It’s all about the chime. And the rock. And the rock’n’roll. And the roots and the blues and the pop... and anything else you want to coax from a quartet of EL84 output valves in the British tradition.

The sonic blueprint was set in late-1950s England, then modified, evolved and refined through to the hand-made, boutique valve amps of the 21st century. Yet this is far more than a re-imagined AC-alike. In classic Victory Compact Series style, we’ve packed all those tones and more into a pint-sized powerhouse that can deliver anything from traditional chiming trebles, through jangling pop, punching mid-rich rock, higher-gained classic rock and plenty of American boutique-style cleans and low-gain textures to boot. It’s the EL84 amp that will keep the purists happy and attract a load of new friends along the way.

PLENTY OF GAIN OPTIONS

You can dial in sparkly, chiming cleans right through to heavy gain rock sounds all from one knob.

It’s very interactive with the tone controls, then balance to taste with the master volume.

SCULPTABLE LOW END

A rotary pot and bass cut switch give you the control to dial in anything from skinny British ’60s pop jangle, to full and fat, modern boutique tones.

MIDS FOR VOICING

We’ve included a mid boost switch to add bite and overdrive for rich, vocal lead tones.Try it with the bass cut and plenty of gain for classic rock soloing bliss.

REVERB

VC35 has a no-hassle, super-reliable digital reverb (like our V40) to keep you ambient. Somewhere between room and plate... and there’s plenty available!

MASTER TONE CUT

This global tone control works as it does in the classic Vox amps... except the trebly stuff is found clockwise. It’s great for that final high-end response tone tweak to your playing environment.

HIGH & LOW POWER

35 watts/full power is great for punch and headroom; 12 watts low power gives less volume, more compression and a different harmonic and dynamic response.

SERIES EFFECT LOOP

If you’re running the VC35 gainy, your time-based effects – reverb and delay – will stay cleaner sounding here. For classic clean tones, run effects into the front.

EXTERNAL BIAS TEST & ADJUSTMENT

When it’s time to change your EL84 output valves, you can test and adjust the bias for the replacements quickly and safely.

Tech Spec

Format: Single-channel all-valve head

Power: High Power 35 Watts; Low Power 12 Watts

Valves: 2 x 12AX7, 1 x EF184, 4 x EL84

Size (mm): 220(H) x 390(W) x 220(D) mm including handle, feet & controls

Weight: 9.2kg (20.28lbs)

Extra features: Bass Cut switch Mid Boost switch Footswitchable digital reverb Footswitchable series effects loop Low Power mode Wooden head sleeve with leather corners, leather handle and premium Victory logo. Dual-button footswitch for reverb on/off and FX loop on/off included External bias test and adjustment points for power valves

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