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Old June 18th, 2009, 09:04 AM   #12 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by scooteraz View Post
I've got a 2x10 Victoriette -That's the 18w 2X EL-84 model. Mine is labeled as a SoulCactus amp, with a Victoria front logo. When I bought it, they claimed something like 12 watts. Now it is claimed 18 or 20. Don't know if there were any changes.

In the first couple of weeks I had it, it blew one of the resistors in the reverb circuit and took a tube as well. Victoria repaired the amp and I have had no problems since. Plenty loud for low watts, and the reverb and vibrato are quite nice. A little farty on the low end if I don't get the settings just right, but overall really a great amp.
Glad to hear you got the probs sorted.

EL-84 based amps are not really known for their big bottom end -at least not like a Fender, but there's enough there for me.

I guess that's the trade off for that nice chime-y top end.
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