Benson Vincent 30 Watt Head + Cabinet Desert Gertie

Benson's first channel-switching amp... with a cool twist!

Our Vincent is anything but your average amp. What makes it so special is that you can place the complete circuit of the 1-watt "Vinny" amp before the preamp. So your second channel essentially consists of two complete amplifiers! Think of it as a boost... except your boost is an amplifier. A major advantage of this is that you can find that delicious tube grind even at low volumes. Use only the clean channel, and you'll fill any room with a big, detailed sound that reveals every nuance of your playing.

Now you might be thinking: cool, this unique approach to overdriving an amplifier, but what about my effects like delay and reverb? Well, Benson has thought of everything and equipped the Vincent with an extremely high-quality, tube-driven effects loop. This way, you can place your effects after the preamp and the Vinny circuit.

Benson's incredible amplifiers are built in the United States (specifically, in Portland). Benson focuses entirely on hand-building high-quality amplifiers that give you a completely unique sound that can serve as your personal canvas. The circuits that Christopher Benson and his team create are original, yet they leverage the over 70 years of amplifier history available. Based on this knowledge, the components are carefully selected to guarantee the very best quality and tone. What truly sets Benson amplifiers apart is their incredibly rich, expansive, and tasteful clean tone with a huge dynamic range. The sound is therefore packed with musical overtones, and with your touch, you can achieve very fine compression or even overload.