Rivera knucklehead Tre 100...

[hopkinWFG]

Hi all Rivera knuckleheaders... well have never hear the knucklehead in person but i just wonder if this would be the my amp collection here if i were to like VHT/Fryette tones and Diezels...

I heard recent reviews of this Knucklehead 120 that was basically a tight well define amp here...

Am looking to date one and i think this amp has a universal power transformer taps which allows from 240VAC to 100VAC ?

I recently did a research and found schemetic of the knucklehead 120.... but i wonder are all knuckleheads using the same power transformer?

Thanks out there and any input be nice !!

 

[ZEEGLER]

Hi all Rivera knuckleheaders... well have never hear the knucklehead in person but i just wonder if this would be the my amp collection here if i were to like VHT/Fryette tones and Diezels...

I heard recent reviews of this Knucklehead 120 that was basically a tight well define amp here...

Am looking to date one and i think this amp has a universal power transformer taps which allows from 240VAC to 100VAC ?

I recently did a research and found schemetic of the knucklehead 120.... but i wonder are all knuckleheads using the same power transformer?

Thanks out there and any input be nice !!

No idea about the trannys. Are you asking because you live somewhere with 240v power?

 

[skullfxr]

i have no diezels but i have a Fryette Sig:X and a tre.

i really love my tre, not dry like a fryette, very different IMO.

the tre just kind of has its own thing going on. the cleans are phenomenal IMO, although i rarely use them.

the thing for me that was the eye opener was loading it with GE's in v2 and v3, with a 7025 JAN in the PI. i have an old tung sol in V1 and it is a whole new beast compared to what was in it. i am due to post some clips, i will let you know when i do.

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quick loud clip. its a freaking beast!

this clip is recent, and at a high volume, but it is just a quick one to show how it sounds with the new tubes. keep in mind that this is on a rode video mic on a DSLR with no post production. the tre really like k-85's in my old butcher cab. It was just a quick clip, just had to get something out before the 11pm volume curfew, i realize that i am out of tune. the next clip will have half decent playing lol.

 

[ZEEGLER]

I wish there was a little more info out there about the various Knucklehead models in general. The KII, Tre, and the Tre Reverb have the same size head box and chassis and a very similar knob layout. The KR55, KR100, and KR7 all have the identical knob layout and share the same size head box & chassis. Besides the cosmetic similarities, I'd like to know how similar or different they are schematically. What alterations have been made along the way?

The only model with the bass boost is the KII. probably because it's kinda pointless given the amount of low end they have to begin with. The Tre looks to have lost the master volume and the boost for channel 1. Does this mean the gain knob controls the overall volume for channel 1? Why no boost? The Ninja boost on channel 1 of the KII is awesome. The Tre also lost the focus knob which is a shame, and in it's place is the foundation knob which appears to only affect channel 1.

The KRs are 3 channel amps and all 3 channels have a master volume and a boost.

I have a KII, and I've been looking for a Tre for a decent price, but it seems kinda pointless getting a Tre if it is essentially the same amp as the II but missing some important features.

I'd also like to pick up a KR7 at some point, but I have a KR55, and the same logic applies. Maybe I have all my Knucklehead bases covered?

I will say this: my KII and KR55 definitely have the same basic tone structure. They can be dialed in to sound EXTREMELY similar if not identical.

At some point in the near future, I'll get around to making some clips of both amps.

 

[skullfxr]

I wish there was a little more info out there about the various Knucklehead models in general. The KII, Tre, and the Tre Reverb have the same size head box and chassis and a very similar knob layout. The KR55, KR100, and KR7 all have the identical knob layout and share the same size head box & chassis. Besides the cosmetic similarities, I'd like to know how similar or different they are schematically. What alterations have been made along the way?

The only model with the bass boost is the KII. probably because it's kinda pointless given the amount of low end they have to begin with. The Tre looks to have lost the master volume and the boost for channel 1. Does this mean the gain knob controls the overall volume for channel 1? Why no boost? The Ninja boost on channel 1 of the KII is awesome. The Tre also lost the focus knob which is a shame, and in it's place is the foundation knob which appears to only affect channel 1.

The KRs are 3 channel amps and all 3 channels have a master volume and a boost.

I have a KII, and I've been looking for a Tre for a decent price, but it seems kinda pointless getting a Tre if it is essentially the same amp as the II but missing some important features.

I'd also like to pick up a KR7 at some point, but I have a KR55, and the same logic applies. Maybe I have all my Knucklehead bases covered?

I will say this: my KII and KR55 definitely have the same basic tone structure. They can be dialed in to sound EXTREMELY similar if not identical.

