Victory Sheriff 22 User Guide

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VICTORY ‘The Sheriff 22’

All Valve 22 Watt Guitar Head

User Guide

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Thank you, and congratulations on acquiring a Victory Amplification, ‘The Sheriff 22’. This
amp is proudly designed and built by our committed team of engineers and craftsmen in
the UK.
We value simplicity in operation, flexibility in use and absolutely no compromise in tone.
Our aim is simple: to create amplifiers that inspire you ever onwards in your playing and
never let you down.

SAFETY FIRST
We want you to enjoy your amplifier to the best of its potential. So please…

Before you go any further, take a moment to read these SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS

• Read these guidelines & keep them

• Follow all instructions, guidelines & warnings, especially those in RED

• Do not use this amplifier near water or any other liquid

• Do not block any openings

• Do not attempt to clean the amplifier with any fluids: use only a dry cloth

Do not attempt to modify or service this product yourself

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Removing covers could mean you are exposed to dangerous voltages that may result in

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severe injury or death

• Refer all servicing to qualified service personnel

• Damage Requiring Service: Unplug this product from the wall outlet and refer servicing

to qualified service personnel under the following conditions:
(a) When the power-supply cord or plug is damaged;
(b) If liquid has been spilled, or objects have fallen into the product;
(c) If the product has been exposed to rain, water, or more likely, beer;
(d) If the product does not operate normally by following the operating instructions.
Adjust only those controls that are covered by the operating instructions. Improper
adjustment of other controls may result in damage and will often require extensive work
by a qualified technician to restore the product to its normal operation;
(e) If the product has been dropped or damaged in any way;
(f) When the product exhibits a distinct change in performance - this indicates a need for
service.

• It is the nature of valve amplifiers to get hot, so please take care when moving the amp

after use.

Replacement Parts: When replacement parts are required, be sure the service

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technician uses replacement parts specified by the manufacturer or have the same
characteristics as the original part. Unauthorized substitutions may result in fire,
electric shock, or other hazards.

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What’s included?
Your new Victory Sheriff 22 comes with the following:
1 x Single Latching Footswitch for Channel I/II
A mains lead for your country
A padded gigbag
This User Guide

FRONT PANEL

INPUT 1
Plug your guitar in here. This is Channel 1 and the lower gain of the two. This is designed
to recreate old-school British crunchy cleans through to singing 60s blues rock.

INPUT 2

This is the Channel 2 input; higher gain adding a further gain stage for more ‘modded’ 70s

& 80s classic rock and beyond.

FOOTSWITCH
The Sheriff 22 comes with a single latching footswitch to switch between INPUT I and
INPUT II. To enable this function, the Footswitch needs to be plugged into INPUT I and
your guitar plugged into INPUT II.

VOLUME I
This control effectively sets the Gain for INPUT 1. The more it is turned up, the more Gain
is added to the input signal control and adds a classic British crunch to the sound. Use low
settings for maximum clean headroom and higher settings when you want to introduce
more natural valve overdrive to your tone.
Balancing this control with the Master control is crucial in delivering the tone and feel
that works best for you.

VOLUME II
This control adds more of a modern American high-gain character to the content of your
sound and again should be used in conjunction with the Master controls to achieve the
tonal response you desire.

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TREBLE
Controls the high frequency content of your sound and is also a powerful tone shaper
when it comes to overdrive character.

MIDDLE
Controls the midrange frequencies in your sound. Run the middle control higher to help

cut through a band mix, or generally fatten and ‘widen’ your sound. Run it lower for a
lighter, less ‘in-your-face’ kind of sound.

BASS
This controls the low frequency content of your sound. Higher levels of bass can be good
at low volumes, but take care when running the amp louder – you may find you need to
reduce the bass control. As with all the EQ pots, adjust to taste!

PRESENCE
This controls a different part of the high frequency response of your amplifier than the

treble control. You might like to see it as a ‘master high end’ control that helps you tame,

or perhaps enliven your tone depending on your environment, without having to change
your EQ. As the Master Volume is post phase-splitter on the Sheriff 22, the Presence
control is positioned between the outputs of the Phase Splitter rather than in the more
conventional position in the negative feedback line. This means that it works more
effectively over the range of the MASTER volume control. It also incorporates a passive
tone circuit to tailor the high frequency content of the sound. It has a distinct effect on
how your guitar feels, so play, listen and set to taste.

MASTER
The MASTER volume control is used to set the stage or overall volume of the Sheriff 22. If
this is turned to maximum, then the 22 becomes a non-master volume amplifier where
the VOLUME I & VOLUME II controls in conjunction with the volume control on the guitar
allow for a wide range of volumes & gains to be achieved. This can be very powerful for
tone shaping.
The MASTER volume control is positioned after the phase splitter valve and after the FX
return.

OFF – PREHEAT – ON Switch
The Sheriff 22 should always be switched to PREHEAT first to allow the valve heaters to
warm up. The amplifier is now in a preheat mode with just the valve heaters and low

voltages on. This allows the valves to heat up before they get 100s of volts up them, (it’s

less of a shock).
Ensure the MASTER volume is turned down to avoid sudden deafness and after around 60
seconds, the amp can be switch to ON.