Get it from Sweetwater - sweetwater.sjv.io/rQaW1j Get it from Thomann - thmn.to/thocf/lgnts5k412 Enter the 100k Subs Giveaway - kingsumo.com/g/ahqshh/andy-guitar-geeks-100k-subs-giveaway/vlxd207?
Great review Andy! I would even say it’s a Flawless Victory Review. You’re definitely a real one. Oh and congrats on coming up to 100k. Glad to be along for the ride!
Yeah! Great tones with humbuckers! The single coils, to me, sounded very fizzy and not to my liking at all! Those humbuckers though, definitely had that Marshall tone.
@@PeterMoore350 Tubes/valves require a steady DC current or voltage to operate properly, and the internal properties of an individual tube affect how it interacts with the circuit and thus which setting will result in the correct operation. This variance among tubes is why tube matching is important in power amps.
Hi Andy, i very much enjoy your Videos, especially the humorous moments, as they are always spot on and never over the top. I own a Vox MVX150 - they no longer make them, as guitar world probably didn't expect such a product from vox and it didn't sell good enough. But if you ever get your hands on the head or the combo, I encourage you to try it. It's packed with useful features like bias controls and the like and I think, it sounds utterly amazing.
It is an amazing amp, I have the Sheriff 22 and I just love it... really is the best, purest Marshall sounding amp...in a small formt, which is just amazing. Very good video!
Just got this amp, still getting used to it. Seems to have enough headroom for clean tones at gigable volumes. I still haven't figured out the hot rod gain...starts at high gain and very loud even with Master 2 set low. I do like the tone!
Great great playing man killer tones. I am truly curious as I am considering buying either of this amplifier or the new Friedman JEL 20, which would be I think it’s most major competition slight difference in price but very little overall my only concern with this amplifier is the fact that Friedman is known for their ability to be repaired. I know that the previous sheriff 22 and 44 were great amps also but as far as repairing them with the PCB boards stacked in there as they were, it would not have been easy, supposedly this is improved in that area but I do wonder about the transformers in this head. What kind of transformers are they and overall build quality as far as PCB on the Friedman all of the Jackson and everything are separate and not built into the PCB board again I think we do not expose the inside of this enough, although it has great tones thanks again 13:40
oooh, nice! I actually have the amp that falls directly between the Plexi and the JCM800, '79 JMP Mark II Master L:ead. It does both pretty well too, but not at the flick of the switch... And it's 100 watts 🤣 This looks like a load of fun!
Bravo, Andrew. One thing; I see they redesigned the Sherriff line. I briefly had a Sherriff 44 and it was terribly annoying in that, it took a long time to dial in, then if you turned the gain or master up or down one notch you had to redial the entire amp again. I returned it. Now I'm quite interested in the new Sherriff 100. I don't see you having any problem with this one, but have you heard of that problem on the old ones?
Hi Dean, I never tried the old one but this one is impossible to find a bad sound with. One of the best things about it is the ability to just sound good on every setting. I did not have the issues you described.
For what it's worth, the guitarists I've demo'd this amp with have ALL said they like it better than the Sheriff 44. The voicing changes are absolutely awesome.
Aww man, I thought you said bravo victory, but it was 'very clever'. Bravo would've been so perfectly British. Right? New sub here, found your channel while (whilst) looking for information on Boss versus Marshall. You swung me over to Boss, which is good because I already have a Katana 50 and I'm very happy with it. Okay, great channel, love your guitar and amp collection and your phrases like the amp is 'flapping your trousers behind you'. Thank you!
Hey Mike! Thanks for leaving this comments it means a lot that you are having fun watching me have fun and I’m really happy you gained something from it
Great review of a great sounding amp. With regard to the comment that 25 watts is for home use - not really (unless you live in a barn). Human hearing is logarithmic, so to achieve double the perceived volume, amp power needs to increase by a factor of about 5-fold. A 100 watt amp will be imperceptibly louder than a 25 watt amp. I have a 7 watt all-valve amp for home use (a Matamp C7 - Matamp being the people who made the original Orange amps) and it's painfully loud cranked.
