Who's tried/using a Rivera Rockcrusher attenuator?

[napalmdeath]

I might try this route before I plunk down $2000 for a Kemper.. Would like some feedback.

 

[roszatycki]

I love mine. It's totally transparent and works with 8 or 16 ohms. Like it better than my weber or hot plate.

 

[guitarobert]

Haven't tried the Rivera, but look at the Power Station as well. I've had several attenuators, one more expensive than it, and the PS sounds the best. Added bonus is you can use it as a power amp if you ever get the Kemper in the future. Most useful piece of gear I've come across in a long time.

 

[motorboy1]

I just bought a used rock crusher and it works fantastic. Its the first attenuator I have ever used after being leary about how they sound but this one I could turn down to TV volumes and my amp still sounds the same with all the dynamics. Wish I would've bought this sooner because I got rid of a lot of great amps that were just too loud to play at home.

 

[iggs]

Sounds and works awesome, no complaints here. Use it with my Friedman BE-100 at home and it brings the volumes down to conversation level without affecting sound and feel (minus the added "feel" of a cranked speaker of course)

 

[napalmdeath]

Sounds and works awesome, no complaints here. Use it with my Friedman BE-100 at home and it brings the volumes down to conversation level without affecting sound and feel (minus the added "feel" of a cranked speaker of course)

How loud are you cranking the amp?? I have a JSX with a master, but it's still too loud and needs volume. Also thinking of getting another Marshall.

Are you guys diming the volume, or just goosing it much more? I can't see turning a 100 watt Marshall, or a 120 watt 5150 up past noon and attenuation being that effective in quieting things down to apartment levels.. Or, maybe?? If this is the case, my prayers are answered!

 

[iggs]

Sounds and works awesome, no complaints here. Use it with my Friedman BE-100 at home and it brings the volumes down to conversation level without affecting sound and feel (minus the added "feel" of a cranked speaker of course)

How loud are you cranking the amp?? I have a JSX with a master, but it's still too loud and needs volume. Also thinking of getting another Marshall.

Are you guys diming the volume, or just goosing it much more? I can't see turning a 100 watt Marshall, or a 120 watt 5150 up past noon and attenuation being that effective in quieting things down to apartment levels.. Or, maybe?? If this is the case, my prayers are answered!

I'm not diming it as I wouldn't do that even in a live or studio situation but the amp is set at live, stage volume which would peel paint off walls without an attenuator.
In "studio" setting on RockCrusher you can go to whisper quiet regardless.

 

[fuzzyguitars]

I use mine daily with my wizard MTL

works great

much better than thd that I had in the past

 

[JerEvil]

I had one but sold it. Just did;t use it as much as I thought I would. I now have the Fryette Power Station but honestly, I am using it to power my Kemper and have not even tried it as an attenuator.

 

[napalmdeath]

Sounds and works awesome, no complaints here. Use it with my Friedman BE-100 at home and it brings the volumes down to conversation level without affecting sound and feel (minus the added "feel" of a cranked speaker of course)

How loud are you cranking the amp?? I have a JSX with a master, but it's still too loud and needs volume. Also thinking of getting another Marshall.

Are you guys diming the volume, or just goosing it much more? I can't see turning a 100 watt Marshall, or a 120 watt 5150 up past noon and attenuation being that effective in quieting things down to apartment levels.. Or, maybe?? If this is the case, my prayers are answered!

I'm not diming it as I wouldn't do that even in a live or studio situation but the amp is set at live, stage volume which would peel paint off walls without an attenuator.
In "studio" setting on RockCrusher you can go to whisper quiet regardless.

Yeah, I wouldn't dime it either. Stage volume with the JSX is about 10-11:00.
I'll order one and see how it does. If it works well, the tube amp madness will begin!
I'm using a Carvin TS100 in stereo with a Digitech RP1000, sounds damn good, but the JSX shits on it when I get to crank it!

 

[Jeremy]

I had a standard RockCrusher for a couple of years and now the RockCrusher Recording. I run it with my Rivera KR-100 with the volume around 4 which I find to be pretty loud un-attenuated. I had the THD HotPlate prior to and the RC's are IMO much better in retaining the feel and tone. Under the higher attenuation levels it also didn't get as thin of fizzy as the I found the HotPlate to. I've been extremely happy with mine. Use it every day for home jamming and have used it live as well.

 

[napalmdeath]

I had a standard RockCrusher for a couple of years and now the RockCrusher Recording. I run it with my Rivera KR-100 with the volume around 4 which I find to be pretty loud un-attenuated. I had the THD HotPlate prior to and the RC's are IMO much better in retaining the feel and tone. Under the higher attenuation levels it also didn't get as thin of fizzy as the I found the HotPlate to. I've been extremely happy with mine. Use it every day for home jamming and have used it live as well.

I had a hotplate, I didn't really care for it. The RC will be here tomorrow!