player opinions
Rivera Chubster 40
Name: Jack
Band: -----
Model Year: 2000
Price Paid: $650
Performance
This is a little 40 watt all tube amp that absolutely cooks! It’s loaded with a Celestion and it sounds like 100 watts. I play a lot of jazzy stuff with a big jazz archtop box plugged in, and it is fantastic.
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Performance Rating: 10
Sound Quality
This amp is typical Rivera. Sounds like the old Fender amps with tube rectifies. It is sweet with my Guild/DeArmond X 155 or my Strat or anything else I have plugged into it. A really fat sound.
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Sound Quality Rating: 10
Construction
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I have had this amp for a short time as I got it used. Retails for eleven-something and discount stores have it for $949. I have banged it around a little but no problems. Inside of cabinet looks very solid. Built like a tank. I want to rate it a 10 cause I think it will be, but it’s too new to tell. Rivera has a reputation for reliability from what I understand. I’ll be fair and rate it a little lower.
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Construction Rating: 8
stats
Average Ratings
- Performance: 10
- Sound Quality: 10
- Construction: 8
Ratings Key
- 10: Excellent
- 0: Useless
Company
- Rivera





