Product Spotlight: The Victoria Regal II Amplifier
31/03/08 22:25
Our product spotlight this month looks at the Victoria Amplifier Companies new "Regal II" vacuum tube guitar amplifier. A combo amp featuring reverb and tremolo, the Regal II is a pure, single-ended class A design that utilizes a new "Adaptive Transformer Technology" that allows for the use of one or two power tubes at the same time.
Therefore, operating power is rated from 5 watts to 35 watts, and at 5 watts, it's a REAL 5 watts, not some squashed approximation of 5 watts. The "Regal II" is designed around a custom bifilar output transformer that is essentially two discrete transformers driving a common speaker load.
This allows for the use of any combination of common 8 pin power tubes - from a single 6V6 delivering 5 watts of pure class A power, to two EL-34's for 35 watts. And because each tube is relating to its own independent transformer winding and bias resistor, any combination of different tubes types can be auditioned.
Whether it be a single 6V6 or 6L6GC or a combination of the two (yes that's right, a 6V6 and a 6L6GC at the same time) the "Regal II" never needs biasing or adjustments when changing tubes. This versatility is also extended to rectifier tubes; the Regal II can accept any common 5 Volt rectifier including 5Y3, 5V4, 5U4, and 5AR4 with no adjustments necessary.
The Regal II is available in lacquered tweed or vanilla tolex with a WeberVST Custom Alnico 15" speaker standard or you can custom order with an Eminence Legend 15" or a Celestion Gold. Footswitchable, 100% tube-driven reverb and tremolo that is 100% handwired with US-made Allen Bradley resistors and custom Victoria capacitors. What an amp!
Specifications
• Wattage: 35W
• Class A, cathode biased, dual single-ended design
• Reverb and Tremolo
• Tube complement:1-5U4GB, 2-5881, 3-12AX7, 1-12AT7
• 1-Weber Custom 15" Alnico speaker
• Cabinet Dimensions (HxWxD, Inches) 20.5 x 10.5 x 22.5
Come in and hear for yourself what everyone is raving about. The Victoria Regal was recently awarded an Editors Pick award from Guitar Player magazine, the good folks at GP loved the three dimensional sounds, power tube swapping, killer reverb and tremolo, and we have to agree.
This amp puts the fun back into playing and experimenting! Deciding on the tube compliment is the hard part but you sure will have fun experimenting and your efforts will be rewarded with jaw dropping tone. The easy part? Plugging in and enjoying “vintage tones fit for a king or queen”
Therefore, operating power is rated from 5 watts to 35 watts, and at 5 watts, it's a REAL 5 watts, not some squashed approximation of 5 watts. The "Regal II" is designed around a custom bifilar output transformer that is essentially two discrete transformers driving a common speaker load.
This allows for the use of any combination of common 8 pin power tubes - from a single 6V6 delivering 5 watts of pure class A power, to two EL-34's for 35 watts. And because each tube is relating to its own independent transformer winding and bias resistor, any combination of different tubes types can be auditioned.
Whether it be a single 6V6 or 6L6GC or a combination of the two (yes that's right, a 6V6 and a 6L6GC at the same time) the "Regal II" never needs biasing or adjustments when changing tubes. This versatility is also extended to rectifier tubes; the Regal II can accept any common 5 Volt rectifier including 5Y3, 5V4, 5U4, and 5AR4 with no adjustments necessary.
The Regal II is available in lacquered tweed or vanilla tolex with a WeberVST Custom Alnico 15" speaker standard or you can custom order with an Eminence Legend 15" or a Celestion Gold. Footswitchable, 100% tube-driven reverb and tremolo that is 100% handwired with US-made Allen Bradley resistors and custom Victoria capacitors. What an amp!
Specifications
• Wattage: 35W
• Class A, cathode biased, dual single-ended design
• Reverb and Tremolo
• Tube complement:1-5U4GB, 2-5881, 3-12AX7, 1-12AT7
• 1-Weber Custom 15" Alnico speaker
• Cabinet Dimensions (HxWxD, Inches) 20.5 x 10.5 x 22.5
Come in and hear for yourself what everyone is raving about. The Victoria Regal was recently awarded an Editors Pick award from Guitar Player magazine, the good folks at GP loved the three dimensional sounds, power tube swapping, killer reverb and tremolo, and we have to agree.
This amp puts the fun back into playing and experimenting! Deciding on the tube compliment is the hard part but you sure will have fun experimenting and your efforts will be rewarded with jaw dropping tone. The easy part? Plugging in and enjoying “vintage tones fit for a king or queen”
Angus Marshall looks at the Victoria Regal II Amplifier