Woooweeee I have thoughts: 1- That amp is pretty damn cool! Seen it live as well. 2- You're using Crocs! 🤣 3- Aaww yeah! #RoadTo100k very well deserved my friend! 🤘🔥 Can't wait to celebrate! 😎
Confusing how he didn't use EL34's given Marshall uses them in the 20W/5W Studio Series.I use separate old Marshall Cabs.Plenty bass on SV20H. I was going to get a Sheriff but the Studio Series came out. Got one for 600 on ebay. You are a solid gear reviewer and I've bought a few things because of you.Thank you.
I tried the SC20 combo and thought it was tough to tame the highs, but then plugged into a cab it sounded amazing. I sent the combo back and got the head. I think the brightness is an asset as you turn it up. It sounds really good when you roll back the guitar volume for clean sounds because it doesn't get too dark. It is loud, though. It is tough to use it at my rinky dink bar gigs.
This is the best idea ever! An amp with a screen so you can watch yourself play… or watch RUclips whilst playing guitar! Oh wait, where did the screen go in the rest of the video :(
Because Marshall gives us the bare minimum for a similar price, but still has the same issues as it's always had. It only sounds good when the master volume is on max, the EQ section doesn't do anything and the amps are just too bright and often unforgiving to play. We want the Marshall tone, we don't want Marshall's baggage.
In the US, a Marshall 20w JCM800 is $1750 for a single channel amp. The Victory Sheriff 25 is $1450 (or $1499 for the wooden sleeve) for two channels, and a bunch of other features.
@@TheGuitarGeek to be fair Andy it was you that titled the video the "best sounding Marshall Amp". It's therefore not unreasonable to ask why not just get the Marshall?
Firstly: Congratulations on being so close to 100K Subscribers. I’ve been here for years. Secondly: Even though I NEVER Win anything (lol). Am I Eligible to Enter? Being that I live Downunder. I live in both Australia and New Zealand. Thirdly: That Amp Sounds Like it’s Punching Way Above its Weight. Awesome Video as Always, Cheers Andy!!!
Hi Andy could you precise in the comments how do you take sound? Ambiant mic, others ... maybe you told in your speech, but english is not my birth language Cheers
REVV Rules 🤘🏽 Is dan putting my pia up for a prize? If he’s already shipped it i will drop ship it to the contest winner. If its included in the giveaway 🤘🏽🤞🏽🤞🏽🤞🏽otherwise I’ll cherish it for all eternity.
Hm ... could be the best sounding recreation of a Bassman too Sorry .. me can't help with the 100.000 ... subscribed a long time ago ... good luck anyway ... really like your content
What Andy said. Plus Friedman's doesn't really sound like a Marshall, they sound much smoother and less raw. You might prefer that, but it's not a Marshall sound...
@@TheGuitarGeek Technically yes, but in practice, no it's an Amp, in all ways except the very strict definition of the word 'amplifier'. BECAUSE, in addition to the preamp, it also has a Power Amp Sim, as well as CAB IRs, the only thing it doesn't have, that an 'amp' like the Sheriff has, by itself is the ability to drive s speaker at volume. And even that is not 100% true, as it CAN drive Headphones. All the important parts viz a viz the tone, response and feel is there.
Nothing compares to an Orange Micro Terror 😁🙈 , i use it with the TC Electronic Plethora X5 and the Orange PPC212 2x12 . I always felt curious about Victory amplifiers as i saw them in some RUclipsrs videos on the back but i never saw them performing live/concerts like Marshall, Fender, Laney, Vox , MesaBoggie , so i always had the impression they were just some odd amp brand till someone have disclosed the all thing about Victory amps. Well now i know more about them but i still not getting the all fuzz about them apart from how expensive they are and not having a real pedigree like some of the brands i have mentioned above . Yes i see many RUclipsrs doing reviews about them (cash in ) but where are the references when it comes world musicians stars? I know many musicians have and they still using Fender hot rod /blues/deville, twin reverb silver , bassman etc , Vox AC30, Marshall Plexy/DSL and other well know brands like HVH , Roland (JC 120 ) Orange , Supro , Music Man . Not saying they are not good amplifiers but to me it feels more like an agend . Is like at start of the school year when there's that rich kid that almost nobody knows anything about but his friends they will fast start spreading how great and cool he his because he is very rich. We all know how this works this way they will have something beneficial to themselves. Once again not saying they are bad amplifiers but i just feel they are really not that great as they are portrayed in the videos reviews compared to other well know brands/models wich prices are more affordable and realistic to the product itself
@@TheGuitarGeek How about a real Marshall, lol? SV20 is 900€. ST20 is 900€. SC20 is 900€. These are made in England, authentic Marshalls. The Sheriff is 1300€ so granted, it's not much more expensive, but still.