At some point in the near future, I'll get around to making some clips of both amps.

i have the original k100 and the tre, both signed by Paul and i believe were built by him from our correspondences.

the amps gain levels are nothing alike. my k100 has the pre and dimed and the post pretty high and drop volume in the loop and with a boost its a killer hard rock amp. the tre without a boost has way more gain than anybody could ever need. both have great clean, but you can goose them a lot more on the k100 and not really on the tre. i will say that both are highly speaker dependent. i still have some tweaking to do with the new tube configuration on the tre, but with the different tubes, its an animal.

also with the tre, the EQ is super sensitive, and i haven't found the EQ to really work like a common amp.

the k100 EQ's really easily. i love them both but they serve different masters.

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never tried the KII people say its in the middle i have no idea. the KR7 i have no idea.

 

[ZEEGLER]

I wish there was a little more info out there about the various Knucklehead models in general. The KII, Tre, and the Tre Reverb have the same size head box and chassis and a very similar knob layout. The KR55, KR100, and KR7 all have the identical knob layout and share the same size head box & chassis. Besides the cosmetic similarities, I'd like to know how similar or different they are schematically. What alterations have been made along the way?

The only model with the bass boost is the KII. probably because it's kinda pointless given the amount of low end they have to begin with. The Tre looks to have lost the master volume and the boost for channel 1. Does this mean the gain knob controls the overall volume for channel 1? Why no boost? The Ninja boost on channel 1 of the KII is awesome. The Tre also lost the focus knob which is a shame, and in it's place is the foundation knob which appears to only affect channel 1.

The KRs are 3 channel amps and all 3 channels have a master volume and a boost.

I have a KII, and I've been looking for a Tre for a decent price, but it seems kinda pointless getting a Tre if it is essentially the same amp as the II but missing some important features.

I'd also like to pick up a KR7 at some point, but I have a KR55, and the same logic applies. Maybe I have all my Knucklehead bases covered?

I will say this: my KII and KR55 definitely have the same basic tone structure. They can be dialed in to sound EXTREMELY similar if not identical.

At some point in the near future, I'll get around to making some clips of both amps.

i have the original k100 and the tre, both signed by Paul and i believe were built by him from our correspondences.

the amps gain levels are nothing alike. my k100 has the pre and dimed and the post pretty high and drop volume in the loop and with a boost its a killer hard rock amp. the tre without a boost has way more gain than anybody could ever need. both have great clean, but you can goose them a lot more on the k100 and not really on the tre. i will say that both are highly speaker dependent. i still have some tweaking to do with the new tube configuration on the tre, but with the different tubes, its an animal.

also with the tre, the EQ is super sensitive, and i haven't found the EQ to really work like a common amp.

the k100 EQ's really easily. i love them both but they serve different masters.

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never tried the KII people say its in the middle i have no idea. the KR7 i have no idea.

I have never tried one of the original Knuckleheads. I used to see them for sale at really decent prices all the time. Like $500. I didn't get one because I figured I could get one anytime. I don't see them for sale anywhere near that cheap anymore.

The KII has a fair amount of gain. Enough that you can easily do modern high gain especially with a boost. I use an SD-1, level on 10, drive at 0 - 1. The EQ on the KII can take you anywhere. The controls seem to have a wide range and dramatic effect.

The KR55 definitely has a lot more gain available than the KII. Not that you'd ever need it.

 

[skullfxr]

I have never tried one of the original Knuckleheads. I used to see them for sale at really decent prices all the time. Like $500. I didn't get one because I figured I could get one anytime. I don't see them for sale anywhere near that cheap anymore.

The KII has a fair amount of gain. Enough that you can easily do modern high gain especially with a boost. I use an SD-1, level on 10, drive at 0 - 1. The EQ on the KII can take you anywhere. The controls seem to have a wide range and dramatic effect.

The KR55 definitely has a lot more gain available than the KII. Not that you'd ever need it.

i love my original knucklehead, for a hard rock amp with a boost, its absolutely awesome. i got mine for $600 shipped, but part of the reason of the price is because it was confirmed that Paul built that one. at the time that was the going price, but i am kind of an odd duck and like it when somebody (IMO) quite legendary builds something. i don't think they were all built by him. mine is one of the first hundred knucklehead 100's according to the serial number. no reverb. built like a damn tank. the guts are super clean IMO. fun amp to play for sure. i would never part with mine, but it isn't hooked up at the moment. i ran a BB pre amp out front and it was just an awesome amp. but then i got the ENGL and the Framus last week so it went into the storage area. it will come out in a few months.

i have again never tried the KII or the KR55.

 

[hopkinWFG]

Hi all Rivera knuckleheaders... well have never hear the knucklehead in person but i just wonder if this would be the my amp collection here if i were to like VHT/Fryette tones and Diezels...

I heard recent reviews of this Knucklehead 120 that was basically a tight well define amp here...

