Carvin Legacy VL100 - Lead preset

Verified · 91/100 confidence. Complete schematic. All component values readable. Parameters derived directly from the circuit.

The Legacy VL100 is Carvin's Steve Vai signature head; the VL212 is its 2x12 combo version. Five 12AX7s and four EL34s (bias-switchable for 5881/6L6GC) give 100 watts across two channels. The Clean channel has its own bass, mid, treble and volume with a presence switch; the Lead channel cascades further stages with drive, its own bass, mid and treble, volume and presence. Tube-driven reverb and an effects loop are shared.

Known for: Steve Vai.

Heard on: K'm-Pee-Du-Wee — Steve Vai (2005).

Tags: american, el34, high-gain, two-channel, high-wattage.

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