Victoria Amplifier Co. 20112

Deceptively simple. Two volumes, one tone. Bright and normal inputs. But here's what you do. Plug into the Bright channel, turn the volume all the way up on the Normal channel and it backs the volume down on the Bright channel. Playing around with these combinations yields all sorts of cool tone and volume settings.

Tone. That is why one spends $1,600 for a 1X12 14 watt amp and this puppy delivers as promised. The key is using the volume knob on the guitar. Back it off and you get all kinds creamy clean tones, open it up, especially with a Humbucker and this bad dad just SCREAMS!!!

Built like a tank!!! Solid, reliable, quiet. This little gem never lets me down.

I've had no need to contact them as this little girl is the Energizer Bunny of amps.

A little powerhouse of an amp that sounds, looks and performs better than a real '57 Deluxe.

This amplifier is really simple and does not have all kinds of knobs, effects loops, etc. The Key feature is the awesome tone you can produce with a very simple and time tested design.

I recently purchased this amp from Pasadena Guitars, LLC and was able to do a side by side comparison in an isolated environment with the Fender Custom Shop 57 Deluxe. Both amps sound really good but the Victoria had better definition, awesome bottom end, and the overall tone was superior. The cabinet is very resonant and creates a natural reverb that Fender Deluxe 57 reissue didn???t. The Victoria sounds great with single coil pickups and humbuckers and works and sounds great with effects. Put a tube screamer into the front and you???ll be blown away.

The bottom line: It???s a 10! Go play one and you???ll HEAR it. Better yet, go buy one and then you???ll be in love.

I don't know how reliable this amp will end up being however it's built just like the 50's Tweed Fenders and look how long those amps have been going. The quality is top shelf! I would not be afraid of using this amp on gigs. Would I have a backup? I always Have a backup no matter what amp or amps I'm using.

When I got the amp home I noticed the handle had some stitching that was coming undone and have emailed Victoria about it a couple of days ago but have not herd from them. I asked them to send me a new one so I guess we will see.

The warranty on this amp is supposedly for as long as Mark Baier, the founder, is breathing. I hope he continues breathing??? But I don't think it will be a problem.

I've been playing for almost 40 years and am really picky about tone which has turned me into an amp slut and I own several vintage Fender amps, some of the best ever Marshall???s, as well as some of the best boutique amplifiers currently being made. I literally would put this up against the best amplifiers in the world. I like being able to get vintage sonics from a new amplifier and not worry about putting more miles on my vintage stuff. I have no choice but to give the Victoria another 10! And by the way, that means I'd buy another one.

One final thought, Victoria Amp Co. is the company Fender is using to build their Gretsch Amplifiers!(for those of you that don't know, FMIC has Gretsch). It's a strong statement when you consider Fender's Custom Shop resources and why, with all the capable man power, they are having Mark build them instead! Enough said.