Thank you Rivera for making amps in the US, with as many US materials as possible! The last thing I need is another amp, but I still bought one of these today! Hopefully it gives me a vintage-y version of my M and S series amps!!!!

Please do make another podcast like this in the future! It's a true pleasure to listen to it. - A happy K-55 owner.

I love the relattionship you have, guys. Nice example of love, family and work.

Glad to see you guys. My M60 is still killing it.

When did I first hear Rivera? My teachers. When did I first play them? Had the Super Champ and The Concert in the 90s. Now I have all 50s/60s vintage. I love the Rivera Venus 5 but this Stage IV sounds even better to my ears. Even more like my teachers/mentors (in the 80s) - 1. It would be awesome to put the Venus power stage in this.. the hotrodded deluxe tone with 35 or 40w of tone for big stages and bigger clubs. These days with Covid we are outside a lot so 40w would be perfect. 2. With my original Fender amps, what if you created the Stage 2 or 4 effects pedal that has your sweetening boosts, notches and tweaks.. so I could walk into a studio that has a Deluxe Reverb and bring forth the real Rivera mods! That pedal would be very popular with gigging studio guys like me and all the folks recording at home! It could even push Fender Deluxe Reverb/Vibroverb Amp Simulator Amplitube Plug-ins! Those things are everywhere now. PS Red Rhodes was a mentor of mine. Boy, did he know amps! ... and hot rodding chevys. .. and winding amazing pickups for his friends.

Bought my s120 new in the early 90’s and played many gigs with it. It’s still my main amp and it sounds amazing. Glad to see a new amp in the lineup.

Just bought my new Fandango 50w head after using a ‘loaner’. From R55 to Fandango, impressive subtle n sensible improvements. Another amp for life!

Yes, more podcasts. I had an M60, and now a Fandango. Trusty and excellent amps.

Still got my 1990 Tbr-1M rack Rivera amp! Will never part with it!!!! Can’t wait to hear this Stage 4 demo!

This is a dream come true!!!

I love my Clubster 25 limited edition so much I bought 2 !

I purchased a Stage IV recently... Love it!!!

What a beautiful amp this is. Thanks so much for the deep dive on it’s compelling features…❤

Still have and play my Super Champ, I'm giving *serious* consideration to selling my Super Reverb with the Hicks Mender. I haven't been this excited about an amp in years.

I love the Rivera amps. No glitz. No hype. Just pure tone machines. I stacked a Venus Deux and a Clubster Royale, and that pretty much covers all my tone palette needs. Thank you!

great interview, great to hear the story from this era

Love my R55-112. Had it since the 90s. Haven't found anything better. Different maybe, but not better. It was my first good amp and I played everything I could (Marshall, Fender, VHT, Mesa, etc.) until I found this one. Spent all the money I had in the world on it and never looked back.

Years ago, I worked with a woman who was friends with the Rivera’s. They invited me over for thanksgiving. Very great family! I ended up buying a rake reverb and Los lobottom.

Love the Jay Graydon impersonation that Paul, Sr. does.

Mine is the R55 from 1998. The range of tones I get is literally head and shoulders above the rest.

I have a sidekick65 from 88 and it rocks still

So excited about this release! Why is it limited though?

Just a slight correction. The guitars on beat it was played by Steve Lukather with a Fender Deluxe.. probably modified by you. I just bought a Concert 2 fantastic amp designed by you.

Nice interview from son with father. I can understand now better how Paul is thinking soundwise to amps and the needs of professional guitarplayers. That most materials come from suppliers locally,is a great thing and attitude. Chinese stuff is most of the time,budgetting on expensise,not trying to make longlasting products. But why is the blue mainpowerlight(pilotlight)fading in and out?

I'm just seeing this, just learning about Rivera and Rivera modded Fenders, etc. I want one of these Rivera Stage IV amps, where can I get one?

Is there any difference in tone between the Stage IV and the older Rake combo?

I'm confused. Didn't Lukather play the "Beat it" riff? The solo is EVH but who did the riff, was it Paul Jackson Jr. or Lukather?

So... stage IV is... Rivera Era Fender Concert amp :D

Hey you remenber The post Day "Mick recording ALL Hope is gone in Studio kkkk

What's the PRICE? No information on your website?

I live in Canada ....How or where do i buy this amp? Anyone?

Seems like these guys know each other 🤔

Why did Sweetwater stop making the Fender stage 2 deluxe?

Doesn't Rick Nielsen of cheap trick use your stage 2 deluxe amps and has for many years. Both live and studio.

But where's the love for Lukather? Bet he probably burned thru more than a few parts with one of the Stage 2s. Maybe "Dirty Laundry" or "Talk To Ya Later"?

Unrelated story. I sold my Rivera Knucklehead 4x12 to some heavy metal idiot, and when he came to pick it up, he told me he didn't care about the cabinet and that he just wanted to gut it for the British Celestions inside. I was incensed. Just goes to show Rivera is a case if 'if you know, you know' - a lot of people don't know.

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Have a friend who had Rivera do a mod on his Marshall. He was very happy with it. Years later he started having issues and asked Rivera to work on it. Rivera told him it would at the soonest be months. So my friend asked him to send the schematic for the mod so he could get it fixed locally and Rivera said no can do. Not a fan!!!!!!!!

The website to Rivera amplification is old and not updated. The link is to their Outdated website. Please be professional and answer and not block simple questions. A former customer of yours . And you block!!