The original V30 has a very distinctive clean and overdrive channel. The former has great headroom and clarity, while the latter has tons of heavy rocking overdrive. V30MKII adds a footswitchable Crunch mode to the clean channel designed for the V130 The Super Jack, bringing a whole new range of push clean, crunch and light overdrive tones to the party. Together with the new 'Nomod' feature, the V30 becomes the ultimate ultra-compact all-rounder. The jack was changed from the Countess at the end of 2020 to better represent the amp's versatility. Under the hood it's still the same amp, the changes made are purely visual and in name. Features Two Channels, Three Modes Footswitchable Clean and Overdrive channels offer chiming, high-headroom cleans through to huge, modern-rock-ready gain. For in-between, low- and mid-gained tones, V30MKII also has a footswitchable Crunch mode in the Clean channel. All New Crunch Mode This footswitchable addition to the Clean channel brings an extra gain stage to take you into pushed and light overdrive sounds. It’s great for anything and everything where a little bit of drive is needed from blues to country to classic rock and more. High & Low Power Modes People are often astounded at the punchy, high-headroom clarity of the V30’s 42 watts. It’s loud enough for almost any stage, but if you want to explore lower volume and a different set of dynamics, you can switch to the low-power 7-watt mode. Nomod Function Our new footswitchable low-end response function is a result of some users wanting a tighter feel for the V30, especially with heavier overdrive sounds. Here’s what Guthrie Govan thinks of it: “I decided to use the ‘new’ mode all night. Sounded mighty fine! There’s nothing wrong with the Mk1, of course, but those tweaks were most definitely worth making!” External Bias Adjustment No need to fiddle inside the amp when you change output valves. There is also a bias range switch on the chassis to suit either EL34 or 6L6 power valves, so when you’ve set that correctly, you then use this for the fine-tuning adjustment. Specifications FORMAT: Two-channel, three-mode head POWER: Clean Channel High Power: 42 Watts Clean Channel Low Power: 7 Watts OD Channel High Power: 37 Watts OD Channel Low Power: 6 Watts VALVES: 4 x 12AX7, 2 x 6L6 as standard SIZE (MM): 342(w) x 185(h) x 185(d) WEIGHT: 8.2kg / 18.1lbs EXTRA FEATURES: Footswitch: channel change/crunch and Nomod Effects loop Skeletonised metal case with rubber handle Power valves switchable to EL34 Padded carry bag included