Paul Rivera and his Rivera Stage IV Amp

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Жыл бұрын

Wow!!! It was so much fun having Paul Rivera come by yesterday on Norm's birthday! We will now be selling Paul's Rivera Stage IV Amps here at #NormansRareGuitars! What do you think?
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@vcr210 Жыл бұрын

To see Norm back, so vital, so engaged, and such stories into the music industry. Bless you Norm.

@paulneeds Жыл бұрын

Yup.

@kleberkshima Жыл бұрын

Paul Rivera Sir is a truly amp guru genius! Awesome video !!!

@godsinbox 7 ай бұрын

modifier of amp design.

@macklu7571 6 ай бұрын

Every guitar amp designer is a modder an existing amp design, including Leo Fender.

@MikesTrueStories Жыл бұрын

Oh man for $24.99 I’m on it!

@glennfeit8294 Жыл бұрын

Happy Birthday, Norm. Hope there are many more in the future.

@mikemorrisonmusic Жыл бұрын

Happy Birthday, Norm! I’m glad to see you back and wishing you many more years!

@rylieriley Жыл бұрын

Happy Birthday, Norm! 🥳🤩🎂🎉 That amp sounds good.... really good.

@gregcoates4281 Жыл бұрын

Got my 1980 Fender F30,big brother to the Super Champ,made only in 1980-supplied The Pixies and Bob Mould with that beefed up Fender sound. Great work,Mr. Rivera!!!

@michaelshearer3559 Жыл бұрын

I feel like you guys are literally in my circle of friends. Love this video, and Michael practicing some humility with Happy Birthday!

@billwittman0504 Жыл бұрын

Happy Birthday Norm and many more!!!!

@jackakascko Жыл бұрын

Happy birthday Norm, great vids

@trroland1248 Жыл бұрын

Happy Birthday Norm! 🎂🎊💐

@johnfields1442 Жыл бұрын

Many Happy Returns Norm

@FGg503 Жыл бұрын

Happy Birthday Norm!! 🎂

@lorenzoblum868 Жыл бұрын

🎼Happy 🎶happy 🎶happy 🎶birthday Norm 🎺Great demo. Great stories. Great crowd.

@ToddTheJoker Жыл бұрын

That was a fun video and Norm, I would get one of those amps, if I could afford it! They sound mega! but I will wish you a Happy Birthday one more time! Thank you guys and gals!

@MrFantxo Жыл бұрын

Happy birthday legend

@giulioluzzardi7632 Жыл бұрын

Happy Birthday!

@vadenk4433 Жыл бұрын

That tremolo is Tremendous! Seriously it sounds killer though

@toneocaster Жыл бұрын

Happy Birthday Norm! 😉🎂🎸

@martinmcgimpsey9750 Жыл бұрын

Happy Birthday, Norm! My birthday is at the end of the month! Enjoyed the video! I like the amp!

@richardburkow3792 Жыл бұрын

Happy Birthday Norm!

@scott729 Жыл бұрын

I have a mid 90's (94 I think) Rivera M60 that had a custom cabinet built for it. I bought it off "My Les Paul" forum a few years ago. I really like it. It is more than I need but can be set to bedroom/ recording levels that still sound great and is also gig-able. I built a pine 1x12 cab for it and couldn't be happier. One of five amps I own and the only one I prefer over it is my Tweed Deluxe, of course.

@mojo6778 Жыл бұрын

Beautifully sounding amp!

@thomaspick4123 Жыл бұрын

How much for the Stage 4?

@pierheadjump Жыл бұрын

⚓️ Thanks Jen Paul Mike 😎 NORM!!! 🎸

@Sword-Shield Жыл бұрын

Happy Birthday 🎂 🥳 to Norman...you old buzzard 🦤🤣✌ Hope you make it to be a 💯👍🎸

@Ron_Padgett Жыл бұрын

Happy Birthday Norm!!!

@loulasher 9 ай бұрын

I love my 2 Rivera amps and want more. They all sound great, and this one does too.

@JamItJohn Жыл бұрын

Happy Birthday

@cedarbay3994 Жыл бұрын

The reverb definitely works

@roscoepcoltrane23 Жыл бұрын

Great amps. Bulletproof.

@colbyjack7074 Жыл бұрын

I have 2 Rivera's. They're awesome!

@stonebrakerstudio8238 Жыл бұрын

Love you Norm

@11calman Жыл бұрын

Normans Rare Guitars, Greetings from New Zealand Mate I have an old Paul Rivera, amp before it was famous. He or Fender had them made in Japan under the fender logo and I have one of those yrs old,, just love it, I think it is about 88?

@barryjoslin432 Жыл бұрын

Have it. Own it. Never will part with it. Already gone up $500 at SW since a year ago. Amazing amp.

@palguitars5751 Жыл бұрын

Steve Lukather played the beat it riff..

@david25876 Жыл бұрын

This amp is probably a gem. Deluxe Reverb and then some. I want one!!!😢

@ocripes Жыл бұрын

I’m loving my Stage IV

@cchan11cc Жыл бұрын

An extremely great amp. I have played at full volume and it sounds as great as at 1.

