As Victory Amplification marks 10 years of pioneering British amp design, founder Martin Kidd has channelled his wealth of experience and passion into two luxurious, handmade, custom spec guitar amplifiers: the MK Clean and the MK Overdrive.
These amps can be ordered to your exact specifications, from the leather exterior to the matching cabinet, all handwired by Kidd himself. Read on to find out how to place your order with Victory today.
Victory Amplification's founder and chief designer Martin Kidd is widely considered one of the great pioneers of British amplification. To mark Victory's 10-year anniversary, he set himself a simple yet profound challenge: to build the best amps he's ever built, and the best amps you'll ever play.
Enter the highly-anticipated Victory MK range. Handmade in the UK by Kidd himself, the MK Clean & MK Overdrive represent a zero-compromise convergence of decades of amp design innovation, luxury craftsmanship, and pure guitar tone passion. Each amp can be custom-ordered to your specs right here at Andertons Music Co. - you'll find everything you need to know below.
The MK Clean is a 100W 6L6-powered amp head, hand-built to produce a distinct high-headroom sound that breaks up at just the right moment. Perfect for blues, country, and classic rock, the MK Clean is naturally a great match for pedals, with an expressive and articulate response to whatever it's connected to.
The amp features two voices, with Voice 1 aiming for a '50s character, and Voice 2 producing a more pronounced upper-mid range. This is complemented by an Accutronics long reverb tank, fitted upside down for a more characterful & clear decay. It's completed with a presence control, a bass switch, and a bright switch to further sculpt and customise depending on the guitar you're using.
The MK Overdrive brings 100W of 6L6 punch, this time aimed squarely at producing the most organic, responsive, and - when needed - agressive overdriven & distorted tones. It features 2 channels: Clean and Overdrive. The high-headroom Clean channel has its own gain, presence, and resonance controls, with a voice switch that adds more upper-mid emphasis.
The Overdrive channel brings more punch, stepping more into heavy rock and metal territory. It features the same Presence and Resonance controls as the Clean channel, but this Resonance control also tames negative feedback at higher frequencies. The amplifier is completed by a Gain 1 and 2 switch for crunch or lead sounds, with an additional voice switch for further customisation of brightness and gain response.
Tailor these handwired amps to your own style, with a host of luxurious aesthetic options to choose from. Want to experiment with design choices? Head over to Victory's own website and have a go at their MK Amp Designer feature.
Here's Paul from our Guitar Gallery giving you a guided tour of all of the custom spec choices:
Leather exterior:
Faceplate & badge:
Grill cloth:
Handles & corners:
Cabinets:
If you'd like to find out more about how to order your very own custom Victory MK amplifier, our Guitar Gallery manager and resident boutique instrument expert Paul is the person to talk to. You can check out the options in full and create a mock-up of your dream MK Amp on Victory's website, or click the links below to organise a phone or video call to discuss options.
The current lead time on custom orders is around 3 months, but Paul can talk you through every option and answer any questions you may have. Click below to fill in the form and book a call/appointment with Paul today, or click here to contact our Customer Support team.
