George Dennis VA60

A quick overview. This is 60watt valve amp and it's blue. It has 4 channels. One clean, one crunch and two "lead" controlled from amp or floor pedal (supplied). All channels have their own EQ and volume controls except for the lead channels which share EQ and volume. Reverb amd master volume work across all channels. Effects in/out, DI out.
Extremely versatile. I play "folk/punk/rock" in an English band Tricks Upon Travellers. We are generally loud and the amp copes wonderfully.

Being in a folk rock band means I get to play loads of different styles in the set and this amp really delivers.
I can get everything from ultra clean to heavy, heavy metal sounds. The crunch channel is probably the most versatile with a stupendous range of sounds from a clean crunchy rythym to a beautiful smooth overdriven lead.
I set the amp up very clean (on clean), nicely dirty on the crunch and serious heavy metal on the lead channels. Working with my Korg Ax30 for chorus, delay and other effects I can cover just about all the sounds I need for our set.
What would be useful would be a boost control to just up the volume for those times where I want essentially the same sound for the lead work. I actually use the Korg to do this but it would be nice to have it on the amp.
The distortion is everything you want and i can't imagine anyone being dissppointed with the range and depth of sounds available.
I generally use a standard 1975 American strat that is completely unmodified except for carbon bridge pieces. Although the humbuckers on my Gordon Smith work equally as well and even my K.Yairi electro acoustic runs nicely through the clean channel.

I've only had the amp for a few months so I can't say although it is seriously well built and seriously heavy (30 kilos). Be careful if you've got bad back.
A fusr blew in the first week which was put down to a duff fuse. No problems since replacing it.

I've spoken to the service people a couple of times as the manual is a bit vague and I needed some points clearing. They have gone out of their way to help me and I can't find a bad word to say about them.

I've been playing for 25 years now and this is without doubt is the finest amp I've ever used. I nearly bought a Mesa-Boogie Nomad after playing one a music show recently but there wasn't any in England and I then I was introduced to this amp. Yeah, the boogie is a stunner but this is cheaper and in my opinion deserves to be rated equally alongside the Nomad.
I used to use a Fender Hot Rod deluxe but I found the clean channel not as clean as I would have liked and the overdriven channel to be OK but not terribly versatile for my style of playing.
I did buy a Line 6 Spider but although it had some good sounds there was no depth to the sound and it just wouldn't cut it live. I took it back to the shop and got my money back (it helps to know the owner - although I did buy the Blue from him as well).
Don't be put off by the colour (I positively love it!) or the fact you may not have heard of these amps before. Go and try one. You'll be amazed.

This is the first amp where I can truly say it gives me everything I need. It'll play loud or quiet, raunchy or soft, mild or bitter, heavy or light, metal or folk. I'm sorry to get so evangeligal but it really has impressed me that much.

Do yourself (if not your back) a favour and try one out.

Stay cool.

Dick

The Blue is czech made all tube amplifier. In short - four channels CLEAN, CRUNCH and two LEAD channels switched by processor controled footswitch.

I'm quite a picky guy and I have tried a lot of different makes but let me tell you: I have not produced such warm and pleasant tone up until now. I use a Fender Standard Strat. When playing through The Blue 60W Combo I had the impression that I'm playing through a 4x12 box. The amp is versatile enough for me to be able to get any sound I want. It provides me with three major advantages: my guitar cuts through the band not only in small venues but in bigger halls as well. Finally and most importantly the amp responds like an extension of myself. I haven't got such response from any other previous make I have played through.

I'm quit happy to have chosen this Combo, I mean I think it matches, if not surpasses, products that are much more expensive. It beats me how George Dennis manages to sell this amp for such reasonable price, considering the degree of quality. This is a hand - made product !

I am familiar with the company since I'm using a George Dennis Wah-Wah. The amp is of the same quality. I am satisfied to the point that I am ready to stay loyal to this company.

The band I am in performs a lot of original music as well as renditions of known hits. I need to use a variety of sounds, ranging from Y. Malmsteen and J. Satriani to J. Beck and G. Moore. My new combo enables me to really get very close to the original without much problem. Channel switching works beautifully plus the reverb boasts positions LO and HI which is a nice advantage. Reverb LO comes from behind, so to speak, and in position HI becomes quit present. I would like to thank the manufacturer for coming up with such a good amplifier.