@kevinsturges6957 Жыл бұрын

It’s got that Phil Keaggy tone to it. 😊

@DonovanTekin Жыл бұрын

I am coveting this amp big time! Whoowee!!!

@theMills1989 5 ай бұрын

That amp is amazing

@gustavocristiancornejoossa6371 10 ай бұрын

Hero!!!!

@georgeohwell7428 Жыл бұрын

Nice playing

@whimpypatrol5503 Жыл бұрын

I looked for a few years for a used Soldona to pair with my spruce Parker Fly looking for a good acousticish clean tone with the help of emulators. But, it was a flop. And the Soldona didn't like my es335 either. I should have bought the 24 fret PRS Myra I used to try out the amp. They paired so well together that I had an audience in the music store playing clean tones.

@Twirlyhead 10 ай бұрын

Great Jay Graydon impression there, Paul.

@ianharris8706 Жыл бұрын

Love to see Paul walk thru the Yamaha G100 ll please 😀

@AldeanLeger Жыл бұрын

My first amp was the Yamaha G100 212 II ... designed by Paul Rivera.

@geneparmesan8827 Жыл бұрын

I think it was Steve lukather who played on beat it

@ajh180 Жыл бұрын

Steve Lukather played all the guitar parts and bass on Beat It minus the solo.

@ajh180 Жыл бұрын

@@sollyharr Luke did use the Rivera modded Fender on Beat It.

@alkennedy1124 Жыл бұрын

Happy birthday to you happy birthday to you happy birthday to you Norm happy birthday to you. And many more lol thanks mr. Rivera thanks BigAl California praise Jesus Christ grace grace grace amen 🙏

@stewartperry7797 Жыл бұрын

Nice amp and a player made it so.

@larrypower8659 Жыл бұрын

I have a 1982 Fender Concert (2), which was the first Fender series of amps with master/gain/and volume. Paul Rivera designed and built that line, as he worked for Fender at the time. List price was about $700, very expensive for that era. I paid $500 cash for it at the late, great E.U. Wurlitzer Co.. Boston. Today that amp would be a “boutique” amp and over $2,000. I have Tweed Deluxes, Black Panel Deluxe Reverbs, and a ‘69 Marshall 100 Watt Super Lead. The ‘82 Concert is still the best amp I own. The Concert 2 was the first channel switching Fender amplifier, and it works to perfection. My only complaint-not really a complaint-is no tremolo. Switching out the stock 12” speaker with a Celestion made the amp sing like a Marshall. Great spring reverb, and at 60 watts it can do the job in any venue. Thank you, Paul!

@johnwelsh2769 Жыл бұрын

It is definitely a great amp but Paul only designed the Super Champ. From "The Soul of Tone" by Tom Wheeler...." In January 1981 Paul Rivera is hired by Fender as Marketing Director. In May he scopes out their next range of guitar amps. The Super Champ was one of his own designs - the rest are designed by the Fender team in fulfilment of Rivera's specifications."

@varminttank Жыл бұрын

They had to do another video because There was too much guitar playing in the last video 😂. Awesome video love ya norm

@drzecelectric4302 Жыл бұрын

Wish I never sold my Rivera so amazing

@TheGreatGadfly Жыл бұрын

I hope my life never gets to that point.

@ralex3697 Жыл бұрын

Sounds just like Jay Graydon, so hilarious

@wesleyalan9179 Жыл бұрын

Aye!🤟

@hawg427 Жыл бұрын

The guitarist in Slipnot used to use the Rivera head, sounds killer.

@hummarstraful Жыл бұрын

That Jay impression is hilarious. Just discovered the guy and that sounded exactly like him.

@jeday76 4 ай бұрын

The beat it riff was not Paul Jackson Jr, it was Steve Luthaker. Steve also played guitar on human nature. Paul Jackson played guitar on another thriller track.

@jeday76 4 ай бұрын

Paul Jackson Jr played on lady in my life.

@jeday76 4 ай бұрын

Steve Lukather and Paul Jackson Jr did both used a Rivera modified Deluxe reverb on their thriller tracks. Great players, great amp!

@philipmarsh3522 Жыл бұрын

Norm's guy (Michael?) has some serious chops. Also, the amp sounds amazing, like most of Rivera's amps.

@david25876 Жыл бұрын

It’s all about the midrange man!!!

@soundknight Жыл бұрын

Love this sound, reminds me of the doobie bros

@tedgoff4559 Жыл бұрын

Mr. Rivera, you should check out Weber Speakers, hand made in Kokomo Indiana.

@dannorthrup1 Жыл бұрын

👏👏👏👏😊

@davemeshamsr6000 10 ай бұрын

Nice amp sounds great how much does it weigh?

@davidtomsett Жыл бұрын

Norm is looking a bit older, bless him

@eyeceeyooh Жыл бұрын

Was he playing growing pains by ludacris?

@DanielDeMonico782 Жыл бұрын

What model LP is that?

