V4 The Countess

PREAMP

The British amp manufacturer has released three of its best-selling amps as an amp in a box or preamp. All pedals work with a real tube circuit - Victory uses an EC900 triode and 3 CV4014 pentodes - very unusual tubes, but with a convincing sound and long service life. Let's take a look at the preamps one by one: The Countess pedal corresponds to the successful Countess amp, a modern rock all-rounder with a versatile sound and plenty of punch. There are 2 channels available, which share a common 3-band tone control and a bright switch, as well as separate gain and master controls for each channel. The highlight of the Victory preamps is that they can either be used as a standard preamp or, much more interestingly, integrated into an amp with a DX loop. Alternatively, the amp's preamp or the Countess pedal can be used. Other effects pedals that are in the effects loop can still be used. The remote switch input of the pedal is very useful for this, as it allows remote control via an external footswitch or switcher. The sound of the Countess pedal is as you would expect: modern, straight sound, clear cleans and powerful distortion sounds - it's no coincidence that the Countess Top is Guthrie Goven's Travelamp!