It's with a very heavy heart that I put this guitar amp for sale. I have a new baby on the way and I don't have the time for guitar that I used to.
This is a Rivera's flagship amp and I really can't say enough about it. Channel 1 is designed to sound just like a Marshall and Channel 2 is setup to be like a Fender Blackface Bassman and they pull it off perfectly. So you can set channel 1 up for a great overdriven lead tone and channel 2 excels at a thick, syrupy blues tone. Both channels have a foot switchable gain boost that really makes it easy to switch between channels and gain levels. This amp is 35 watts and it's switchable to 17.5 watts for lower volume gigs. I can't imagine ever needing more headroom than this amp gives you and it can break windows when cranked. It also has an Accutronics reverb tank and the reverb is just plain sweet.
Every guitar player that I know that has played through this amp never stopped raving about it. The consensus has been that this is the best amp they've ever played through. I've personally never heard anything even close. It's impossible not to sound good though this amp.
The amp is in great shape and rarely been gigged.
This amp sells for $2599 new and they sell for $1599 used on ebay. My little girl is going to be here any day, so I'm pricing this well below market to move it fast.
Here's the description from Rivera's website.
Rivera® is proud to release it’s first all Class A amplifier, the Venus™ 6.
Designed with magnificent tone and cool running in mind, this new amplifier embodies the Rivera ideal of fabulous sound with outstanding reliability.
All of the heat producing key components of our new Venus™ 6 amplifier have been mounted on a industrial sized heatsink and are on the outer surface of the chassis.
The USA made transformers are oversized and are rated for at least double the power output of the Venus 6.
Rivera is the first to make a small idle current adjustment possible with the Class A circuit, allowing a wider range of tubes to be set to the correct idle current, again, assisting in reliability and field maintenance.
Featuring a five 12AX7 tube preamp configuration with two independent Channels, each with it’s own footswitchable boost.
Channel 1 is a high gain and British inspired lead channel. Gobs of sweet sustain and loads of crunch can be dialed up easily. Channel 2 is a Rhythm and Blues channel, with a the best of classic 60’s American tone. Additional eq options include a bright switch and a selectable midrange notch.
Long pan Accutronics Reverb that is tube followed fills in the palette of tones with that sweet and spanky sounding delay.
An assignable and footswitchable effects loop that is fully buffered allows the interfacing with almost any kind of outboard effects device.
Coupled with a Class A Power Amplifier that is energized by 6V6GT (4) Tubes, this 35Watt RMS amp has enough headroom to cut most gigs, and with a fat bodied warmth that breathes like a Goddess of love that it is. 6V6GTs are well known to have spectacular tone, and excellent reliability, rivaling the classic yet unstable EL-84. A Vintage or Modern switch allows selection of full or half output power levels.
This is also the debut of the newly released Celestion G12-Heritage 30 in a Rivera Combo amplifier. Available in a 1-12” or 2-12” Combo configuration with Celestion G12-Heritage 30 speakers, or as a Top. Extension cabinets are available in 1-12” and 2-12” open back, 2-12” Closed Back, and 4-12” slant and straight models.
Standard colors are pearl white with a vintage gold grille, or Black with a vintage gold grille. Optional colors include Ruby Red, Cobalt Blue, Palomino, and British vintage green.
Venus 6, a modern Rivera classic.
The demo videos will tell you much more than I can.
Here are some demo videos: ‪Rivera Venus 6 amplifier‬‏ - YouTube http://www.youtube.com/watchv=WrpPH0...eature=related 
Price:$1399 plus shipping. I'd really like to keep this local, but I may entertain shipping.
