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Victory Amplification V130 The Super Jack 100-watt Tube Guitar Amp Head

2-channel, 100-watt Tube Guitar Amplifier Head, with High/Low Power Modes, 3-band EQ, 2 Master Volume Controls, 4 Channel Modes, and Effects Loop
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Victory Amplification V130 The Super Jack 100-watt Tube Guitar Amp Head
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2 Channels, 4 Modes, Unlimited Tonal Tenacity

Victory Amplification's V130 The Super Jack tube amplifier head takes everything players love from V30 The Jack, and takes it even further by integrating tones from other player-favorite Victory amps. In addition to the clean and OD channels from The Jack, you'll find an additional mode for V40- and The Sheriff-style pushed drive tones, as well as a mode featuring The Kraken's beloved gain structure. Dual power modes let you choose from the gloriously high headroom only 100 watts can offer, or the more manageable response of 30 watts for smaller venues. Between two channels, four channel modes, and a master volume control for each channel, you have the versatility to tackle any gig or recording project with the Victory Amplification V130 The Super Jack tube head.

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2 channels, 4 channel modes

Based on the acclaimed V30 The Jack amplifier — designed in collaboration with renowned guitarist Guthrie Govan — the two channels in the V130 The Super Jack cover a vast range from high-headroom cleans to heavy overdrive aggression. And for even more control over your tone, each channel offers a switchable mode that taps into other player-favorite Victory Amp tones. The clean channel packs a crunch mode reminiscent to the V30 and The Sheriff amplifiers, offering a bit more breakup and harmonic complexity. The OD channel is derived from channel one of VX The Kraken, offering a different midrange emphasis that contrasts well with the other modes. Best of all, they're all footswitchable!

Master volume controls for each channel

If you play tonally-diverse music, you know it can be a challenge to balance the volume of your clean tones with your drive tones. Sweetwater is pleased to report that the V130 packs master volume controls for each channel, making it simple to balance them for seamless switching.

100 or 30 watts — your choice

Running the V130 The Super Jack in high-power mode gives you a full 100-watts of 6L6-driven power, offering a ton of headroom that gives you a wide dynamic range to play in. But when you need to reach that edge of breakup sooner, and want to feel that power stage "give" at lower volumes, you can switch to low power mode for 30-watt operation.

Victory Amplification V130 The Super Jack Tube guitar Amp Head Features:

  • 2-channel, 4-mode tube amp head
  • High/Low power modes allow you to tailor your headroom for any application
  • Per-channel Master controls make it simple to balance the volume of your clean and drive tones
  • 2 mode per channel offer distinct tonal profiles derived from other player-favorite Victory amps
  • Integrated effects loop for flexible pedal integration
  • Equipped to handle practically any combination of speaker cabinets
  • External bias adjustment makes it easier to perform tube maintenance on the road

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Tech Specs

  • Type: Tube
  • Number of Channels: 2
  • Output Power: 100W (high power), 30W (low power)
  • Preamp Tubes: 4 x 12AX7
  • Power Tubes: 4 x 6L6
  • Effects: Overdrive
  • EQ: 3-band EQ
  • Inputs: 1 x 1/4"
  • Outputs: 1 x 1/4" (16 ohm), 4 x 1/4" (4/8 ohm)
  • Effects Loop: Yes
  • Footswitch I/O: 2 x 1/4" (Overdrive/Voice, Channel/Crunch)
  • Footswitch Included: Yes
  • Power Source: Standard IEC AC cable
  • Height: 9.25"
  • Width: 18.8"
  • Depth: 9.25"
  • Weight: 27.5 lbs.
  • Manufacturer Part Number: VIC0015

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the jack of all trades
this amp not only sound killer but it fits my playing style. I tend to like darker sounding amps with versatility in mind and this amp delivers that. if you boost the crunch channel you can definitely get some classic rock tone. it can also do metal. the way i set up my amps is whenever the EQ starts to open up and then from there i adjust it to taste. it has both British and American vibes which i love. it has this very girthy low-end. with my enormous pedal collection this amp is also a great pedal platform in all the channels. the effects loop is very very clear even if I'm driving the masters above noon. i find the sweet spots of the masters being around 1 since that is where the midrange starts to open up and the power tubes start to open up. it has this thick concussive low end which is enormous. i highly recommend this amp because of the versatility and transportability. it is such a compact 100 watt amp for its power. i run my iron man II 100 watt attenuator to compensate with the volume in any venue or room. i cant say all of the things i love about this amp in one review but i would 10/10 recommend
by mathias plihal from miami, FL on
Good, Not Great
I'm leaving this review solely for the purpose of providing additional information about this amp to prospective buyers, since there are not a lot of customer reviews on this exact model online.

I received this amp, along with the 2x12 vertical V30 loaded matching cab, in early March of 24. I'm returning it this week (last week of March). Sweetwater has been wonderful, as usual. Nothing I have to say about this amp comes to bear on its quality. It is obviously well built, it just doesn't suit my tastes and lacks a few features that would take it to the next level. The Super Jack is hailed as an incredibly versatile amp. While there are multiple tones in this amp, it is not as versatile as the name suggests. I'll go mode by mode to demonstrate the point.

