Victory VX Kraken MK2 First Impresssions Ep:1

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  • @ragingskeptic9753
    @ragingskeptic9753 2 місяці тому +2

    I just bought the Kraken VX MkII. Absolute gain monster. This is THE amp for modern metal. Chops trees like Paul Bunyan.

  • @ma5terwarfare
    @ma5terwarfare Рік тому +10

    Haha, the 'Never Walk Alone' riff. Love it!

  • @antlyfts
    @antlyfts Місяць тому

    7:09 is the exact reason I came here. Literally that exact riff. Thank you

  • @erikhernandez2990
    @erikhernandez2990 11 місяців тому +2

    Came for the amp and the birds made me subscribe!

  • @wootks
    @wootks Рік тому +4

    Best demo of this amp to date.

  • @dlee6266
    @dlee6266 Рік тому +4

    Very cool demo!! I like that it has so many options. Also, I've got to say....I love that your bird is just chilling off to the side preening and just being cool!! I have a hawaiian zebra dove myself that I rescued so.....bird lovers unite!! Thanks again for an awesome video!! Aloha!!

  • @Brennosguitarsandgear
    @Brennosguitarsandgear Рік тому +2

    Can’t wait to try one of these amps ,
    I’ve been using the Kraken V4 preamp for a while and love it

  • @metalinsights9664
    @metalinsights9664 Рік тому +11

    Would love to see you an in-depth JCM800 vs. DSL20HR comparison. By the way, the Victory sounds great. Tons of different tones, even just by tweaking the Presence knob alone.

  • @rachitbhengra4298
    @rachitbhengra4298 Рік тому +4

    What a great Demo. You really highlighted every aspects of the amp.

  • @thelonegunmanRJM
    @thelonegunmanRJM Рік тому +7

    Props for playing out some Annihilator… love the presence bite…

  • @TRADOOJAbass07
    @TRADOOJAbass07 Рік тому +1

    Glad to see a new post this early morning

  • @LCW_01
    @LCW_01 Рік тому +3

    Fantastic demo mate! Your ability to cover and nail so many tones is amazing!

  • @joetate8563
    @joetate8563 Рік тому +2

    Holy shit that amp sounds sick! But your playing is so on point my man! Love the videos. Keep em coming!!!

  • @Daisukimetal
    @Daisukimetal Рік тому +4

    Annihilator riff - props!

  • @gravelrocks5588
    @gravelrocks5588 Рік тому +5

    Awesome demo...I would buy it but I have the PRS MT100 on order it should be out in a few weeks

    • @RRW276
      @RRW276 Рік тому

      I've got my eye on the MT100!

  • @reyalejandrocalafellvaldes9640

    I love your Slayer tone.

  • @thelowlifex9437
    @thelowlifex9437 Рік тому +2

    I totally love your videos , keep going with the channel! Also an idea , maybe you like it.. To try out your followers presets of the katana, maybe you find some good things among the presets . And also giving your honest opinion on wether you like them or how to improve them :)

  • @neighbourhoodmusician
    @neighbourhoodmusician Рік тому +3

    Stunning demonstration of this amp. Covers so many bases.
    P.S: That black pedal on the pre-board is still minimally crooked 😄

  • @lynoj777
    @lynoj777 2 місяці тому

    Great video!! Awesome playing ang great demonstration of the product

  • @vincentbecker855
    @vincentbecker855 Рік тому +1

    I would love to see you test some of the Synergy preamps especially the IICP

  • @laurentfargues8113
    @laurentfargues8113 8 місяців тому

    Just got the Kraken preamp. This is insane, you can dial any high gain sound when coupled with a boost and an eq. This thing is like a dream. I'm already seriously thinking about upgrading to the true thing, not just only the preamp.

