but I love hearing Rabea play ;)

[@AZFunk]

just here for the Rabea playing.... (but the gear sounds great too ;) )

[@papakefis4252]

I own a Kraken preamp from Victory, which I love, and I would be very interested to hear how these two products in compination would sound. Then at the end of the video, you said that in the future we will see a Kraken version of this...so I can't be more happy with that in mind. Cheers !!!

[@papakefis4252]

@brandon czech I had the same in mind , maybe I was misunderstood .

[@luminairew.102]

Holy crap dude, you're looking lean and mean... BEAutiful playing as always. Thanks for the continued inspiration.

[@TheStrataminor]

Thanks man....I have been on a more Keto diet....really shows..

[@nathanglass512]

I wish KZbin would make a rule that only competent guitarists can make reviews, this guy would certainly qualify! Very good!

[@SkinnyGeorge]

How can you possibly get any better at play?!?! Stellar tones... and i genuinely need a penguin in my life. Not bad for a “non-clean player” haha

[@ar245b]

Ace playing. Looks like the Penguin is working its magic!

[@jamesmcdonaldmusic1783]

that playing on the penguin at like 27 mins was gorgeous. \please make a song using that melody. its so damn sweet

[@miasfit84]

I've have been telling all my turing friends that the days of heavy rigs and full stacks are over. I even think the days of all valve amps are going the way of the Buffalo. It's all becasue of these awsome preamp pedals. The peadal baby, bass butler, this device, helix go/lt, and so much more that are changing the game. It's really awsome to not break your back loading gear and break it down all in one trip.

[@FlannelGorilla]

Buffalo reference is so sad

[@TheSithking]

I own the V4 The Kraken, it's my main sound for metal obviously and for "gainy/pushed a touch" cleans and whoaa! This new series of V4 is so compact and portable! Im so impressed this little box of joy can pull out those beautiful sounds and features and bloddy hell the wattage man!!!

[@lynetteaylsworth4739]

In my experience, 140 Solid State Watts are like about 40 Valve watts. Usually loud enough. I want to see a little V4 Copper. :)

[@nalonlefournis]

Have you tried in front of the amp, if so any good?

[@TheSithking]

@@lynetteaylsworth4739 Sure! Still packs a whallop though, i mean with all the features and all in such a compact device and as Bea said, it takes pedals brilliantly and that alone would sell me if i was creating a compact gig and practice system

[@TheSithking]

@@nalonlefournis The Kraken u mean? Yes, in front of a number of amps actually haha i usually loop my pedalboard and use the amps as "power slaves" (love to call'em that lol) but i've also tried it into the clean channels and sounds bröötall. I slave my Laney 60 watt head usually in rehearsals through the loop out a 2x12 V30 cab (dream metal sound right there) but i PA my board at home (cab sim --> mooer radar = 5150esque 2x12 iR i downloaded for free through the pedals own 6L6 or el34 sims). Ive tried both loop and clean-in methods with a boss katana, one of those fender hotroad amps, a bugera el34 loaded 120w amp, even a Vox 1x12 amp that was old as a fossil! ... bröötal sounds all the way!

[@nalonlefournis]

JED E nice, that may have just convinced me to go for the v4 kraken over the diesel pedal and Friedman

[@jamesyellow3786]

This is so perfect for Opeth Cleans 😍

[@youKnowWho3311]

YESSSSS> I think this may be my new second amp for the stereo rig.

[@theguitarshed1555]

Beautiful clean sound and amazing tremolo. well done Victory.

[@russclewley6945]

I love your playing in this venue. You can really jam and without huge amounts of gain! Love this amp sound! All and about a third of my Hot Rod weight!

[@chippar001]

You have the best video introductions Bea.

[@bluebetty7847]

180 watts , FX loop and it's only what 3-4 lbs. all SSL or is there a tube in there? Perfect as 2nd to power your latter fx but unfortunately "joined the Dark side" this week. Power of Reylos ( only 2 ClaptonIsGod crowd ) just too strong. Vai's setup is ideal although $$$. Should talk to V about doing a rack Separate power amp unit. Then all the Pre's would have someplace to naturally "fit". Yeah you can accomplish it on a PB, just like the idea of one self contained "crate" so to speak.

