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With so many American amp builders offering revisionist takes on vintage British amps, it’s nice to be reminded that such transatlantic traffic flows both ways. Example: the V40 Deluxe from England’s Victory Amps, an extraordinary handbuilt, Fender-flavored 1x12 combo.
Fullerton, U.K.
With its dual 6L6 tubes, the V40 Deluxe shares DNA with similarly powered vintage Fender amps such as the Bassman, Pro, Tremolux, Vibrolux, and Super. Those Fenders are beloved by players who want more clean headroom, presence, and bass muscle than you get from 2x6V6 combos, but with warmer, easier-to-attain amp overdrive than you’re likely to pry from super-clean four-tube Fenders.
Yet the V40 isn’t a Fullerton clone. You know how early Marshall amps “borrowed” the Fender Bassman schematic before branching off in their own directions? With its clever controls and flexible tone stack, the single-channel V40 can sound like the Fenders that influenced Marshall, or like the Marshalls that spun off from Fender—pretty much the entire tweed-to-plexi gamut. The V40 also evokes Fender-inspired Matchless amps in its superb workmanship, surgical tone controls, and ability to maintain punch and definition at all gain settings.
A Dream in Cream
The V40 Deluxe is a brainchild of designer Martin Kidd, known for his previous work with Cornford Amplification. It’s descended from his earlier V40 Duchess—a head-only model, but in the form of a 1x12 combo with added tube-powered tremolo and spring reverb.
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