Okay, I did it! I just tracked a series of 6 clips, each one with the same riff. The channels and gain settings changed throughout ... I'll post the full review in TIPS AND CLIPS and will post the link here for ya ... It was pretty educational, as the clips will show! It also reinforced what I love in the Rivera -- it's amazing tone, note clarity, harmonic complexity, and taughtness, while still managing to sound bright and chimey, instead of dark and clautrophobic (coughMesacough)