The MKX is Victory’s most advanced lunchbox amplifier ever, delivering exceptionally pure clean tones through to devastating high-gain saturation. Hand-built in England, it redefines what a compact amplifier can achieve. For over twelve years, Victory has built a strong reputation for delivering outstanding tone to guitarists through numerous successful ranges, from the Duchess to the Kraken, the Copper, the Sheriff, and many more.

In 2024, Victory released Martin Kidd’s ultimate guitar amplifier: the MK Overdrive (MK OD), an amp inspired by some of Martin’s most famous and best-loved original amplifier tones from the past three decades. The MK OD was quickly regarded as one of the best amplifiers ever made by users, artists, and the media alike.

While the MK OD adopted a luxurious, no-compromise design approach with extensive visual customisation options, the MKX captures its heart and soul in a more compact format and at a more competitive price. Still manufactured in the UK to the high standards associated with all Victory products, it is designed and priced for professional musicians around the world. Featuring three channels – Clean, OD1, and OD2 – with independent gain, volume, and EQ sections, two master volumes, and two different reverb types, each with level and decay controls, we have packed as many features as possible into a 50-watt all-valve lunchbox head.

Drawing inspiration from all of the above while adding new features to give the MKX its own identity, this amplifier is the culmination of many years of development and expertise from the Victory team, and without doubt the most versatile Victory Lunchbox amplifier to date. It covers every clean tone you could want: a bright, shimmering clean sound with its own EQ, gain, and level controls. Ideal for funk, articulate chord work, jazz, and much more… At higher gain settings, you’ll achieve classic edge-of-breakup tones. With separate Clean and Overdrive channels, the overdrive channel offers two gain modes: Gain 1 for crunch and rhythm sounds, and Gain 2 for rich, fully saturated overdrive.

Expect solos with instant sustain and the heaviest riffs without sacrificing tone or definition—standard tuning, drop tuning, or anything else you care to throw at it. The OD2 channel has its own gain control and shares the EQ section and level control with the OD1 channel. The MKX is fitted with 3 ECC83 preamp valves and 2 EL34 power valves. Need a versatile output stage? Or a volume boost on any of the three channels? That’s covered thanks to the two master volumes, switchable via the included footswitch.

We knew that one type of reverb wouldn’t be enough for our new flagship model, so we included two. Reverb I is a vintage-style spring reverb, perfect for authentic tones. Reverb II is a modern reverb inspired by the Deputy, ranging from subtle ambience to full, shimmering immersion. Each reverb type features level and decay controls, allowing for the ultimate balance of ambience and versatility. As with all Victory Lunchbox heads, the switchable output allows you to choose between different power levels and character: for the MKX, high output delivers 50 watts RMS, while low output delivers 9 watts RMS.