    • @LambChopper678
      @LambChopper678  8 місяців тому +1

      To me it’s an absolute monster. The gain 1 channel is a more refined and better sounding 800. Gain 2 is a super tight modern gain that sounds fantastic for loads of tones. Just a really versatile amp that hits like a truck

    • @laurentfargues8113
      @laurentfargues8113 8 місяців тому

      @@LambChopper678 My favorite channel is the first one, more defined and more sustain than a jcm 800, a pure gem. Your eq settings are very useful. I still have to find the sound of Petrucci on the first dream Theater albums, I have to experiment

  • @brownsparlour9813
    @brownsparlour9813 Рік тому +3

    This is a great review by the way i have the vx100 super kraken its an invcredibly versatile amp and this sounds just as good i just hope they do a 100 watt version

  • @hughmcevoy4119
    @hughmcevoy4119 Рік тому +1

    Beautiful plumage mate!

  • @nathancloud6344
    @nathancloud6344 Рік тому +1

    Allison Hell is killer!!!! Nice choice!!!!

  • @Serrin7777
    @Serrin7777 Рік тому +1

    Awesome demo!

  • @gmel1084
    @gmel1084 Рік тому

    Interesting you put compression in the effects loop? Never tried that. I always put in the front of the chain before distortion pedals

  • @Limisashimi
    @Limisashimi Рік тому +6

    I have the vx100 super kraken and use it with the empress paraeq in the fx loop. I can find pretty much anything I need quickly and honestly there is no bad tone

    • @Limisashimi
      @Limisashimi Рік тому

      Maybe show front panel on future videos

  • @harshtruth9148
    @harshtruth9148 Рік тому +5

    anyone interested in the MK1 version of this amp, if you are metal its all you need, screw the clean channel its the only difference.....$999 on Sweetwater right now....thats a steal!

    • @philfort7886
      @philfort7886 Рік тому +2

      no presence control on mk 1 but an eq can bring the missing presence knob

    • @harshtruth9148
      @harshtruth9148 Рік тому

      no resonance knob on either I don't think@@philfort7886

    • @yousocrazy1199
      @yousocrazy1199 Рік тому

      @@philfort7886Que Bec or Titan pedal would work great

    • @HVACRTECH-83
      @HVACRTECH-83 11 місяців тому

      It's not the only difference, there's a few differences that really make the mk2 worth buying over the original

    • @HVACRTECH-83
      @HVACRTECH-83 11 місяців тому

      And most metal still has clean parts thrown in the mix. Always a plus when a high gain amp actually has a great clean which this one def does

  • @juliensimard5053
    @juliensimard5053 Рік тому +1

    Your setup sounds so good. I struggle with feedback when I try to get that kind of tone and I hate how a noise gate sounds when it cuts off the sound.

  • @skivvyboy123
    @skivvyboy123 Рік тому +1

    great content!!!

  • @Greg25815
    @Greg25815 10 місяців тому

    Don't be sorry for mistakes
    You're just a man , not robot
    Keep on going good show 🙂🙂🙂😀😀😀

  • @doctoribanez
    @doctoribanez Рік тому +1

    Great pedal placement man 😂

  • @James-WM
    @James-WM Рік тому

    My favorite part was going from Slayer to Miracle Man! Would like to see a video with some Mastodon riffs. Hope you're doing well!

  • @anahowana
    @anahowana Рік тому

    Metallica, Slayer, Megadeth, Annihilator !!! Thats how you demo à high gain amp ! Cheers from Morocco

  • @richardmendoza738
    @richardmendoza738 Рік тому +2

    Crunchy 🤘🤘

  • @gmel1084
    @gmel1084 Рік тому

    You don’t a need to have separate eqs on this for clean/gain 1 and gain 2?