[@tonymarinelli7304]

Love this guy, I have great respect for him

[@dookieeater]

Homie gotten super inspired with that tele and went off and for got what he was doing hahaha awesome

[@pawellmdes5377]

In 2010 Taurus came up with idea of new breed of guitar amp ready to install on pedalboard. One year later Taurus Stomp Head 4 was introduced to world market at Messe in Frankfurt. It was the first fully professional light weight, compact guitar amp on world guitar scene. Would be interesting to see a comparison of the Taurus Stomp Head with compact amplifiers from other brands (Victoria, Blug, Hughes & Kettner...)

[@PhiI93]

Lovely sound. I imagine this could do Peter Green/Danny Kirwan tones, like the intro to 'Coming Your Way'

[@Clafrance1971]

The more I hear the Wild Fro, I get closer to ordering it....that thing just hits the sweet spot!

[@therewasascene]

As soon as the revival drive came out it was ON. Tele neck light to medium gain is definitely one of my my main tones. Sounded killer with the LP too. Really good demonstration of how I would use this amp in a box. My bassist just got a bass simplifier - I think this would be my equivalent, especially with the new version having the built-in two notes.

[@joker71172]

Great idea, sound, size and not too pricey to order one here in Canada. This is a must have for my board. Cheers

[@OspreyEye]

What amp are you using now that your gonna replace with this? Just curious.

[@joker71172]

@@OspreyEye Marshall Code 50. Not a great amp

[@davedavem]

That strumming on the tremolo setting was very Donnie Darko

[@careywebber638]

dude you are awesome! thanks for your videos and inspiration.

[@SnowForgeHammer]

Sounds genuinely great

[@AverageArdvark]

Rabea is one of those guys whose video I just hit like on before i even watch it.

[@kevingentry2961]

Looks like i need the v4 kraken and dutchess now thanks rabea

[@liberty4all885]

I really like this. I would love to hear it through a house setup. I could run it into a two notes cab pedal then to the house.

[@brandonproctor3639]

I love it! I definitely need this

[@alessandroreffo]

Great demo AND playing Rabea!

[@devonstedy6812]

Ahh I heard that trem and knew it was the gretsch right away. Amazing sounds as always

[@andreduartesilva1458]

Hey Bea!! Great video and tones mate!!! Will you make a video that show s your pedalboard?

[@tiaanstander6340]

I would LOVE to see how the Kemper deals with profiling the "spanky" Telly sound you got there - with the pedal in the chain. Awesome sound!

[@dookieeater]

Omg that freaking Gretsch is where I for Jesus.

[@zerorelaxx]

damm bea, it would be awesome if you made a video about how to play "spank guitar"

[@JamesStMichael]

How did you record this ?!?!?! Was it line in? Mic'd Up? or just using your cameras mic? The Audio quality is incredible!!!! Please tell me!

[@rgarcia4412]

Beautiful sounding amp and great playing.

[@k2sedona904]

Nice review - quite the cool flexible tone out of that amp.

[@hermonoetim]

So my question is where is the kraken version?

[@babyfknblu]

if u get the kraken v4 and a class d power amp u could do it yourself...

[@babyfknblu]

i realise two things are bigger than one thing but it would still be small enough for a backpack

[@jamesoconnor1368]

I just got the Countess and Powerstage 170. sure its pricey, but you get 170 watts of pure reliable power and can go into almost any cab

[@Musicsports]

Man listen to the Kraken through this on Victory,s page. Incredible.

[@Charlizarate]

omg! that telecaster is brutal

[@_AVF]

Damn that penguin is cleeeen!

[@kvolkan]

The Revival drive sort of steals the show. It will almost make any amp sound better. I run mine into a cheap quilter and the round is almost indistinguishable from a cranked vintage fender. In fact I’ve run this rig side by side in the studio with a cranked 68 bassman. Even the recording engineer couldn’t tell the difference. Then I run the revival drive into an old fender. There is no better sound on the planet! It’s such a brilliant pedal. No slight on the Duchess but I’d spend my money on the revival drive first. The duchess is really expensive in the US. Makes the $500 revival drive really seem like a deal.

[@shckltnebay]

lol

[@chucknuqui6770]

Hi Bea, any chance you'd do an updated version of your rig rundown? Amazing playing as always. Cheers mate!

[@brockpinson949]

Rabea Gretch suits you best may man.

