My Rivera rack:)

[markD]

i use an m100 combo in my living room for my "practice" amp. i LOVE it!!!! balls to the wall volume!!!! seriously, i have no problem drowning out my band (not that i try to) with my s120 on 4.

usually i run the amp in triode/half power mode to cut the wattage down to around 15 watts on the output. it lets the amp sing more at a more reasonable volume. it is still plenty loud, just the power tubes work harder much quicker in that mode.

[markD]

i got rid of my knucklehead reverb because of that. the m/s pro amps are loud, but the KH reverbs are INSANELY loud. i can't see needing that much volume ANYWHERE.

my band usually plays 500-1000 seat theaters and my stage volume (using an s120 and an m100) is the masters on 4-5, and that gives me hair raising, air moving euphoria. the KH reverb was un-usable for me....

[Guitardude86]

markD, do you have a video or soundclip of your playing somewhere?
It would be very cool seeing or hearing another Rivera player in action

EDIT: Of course I'm equally curious about you other guys too

[Dave L]

I hear you, Mark... I use a Powerbrake even in live situations. I´d really like mine to have half-power switching and what not, since I guess that´d help them reach the zone a bit quicker, but I can´t complain since they sound sooo good.

[markD]

let me see what i can do....

i have video, but let me see if i can get it small enough to post it. i am at work now, so i will work on it tonight...

[markD]

dave, yeah it is a shame that the older KH amps didn't have all the "extra" features of the m/s amps, but they do sound good!!!! i used to have an R55 that i used as a practice amp and it was SO much easier to coax a good sound out of it compared to the m100. plus it weighed A LOT less!! my m100 combo with an EVM12L speaker weighs over 100lbs!!!! i HATE moving it. i am glad i have the 2 heads and small cabs for playing live.

it is funny because guys will laugh at my "small" cabinets and think that my sound will be wimpy and weak because i am not playing through a 4x12. then when the band starts, the jaws drop and i get all these other guitarists questioning me about my rig after a show. i always have to laugh!!!!

[Dave L]

Yeah, I´ve also done some serious downsizing of my live rig... I´m down to the KH55 and a Marshall 1936 with Vintage 30´s now, plus a G-Major. The TBR1 in a roadworthy rack, with a few rackunits in there as well, must´ve weighed 90 lbs... the TBR1 itself gotta be around 50. It was a hassle just getting the rack out to the van, and I ran it with a 1960 too. I sound just as good now as I did then, so I´ll keep the small rig for the gigs.

[Guitardude86]

Wow.. I wish I could find a dedicated Rivera forum, seems like Rivera-users can't stop raving about them!

[markD]

there used to be one, but it kinda sucked. it was hard to navigate and was filled with redundant questions....

[Guitardude86]

Someone needs to do something about that. The Rivera website just isn't good enough. A forum is needed.

[Guitardude86]

The most helpful Rivera site I found so far is Richard's Rivera Amplifier Page.
Seems like a good page for Rivera-noobs like me

http://bellsouthpwp.net/r/i/ricjohns/Richard's%20Rivera%20Amplifier%20Page.htm

[Dave L]

Isn´t there still a Yahoo-forum of some sort? I remember trying to register a while back, but something didn´t work out.

EDIT: The proprietor of that Rivera page above is a very helpful guy, he helped me out with putting together a great tube combination.

[dinky kustom]

These amps were built to rock! Look at the construction; Riveras are so solid they'll still be around for our grandchildren to play around with!
Blast from the past..

I read somewhere that, apparently Skid Row used Riveras on their first two albums? Is that true, or more like a rumour? Are there any other guitarists/bands known for using Riveras?

jim root is playing a k trey knuckle head and i read that they were making a sig head for him.mick thomson plays knuckle heads.i would love a k trey[not because of slipknot]but i cant find any places here where i am who deals with them

[markD]

oh yeah....forgot about the slipknot guys....

my local rivera dealer has a K tre, but i haven't tried it. i should have. i was just there last night....

[Guitardude86]

let me see what i can do....

i have video, but let me see if i can get it small enough to post it. i am at work now, so i will work on it tonight...

You know I'll hold you to that, right? Would be so cool if you could get something posted