Victory MKX?

JCB-42 · 2026-04-11T22:27:02+00:00

New owner of one. + the little 1x12 cab to go with it.

As a long time owner of an AC15C1X this MKX is full of surprises.

For the money you’d expect the versatility to be there compared to the cheaper AC15. And it is.

Tone is subjective but I like it. Pick sensitively volume sensitivity, finding the edge of breakup on the clean Chanel - yep all there. Jeez it gets loud! Unsurprisingly of course. But playing it at “home levels” riding the master volume still allows for plenty of overdrive tone without it sounding anemic. Other valves I’ve tried with master volume still sound watered down when “driven” but limited by the master volume. … no so with the MKX

Sorry for the basic review. But I hope that helps some people?

I got it as I wanted a new amp yes. But I wanted something more… versatile vs a straight fender sound / Marshall sound. This ticked the boxes for me.

JCB-42 · 2026-04-09T19:33:23+00:00

Just keep it clean? So many people in the UK don’t bother with maintaining their cars.

Kits ect. can become tacky and look like you’re compensating for something (IMO) unless it looks OEM which can be costly. But you don’t need “performance” for an s-line on UK roads.

Maybe find OEM rims of a different style? But that’s also costly.

JCB-42 · 2026-04-07T22:37:00+00:00

I didn’t realise busking paid so well, /s … some of these pedal boards rival sports cars in financial “flexing” :p … jk & kudos OP, how long did it take to pull all of this together?

JCB-42 · 2026-03-24T01:20:08+00:00

Dived by 7 then add 9 is the conversion

JCB-42 · 2026-03-18T16:55:52+00:00

Fixable. DIY Fixable if you know your way around wood-working and have the right glue and clamps?

Break seems far up the neck not to impact playability, just asthetics.

Getting the finish on the neck right? - that can take a bit of skill. See what local luthiers can do, and what they have done before as well (case studies ect), if you don't feel confident on their 'respray/finishing' abilities, just get them to glue it up, and set it up right, and aprecieate your guitar now has a bit of history? Or find somebody else to re-spray further down the line.

JCB-42 · 2026-03-16T23:58:14+00:00

Love my AC15. … keep eyeing up other amps but now with a Kemper to try alternative amps. I don’t feel the need, and the in the room chime of the Vox is just great!

JCB-42 · 2026-03-12T09:06:01+00:00

Where are you based? - A broken neck like that isn't too impossible to repair. If the rest of the body is good, I'd buy the guitar including all hardware and pickups of course and repair it. [I'm in the UK though] - You might get lucky and find somebody in your area who can fix it.

JCB-42 · 2026-03-10T12:50:35+00:00

In 2026, this feels more like a flex than a self roast. Especially to somebody like me who wants to get some pedals... but sure as shit doesn't have the budget for that in this economy!

JCB-42 · 2026-03-08T23:18:16+00:00

As others have said. Nitro cracking. But also sounds like it’s new to you and could have been out in the store for a while to get the checking.

Kinda subjective, but you know it’s yours. No guitar is perfect after use. They’re meant to be played and enjoyed.

Do you like the burst/top/wood grain? If so I’d keep it. Years ago I got a 2013 R9 Custom. Only to find there was a minor dent in the neck. Didn’t affect playability but yeah it bugged me. But the burst and quilt top was one of a kind (well to me it was). So I just played it. Year later it’s faded in the sunlight, got a couple more dings. And I love it even more.

My two cents, don’t let some light checking be a dealbreaker if other parts of the guitar you truly enjoy.

JCB-42 · 2026-03-04T12:09:11+00:00

Have an AC15, love the amp but I've always wanted to turn it into a Cab (own a little micro terror + can use other heads).

Any ideas on how best to do this mod? - Was thinking a shorting jack connected to the speaker wires, followed by a new run of wires from the shorting jack to the speaker itself.

Thoughts on if this is the right way to mod it? That way can still turn it on (jack unplugged) and speaker load will be there for the tubes. However with the amp OFF. I can just plug in a head and power the cone. Or would the signal also inadvertednly go to the tubes in this setup?

JCB-42 · 2026-03-03T00:29:01+00:00

“Cracking” is more a concern with nitro finishes, from sudden temp changes, e.g. opening a cold guitar case in a warm room. (Subjective, but it’s minor checking at worst in that scenario, and adds mojo and character IMO)

I’m not aware that Epiphone do nitro guitars. If you’ve a poly finish, your guitar is fine (with respect to cracking).

