RIVERA KR7....VIDEO ADDED

[cujo]

I called Rivera to get the skinny on the difference on KR7 and KR100 ... they told me mids n bottom end are tweaked diff on KR7 to Mick Thompson specs, thats it.

I played the Ktre at sweetwater at stage volumes, thru 4 diff cabs, w 6 diff guitars and 3 diff players. yes clean is remarkable but its all about the blazing gain.
the cabs really impacted the head, and the friedman 4x12 loaded w v30s just ripped your mother F**King Face clear off ! the gain is smooth, easy to rip leads on as well, bottom was tight ZERO FLUB, mids cut amazing, I love how far the EQ goes , it really changes thru the full spectrum, Notes were all transparent when chords were played...Were as some amps to me is Bright or Dark the Eq never seams to go the mile.

Some Amps you fight, and yea everyone is different player and the fight might not be the same, but you know how some amps just are a battle to play n gel with.
Zero fight w the Ktre

we jammed thru many other high end amps there, but over n over kept coming back to the Rivera, first time ive ever played or heard one up close, haha they really are fkn NINJA AMPS, you hear about em, but never see them.

only ONE AMP through many years of buying,trading,borrowing and selling amps stuck out like that Rivera, that was Herbert. ya I'm guilty of the immediate boner of a new amp sometimes but as ya look back its like a cheap whore on a fun ride. And they all went packing, I had Herbert for almost 10 years, but sold it to a friend... just to see if there is another holy grail possible...

Now I just hope the KR100 holds up to the K-Tre.... I went for the Big Dawg, but it all comes down to that one tone! The Ktre was that good !

When I talked to Rich @ Rivera that's pretty much the sum of it (KR100 vs KR7). The difference between the two isn't the same as between the KR100/KR7 vs K-Tre. I love my KR100 and haven't had any desire to part with it in the past 8 years. It's been great. I was thinking about adding a KR7 to my arsenal (as there was a used one for sale a couple of hours away at the time) but chose to pass on it and hope to add a K-Tre instead just for something a tad different. I really want to run my KR100 with a K-Tre!

The K-Tre is an absolute BEAST of an amp. When I was trialing it against the KR100 (which I ended up buying) it was a tough call. The KR100 ultimately won (for me) for the extra options for tweaking and that it was MIDI controllable. The cabinet really does make a difference. I didn't like them going through Orange's or oversized cabs (Mesa's or Randall's). The Rivera cabs compliment them so well. Rivera's really are under rated. Great build and the customer service is top notch.

How do you feel the gain is kr100 vs Ktre. I played the Ktre was blown the fuck away. But just got a kr100 on the way. I hope it has the sound of the Ktre as well w the other cool options

 

[Jeremy]

I want to say that the Tre has a bit more gain than the KR100 but personally I find that the KR100 has more than enough gain. The Tre has the HUGE/massive sound to it where the KR100 I feel has a bit more of a nasty GROWL to it... But also has the massive sound to it too. The nice thing with the KR100 (or KR7) is the extra tone shaping options. It's got more shaping in the mid (pull knob to shift freq) for the gain side and more controls for the clean so you can really get a lot of awesome tones.

I really like Tung-sol EL34B's in the power and the Tung-sol 12AX7 pre's everywhere but the PI which I left the Sovtek 12AX7LP.

I honestly don't believe you'll be disappointed.

 

[cujo]

Thanks can't wait till it arrives. Problem is I put everything up against the Herbert. Lol