  • @barrygomez5968
    @barrygomez5968 7 місяців тому +1

    Damn those crooked boss sd1!!!😂

  • @yousocrazy1199
    @yousocrazy1199 Рік тому +1

    im so wanna get this already asoon it came out but some review says its very noisy, is it? im just 1 step away of getting it. lol

  • @portuguesebeer5069
    @portuguesebeer5069 Рік тому +1

    Cool but.... I was expecting the Silver Jub 😭
    Cheers from Portugal 🤘🍺🇵🇹

  • @Gentile108
    @Gentile108 Рік тому +1

    I was kind of curious .. who is one of your biggest Idols or influences on guitar? Thanks for raising my interest in this product. Great video mate

    • @LambChopper678
      @LambChopper678  Рік тому +1

      Oh man I have loads, I’d have to say Dave Mustaine and James Hetfield

  • @cunjoz
    @cunjoz Рік тому +2

    7:50 Alison hell!!!!

  • @gregoryblakemore6012
    @gregoryblakemore6012 Місяць тому

    I’ve been watching your videos a lot lately. Good content.
    Odd question: what’s the deck in front of the Jeff Kendall and the Buckey Lasek deck?

    • @LambChopper678
      @LambChopper678  Місяць тому +1

      Thanks mate, it’s McGill snake dragon graphic from 1990

    • @gregoryblakemore6012
      @gregoryblakemore6012 Місяць тому

      @@LambChopper678 Rad! I remember that deck for sure! Thanks for the 411!

  • @cuteasxtreme
    @cuteasxtreme Рік тому +3

    Good video Lamb but unfortunately I’ll never be able to forgive you for that crooked boss pedal.

  • @alejandroglz.b.4590
    @alejandroglz.b.4590 7 місяців тому

    How do you find it against the EVH 5150 you have there? I already had one but I want to try something different. Can the kraken mk II hang with the EVH?

  • @shanemcvetis5309
    @shanemcvetis5309 Рік тому +1

    This is very nice indeed.i was just looking at some victory amps the other day . But went a Peavey invective head and matching can and it's very good indeed.but man I would love this too.any one recommend so good tones I could get using my new Peavey?I'm looking for that lamb if god tone at the min.great video as always

  • @Crazysteve779
    @Crazysteve779 Рік тому +1

    The apology followed by the sigh 😂😂😂

  • @gingerleyham
    @gingerleyham 9 місяців тому

    I didn't realise this version doesn't have MIDI like the first one!

  • @ashen11x22
    @ashen11x22 Рік тому +2

    I had to go see the crooked pedal in the other video and get back on this one 🤣

  • @luisbarrera5740
    @luisbarrera5740 Рік тому

    I like the Bird

  • @progpogs
    @progpogs Рік тому +1

    Did they send you this? I missed that part. Great amp either way.

    • @LambChopper678
      @LambChopper678  Рік тому +2

      Sorry, they did send it to me. I didn’t ask for it, I just got a message saying it’s in the mail. There’s no strings attached. After playing it I can honestly say I’d buy it in a heartbeat

    • @progpogs
      @progpogs Рік тому +1

      @@LambChopper678 I was a big fan as well, thanks for clarifying choppers. Were all glad to see companies giving you some recognition.

  • @Ontariosound
    @Ontariosound Рік тому

    Could use some more bottom end thump.

  • @bjlatter
    @bjlatter Рік тому

    Hows this against the mesa mark for things like Log tones and against your actual marshalls (jcm800 specifically)? Keen to see what else you get out of the kraken. Love that its got a proper clean now too and presence.
    Ive got a kraken mk 1 and love channel 1. Ive also always wanted the mesa boogie sound.
    I actually have a mesa triple recto sitting here at home for a week (its a mates) and damn does it have some thump in comparison to my kraken. Havent played something that big for a while ao had forgotten what a big big tube amp telt like.
    Definitely considering trading up my kraken to the mark 2 version though as it pretty much nails everything.

    • @LambChopper678
      @LambChopper678  Рік тому +1

      It’s an awesome amp man, I’ll be pushing it as far as I can. I think it’ll be in loads of videos

  • @guybricknell3509
    @guybricknell3509 Рік тому

    Ola said he’d have liked the Presence of they made it 7k hertz 😎🤘🏻

  • @matthewmontano1948
    @matthewmontano1948 Рік тому

    I was thinking of getting rid of my 5150 stealth 50w for this. What do you think?

