Cracking The Code on Hybrid Tube Amps (with @VictoryAmps)

Episode 114: Cracking The Code on Hybrid Tube Amps (with @VictoryAmps)

Welcome to the Chairmen of the Boards Podcast! The ultimate pedalboard podcast with the foremost rig builders in the world: Grant Klassen (Goodwood Audio), Brian Omilion (Omilion Audio), and Mason Marangella (Vertex Effects/The Rig Doctor). We've teamed up to democratize great tone and provide you with our best tricks, tips, resources and hacks so you can build the pedalboard of your dreams!

//SPONSORS//
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//GUEST//
Martin Kidd (Victory Amps)
YT - @VictoryAmps
IG - https://www.instagram.com/victoryampsuk

//HOSTS//
Grant Klassen (Goodwood Audio)
YT - @GoodwoodAudio
IG - https://instagram.com/goodwoodaudio

Brian Omilion (Omilion Audio)
YT - @omilionaudio
IG - https://instagram.com/omilionaudio

Mason Marangella (Vertex Effects)
YT - @VertexEffectsInc
IG - https://instagram.com/vertexeffects

//TABLE OF CONTENTS//
00:00 - Intro
00:06 - Introducing todays guest, Martin Kidd of Victory Amps
02:26 - How did Martin get started with guitars and amps?
12:10 - The ‘Plexi’ sound is not what we originally expect and the Victory Sheriff amp
20:14 - Martin on the Victory MK Clean being made with ’no expense spared’
26:30 - Martin on how matched tubes
29:40 - What about mismatched tubes?
30:33 - Why a matched set of tubes isn't always the best thing to have in an amp
31:47 - Hearing a sound off a record or modeler
32:59 - Coming back to the ‘no expense spared’
39:49 - What does Martin listen for when playing a new design such as the MK Clean
42:26 - I want an active mid control on clean based amp
44:56 - MK Clean has so much detail in the tones
48:30 - Dialing the amp reverb and effects loop
49:47 - More details on the effects loop
53:12 - Victory using cab sim from Two Notes
59:48 - How do you power these hybrid amps?
1:02:34 - Using tubes with the hybrid amps
1:04:33 - Mason's experience on hearing the hybrid amps at Sweetwater
1:07:34 - Martin’s opinion on hardwired vs. PCB
1:13:20 - Thanks for coming on Martin

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