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MGR/Brad J. « Rivera Chubster 55 »
Published on 11/02/03 at 15:00I was first interested in Rivera amps when I heard my good friend playing his PRS through a 55 watt, 1 12" tube amp called the "fifty-five twelve" I was utterly amazed at the overall tone of the amp. I had to have one. I went to my local Rivera dealer and bought the Chubster 55. It's exactly the same as my friend's amp with exception that it is about 4/5 inches deeper. It ran me back around 1850 canadian, plus tax. And well worth it.
With this amp, there isn't much not to like. There are two totally seperate channels for clean and distortion, with a boost for each aswell. The 12" celestion speaker delivers tones that can sound anywhere from vintage to modern. I haven't yet found an amp that I like the distortion better than my Chubster. The clean is amazingly clear, even for only one 12. The fact that it packs 55 watts of all tube power is a nice feature for playing in larger venues. Rivera also has a line of powered subwoofers that, when plugged into this thing, make it so loud and full-sounding that you might crap your pants!
The only thing I don't like about this amp, is that there is no foot switch for turning the reverb on/off. Everything else is great. I's small, loud, sounds great, looks great and is well worth the money.
Rivera makes all of there amps out of really good materials. The speaker is a celestion 85 and there are some great features that make it easy to use. My Chubster is all hand-wired too. This baby is built to last.
All in all, this is a great amp for anyone who likes a little bit of vintage tone thrown in with their mix. As far as looks go; they come in a range of cool colors and are truly a classy amp. It's easy to use too, there's no BS involved. Just easy to dial up tone. Any one who buys this amp will not be disappointed unless they want a crappy sounding amp.
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With this amp, there isn't much not to like. There are two totally seperate channels for clean and distortion, with a boost for each aswell. The 12" celestion speaker delivers tones that can sound anywhere from vintage to modern. I haven't yet found an amp that I like the distortion better than my Chubster. The clean is amazingly clear, even for only one 12. The fact that it packs 55 watts of all tube power is a nice feature for playing in larger venues. Rivera also has a line of powered subwoofers that, when plugged into this thing, make it so loud and full-sounding that you might crap your pants!
The only thing I don't like about this amp, is that there is no foot switch for turning the reverb on/off. Everything else is great. I's small, loud, sounds great, looks great and is well worth the money.
Rivera makes all of there amps out of really good materials. The speaker is a celestion 85 and there are some great features that make it easy to use. My Chubster is all hand-wired too. This baby is built to last.
All in all, this is a great amp for anyone who likes a little bit of vintage tone thrown in with their mix. As far as looks go; they come in a range of cool colors and are truly a classy amp. It's easy to use too, there's no BS involved. Just easy to dial up tone. Any one who buys this amp will not be disappointed unless they want a crappy sounding amp.
This review was originally published on http://www.musicgearreview.com