Victoria – The Dutch Era

Project Overview
Unleash the raw, woody soul of American amp heritage with The Dutch Era – a faithful recreation of Victory’s Duchess pedal channeling the legendary Fender Tweed Deluxe. From warm, blooming cleans to throaty mid-gain crunch, experience the dynamic response that transforms from glassy headroom to harmonically rich breakup as you dig in with your pick. Your pedalboard’s vintage voice for bluesy grit, rootsy twang, and tube-saturated character.

Introduction
We’ve distilled the organic magic of Victory’s Duchess pedal into this DIY powerhouse – a circuit paying direct homage to Fender’s cathode-biased 5E3 legacy. Feel the amp-like interaction where your playing dynamics control the texture: spongy cleans at feather touch, woody midrange crunch when driven, and singing sustain that blooms with harmonic complexity. Authentic Tweed voicing meets studio-grade performance in this touch-responsive circuit.

Key Tone Characteristics
✓ Fender 5E3 Foundation: Non-scooped mids and natural compression
✓ Touch-Sensitive Breakup: Clean headroom shatters into gritty crunch with pick attack
✓ 6V6 Power Tube Character: Woolly lows and singing sustain at edge-of-breakup
✓ Voltage Dynamic: 9V for vintage sag → 18V for studio-clean headroom

Controls
Volume, Gain, Bass, Middle, Treble