Ha ha, best comment of the year. Probably not entirely true, but I think you can make most decent amps sound pretty close to how you want them to sound.
At those prices nope, especially as amp Sims and modlers are starting to be cheaper and better sounding now. Amps are a dying tech and pricing themselves out of the general public
Get it from Sweetwater - sweetwater.sjv.io/rQaW1j
Get it from Thomann - thmn.to/thocf/lgnts5k412
Enter the 100k Subs Giveaway - kingsumo.com/g/ahqshh/andy-guitar-geeks-100k-subs-giveaway/vlxd207?
Ooooh! Nearly 100,000. Well done Andy.
🎉 thanks
That Valiant Jupiter on the wall is fire.
Seems like a very capable amp. Nice review Andy! And 100K Lets GOOOO!
Thanks mate!
I've got the Sherrif 44 and love it. Can't believe i never got the Sherrif clever name before 😅
Sounds amazing! The wooden box is absolutely the best way to go!
Great review Andy!
I would even say it’s a Flawless Victory Review. You’re definitely a real one.
Oh and congrats on coming up to 100k. Glad to be along for the ride!
Much appreciated! You are a real one!
I see what you did there.
Yeah! Great tones with humbuckers! The single coils, to me, sounded very fizzy and not to my liking at all! Those humbuckers though, definitely had that Marshall tone.
Sounds good!! Can you do a video on biasing an amp, why you would or should do so and what it actually does?
Congrats on getting to 100k
Cheers 😎🎸🤘
How technical of an explanation do you want?
@@Robstafarian well I know I could google it and im technically proficient but maybe go over the basics before getting into the technical details?
@@PeterMoore350 Tubes/valves require a steady DC current or voltage to operate properly, and the internal properties of an individual tube affect how it interacts with the circuit and thus which setting will result in the correct operation. This variance among tubes is why tube matching is important in power amps.
@@Robstafarian thx mate. Appreciated.
Well done Andy. Well deserved subs numbers 👊🏻
Great review! Thanks so much!🙏🎸
Lee Anderton probably appreciates this video.
Hi Andy, i very much enjoy your Videos, especially the humorous moments, as they are always spot on and never over the top.
I own a Vox MVX150 - they no longer make them, as guitar world probably didn't expect such a product from vox and it didn't sell good enough. But if you ever get your hands on the head or the combo, I encourage you to try it. It's packed with useful features like bias controls and the like and I think, it sounds utterly amazing.
making me want a victory amp even more now.....
5:34 very cool video framing. I dig it!
Great review! The title you gave this video has a "but?" at the end. Can you clarify what you mean by that? The video seems very positive...
It is an amazing amp, I have the Sheriff 22 and I just love it... really is the best, purest Marshall sounding amp...in a small formt, which is just amazing. Very good video!
OOOh - nice bit of Stone cold Crazy!
I LOVE my v4 power amp, its my main amp. I'd be keen to try this out.
You should! It never fails to make me smile
That Under The Bridge twist was nice at 4:35
Wow, 100k. So cool Andy. Well done. I remember when you’re just a small channel. So cool geek friend;)
Thanks! I remember you back then. What a time it has been
@@TheGuitarGeek thanks Andy. I’m genuinely pleased your channel keep on growing;)
Great demo Andy!!
thanks mate
Congrats on the near and damn sure surpassing 100k!!!!
Thank you mate
Just got this amp, still getting used to it. Seems to have enough headroom for clean tones at gigable volumes. I still haven't figured out the hot rod gain...starts at high gain and very loud even with Master 2 set low. I do like the tone!
Got this amp and gigged wth it! Sounds awesome. Covers Plexi to modded JCM800 with aplomb.
