Four front tubes, 180 watt power section, two channels, reverb and Two notes technology. Only 1.7 kg / 3.75 lb - all the Kraken tone in a small box!
The Kraken V4 guitar amp combines a V4 series tube preamp with a 180-watt solid-state Class-D power amp. Building on the success of the V4 The Duchess, the V4 Kraken guitar amp continues the ultra-compact size and huge tones by adding even more features. The V4 Kraken guitar amp features Two notes Audio Engineering's built-in DynIR virtual speaker technology, making it easy to take your speakers anywhere!
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FEATURES
Gain 1 & 2
The V4 Kraken guitar amp has two channels. Gain 1 is a slightly more "vintage" British inspired gain sound. Gain 2 is tighter in the bass with a sharper midrange character and, of course, more drive.
Three-band equalizer
Powerful bass, mid and treble controls to shape your sound. These also have an effect on the gain character and drive levels - just like in any tube guitar amp.
Reverberation
Lush-sounding digital reverb gives you ambiance galore. Set it low for a subtle feeling of space, or max it out for a washed-out, splashy fullness! The reverb is footswitchable using a TRS cable (sold separately).
Two-note technology
Two Notes Audio Engineering Torpedo's DynIR Virtual Cabinet technology is built into the Kraken. The Cab Sim XLR allows you to easily take your Victory virtual speakers anywhere.
Serial effects loop
Places between the preamp and the power amp. Run your time-based effects here for maximum clarity.
Balanced line output and headphone output
Send direct feed to a separate speaker simulator, at the front of the house or wherever you choose. Can be used with or without a connected speaker. The built-in headphone output makes silent practice quick and easy.
9V DC power output
Want to power additional pedals and stick them to your board? We have included a center-negative 9V DC output which will provide a maximum of 500mA. This is more than enough for the vast majority of analog drives, fuzzes and delays etc.
VRC – Valve Response Circuit
The idea behind this little piece of circuitry is to mimic what a "resonance" or "kick" (other adjectives are available!) control does in the power amp of a tube amp. So with the VRC(™) circuit you get close to what a tube power section should feel like, but in a small amp you can throw it in your backpack and still get up to 180 watts of power !
TWO NOTE TECHNOLOGY
We've teamed up with the incredibly talented people at Two notes Audio Engineering to integrate their incredible technology into our V4 Kraken Guitar amp.
Right out of the box, you get access to six presets created by Victory and Two notes artist (and Kraken collaborator) Rabea Massaad. These were specially created by Rabea for the V4 Kraken guitar amp. There are ten virtual Victory speakers included with the amp, and these are accessed by plugging the V4 Kraken guitar amp into your computer, via Torpedo Remote (downloadable for free from the Two notes website) - this is where you access power amp, rooms, studio-quality EQ, and audio amplifier modes.
THE HISTORY OF V4 AMP VALVES!
The V4 amps have interesting tubes, to be precise 3 CV4014s and 1 EC900. The CV4014s were manufactured in 1981 at the Mullard factory in England, then stored in a climate-controlled atmosphere deep underground, the depot was part of a Cold War nuclear bunker! They stayed there until we decided to design products based on them!
The EC900s were manufactured by EI (Elektronska Industrija) in the former Yugoslavia under license from Phillips and Mullard, they were produced to an incredibly high standard, so much so that we included a 2 year warranty on the V4 amps .
THE V4 KRAKEN UPDATE
The Kraken V4 amp was launched in 2021, then in 2022 we updated it with a headphone output and valve response circuit (VRC), which was timed with the launch of the V4 Copper, the V4 Jack and V4 Sheriff.