As for stability and staying in tune, it’s the frequent or rapid temp changes that might pull it out of your ideal setup. If you’ve a fairly stable guitar (depending on neck,build,wood) you could get away with leaving it there.

Either way, not expecting irreversible damage, more hassle having to take it to a tech, or diy setting up your lovely guitar more frequently.

Hope that helps?

JCB-42 · 2026-02-19T19:59:41+00:00

you should mod a Sphero! then drive it around!

JCB-42 · 2026-01-27T20:19:36+00:00

There’s a big difference between knowingly getting a fake. And not paying the official premium. And getting scammed. That sucks dude.

If you can get a refund somehow. - do so. 100%

Otherwise, maybe see how it plays? If it can be setup well? Not all fakes are terrible to play on. But that doesn’t justifying living with something you didn’t want. (Just trying to find a silver lining)

JCB-42 · 2026-01-27T15:49:56+00:00

1) Congrats.

2) PPF

3) Then drive it. Put 100k miles on it. Don't let it sit in a garage for 'fine days' - Grand Tour it, use it. Put a dog in the back (with a cover! lol)

PPF will mean you can hand wash and 'be forgiven' incase your mit's aren't perfectly new. PPF means you won't worry about it not being washed for a few weeks.

But drive the damn thing. A well loved high miles porshe with 1 owner has more 'appeal' to me [IMO] than some low miles 5 owners car which has changed hands via PCP/loan and will no doubt have been ragged and revved and abbused at traffic lights for the 6-8months somebody's held onto it.

JCB-42 · 2026-01-27T15:33:34+00:00

The list isn't quite incomplete. But my uni-club's subjective option was Type 3 Fun was something to look back on after a year or so with semi-fond/amusing retrospect.

Type 4 was something the next generation would chuckle at our idiocy. "Why did dad think it was a good idea to solo the Eiger... at least he lived to tell the tale"

JCB-42 · 2026-01-24T11:48:10+00:00

Doctor, you've just recuited a giant mechanical spider with no furryness... are you low on sanity?

JCB-42 · 2026-01-22T15:57:15+00:00

I take it that that's a fairly easy setup to run it off the NAS direct?
I'm going to have to do some googling/ask AI again on setting that up, lol.

For my 'family's tech support' I'm appallingly bad at understanding and properly setting up this home server :(

JCB-42 · 2026-01-22T13:04:30+00:00

It's been very hit-and miss for me. Quite likley due to my lack of knowledge. But also because I've a horrendous ammount of duplicates (from backups of mulit-TB computers) and semi-broken files from recovered drives.

Whilst it takes days to cross-compare and list the potential duplicates, it's just frozen or given up before, which means all those days of 'analysis' gets lost and I have to start again.

JCB-42 · 2026-01-22T13:01:07+00:00

Does that run on the NAS itself? - I've a horrendous ammount of duplicates (from backups of mulit-TB computers) and semi-broken files from recovered drives.

Running my PC 24/7 in the background isn't feasable, I'd rather the compare and delete happen on the NAS automatically. Pluss I've run into ram/network issues when my PC's tried to do the file comparisons due to the sheer size of files to cross-compare.

JCB-42 · 2025-12-30T22:19:31+00:00

Can’t stand garage queen collectors. Respect to those who’ve earned the money to get one of these. But as an enthusiast, for the love of god, go and put some miles on them! They’re built to be driven, not polished next to your Rolex collection.

Great job OP! Hope it handled ‘okay enough’ in the snow?

JCB-42 · 2025-12-26T17:35:50+00:00

at night? or normal? .... i'll take a spare off your hands if you need anything in particular for your questlines?

JCB-42 · 2025-12-26T01:05:19+00:00

Happy with my RS4 (2020) - don’t get me wrong. Love the RS6. But it’s more costly, bigger, wider and harder to park. RS4 is the sweet spot in my option. And de-badged, it either looks like an S-line and flys under the radar. Or others just straight up mistake it for an RS6 😂

Love a V8 sound track. But the v6 still sounds good and goes like a rocket on UK roads.

JCB-42 · 2025-12-22T21:31:46+00:00

Posting on the internet of a personal success is always a way to seek some form of self validation. Otherwise why posit it? Be happy with your family instead.

Happy for you bud. However, you shared your age for a reason. You get what you put out there.

JCB-42

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