Great great playing man killer tones. I am truly curious as I am considering buying either of this amplifier or the new Friedman JEL 20, which would be I think it’s most major competition slight difference in price but very little overall my only concern with this amplifier is the fact that Friedman is known for their ability to be repaired. I know that the previous sheriff 22 and 44 were great amps also but as far as repairing them with the PCB boards stacked in there as they were, it would not have been easy, supposedly this is improved in that area but I do wonder about the transformers in this head. What kind of transformers are they and overall build quality as far as PCB on the Friedman all of the Jackson and everything are separate and not built into the PCB board again I think we do not expose the inside of this enough, although it has great tones thanks again 13:40
Flawless Victory!
oooh, nice! I actually have the amp that falls directly between the Plexi and the JCM800, '79 JMP Mark II Master L:ead. It does both pretty well too, but not at the flick of the switch... And it's 100 watts 🤣 This looks like a load of fun!
Bravo, Andrew. One thing; I see they redesigned the Sherriff line. I briefly had a Sherriff 44 and it was terribly annoying in that, it took a long time to dial in, then if you turned the gain or master up or down one notch you had to redial the entire amp again. I returned it. Now I'm quite interested in the new Sherriff 100. I don't see you having any problem with this one, but have you heard of that problem on the old ones?
Hi Dean, I never tried the old one but this one is impossible to find a bad sound with. One of the best things about it is the ability to just sound good on every setting. I did not have the issues you described.
For what it's worth, the guitarists I've demo'd this amp with have ALL said they like it better than the Sheriff 44. The voicing changes are absolutely awesome.
Cool, thanks. @@alexjauxier
Thanks. And I really like your channel, nice job. @@TheGuitarGeek
It will be so handy for Andy to reach 100,000 subscribers. I'm in, are you? 😎
That is mighty dandy!
Aww man, I thought you said bravo victory, but it was 'very clever'. Bravo would've been so perfectly British. Right? New sub here, found your channel while (whilst) looking for information on Boss versus Marshall. You swung me over to Boss, which is good because I already have a Katana 50 and I'm very happy with it. Okay, great channel, love your guitar and amp collection and your phrases like the amp is 'flapping your trousers behind you'. Thank you!
Hey Mike! Thanks for leaving this comments it means a lot that you are having fun watching me have fun and I’m really happy you gained something from it
Great review of a great sounding amp. With regard to the comment that 25 watts is for home use - not really (unless you live in a barn). Human hearing is logarithmic, so to achieve double the perceived volume, amp power needs to increase by a factor of about 5-fold. A 100 watt amp will be imperceptibly louder than a 25 watt amp. I have a 7 watt all-valve amp for home use (a Matamp C7 - Matamp being the people who made the original Orange amps) and it's painfully loud cranked.
You should try the Jared james signature blackstar amp. It’s incredible
The geeks are about to take over at 100k. Way to go buddy!
The Geeks shall inherit the earth
@@TheGuitarGeek So it is written, so it shall be done
Available at Thomann and Sweetwater? Tell me, is there any main dealer in the UK, I wonder..?
MusicStreet in Huntingdon. Unless you’re being needlessly facetious..?
Woooweeee I have thoughts: 1- That amp is pretty damn cool! Seen it live as well. 2- You're using Crocs! 🤣 3- Aaww yeah! #RoadTo100k very well deserved my friend! 🤘🔥 Can't wait to celebrate! 😎
Yo V!
1 - Yes
2 - Yes I am
3 - YES!!!! PARTY TIME SOON
Thanks for being flipping awesome. xxx
Confusing how he didn't use EL34's given Marshall uses them in the 20W/5W Studio Series.I use separate old Marshall Cabs.Plenty bass on SV20H.
I was going to get a Sheriff but the Studio Series came out. Got one for 600 on ebay.
You are a solid gear reviewer and I've bought a few things because of you.Thank you.
I tried the SC20 combo and thought it was tough to tame the highs, but then plugged into a cab it sounded amazing. I sent the combo back and got the head. I think the brightness is an asset as you turn it up. It sounds really good when you roll back the guitar volume for clean sounds because it doesn't get too dark. It is loud, though. It is tough to use it at my rinky dink bar gigs.
It Sounds great!!
Thats a one day maybe amp. I do have a victory and find it great but yeah even low power is loud not an at home amp thats why id want that one
Would have been good to hear the same amp settings with a couple of different cabs.
Please please review the new Harley Benton heads. They look amazing 🎉
Erm, are you part owner of Victory amps?