Am looking to date one and i think this amp has a universal power transformer taps which allows from 240VAC to 100VAC ?

I recently did a research and found schemetic of the knucklehead 120.... but i wonder are all knuckleheads using the same power transformer?

Thanks out there and any input be nice !!

No idea about the trannys. Are you asking because you live somewhere with 240v power?

Yes... am at southeast asia...

 

[ZEEGLER]

Hi all Rivera knuckleheaders... well have never hear the knucklehead in person but i just wonder if this would be the my amp collection here if i were to like VHT/Fryette tones and Diezels...

I heard recent reviews of this Knucklehead 120 that was basically a tight well define amp here...

Am looking to date one and i think this amp has a universal power transformer taps which allows from 240VAC to 100VAC ?

I recently did a research and found schemetic of the knucklehead 120.... but i wonder are all knuckleheads using the same power transformer?

Thanks out there and any input be nice !!

No idea about the trannys. Are you asking because you live somewhere with 240v power?

Yes... am at southeast asia...

Aha. Easy solution, call Rivera. They have been very helpful for me, and that seems to be the general consensus. They will be able to tell you right away I would imagine.

 

[hopkinWFG]

Hi all Rivera knuckleheaders... well have never hear the knucklehead in person but i just wonder if this would be the my amp collection here if i were to like VHT/Fryette tones and Diezels...

I heard recent reviews of this Knucklehead 120 that was basically a tight well define amp here...

Am looking to date one and i think this amp has a universal power transformer taps which allows from 240VAC to 100VAC ?

I recently did a research and found schemetic of the knucklehead 120.... but i wonder are all knuckleheads using the same power transformer?

Thanks out there and any input be nice !!

No idea about the trannys. Are you asking because you live somewhere with 240v power?

Yes... am at southeast asia...

Aha. Easy solution, call Rivera. They have been very helpful for me, and that seems to be the general consensus. They will be able to tell you right away I would imagine.

Haha... i dont know if they be able to ship in a powe tranny of 240VAC... lol i manage to getta schemetic and if all of Riveras knucklehead is pretty much consistant still present it dont have a universal taps lol

 

[Kagami]

If it's too pricey to call too (not sure if international rates are still a think or not) then they're pretty good over email too, Rich is a pretty cool dude, not sure if Paul even uses email or not though lol. Also I think Paul Jr. runs their social media so he probably would be pretty responsive as well. Really nice guys and always friendly when I've talked with them.

I've wanted to pick up a K Tre at some point for myself to compare with my KR7 but I've got enough amps at the moment so I haven't yet.

 

[JerEvil]

I tried a Knucklehead years ago and found it anything but tight.

 

[ZEEGLER]

I tried a Knucklehead years ago and found it anything but tight.

It depends which model we're talking about Jer. My KR55 is naturally much tighter than my KII. But even the KII can be dialed in to be pretty damn tight.

 

[JerEvil]

I tried a Knucklehead years ago and found it anything but tight.

It depends which model we're talking about Jer. My KR55 is naturally much tighter than my KII. But even the KII can be dialed in to be pretty damn tight.

Yeah I dunno. I am pretty sure it was a KR100. This was ages ago. I just remember fining it very hairy and not articulate.

 

[Kagami]

I tried a Knucklehead years ago and found it anything but tight.

It depends which model we're talking about Jer. My KR55 is naturally much tighter than my KII. But even the KII can be dialed in to be pretty damn tight.

Yeah I dunno. I am pretty sure it was a KR100. This was ages ago. I just remember fining it very hairy and not articulate.

On my KR7 I need to cut some bass going in otherwise it's a bit flubby IMO, I don't like playing it without one where I could with my other amps.

 

[ZEEGLER]

I tried a Knucklehead years ago and found it anything but tight.

It depends which model we're talking about Jer. My KR55 is naturally much tighter than my KII. But even the KII can be dialed in to be pretty damn tight.

Yeah I dunno. I am pretty sure it was a KR100. This was ages ago. I just remember fining it very hairy and not articulate.

On my KR7 I need to cut some bass going in otherwise it's a bit flubby IMO, I don't like playing it without one where I could with my other amps.

Yeah, unfortunately it seems that all Knuckleheads need a boost for high gain to overcome the massive amount of low end.

 

[Glencore]

Question for low tuned TRE users, I play 1 step down to D standard with the occasional drop C and I don't ever notice that big of a difference in sound when screwing around with the Foundation knob. From what little I understand of it, it adds more gain to your low end the more you turn it up. Do you pretty much have to be rocking a baritone to take full advantage of that knob?

 

[skullfxr]

Lowest I go is C#std/dropB and keep it at about 7 on my Tre. Sounds massive to me