@ttopper1222 Жыл бұрын

Crap. Now I need a Rivera. That's a pretty sweet sounding amp

@rommelrivera1186 Жыл бұрын

I've owned 3 Rivera amps, two RockCrushers and several Rivera pedals. I dig them all, but maybe I'm biased... ;)

@paulneeds Жыл бұрын

Sounds lovely - although I still prefer a more ‘British’ M-sounding overdrive.

@henrysup Жыл бұрын

Can someone identify the song he is playing when he starts? I know it's a hip hop song but now it's really bugging me...great tone :)

@soundknight Жыл бұрын

7:20 what is this song?

@barryjoslin432 Жыл бұрын

Better pick one up before Paul is no more or retires. Amazing amp.

@FerdnandFreeholi 2 ай бұрын

Hey Norm!! You probably remember m?. I bought a 335 from you around 83. LOL

@dr.emilschaffhausen4683 11 ай бұрын

I love Rivera amps, I just dont like how big the name is and where its placed on front.

@ezgo11 Жыл бұрын

How much is it?

@cwilczak8706 Жыл бұрын

Yeah, but can you turn it up to 11?

@merseybeat1963 Жыл бұрын

Hi. Anyone know what that song is beginning at 6:47 ?

@ronmiller1162 Жыл бұрын

who cares i think he plays that beginning three times a week

@BrianMiller-mj4xb Жыл бұрын

Can buy a cheep valve amp put a mulity effects processor threw the clean return with a klone boost they cream

@liedgitarrist Жыл бұрын

I'd go for a little more Reverb. 😉

@liedgitarrist Жыл бұрын

I thought Luke was playing Beat it. At least that's what he says. 😉

@derael61 Жыл бұрын

Can I have it?

@docdaytona108 Жыл бұрын

Miiighhht want to rethink the specific model name.

@jfinester Жыл бұрын

Paul Rivera builds great amps. What does that Stage 4 weigh?

@ocripes Жыл бұрын

About 60 lbs

@barryjoslin432 Жыл бұрын

Hellalot

@barryjoslin432 Жыл бұрын

Beefy

@nationalduo4945 Жыл бұрын

What do these amps go for ?

@bb_lz9790 Жыл бұрын

On Sweetwater for $2499.00!

@thomaspick4123 Жыл бұрын

Does that include a condom and ky jelly storage and dispenser?

@eric_in_florida Жыл бұрын

@@thomaspick4123 Not all that bad for a high end tube amp.I'd rather have a Mesa tho.

@BITESIZEJONES Жыл бұрын

I saw Les Dudek play out of Rivera amps. Loud a f !!!

@hellisreal6755 Жыл бұрын

Hey Paul there are over 280 Guitar Center locations and if they all buy together surely you will give G.C. a lower price than Norman so they can sell it cheaper and put all the mom & pop shops out of business ? Did you know Gibson, Fender, Martin and Marshall all make G.C. exclusives, you know products made by them that you can only buy from G.C. not someone like Norman

@hellisreal6755 Жыл бұрын

I would like to hear Nick play OH Well by The Rockets over this amp please

@hellisreal6755 Жыл бұрын

I can't help about the shape I'm in I can't sing, I ain't pretty and my legs are thin But don't ask me what I think of you I might not give the answer that you want me to Oh well Now, when I talked to God I knew he'd understand He said, "Stick by my side and I'll be your guiding hand But don't ask me what I think of you I might not give the answer that you want me to" Oh well

@sixslinger9951 Жыл бұрын

why not by Fleetwood Mac's Peter Green's "Oh well" since he wrote it and played it the best?

@hellisreal6755 Жыл бұрын

@@sixslinger9951 sorry I like the new and improved version LOL

@drew004jc Жыл бұрын

opening with a Luda beat.... I'm sure that was what he was going for

@NortonNice Жыл бұрын

Do you know the name of that song? I’ve been trying to remember it for an hour now. I thought is was sampled in a Jurassic 5 song or something.

@NortonNice Жыл бұрын

Found it. “Worst Comes to Worst” by Dilated Peoples.

@cedarbay3994 Жыл бұрын

Sounded good until the distortion kicked in

@ericbgordon1575 Жыл бұрын

Lekmmo messed up the birthday song on purpose!

@marvinmartin3438 Жыл бұрын

Dude, I need this amp! Is it true bypass? Carbon free? Are the knobs frequency friendly? Can it get Eddy's "negro sound?" Asking for a friend

@Cynthia-gd2np Жыл бұрын

How would you know if I lied or not unless this is mark soft **** but I never lied about anything

@BrianMiller-mj4xb Жыл бұрын

To much money for low sound.

@hellisreal6755 Жыл бұрын

🤪don’t forget to get your booster shot please!😷

@ieldepiel Жыл бұрын

Hell is real for those

@hellisreal6755 Жыл бұрын

@@ieldepiel Hell is real for those who go against Gods plan.

@hellisreal6755 Жыл бұрын

@@ieldepiel It is not all the commandments that you have carelessly broken over and over every day... It is the determination you had when you were breaking them and all the elaborate lies told ! There is no such thing as an atheist in Hell because once you have successfully achieved Hell you will always believe in your creator..

@Wileylikethehawk Жыл бұрын

@@hellisreal6755 Okay weirdos, get a room.