Our much-loved VC35 The Copper, evolved with valve-driven spring reverb and tremolo
We introduced the Compact Series VC35 The Copper in 2019 to critical acclaim. It was the first time Victory had entered four-EL84 territory for evocative, British-inspired, chiming pop and rock tones. The Heritage Series Deluxe combo just had to follow with a wide body combo in a 1x12 format.
After a number of blind listening tests, we decided this was the ideal speaker for VC35 Deluxe. Hardly the cheapest speaker on the market, but it suits this amp so, so well.
Dial in chiming cleans 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.
A rotary pot and bass cut switch give you control to dial in anything from skinny British ’60s jangle to full and fat, modern boutique tones.
The mid boost switch along with the mid rotary control helps deliver rich, vocal lead tones.Try it with the bass cut and plenty of gain for classic rock soloing bliss.
Considered to be a sonic step up from digital reverb for many. Dreamy ’verb here we come! Footswitchable on and off.
Achieve wonderfully evocative pulses from slow and throbbing to fast and staccato rhythms. Footswitchable on and off.
35 watts in full power is great for punch and headroom; 12 watts low power gives less volume, more compression and a different harmonic and dynamic response, albeit still loud enough for gigs!
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.
If you’re running the VC35 gainy, your time-based effects – reverb and delay – will stay cleaner sounding here. It’s footswitchable on and off.
When it’s time to change your EL84 output valves, you can test and adjust the bias for the replacement set of valves quickly and safely.
1 x 12 combo
35 watts high power / 12 watts low power
2 x 12AX7, 2 x EF184, 4 x EL84
Combo – 600(w) x 453(h) x 250(d) inc. leather corners, feet and handle
1 x 12-inch Celestion Alnico Gold
22.3kg / 49lbs