This is the best idea ever! An amp with a screen so you can watch yourself play… or watch RUclips whilst playing guitar! Oh wait, where did the screen go in the rest of the video :(
😂
Wow! It's only 1200 quid from Thomann. I'm gonna get me TWO of them!
that sounds really good...
Why not just buy the Marshall?
Because it's not about the BRAND, it's about everything else. Tone, Features, Price to name just three things the Victory Sheriff 25 has going for it.
Because Marshall gives us the bare minimum for a similar price, but still has the same issues as it's always had. It only sounds good when the master volume is on max, the EQ section doesn't do anything and the amps are just too bright and often unforgiving to play. We want the Marshall tone, we don't want Marshall's baggage.
In the US, a Marshall 20w JCM800 is $1750 for a single channel amp. The Victory Sheriff 25 is $1450 (or $1499 for the wooden sleeve) for two channels, and a bunch of other features.
@@TheGuitarGeek to be fair Andy it was you that titled the video the "best sounding Marshall Amp". It's therefore not unreasonable to ask why not just get the Marshall?
I think I made that clear in my first comment.
Have you heard about the new Jrockett 45 cal V2???
Firstly: Congratulations on being so close to 100K Subscribers. I’ve been here for years.
Secondly: Even though I NEVER Win anything (lol). Am I Eligible to Enter? Being that I live Downunder. I live in both Australia and New Zealand.
Thirdly: That Amp Sounds Like it’s Punching Way Above its Weight.
Awesome Video as Always, Cheers Andy!!!
Hey, thank you so much. You ARE eligible to win some things but not all... I wish you luck and really thank you for being here so long.
@@TheGuitarGeek
Cheers Andy! Much Appreciated, Buddy!
15m These flawlessly victorious acrobatics are becoming a regular feature...
I am enjoying it. I am thinking of doing the Olympics in Paris next year.
Which Orange cab are you using Andy? Are certain cabs better with certain amps?
This is the PPC212V
Better is subjective but different cabs make huge difference in tone
No surprise, my Victory V40 is great.
What model and brand was the orange looking les paul
Thank you
I always thought those were VOX amps I couldn’t afford. Now, I know they’re VICTORY amps I can’t afford.
This sounds like a sweet amp. But I gotta ask, what's the story on that Jag? Is there a video on it that I missed, because that was an awesome guitar!
The black one? I’ll make a video!
@@TheGuitarGeek Sa-weet! That would be awesome!
Seconded. I’d like to know more about that Jag too
It is on it's way
Hi Andy could you precise in the comments how do you take sound? Ambiant mic, others ... maybe you told in your speech, but english is not my birth language
Cheers
One of the long time favourites of #Eytschpi42 as well! ❤
Andy, good luck with achieving 100k and get your shiny RUclips diploma 😂
Thanks a ton!
Wait, does it have a tv screen? Goto @05:40:00
only mine does....
@@TheGuitarGeek - that was a good review, my G :)
Any chance you could do the Sherriff Pedal that comes in at 1/10th the price?
edit
"made in England just like me!!" actual lol
I will ask Victory if it's possible!
@@TheGuitarGeek Yay!
I want one😮
Andy, those crocs.
Flawless Victory
You are a real one!
Similar to a DSL with extra bells and whistles then
100k way to play!!!!!! You can do et!!!!
REVV Rules 🤘🏽
Is dan putting my pia up for a prize? If he’s already shipped it i will drop ship it to the contest winner. If its included in the giveaway 🤘🏽🤞🏽🤞🏽🤞🏽otherwise I’ll cherish it for all eternity.
The giveaway page isn't working for me. I click enter and nothing happens. 😔 Great review btw, that amp sounds amazing.
Thanks! The link is definitely working. Maybe try clearing your cookies?
@@TheGuitarGeek Thanks Andy, I suspect it is my browser. I'll find a way to enter! 🤓
It’s almost as if you were farming comments with that Crocs shot…
And yes, I see what you’re doing with me.
Oh, the ironing…
Can He-Man play Sheriffs?
🤔4:45 very close to Weezer ‘Say it ain’t so’……..I like 😛👍❗️
Glad someone noticed!!! 🤘
You missing out not playing The Clash "Rock the Casbah".... 🙄.... "Sharif don't like it...
