New amp, Victoria 5112

cupric · Jul 4, 2021

Received my new amp yesterday. It's a like new, used black tweed. It has a gold speaker cloth which really looks great. This is a 5F1 circuit with a 12" Eminence Legend speaker. It has a 5 Y3, 6V6GT, and a 12AX7 tubes. This is all housed in a larger solid pine cabinet.
The first thing you notice is now quiet this amp is. It has just one volume knob, nothing else. It turns the amp on and goes from 1 to 12 exactly like a 1957 to 1961 Tweed Champ.
What a dynamic amp. Incredible tone. 5 watts. It is as loud as a 15 watt tube amp as far as I can tell. I think it is the best sounding amp I've ever heard.
I will update once I've had a bit more time with it. I just received it yesterday. With my Strat through the number 1 input it sings and growls. The cleans are heavenly.
More to follow.

Sal · Jul 4, 2021

I've got an old tweed '55 Princeton that I love. Stock with 8" speaker, 4.5 watts and a tone knob. A 12" speaker like your Vic would really be a nice combo. Congrats!

shihan · Jul 4, 2021

I’ll bet that’s a fantastic amp. With a 12” speaker, it’s probably loud enough for a low volume band use.
Congratulations! Enjoy it.

GAD · Jul 4, 2021

Need pics!

Victorias have always been great to my ears.

I built a Tweed Champ clone and put it in a nice birch cab with a nice speaker and it sounds divine.

Walter Broes · Jul 4, 2021

Victorias are super nice, and a tweed champ is a lot of fun!!

jp · Jul 5, 2021

I took a look at the black tweed model and that's super sexy! Victoria's are great amps. Congrats!

Guildedagain · Jul 8, 2021

I think I need something like that. But I don't, but really I do ;]

cupric · Jul 8, 2021

Thank you all. The amp is great. A tweed Champ with a 12" speaker. 1 knob. It sounds incredibly good. And it'll last forever.
will get a few pics. I've been stupid busy.