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I sold the Rivera Knucklehead, fetched a nice price and made out well.
When the guy plugged it into a Marshall cab and played it - wow it sounded soooo nice, crystal chimey cleans, and sweet tube crunch.
Yet, somehow, it wasn't working for me.
Worst part, I bought it to be my "versatile" amp, and a week later found a marshall 6100 30th Anniversary model - and as far as I am concerned that amp just kills! Does everything the Rivera could do, but then some. It doesn't have the same chime on the cleans, or the Ninja Boost -but the 6100 has great cleans. The distortion on the Rivera was a huge warm crunch, but Marshall kinda owns that territory overall, no?
I thought of getting a Rivera series II Knucklehead (I like the 6L6 w/Bass boost) but I might be done with them for a while. I have pondered getting a Fender combo, but which one? Super Reverb? I don't like 4x10s that much. Deluxe Reverb?
Mesa Lonestar? I might be tired of Mesa as well.
I have always wanted a Bogner, maybe it's time to save up for that? Uberschall? Shiva? Maybe a Soldano SLO?
Thus far I have never tired of the many Marshalls I have played- from Jubilees, JCM800s, JTM45's and Plexis.
I just fear I might have too much of the same.
When the guy plugged it into a Marshall cab and played it - wow it sounded soooo nice, crystal chimey cleans, and sweet tube crunch.
Yet, somehow, it wasn't working for me.
Worst part, I bought it to be my "versatile" amp, and a week later found a marshall 6100 30th Anniversary model - and as far as I am concerned that amp just kills! Does everything the Rivera could do, but then some. It doesn't have the same chime on the cleans, or the Ninja Boost -but the 6100 has great cleans. The distortion on the Rivera was a huge warm crunch, but Marshall kinda owns that territory overall, no?
I thought of getting a Rivera series II Knucklehead (I like the 6L6 w/Bass boost) but I might be done with them for a while. I have pondered getting a Fender combo, but which one? Super Reverb? I don't like 4x10s that much. Deluxe Reverb?
Mesa Lonestar? I might be tired of Mesa as well.
I have always wanted a Bogner, maybe it's time to save up for that? Uberschall? Shiva? Maybe a Soldano SLO?
Thus far I have never tired of the many Marshalls I have played- from Jubilees, JCM800s, JTM45's and Plexis.
I just fear I might have too much of the same.
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