Victory The Sheriff 44 User Manual

User Guide

VICTORY ‘The Sheriff 44’

All Valve 44 Watt Guitar Head

Thank you, and congratulations on acquiring a Victory Amplification, ‘The Sheriff 44’. 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

• 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

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Do not attempt to modify or service this product yourself

•

Removing covers could mean you are exposed to dangerous voltages that may result in
severe injury or death

• Refer all servicing to qualified service personnel

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

after use.

• 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 or water;
(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.

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

What’s included?
Your new Victory Sheriff 44 comes with the following:
1 x Single Latching Footswitch for Channel I/II
A mains lead for your country

A vinyl dust-cover
This User Guide

FRONT PANEL

Input 1
Plug your guitar in here. This is Channel I and the lower gain of the 2. 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 44 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 I. 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 Volume is crucial in delivering the tone and feel
that works best for you.

VOLUME II
When the guitar is plugged into Input 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 control to achieve the tonal response you desire.

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.