[@jolleychris123]

Playing as well as Robea does... I'm well into that!

[@heymrguitarman7637]

Nice addition to the line but I always feel amps like this, including the Milkman offering, tend to sound fairly sterile on cleaner tones. Might just be how they come across but the compromise here seems possibly more so than some similar sized digital options - and I'm firmly in the non digital amp camp.

[@klapaucjusz1]

Yeah, it does sound kind of dry clean.

[@truthfactreality6814]

Bluguitar amp 1. Check it

[@circadevices]

Hey, Bea. A you mentioned putting the Victory pedals in an effects loop then refrenced a Twin amp. Fender Twin's don't have a loop. What's the solution? Run into front /before preamp?Thanks!

[@shane5627]

Wild fro right at the bottom end, here's me with a few behringer pedals 🤣

[@bm7760]

Could you persuade Martin to develop a 'shape' control for the trem? Like my RK50 this has a very square / on-off characteristic.

[@sahiljagtiani]

Damn you made that sound amazing.

[@Musicsports]

This amp is incredible, Check out Chris Buck playing through this.

[@George-wx5rt]

Holy weight loss dude congrats

[@Joaomota87]

Rabea Massaad would love to hear your opinion on Victory V4 Duchess vs Hx Stomp, i'm more inclined to go Hx Stomp at the moment as i've heard a great amount of demos but i'm afraid it'll feel just like playing through a plugin, i use IR's and Two Notes Wall Of Sound emulations and i'm looking to a good pedalboard sized amp to travel with. My only complaint about the Victory v4 is that i can't find a lot of reviews at the moment, and it's in fact a one sound amp, but hey, sounds magnificent! Thanks man you're awesome!

[@pastourmas97]

Excuse me but I would like to ask something. How do you use a product like this ? I saw recently the sound like ultimate metal rig you did. And Matt used a Kraken in front of a ht20. Can I use this as a pedal ?

[@ethanwelles]

I think Victory's about to give me some buyer's remorse... I LOVE my V4 Kraken pedal, but no onboard reverb/fx, no 9v out, no dedicated cab out, no special-made 2x12 cab. Will we see an upgraded version someday? That said, the one feature I do wish it had: a power switch!!! (I'll probably mod mine to add one like I have other units)

[@ThyWorshipMetal]

2:45 onwards basically says that this amp is the first of a new line for the v4 pedals so one would assume the rest of them will eventually get this treatment!

[@kesis2203]

We need a Kraken version of this!

[@guzila1]

Definitely with a delay, I'm first in line to own one of these things

[@wheelsdetroit8608]

Great playing as usual Rabea. A question on the recording chain. From the ox to your universal audio interface, do you use any Unison plug-ins on Consol?

[@bentoncox]

You stated at around 3:05 in the video that a speaker load is not necessary when using this. My question is if this is used with the Two Notes C.A.B. M, then is a loadbox (or speaker cabinet) needed as with other amp heads?

[@leeboal5360]

Benton Cox not if your using the balanced line out, a load box is only needed if you are using the speaker out, victory designed the line out section of this amp so you can use it with your favourite ir loader/speaker sim

[@alexlewis8468]

As great as this is, I'm a little disappointed that there isn't a version with just the preamp - I would love to add a duchess clean to my Kraken head. This will no doubt almost double the price of the other V4 preamps. Sounds great though!

[@baronvonchickenpants6564]

Where is the triple channel and class ab power amp version

[@nillus7296]

Big Opeth vibes at 11:00

[@ramsfootball19]

Please let there be a Kraken one! This one sounded so good!

[@modernantiques9348]

pretty sure there is one

[@ERWebster]

@@modernantiques9348 The Kraken V4 is a preamp pedal, not a full amp like the Duchess V4. The Kraken V4 cannot push a speaker.

[@frankgrocholski]

How does this do in a live band situation? I'm looking in to this for fly dates coming up. Great playing man!

[@bryanherward4679]

I've got a Quilter Micropro Mach 2...200 watts class d with a neo speaker...1x12 combo...(it's a small enclosure and a bit beamy unlike an open back cab) .in a 6 peice band never had it up past 5...

