Victory V10 The Baron User Manual

VICTORY V10 ‘The Baron’

All Valve 10 Watt Guitar Combo

User Guide

Thank you, and congratulations on acquiring a Victory Amplification V10 ‘The
Baron’ combination amplifier. 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

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

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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.

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

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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 V10 comes with the following:
1 x Single Latching Footswitch for BOOST function
A mains lead for your country
A Dust Cover
This User Guide

FRONT PANEL

Input Jack
Plug your guitar in here!

GAIN
This control 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 either Master Volumes is crucial in delivering the
tone and feel that works best for you.

BOOST SWITCH
Adds a pre-set gain boost to the signal. This function is also foot-switchable.

REVERB
This controls the amount of Reverb introduced into the signal for your guitar.
The V10 has a traditional 3 spring analogue reverb tray fitted.

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!

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.

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

EFFECTS LOOP
The V10 has an effects loop, which is a simple, low impedance, series loop.

The SEND socket is for connection to the input of effects units. On the V10 it is
a lower impedance version of the signal that appears at the INPUT. Use the
send to connect to floor pedals or rack effects such as Delay, Chorus and
Reverb etc.
Effects such as Overdrive, Fuzz, Wah Wah and Tuners often give better results
plugged into the Instrument Input on the front panel. The Send socket can also
be used on its own to send a signal to another amplifier.
The RETURN socket is for connection to the output of effects units. When not
used it is internally connected to the SEND, therefore the EFFECTS LOOP can

be ignored if not in use. It can also be used as a small signal ‘Slave’ input from
another amplifier but DO NOT plug an amplifier’s speaker output into the

Return socket or very bad things will happen.

The RETURN socket is also very useful for fault diagnosis. If your V10 doesn’t
produce any sound when played, plug the guitar directly into the RETURN
socket and play. This bypasses the entire pre-amplifier section and sends the
guitar signal through just the output stage. If sound is now heard then the
problem is in the pre-amp section and is likely to be a faulty pre-amp valve.

NOVAL MASTER
This controls the amount of signal being sent through the 9-Pin or ‘NOVAL’
valve in the output stage of the V10. This is factory fitted as an EL84. Varying
this control in conjunction with the OCTAL Master will set the stage or overall
volume of the V10. If both MASTERs are turned to maximum, then the V10
becomes a non-master volume amplifier where the Gain control in