When Victory launched the V30 earlier this year it became an overnight success with its small portable design and versatile two channel design. Some people though prefer combos over a head and cab setup and others wanted some added in amp reverb. Well both of these requests have been put into the new V45 The Count combo amplifier. Still handmade in the UK on a high quality PCB for not only the best quality build but also the most reliable. New Combo Design Inside this amplifier is pretty much the same as its smaller brother the 30w V30 although now it has 10w of extra punching power to give you that little bit more volume. You still get 2 channels of high quality sound that will cover you from rock friendly bright cleans to crunchy high gain distortion without fail. Unlike a lot of combos that have a single 12" speaker the V45C is small and light making it much easier to get from gig to gig without putting out your back. What Is Different From The V30? Apart from this not requiring a separate speaker cabinet there are just a few small differences that opens this amp to be used in a wider range of situations. Firstly the V45 has built in high quality digital reverb that can be hard bypassed so it will not effect your signal at all when turned off. This means it is there for if you need it but if not just keep it off and it will not take away from this handmade true valve amplifier. Another very cool change is that while the V30 could be played at 30w, 15, 9w or 2w the V45 can be used at 40w, 7w, 1.5 or 0.5w. This makes it much more usable at small venues, in the studio or even at home when dialed all the way down to half a watt. Just like the V30 this amp still has a series FX loop as well as footswitchable channels so you can access all the sounds you need on the fly. Specifications Format: Two-channel, all-valve combo Power: 42 to 0.5 watts RMS Valves: 4 x 12AX7, 2 x 6L6 as standard (can be switched for EL34) Extra features: Footswitchable between clean and overdrive channels, power valves switchable to EL34, high and low power modes, single-ended mode, digital reverb, series effects loop, high quality pine and ply cabinet with angled-up speaker baffle, Includes two-button footswitch for channel change and reverb on/off Speaker: Celestion Vintage 30 12-inch, 16 ohms Size (mm): 425(w) x 465(h) x 255(d) Weight: 18kg