    • @LambChopper678
      @LambChopper678  Рік тому +1

      I like the Kraken better than my 5150.
      It hits harder and I prefer the tone. That’s just my opinion and tone is pretty subjective.
      If you can you should take a drive to a guitar store and try one out first.

  • @TheJMan1K
    @TheJMan1K Рік тому

    How’s it compare to the EVH? Looking at the 50w stealth
    I know they’re based upon separate styles of gain but which one feels tighter?

    • @LambChopper678
      @LambChopper678  Рік тому

      The Kraken is better, tighter and more punch

    • @TheJMan1K
      @TheJMan1K Рік тому

      @@LambChopper678 it’s really that good? Trying to go for an exodus sound. I’d prefer no boost but I do have a Fortin 33 that’ll do the trick. Just want something that plugs straight in and sounds like Gary Holts modded Marshall.

  • @AndreiGrozea
    @AndreiGrozea Рік тому

    they seem like cool amps, very Marshally. The only thing i dislike is the power switch being on the back of the amp.

    • @jconner3891
      @jconner3891 Рік тому

      You are right with some 5150 as well. ❤

  • @gmel1084
    @gmel1084 Рік тому

    The master volume II looks like it’s all the off. Is that the volume for channel 2?

    • @LambChopper678
      @LambChopper678  Рік тому +1

      There’s a switch on the back that can make each master volume assigned to each channel or have 1 master vol for both.
      They really did think of everything with this amp.

    • @gmel1084
      @gmel1084 Рік тому

      @@LambChopper678 wow I’m sold

  • @Chuck5691
    @Chuck5691 Рік тому

    Sounds great. How are you feeding the side chain input on the Zuul?

    • @LambChopper678
      @LambChopper678  Рік тому

      The zuul+ has its own key in and through feature so you just connect your guitar and it sends out the signal to pedals for the front end

  • @cechichan
    @cechichan Рік тому

    between this and any marshall, would u still choose the victory?
    Im a marshall fanboi and i wanna get my first tube amp, but i love this when i saw it come out, 9w option and way more versatile than a studio marshall for example and imho very similar sound something between a jcm800 and a silver jub due to the v6s. which is exactly what i want
    Its also my favorite amp in the quad cortex i have
    can you give me advice on this ?
    I want to play all type of genres, from clean stuff, to jazzblues to rock ( think greenday to slash) to more aggresive think drop c djenty drops. To me this amp really seem capapble of these, would u reccomend it over a marshall as an only amp ?

    • @LambChopper678
      @LambChopper678  Рік тому +3

      Oh man I hate these questions normally and I always answer with a butt at the end.
      My JCM800 is the greatest amp I’ve ever had until this.
      I’ve only had it a week but I’m confident to say it does everything you want and sounds punchy as hell. I’m going to be pushing it over the next while to see how far it goes. So far there hasn’t been a tone it can’t do and it responds to boosts and eq’s really well. It really is a cool amp man👌🏻
      What other amp does puppets and slayer with no pedals..

    • @cechichan
      @cechichan Рік тому +1

      I can imagine how hard it feels, like betrayed the jcm right hehe ? Thank you for the answer !
      Yeah thats something I saw with the marshalls (which is normal cuz thats what they are made to do) u can get clean for days , and the best overdrive in the world until a certain overdrive level. After that its either max volume it or not enough. All this at probably too much volume ( maybe? )
      Thats when new more modern( i hate the word modern lol ) boutqiue amps *might* do better than vintagey(real or inspired) amps can.
      Unless I can go to uk and try some this year, i maybeee bite the bullet myself and order something.
      So cool that it goes that over the top without pedals, what more to ask ? I thought about Kreg Koch's amp with like 3 channels and stuff but thats like 100watts only...shit way too many ;D@@LambChopper678

  • @mf5514
    @mf5514 Рік тому

    LOLZ @ Yellow pedal... amusing as... here i thought u were going to say big bird attacking lil bird during one of the solos, he was a bit nasty in the last vid!

