Rivera M60

[tomteriffic]

This evening I had a Rivera M60 jump into the back of the car and it's home with me for a couple of days for a try-out. It's in very good shape, has the foot switches and manual, etc. Here's what I know:

Riveras are good quality kit. I've known that from a number of "lesser" models I've encountered. And the Ninja Boost definitely flips my switch.

The M and S series are very flexible, tonally speaking. A look at the controls will give you a good clue.

No matter what it is, it probably ain't kurtsstuff's cup of mud

What else can anybody tell me? This is the first chance I've had to get up close and personal with one of the higher-end Riveras and it looks like there's a lot to explore here.

[DavidE]

I had one. Heavy bugger. It's supposed to be fendery clean and marshally gain. I never heard that in it. I never "got" the ninja boost and was never able to make it work for me. Lots of pull/push pots for additional options. Frankly, too many for me. Decent reverb, but nothing great or special.

Built like a tank. Reliable. They sell pretty cheap used (I think there was one on Craigslist in Columbus last week).

If you can make the sounds work for you, go for it.

[hrtatak]

I have a M100 and really like it. They are not a turn it on and go amp though. You need to spend a lot of time twiddling the knobs and using the push-pull pots and get acquainted with the amp. Barely move a knob and it changes things greatly. There are a ton of great sounds in them but ya gotta get used to how the controls work to find them. When I first got mine I found it was helpful to use the manual to get you in the ballpark and tweak from there.