Rockin' the Casbah
Rock the Casbah"
Hm ... could be the best sounding recreation of a Bassman too
Sorry .. me can't help with the 100.000 ... subscribed a long time ago ... good luck anyway ... really like your content
You ARE helping. Thank you so much
the "best sounding marshall" ?...right
Fines sounding amp, but it's not the best sounding Marshall. I just got one of those, also not a Marshall, the Friedman IR-X
What you have there is a preamp, not an amplifier
What Andy said. Plus Friedman's doesn't really sound like a Marshall, they sound much smoother and less raw. You might prefer that, but it's not a Marshall sound...
@@TheGuitarGeek Technically yes, but in practice, no it's an Amp, in all ways except the very strict definition of the word 'amplifier'. BECAUSE, in addition to the preamp, it also has a Power Amp Sim, as well as CAB IRs, the only thing it doesn't have, that an 'amp' like the Sheriff has, by itself is the ability to drive s speaker at volume. And even that is not 100% true, as it CAN drive Headphones. All the important parts viz a viz the tone, response and feel is there.
So what you are saying is that it's not an amp then.
Nothing compares to an Orange Micro Terror 😁🙈 , i use it with the TC Electronic Plethora X5 and the Orange PPC212 2x12 .
I always felt curious about Victory amplifiers as i saw them in some RUclipsrs videos on the back but i never saw them performing live/concerts like Marshall, Fender, Laney, Vox , MesaBoggie , so i always had the impression they were just some odd amp brand till someone have disclosed the all thing about Victory amps. Well now i know more about them but i still not getting the all fuzz about them apart from how expensive they are and not having a real pedigree like some of the brands i have mentioned above . Yes i see many RUclipsrs doing reviews about them (cash in ) but where are the references when it comes world musicians stars? I know many musicians have and they still using Fender hot rod /blues/deville, twin reverb silver , bassman etc , Vox AC30, Marshall Plexy/DSL and other well know brands like HVH , Roland (JC 120 ) Orange , Supro , Music Man .
Not saying they are not good amplifiers but to me it feels more like an agend . Is like at start of the school year when there's that rich kid that almost nobody knows anything about but his friends they will fast start spreading how great and cool he his because he is very rich. We all know how this works this way they will have something beneficial to themselves.
Once again not saying they are bad amplifiers but i just feel they are really not that great as they are portrayed in the videos reviews compared to other well know brands/models wich prices are more affordable and realistic to the product itself
I was doing good till I saw the shoes ,then Daffy Duck came to mind , I do like the amp
Nice 👍
Thank you! Cheers!
Next- Kraken MKII
I will do my best!
I GASsed hard for the original Sheriff before I got into Synergy.
Well, when you love the Marshall sound, buy a Marshall. Othervise you don't have a Marshall...
ANDY .....whats with the STRAT Neck Pickup Obsession ?
That’s where the fun is!
I use the Neck Pick up For Blues Only the Rest Bridge for Rock .@@TheGuitarGeek
me too but not when it is single coil.
Sounds great, but much to expensive for this little lunchbox amp
It really isn’t too expensive. Find me a made in England amplifier with these features and these tones for less
@@TheGuitarGeek orange or 15 is still made in England if im not mistaken and it's less than a grand here in the USA.
@@TheGuitarGeek How about a real Marshall, lol? SV20 is 900€. ST20 is 900€. SC20 is 900€. These are made in England, authentic Marshalls. The Sheriff is 1300€ so granted, it's not much more expensive, but still.
With the recent anderton drama in staying away from this brand of amps 😅
Who owns Victory Amps again???
Have you forgotten already?
Lee screwed up by keeping his personal involvement hush hush, but Martin Kidd is an incredible amp designer.
9 People own Victory.. and one of them is Lee.. who fuckin cares? It is ridiculous that this became such a huge thing..
Dude, I've played hundreds of amps and I finally realized they all sound the same. Just sayin
Ha ha, best comment of the year. Probably not entirely true, but I think you can make most decent amps sound pretty close to how you want them to sound.
floor less Vick Tory.
You almost got me but I still noticed you
Sounds thin and brittle to me. Sorry.
Mmm, treble on 0, middle on 10, bass on 10.
At those prices nope, especially as amp Sims and modlers are starting to be cheaper and better sounding now. Amps are a dying tech and pricing themselves out of the general public
I strongly disagree. There is a space for all of these products for quite a while yet. Some people will never use amp sims
Flawless Victory!