    • @LambChopper678
      @LambChopper678  Рік тому +1

      He pretends to be mean. They get along good. That perch is a little small for two

    • @mf5514
      @mf5514 Рік тому

      @@LambChopper678 I have a cockatiel, did have a male but partner sat on it and killed him, so she bought me a new one thats a girl and doesnt sing Star Wars, so now i need another male. And a new partner who isnt a narcissist woman!. Haha. It is one of my fav things with your vids is to watch them, and the editing, one of them is on one side of the room, then nope the other, nope back to the other, LOL..

  • @BubbaZanetti_375
    @BubbaZanetti_375 Рік тому +1

    Nice tone! Do you like this over the DSL20?

  • @thevsander
    @thevsander Рік тому

    Is it a custom made Les paul? looks sick

  • @brownsparlour9813
    @brownsparlour9813 Рік тому +7

    Did people actually moan the pedal was crooked?😂

  • @DarrenPrice333
    @DarrenPrice333 Рік тому +2

    I get the same channel 2 sound with my EVH 5150iii 6L6. I have some great pedals, one of them the kraken v4 preamp pedal. But after changing the v1 v2 and v5 preamps, I only use amp with EQ loop and EQ front on channel 2 🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻

  • @tonymartin4571
    @tonymartin4571 Рік тому

    @lambchopper678 if you could trade a DSL20 for one of these would you?

    • @LambChopper678
      @LambChopper678  Рік тому +2

      In a heartbeat! The power in the kraken is impressive

  • @nathancloud6344
    @nathancloud6344 Рік тому

    Can it Dimebag??

  • @asianaxeman
    @asianaxeman Рік тому

    v nice, has this got 6L6 valves or EL34s?

  • @robertolsen9721
    @robertolsen9721 Рік тому +1

    Channel 2 is instant Metallica tone!

  • @RahduDrahkqul75
    @RahduDrahkqul75 Рік тому +1

    I think it sounds better without any compression

  • @saintmanuel
    @saintmanuel Рік тому

    The two seperate Footswitches are kinda strange and still, having so many features on the back, midi is nowhere to be found.

  • @nathancloud6344
    @nathancloud6344 Рік тому

    How do you like it all in all? Would you recommend buying one?

    • @LambChopper678
      @LambChopper678  Рік тому +3

      So far it’s 1 amp that can do all my amps. I’ll be using it loads over the next while. To me it’s the amp I’ve been looking for since the DSL

    • @MKRISING75
      @MKRISING75 Рік тому +1

      Sounds great man nice demo 🤟🏻

  • @dav31078
    @dav31078 Рік тому +1

    This amp is toite!

  • @crisdonoso1828
    @crisdonoso1828 Рік тому

    Sound f... goog

  • @SilentNightBodomNight
    @SilentNightBodomNight Рік тому +3

    Did someone seriously complain about your boss pedal being crooked?

  • @ILIA-gk6cg
    @ILIA-gk6cg Рік тому

    🙂🙂🙂👍👍👍

  • @wafflemanofficial3130
    @wafflemanofficial3130 Рік тому

    Anderton Amplification

  • @centaurus5676
    @centaurus5676 Рік тому

    Man that sounds so fizzy! Was this through a cab or your headphone speakers?

  • @KaddysJamKave
    @KaddysJamKave Рік тому

    Crikey, I wonder how much this amp will be... the last one was close to $3k aud... ridiculous...

    • @bengirard1984
      @bengirard1984 Рік тому +1

      I’ve just looked and it will be around 2800 AUD so yeah… not cheap haha But I think it’ll be worth it though.

  • @akshayseller73
    @akshayseller73 11 місяців тому

    Somehow seems much darker…. Not a fan

  • @mattz1686
    @mattz1686 Рік тому

    Crooked pedals.......that's a definite dislike and unsubscribing

  • @strongbow11
    @strongbow11 Рік тому

    Is this 6l6 valves