Victory V44 Sheriff

Let me confess something to you, dear reader. I have a weight problem.

- Jamie Dickson

Not the inevitable middle-age consequence of eating too many pasties and pints (though I have that too) – no, I have a problem with the weight of amps. Having recently fractured both arms coming off my push-bike and put my right shoulder out of sorts into the bargain, the need for a fairly lightweight but capable amp is more pressing than ever. With more Hendrix tribute gigs coming up, the flavour of amp that I need is Marshall like in tone and herein lies a problem. I did have a 90s reissue Blues breaker but I sold it because it was so heavy – 31kg – and only had one carrying handle on the top. Likewise, I recently put a lovely Dr Z Jaz 20/40 up forsale. Sounded wonderful, like a Princeton on steroids, but again it weighed close to 30kg. Basically a Tolex-covered hernia-in-waiting...