[@gryphon940]

So torn on this and the Milkman.. This one seems to get closer to fender tones easily.. whereas the milkman sounds like i need to add an EQ to get the tone I want (Less Low end more mids)

[@lionelgrgnt480]

yeahhhhhhh i'm the 400th to like , so i won the Duchess ? :p sounds so great ! Penguin or not ^^

[@scottmoreau5630]

I hope they add Two Notes to this!

[@LucasMastropasqua]

Sounds great! Any chance of a kraken v4 amp?

[@Robreactions]

Hey, will you ever share how you played those solos you made in Jared dimes 2017& 2018 collab video??? I’m really curious

[@richwallace6854]

So this V4 has only one channel? There is no overdrive/ channel 2 ?

[@truthfactreality6814]

Marshall need to do this. I’m looking forward to the bluguitar amp X that’s coming out next year. Currently have the amp one. My Jvm410h gets left unused because of it

I got goosebumps all over my keyboard.

[@jeanflores1978]

@Rabea Massaad Hey bro, if you have to choose into the fender hot rod deluxe iv and this victory v4 dutchess, whichone will you choose? taking in count the versatility of the cleans and pedal platform for distorsion overdrive fuzz. Thanks

[@chrisdaviesguitar]

Nice

[@rhys7816]

What pickups are in that Strat? I'd love to get a set for mine.

[@andystagger2906]

You rock ❤️

[@nalonlefournis]

But what about the new pro sigs? Also RELEASE DATE!?

[@yowild9629]

Waiting for the kracken ones...

[@yowild9629]

some + reverb/delay (cab sim) = bonkers * Bluguitar iridum1 competor

[@Bill83C]

Do you think this would work well with an hx effects in 4 cable method?

[@mikec6733]

Does a 16 ohm cab use more electricity than a 4 or 8 ohm cab would use to produce the same volume?

[@benheaver4332]

👍

[@joe2711]

What model Gretsch is that? Sounds awesome.

[@marcengel8299]

In addition to the normal uses could you plug a helix into the fx return and then to a cab, using the pedal to power the helix to the cab.

[@MegaAnarcist]

Can I use it with a 50w cab at 16 ohms?

[@franckrichard8077]

Victory, please !!!! make a combo version !!!! and make a Richie Kotzen version too !!!!!

[@carterheekin1974]

I'm well into that

[@24ZEPACDC]

Is this more worth it than the Head version?

[@tubingforever]

How would it be at home volume wise?

[@maxcollis3244]

Just bought this! Does anyone know whether the line out is before or after the power section? Wondering whether I need to buy an IR loader with a power section sim or not.

[@richardwilliams1310]

This pedal is similar to Milkman Sound The Amp in its feature set

[@Nektopoulo]

Need one of those built for bass

[@richardwilliams1310]

The Kraken & The Sheriff variant would be awesome and pairing them together with a Earthquakes Devices Swiss Things and a few effects pedals and a pair of those new Victory Celestion Copperback 4 Ohm speaker cabinets would be pretty awesome

[@ERWebster]

Love my Kraken V4, it is my go to source for medium to high gain sounds. Nothing else really does it for me anymore, in that regard. I appreciate that the duchess is a self contained amp, that is pretty sick. I wonder...it has an FX Loop...can you use the Kraken V4 as a preamp pedal for the Duchess V4? XD

[@kentfranklin736]

You could put any line-level signal in that effects loop, but there's no point to it unless you want to put the kraken between the preamp and power amp of the duchess

[@ERWebster]

@@kentfranklin736 That is kind of what I was suggesting. If you put the Kraken V4 in as a preamp using the four cable method, you would essentially be adding two channels of killer med/high gain to the Duchess, which seems to have clean and low gain thoroughly covered.

[@christopherpudney4943]

My point exactly, that has to be the ideal solution.

[@papakefis4252]

That would be great!!... I have a Kraken preamp, which I love , and it would be a perfect combination of mid/high gain and clean magic ,with so much power to make ears bleed.🥴🙂 Super easy to carry this combo with you in every gig or rehearsal! Also you can attached pedals without a power supply!!! One thing I have to say. Victory!!!!

[@rockstardr]

Waiting for the Countess version....

[@cchavez248]

So, anyone whose heard both, does this give up anything in sound vs. the all valve duchess? Thx

[@aintnothinbutdablues]

Great portability, but it seems you can't get the real "Amp in the Room Feeling", as with a real tube combo!

[@shoryuken3305]

It is a tube amp what you mean