The clean mode - The clean tone is surprisingly nice; much better than serviceable but shy of top-tier. It has a fair bit of compression, so it feels nice under the fingers. It isn't as open as your average "American voiced clean" but it does have a very pleasant sparkle. When paired with new V30s and the somewhat limited EQ controls on the front of the amp, I found it a bit difficult to get the mids set to the "just right" sonic space between a hollow lack of mids and an unpleasant stiff mid punch. A different selection of speakers would probably improve the clean tone a bit (but that would have consequences for the gain modes). If you're looking at this amp for its higher gain offerings and you aren't expecting top tier American cleans from the first channel, I think you'll be pleasantly surprised. I'm just very picky when it come to clean tones and spend a lot of time playing clean, which leads to my only significant gripe with the clean mode - IMHO the clean channel does not accept pedals well. I tried a variety of drive pedals that I am very fond of and could not get a tone I really liked, whether it was a boosted clean, a light overdrive, or a medium overdriven tone for light solos. Every pedal I tried exacerbated the latent mid-harshness of the channel (again, the V30s were likely responsible for much of this). Also, as the gain increases, a bit of 6k+ fizz gets introduced (think a little bit of 5150 fizz over the top of a clean tone) that did not suit my ear, especially if you're expecting the channel to behave like other American clean amps when pushed. I don't think the ideal buyer for this amp is someone wanting a pedal platform. That's not why I bought it, but it does hinder the overall versatility of the amp.

The crunch mode - This mode is by far my least favorite on this amp. Using this mode also began to reveal some of the issues created by the shared EQ controls for all 4 modes (and the shared volume with the clean mode). There is a significant volume jump from the clean mode to the crunch mode. You can throw an EQ in the effects loop and adjust your volume when you switch to the crunch channel or put a boost in front of your clean, but that can be cumbersome. More importantly, I found the tonality of the crunch mode unpleasant. The mid-harshness I found when putting pedals in front of the clean mode is in the crunch mode in spades. Additionally, the voicing of the crunch mode seems a bit out of place next to the gain channel. I can see how the clean mode and the 2 gain modes could hang together and provide a cohesive palette of tones for someone, but the crunch mode sounds like it doesn't belong. Someone who likes the gain modes of this amp is likely going to prefer a different kind of mid-gain tone than that provided by the crunch mode.

Gain Voice 1 - All in all, Voice 1 was very nice. Both gain channels feels fantastic under the fingers. If you want punchy hi-gain tones that are just a tad smoother than many other hi-gain amplifiers, you'd like this mode. There is a lot of fizz in the high end, despite the fact that this channel is a little less aggressive than some of the amps it is modeled after. Up to around 5k or 6k the two gain modes on the Super Jack are voiced a bit darker, but once you reach the upper high end frequencies there is a good bit of buzziness (not brightness). I put an LPF in the loop and blocked frequencies above 6500hz at 12db an octave to get rid of the fizz. I found that the hi-end fizz conflicted a bit with the smoother character of the two gain modes. The fizz didn't help the channel have more "cut" either. To my ear, it obscured the clarity of solo lines, though it may be beneficial for riffs lower on the neck and for bona fide metal playing. However, I'm inclined to think most metal players are going to want a presence knob to help control all of the higher frequencies, which this amp doesn't have. I would've liked a presence knob to help cut some of these frequencies, though others may want to boost them.

Gain Voice 2 - In comparison to Voice 2, Voice 1 sounds very bright. As far as I could tell, the difference between Voice 1 and 2 Voice 2 is a few frequency shifts (More/less low end and upper mids), rather than a drastic revoicing. Voice 2 is dark. At times nice and soupy (not Mesa soupy though), but at other times it sounded muffled. It did sound pretty awesome for soloing. It has enough cut on higher strings, but notes on the lower 3 strings below the 12th fret tend to disappear a bit. You can solve a lot of my minor complaints with Voice 1 and Voice 2 of the Gain channel with EQ. I don't like having different EQ settings that I have to switch every time I change the channel/mode of an amp. I'd rather use a modeler, a well-stocked pedalboard, or an amp with more foot-switchable settings if I'm doing that much footwork.

In sum, this amp has "raw talent" but is held back by a lack of controls and a lack of strong tonal coherence across all modes. I wish that this amp had 2 sets of EQ controls, a presence control for the 2nd channel, and a re-worked crunch mode. When I found settings I liked for the clean mode, channel 2 would be too bassy and dark. When I set channel 2 where I liked it, the clean channel became too thin. Using parametric EQs in the loop was fine, but I struggled to match the frequency sweep of the knobs on the front of the amp with the parametric EQ, resulting in tones than never sounded quite as good as the tones I found using the 3 knobs on the front. In this case, versatility depends on the feature set as much as it does the fundamental voicings of the amp.

If this amp had the additional features I'm suggesting, I think it would be excellent. Again, the clean sounds and feels nice and the 2 gain modes have a unique character that will no doubt work across a variety of musical genres. The Super Jack needs just a little more glue between the metaphorical seams. Of course, if the clean and gain tones are pitch perfect for you, I don't think you'll be bothered by the lack of controls on the front at all and if you want a loud, hi-gain amp with switchable rhythm (Voice 1) and lead (Voice 2) modes, and a clean sound that outranks the clean channels on many other hi-gain amps, this may be just right for you!
by Casson Owens from Cleveland, TN on
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