A Transatlantic Tonal Union
Victory Amplification’s V1 series of pedals packs the power of their full-size tube amps into a pedalboard-friendly package! While V1 The Duchess may not have any tubes, legendary British stompbox guru Adrian Thorpe was tapped to fine-tune the entire V1 series to perfectly capture the voice, feel, and vibe of their valve-powered siblings. Their research has certainly paid off — V1 The Duchess more than delivers on all-American amplifier power, from sparkling ‘60s style cleans to a surprisingly gain-heavy take on the typical American amp formula. Bass, treble, and middle controls allow you to shape your sound for almost any 6-string application, while the volume and gain controls take you from a pristine cleans to rich saturation. If your pedalboard real estate is at a premium, the V1 series’ combination of tube-flavored tone and stompbox simplicity is a winning formula for sonic victory!
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American power meets British amplifier royalty
The V1 Duchess pedal sports the era-defying tone of a vintage-style American amplifier. It’s a sound that can be found in almost any genre, thanks to its pure versatility — and that versatility shines through on the V1 Duchess’ flexible tonal palette. Sparkling cleans? Check. Edge-of-breakup grit? Check. All-out aggressive overdrive? Check. V1 The Duchess even has a slight British accent when cranking up the gain knob, and while this pedal might have been born across the pond, Sweetwater’s guitar experts are proud to award this pedal with dual tonal citizenship.
Big sound, tiny box
Victory Amplification’s V4 series of preamp-in-a-box pedals took the world by storm when they were first announced, providing guitarists with true tube amplification tone in an exceptionally portable form factor. However, what if they were more portable? That’s the mission of the V1 series, a range of stompboxes that squeezes the respective sonic might of the Copper, Duchess, Jack, Kraken, and Sheriff into a pedalboard-friendly size! While the V1 series ditches the tubes, they were designed in collaboration with legendary pedal maker Adrian Thorpe to precisely capture the voice of their valve counterparts. Handbuilt in the U.K., Victory Amplification’s V1 pedals can easily be tossed onto even the smallest of boards for massive tones in a standard stompbox form factor!
Victory Amplification: cutting-edge designs for modern players
Established in England in 2013, Victory Amplifiers has provided countless artists like James Bay, Richie Kotzen, Rabea Massaad, and Guthrie Govan with elite-quality amplifiers to bring out the best in their respective sounds. With a firm commitment to "simplicity in operation, flexibility in use, and absolutely no compromise in tone," Victory has pumped out a stream of groundbreaking and award-winning products, ranging from the V4 Sheriff Preamp Pedal to a plethora of artist-series amps and the almighty VX100 Super Kraken. Whatever sonic flavor you demand, there's a Victory amp that's up to the task.
Victory Amplification V1 The Duchess Pedal Features:
- Captures the true tube tone of Victory Amplification’s The Duchess in a solid-state form factor
- American-style amplifier tone that covers everything from a sparkling clean boost to rich and saturated overdrive
- Designed in collaboration with legendary British pedal builder Adrian Thorpe
- Bass, treble, and middle controls to sculpt your tone
- Highly durable steel chassis
- Handbuilt in the U.K.
